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2009-11-05T03:24:00.000-08:00

Celebrifeed: A useful tool to track Celebrities On Twitter

2009-09-26T01:55:00.000-07:00

Celebrifeed is a Twitter service that tracks popular celebrities on Twitter.com. They’re even going the extra mile to make sure that the accounts they follow are Twitter verified celebrity accounts. From @aplusk to @johncmayer to @AlyssaMilano, now you can get a stream of Celebritweets in one place

Huge List of Free Press Release/Distribution Sites

2009-09-25T02:29:00.000-07:00

Free press releases are a great SEO tool and work well for online reputation management.

bignews.biz
afly.com
afreego.com/PressReleases.php
business.pagerelease.com
postafreepressrelease.com
tennessee-press-release.com
myfreepr.com
express-press-release.com
newyork-press-release.com
pr-usa.net
washington-press-release.com
express-press-release.net
press-network.com
pressbox.com
seenation.com
newsalbum.com
mediasyndicate.com
ukprwire.com
presszoom.com
pressportal.co.za
promotionworld.com
PageRelease.com
free-press-release-center.info
pressexposure.com
speedypr.com
prwindow.com
newsblaster.com
clickpress.com
pressreleasespider.com
freepressreleases.co.uk
pressreleasecirculation.com
prurgent.com
prfocus.com
newdesignworld.com
pressmethod.com
information-online.com
pr2work.com
illinois-press-release.com
prcompass.com
freepressrelease.co.cc
free-news-release.com
bizeurope.com/pressrelease.htm
massachusetts-press-release.com
pressflow.co.uk
indiaprwire.com
pressmediawire.com
ecommwire.com
pressreleasepoint.com
pressrelease.com.np
softarea51.com
techprspider.com
prlog.org
openpr.com
ohio-press-release.com
pressbox.co.uk
exactrelease.com
businessportal24.com/en
dir.free-press-release.com
1888pressrelease.com
live-pr.com/en
free-press-release.com
i-newswire.com
prfriend.com

Enjoy the list and if you have any to share or have something to say please post a comment and let us all know!

50 Social News Websites: A List of General and Niche Social Media Communities

2009-09-25T01:57:00.000-07:00

General Social News Websites

1. Reddit: Popular social news website with a large user base. Covers a wide range of news. Includes several topical sections called subreddits, which focus on specific topics like programming, science, politics and business.

2. Digg: The largest and most popular social news website on the internet. Covers all topics including politics, entertainment, technology and general news. Includes a separate video and image section.

3. Propeller: A social news site that covers all topics from technology to politics and entertainment. Operates in a similar fashion to Digg.

4. Fark: A community news site which allows users to comment on news articles. User submitted links will be posted on the main page once they are approved by the administrators.

5. Slashdot: Primarily a tech news site, Slashdot also covers topics like books, games, politics and entertainment. Users can submit stories and they may be published after editors approve it. A popular site that can send a large amount of traffic.

6. Metafilter: A community weblog which allows users to share links and discuss interesting websites/topics. Moderation is done through editors as well as peer pressure in order to prevent gaming.

7. I am bored: Covers general topics with a strong focus on weird and offbeat news. You can submit a link which may be posted after the editors approve it.

8. Mixx: A general social news sites which has a category for all types of news. Topics covered include business, entertainment, sports, health and tech. Includes the ability to create groups to share news with other users.

9. Shoutwire: General news site that is well populated with a loyal group of users. Topics covered include technology, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and sports.

10. Newsvine: A website consisting of community-driven news stories and opinions. Users have their own blogs and can write articles, save links to external content and vote/comment on other user stories.

11. IndianPad: A general social news site that with a large indian userbase. Topics covered include entertainment, sports, videos and tamil news.

12. Linkfilter: Covers all sorts of news. All links are posted and moderated by users. Links can be ranked on several levels: clicks, votes, age, or a combination of all three called points.

13. NewsCloud: A general social site with a focus on news in all topics. Similar to Newsvine, each user has their own blogs and can publish content to be voted up by other users.

14. Hugg: Hugg is a social news site with a strong focus on environmental issues. Also includes other categories like politics, science, fashion and technology.

15. Plime: A general news site which features a wide variety of topics ranging from religion and sports to technology or business. Odd news performs best in this community.

16. C2NN: An active social news site with a variety of topics including environment issues, business, politics, animals and offbeat. Similar to Hugg in focus but much more populated and active.

17. Kirsty: A general news site with a focus on fashion, entertainment and design on top of other topics like technology and food. Has a strong female user base.

18. Nowpublic: A participatory news network which focuses on citizen journalism. Each user has their own individual profile blog/page and can upload videos, images and news stories.

19. Stirrdup: General social news site with four broad categories: politics, technology, news and entertainment.

20. Searchles: A hybrid social news sites which covers all topics. Includes a video section and offers personalized filtering features and the option of joining groups made up of other users with similar interests.

21. Linkinn: A social news site that specializes in pictures and video. Covers a broad range of topics, particular offbeat and weird content.

22. Earthfrisk: Covers topics like humor, politics, entertainment and business. Combines a social network and group features with digg-style news voting.

23. Truemors: A social rumor news site which focuses on the publication of “true rumors that are relevant, informative, and interesting.” Users can post links anonymously via text, voicemail, web or email. Editors moderate content.

24. StumbleUpon: A social network and browser toolbar which allows users to channel surf the internet. Technically not 100% a social news site, although users can submit webpages to be rated by other users. Here is a guide to StumbleUpon.

25. Linkswarm: Covers a wide range of topics from celebrity gossip to funny media, science and politics. Focuses on pop culture and bizarre news as well.

Niche Social News Websites

Here are social websites which focus on a specific niche. For best results, only submit to them when your site falls within the same niche or covers the same topics. Or else you’re likely to be marked as spam.

26. Sphinn: Sphinn is a social site for search and interactive marketers. It’s designed to allow you to share and discover news stories, read and take part in discussions, discover events of interest and network with others.

27. Dzone: DZone is a free link-sharing community for developers. Other topics commonly featured include web design and programming.

28. Tweako: A user-powered site and social network with a focus on guides and tutorials in all categories like computing, technology, and the Internet.

29. Autospies: A social site that focuses on automotive news, car reviews, auto show photos and videos.

30. Design Float: A social news site for design-related content. Topics covered include business, freelancing, advertising, digital art and branding.

31. Ball Hype: A site that aggregates content from thousands of sports blogs. Users can submit stories and votes will determine if they make it to home page.

32. YCombinator Hacker News: A news site that focuses on technology, startups, business and entrepreneurship.

33. SWiK: A community driven resource for people who use open source software.

34. Buzzflash: A user driven progressive political news website that allows you to submit political stories.

35. DNHour: DNHour.com is a user-powered news portal built specially for the domain name industry. Most members are generally from the domain name industry, which includes domain name owners, companies or professionals.

36. PlugIM: PlugIM is a user driven internet marketing community. Topics covered include search engine optimization, products, business and marketing.

37.Showhype: Operates in a similar way to Ballhype. Stories come from two sources — users and aggregated content. Users can also submit a link to a story that they’ve found or write their own article on ShowHype.

38. Small Business Brief: A niche social site which focuses on small business news. Topics covered include marketing and sales, website development, management and entrepreneurship.

39. Hypediss: Social news site with a focus on design, fashion, urban culture and art.

40. Chictini: Product-oriented social site which a focus on new trends and styles. It’s possible to submit news stories although most of the submissions feature products from online retailers.

41. DotNetKicks: DotNetKicks.com is a community based news site that focuses on topics like NET development techniques, technologies and tools including ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, C++ and Visual Studio.

42. Lipstick: Reddit-style social news site for celebrity gossip.

43. Hubspot: Social news site for marketers, entrepreneurs and business professionals.

44. Winelifetoday: A niche social site for wine lovers. Topics covered included news and opinion articles to do with wine.

45. iliketotallyloveit.com: Allows users to publish and share products with the broader public which they find cool, innovative, exceptionally beautiful, or just weird. Included with every item is a link to an online shop where it can be purchased.

46. Wordsy: A niche social news site for people who love reading and books. Topics covered include small presses, fiction writing, authors, book awards and poetry. (Note: Wordsy has suspended its site since Dec 2008)

47. Value Investing News: A niche social news site that covers stocks and investment news. A small but active community.

48. Teenwag: Focus on celebrity gossip. A hybrid social network with digg-style voting. Users can submit links to be voted up by other users.

49. Muti: Muti is a social bookmarking site inspired by reddit and Digg but dedicated to content of interest to Africans or those interested in Africa.

50. Tip’d: A social media site for finance, investing, and business topics. Tip’d users vote on stories they like by clicking the ‘Tip it’ button that appears next to each story, and then can comment by pressing the ‘Discuss’ link below the story.

This list is a work in progress. I’ll be updating it with new sites over time and I plan to include my own opinions of each site when I have the time. Right now, I’ve only written a very brief description of each site along with their niche focus. Know any quality site that should be included?

List of DoFollow Blogs

2009-09-25T01:51:00.000-07:00

Here is the huge list of Do-Follow Blogs:

1 list do follow blogs
1. http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/
2. http://pixelheadonline.com/blog/
3. http://laughoutlouddogs.com/
4. http://www.memwg.com
5. http://fatladysingz.com/
6. http://www.jakeldaily.com/
7. http://www.scribblesnscraps.com
8. http://tallfreak.com/
9. http://weblogtoolscollection.com/
10. http://www.lifeintherough.com/
11. http://www.suzannesaysblog.com/
12. http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/
13. http://www.layercake.net/
14. http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/
15. http://spendingabillion.com

2nd list of do follow blogs
1. http://almerimarlife.com/
2. http://www.tvhe.co.nz/
3. http://altitis.treehuggers.info/
4. http://bethanyactually.com/
5. http://blog.epicedits.com
6. http://dorannes.com
7. http://jasonpenney.net/
8. http://blog.greens.org.nz
9. http://dougal.gunters.org/blog
10. http://www.learningcurvecoaching.com

3rd list of do follow blogs
1. http://www.pureblogging.com/
2. http://www.alistseo.com/
3. http://www.blackwaterblog.com
4. http://www.blueverse.com/
5. http://www.bookmarkbliss.com/
6. http://www.sueblimely.com/
7. http://www.sueblimely.com/
8. http://abstract2collective.blogspot.com/
9. http://www.keralaroom.com/
10. http://www.lighteningsblogworld.com
11. http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/
12. http://imbloggingthat.com/
13. http://slyvisions.com/
14. http://qualitynetdesign.com/
15. http://www.phil801.com/wpblog/
16. http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/
17. http://middlezonemusings.com
18. http://www.netevolution.co.uk/blog/
19. http://www.melissamularski.com
20. http://www.webtrafficroi.com
21. http://www.finecoastalliving.com/blog/
22. http://www.kilheeny.com/
23. http://countrykitchenpantry.com/
24. http://adryblog.net/
25. http://www.bigfootwebmarketing.com
26. http://vmasti.com/
27. http://redstaplerchronicles.com
28. http://tekkim.info/
29. http://www.internetmarketeen.com/
30. http://ineeddiscipline.com/
31. http://blog.monkeyprofit.com/2009/06...ps-and-tricks/
32. http://www.creditscoreinsight.com/
33. http://heiseidemocracy.com/
34. http://www.wordpressmax.com/
35. http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/

4th list of do follow blogs –
1. http://afterlight.110mb.com/
2. http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com/
3. http://www.simplerandomness.com/
4. http://ericsocia.net/
5. http://www.seopedia.org/i
6. http://www.lcdlove.com/
7. http://jakeldaily.com
8. http://tallfreak.com
9. http://chrishoyt.com/
10. http://www.brilliantcheers.co.uk/
11. http://www.bestrealincome.com/
12. http://crayonwriter.com/
13. http://advertising-for-success.blogspot.com
14. http://www.bodyfitnessinfo.com/blog
15. http://lillieammann.com
16. http://www.zr5.net/
17. http://www.ecommtips.com
18. http://www.communityspark.com/
19. http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/
20. http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/
21. http://www.simplekindoflife.com
22. http://selfhypnosisprogram.com/
23. http://www.brazencareerist.com/2009/...areer#comments
24. http://www.indiancashmaker.in
25. http://lastblogger.com/
26. http://www.blackwaterblog.com/
27. http://gotraveller.blogspot.com
28. http://www.1st-kohsamui.com/blog/
29. http://www.apmid.org
30. http://www.my-image-host.com/blog/
31. http://asseenonthetube.com/
32. http://myecoaction.com/
33. http://getadviced.com/
34. http://www.engadgeteer.com
35. http://atxgraffiti.com
36. http://pokerbankrollblog.com/
37. http://greenstoreandmore.com/
38. http://www.notguru.com
39. http://www.nj-realestate-agent.com/
40. http://www.leecolbran.co.uk/

6th list of do follow blogs
1- http://handanalysisonline.com
2- http://theblogabouteverything.com/
3- http://www.extracashsystems.com
4- http://www.untwistedvortex.com
5- http://screwyougoogle.com
6- http://retirerichroadmap.com/
7- http://www.affiliatefunnelsecrets.com/
8- http://www.toysandgameschatter.co.u
9- http://www.jackhumphrey.com/
10- http://small-biz-ideas.net/blog/
11- http://jackzufelt.com/
12- http://www.zaldydalisay.com/
13- http://www.imnicheformulasecrets.com/
14- http://www.timgary.com/
15- http://technewsline.net/
16- http://www.effortlesshr.com/blog
17- http://stevediamondconsulting.com/
18- http://www.spiritualpreneurs.com/i
19- http://www.kiwibloke.org
20- http://www.nerdydork.com/
21- http://www.rc-cars-hobby.com/
22- http://technewsline.net
23- http://findportablesolarpower.com/savemoney/
24- http://www.wordcat.co.uk
25- http://xatal.com/
26- http://iwannabuyacamera.com
27- http://www.smallwebsitehost.com/
28- http://www.nj-realestate-agent.com/
29- http://limeshot.com/ [
30- http://tycoonblogger.com
31- http://www.extracashsystems.com
32- http://theblogabouteverything.com
33- http://www.growmap.com/
34- http://tycoonblogger.com/
35- http://tomglenn.co.uk
36- http://www.imnicheformulasecrets.com
37- http://tampafloridarealestateblog.com/
38- http://www.theviralsanctuary.com/
39- http://tucsonseosolutions.com/
40- http://lemonarian.com/
41- http://userworthy.com/
42- http://randomproxy.co.uk/blog/
43- http://dailyscrewups.com
44- http://www.blog.freeiphone4me.co.uk
45- http://nobogies.com/
46- http://lissowerbutts.com/
47- http://www.thalesdotcom.com
48- http://i-trepreneur.com/
49- http://retirerichroadmap.com/blog/
50- http://www.realscottsdaleliving.com/i
51- http://va4growth.com/blog
52- http://www.goodmillwork.com
53- http://www.smartergoalsetting.firstforinfo.com/
54- http://www.seosecretstravel.com/
55- http://www.all-travel-sites.com
56- http://execgiftsblog.com/
57- http://eurekatips.com/
58- http://rakebacktakeback.com
59- http://www.mywebtronics.com
60- http://read2know.com
61- http://www.seo-traffic-guide.de/
62- http://www.theramblingcanuck.com
63- http://timbrydges.com/
64- http://potpolitics.com/
65- http://thejimgaudet.com/
66- http://mattmcguire.com/
67- http://www.nicolasprudhon.com/
68- http://ecompeak.com/
69- http://www.andrewdaum.com
70- http://seanoelkers.com/
71- http://ezyas123.com
72- http://www.inspiritblog.com
73- http://followlist.com
74- http://digitalkeyto.info/general/rem...xtensions.html
75- http://www.theincometeam.com/blog/
76- http://www.milliondollarcommissions.com
77- http://www.extracashsystems.com/
78- http://hospitalera.com
79- http://www.nicolasprudhon.com
80- http://toastmastersinaustin.info/
81- http://healthycocktail.com/
82- http://www.aibal.com/
83- http://yournaturalwellness.com/
84- http://tomglenn.co.uk/
85- http://mind-mart.com/
86- http://www.costpernews.com
87- http://blumenthals.com/blog/
88- http://www.staygolinks.com/
89- http://www.seo-writer.com/blog
90- http://www.makeyougohmm.com/
91- http://justaddwater.dk/
92- http://www.twentysteps.com
93- http://www.blogjer.com
94- http://nthambazale.com/
95- http://www.smartblogtips.com/
96- http://www.jowki.com/
97- http://seo-expert-marketing.blogspot.com
98- http://blog.butterflymedia.ro
99- http://screwyougoogle.com
100- http://www.aim.org/briefing/google-a...tical-vendors/
101- http://www.alexblogging.com/
102- http://www.matthewsherborne.com/
103- http://scribbler.in/
104- http://www.catswhocode.com/blog
105- http://www.themallblog.com/
106- http://blogstruk.com/
107- http://www.universalhub.com/
108- http://www.stomperblog.com/
109- http://somemakemoney.com
110- http://www.toasteggme.com/i
111- http://www.retirement-income.net
112- http://apriel.org/
113- http://www.legalandrew.com/
114- http://basicsofseo.com/
115- http://www.affiliaterevenue-info.com
116- http://rishabhsood.net
117- http://onlinehealthedge.com/
118- http://cureyourconstipation.com/
119- http://www.cfra.org/
120- http://rfwebstudio.com/
121- http://www.directsaleswebmarketing.com
122- http://mikepaetzold.com/
123- http://blog.bull3t.me.uk
124- http://blog.triciaswaterdragon.com/
125- http://table4five.net/
126- http://scentedsoycandle.blogspot.com/
127- http://lisareviews.com/
128- http://chillibody.com/
129- http://abstract2collective.blogspot.com/
130- http://www.blueverse.com/
131- http://redstaplerchronicles.com/
132- http://www.fueleconomyhelp.com/
133- http://www.reviewerofsites.com
134- http://daftseo.com/
135- http://www.reviewerofsites.com/
136- http://emoneymarketing.com/
137- http://www.antiguawebsolutions.com/myblog/
138- http://www.shearyadi.com
139- http://laughoutloud143.blogspot.com/
140- http://beforeiamfamous.com/
141- http://sportcetera.blogspot.com/
142- http://adamloving.com/
143- http://blog.nestlepoell.net/
144- http://www.clicknewz.com
145- http://www.businessx.info
146- http://www.paulmclalin.com
147- http://www.dailydollarreport.com/
148- http://niceblogger.com/
149- http://www.ourmonmouthblog.com/
150- http://www.amplify-interactive.com/blog/

7th do follow blog list
1- http://www.callowaygreen.com/blog/
2- http://www.ecommissionblog.com
3- http://www.erikvossman.com
4- http://www.everestcomputers.co.uk/blog/
5- http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com
6- http://fleethecube.com/
7- http://www.erikvossman.com/
8- http://www.freshyields.com
9- http://www.freyer.com
10- http://www.golfgearless.com/
11- http://www.gadgets-club.com/
12- http://www.handbagvibe.com/big-buddha-tyler-bag/
13- http://middlezonemusings.com/the-doors/
14- http://netbizsimplified.com/
15- http://www.pagerush.com/
16- http://www.notguru.com/
17- http://nonstopmarketer.com/
18- http://www.punny.org/
19- http://qualitynetdesign.com/
20- http://techandtoys.com/
21- http://www.shahin.co.nr
22- http://personalplug.com/
23- http://www.patcoyle.net
24- http://workinmypajamas.com
25- http://www.wanginternet.com/
26- http://natenead.com/
27- http://www.currybet.net/
28- http://www.dollarsblog.com/
29- http://www.rosshetherington.com
30- http://bigbrightbulb.com/
31- http://nspeaks.com/
32- http://www.howtospoter.com
33- http://www.grokdotcom.com/
34- http://www.inlineseo.com/blog
35- http://otherendoftheinter.net
36- http://www.esoterically.net/weblog
37- http://www.scrapscene.com
38- http://psdvibe.com/
39- http://kikolani.com
40- http://www.oilman.ca
41- http://www.barrywise.com/
42- http://www.ulove-tech.com
43- http://acceptedtocollege.com/blog/
44- http://bakkouz.net/
45- http://www.jhsiess.com/
46- http://www.outofmygord.com/
47- http://craftblog.stitchingthenightaway.com
48- http://www.deardrmoz.com/
49- http://deansaliba.com
50- http://www.darkseoprogramming.com/
51- http://fishhuntexplore.com/
52- http://oyvind.hoysater.no/
53- http://her-family-blog.com/
54- http://www.howtowakeupearly.com
55- http://www.layercake.net
56- http://jyse.com/
57- http://www.midlifemusings.com/
58- http://www.prep101.org
59- http://www.7daysfestival.org/
60- http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com
61- http://www.nvtg100.org
62- http://www.popcornninja.com
63- http://www.theacu.org/
64- http://dmiracle.com
65- http://www.seodiva.net
66- http://www.xiirus.net/
67- http://www.larsbachmann.dk
68- http://www.organicseo.in/
69- http://www.marketing-results.com.
70- http://daverigotti.com/
71- http://www.seotops.com/
72- http://www.pasicx.org
73- http://www.wilddonlewis.org
74- http://kenhoytstyle.com/blog
75- http://www.tpgolfonline.com/
76- http://www.amjadiqbal.com/
77- http://linkw.info/
78- http://www.melissamularski.com/
79- http://rishabhsood.net/
80- http://nayantaka.info/
81- http://www.epiki.com/
82- http://alfred.co.in/
83- http://www.laptop-computers.co.za/wordpress/blog
84- http://www.tech36.com/blog/
85- http://www.adsensemakemoneyonline.com/
86- http://mrdefinite.com/
87- http://www.serradinho.com
88- http://bloggerdaily.net/
89- http://www.mikesecrets.com
90- http://followlist.com/blog/
91- http://www.shahin.co.nr/
92- http://www.leadership-for-teens.co.uk/
93- http://www.leadership-management.co.uk/
94- http://www.teamwork-tips.co.uk
95- http://www.team-leadership.co.uk
96- http://www.team-management.co.uk/
97- http://thewmblog.com/
98- http://www.efrian.co.cc
99- http://freerealtraffic.blogspot.com
100- http://aloneinhome.com/
101- http://www.bokca.com/blog/
102- http://solution-wanted.com/
103- http://www.allaboutloan.info
104- http://www.spanishpropertyresources.co.uk
105- http://www.wealthtuneup.com
106- http://homesfortmill.com
107- http://www.oilman.ca/
108- http://poorerthanyou.com/
109- http://advancedwellnesssolutions.com/
110- http://alohateam.com/
111- http://chillifaith.com
112- http://designadaptations.com/
113- http://dietaryfiberguide.com
114- http://fuery.com/
115- http://funscrapbooking.net
116- http://hotchickwriter.com/
117- http://spiffles.com/
118- http://www.abundancehighway.com/
119- http://www.411mas.com/blog/
120- http://www.hopefulspirit.com/
121- http://www.healthinfoforyou.com/
122- http://www.graphicdesignblog.co.uk/
123- http://www.infektia.net
124- http://lillieammann.com/blog/
125- http://www.seobythesea.com/
126- http://toomuchsexy.org
127- http://www.totalwebreview.info
128- http://ttt268.com
129- http://www.yhumc.org
130- http://www.conversationmarketing.com/
131- http://getinternetmarketingstrategies.com
132- http://www.darin.cc/blog
133- http://www.articlesnatch.com/blog/
134- http://geekyspeaky.com/
135- http://onlinemoneyhere.com/
136- http://100kjob.info
137- http://dorkage.net
138- http://doteduguru.com/
139- http://thanetstar.com/
140- http://www.ewriting.pamil-visions.com/
141- http://imwithjoe.com/
142- http://www.jbwebdev.com/blog/

5th list of do follow blogs

1. http://www.allninja.com/
2. http://www.powerdosh.com/
3. http://www.darrensingleton.com/
4. http://www.hybridjungle.net
5. http://www.aquariuscoaching.co.uk/
6. http://videoclipminisites.com/blog/
7. http://blogthatoutside.com/
8. http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/blog
9. http://www.makemoney123.net/
10. http://marketingasolicitor.com/
11. http://bothmadandgenius.blogspot.com
12. http://fruityoaty.com/
13. http://dereksemmler.com/
14. http://dontfearthetruth.com/
15. http://www.buylivebetter.com/
16. http://cooladzine.blogspot.com
17. http://www.marketingblagger.com
18. http://lifelearningtoday.com/
19. http://blog.c-yoga.de
20. http://techiezone.in
21. http://www.uschotline.com
22. http://dollarjames.com/
23. http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/
24. http://marketsecrets.biz
25. http://internetmarketingformommies.com
26. http://blogchef.net/
27. http://comedyplus.blogspot.com/
28. http://focusorganic.com/
29. http://lillieammann.com/blog/
30. http://middlezonemusings.com/
31. http://limeshot.com/
32. http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com
33. http://www.teamaguilar.com/
34. http://successcreeations.com/
35. http://www.chatbugkaren.com/
36. http://thenextpost.com/
37. http://fatladysingz.com
38. http://www.londonerlife.com/
39. http://laughoutlouddogs.com
40. http://marenda.biz/
41. http://thebuffaloriver.com
42. http://jakeldaily.com/
43. http://www.melovillareal.com
44. http://www.melovillareal.com/
45. http://bowerbirdbeads.blogspot.com/
46. http://www.kimmbarker.com
47. http://endangeredspaces.blogspot.com
48. http://www.matthewkeegan.com
49. http://armymomnj.name
50. http://www.juliesjournal.com/
51. http://www.justnotmartha.com
52. http://www.mydandelionpatch.com/
53. http://www.hopefulspirit.com
54. http://karensopinion.com
55. http://mythoughtsideasandramblings.com/
56. http://www.thesassysoutherner.com/
57. http://randaclay.com/blogging/
58. http://www.simplekindoflife.com/
59. http://table4five.net
60. http://www.learningcurvecoaching.com

Facebook turns out light on Beacon

2009-09-25T01:06:00.000-07:00

The light has finally gone out on Facebook Beacon, the user-data-sharing ad system that creeped out so many netizens after its launch in the fall of 2007. But Mark Zuckerberg's social networking empire has other schemes for squeezing dollars from user data.

In agreeing to settle a year-old lawsuit over Beacon - which raised the ire of privacy advocates by tracking users' activity on third party sites and sharing it with their Facebook friends - Zuckerberg and company have resolved to extinguish the system, while creating a $9.5m foundation to promote online privacy.

The lawsuit was filed in August 2008 on behalf of a several Facebook users, naming not only Zuckerberg's outfit but several retailers who had partnered with the social networking site on Beacon, including Fandango and Overstock.com. Beacon would record, say, the stuff you bought from Overstock, before sharing that info with friends as a "trusted recommendation." The suit claimed this was done without the user's consent.

In the beginning, the system was on by default. And though users could opt out of the tracking on particular sites, they couldn't turn the whole system off. Under pressure, Facebook later switched to an opt-in setup, but the damage was done. And now the service is on its death bed.

After the Beacon fiasco, the company launched Facebook Connect, an opt-in service that let users share their Facebook info with other sites. This too shares user data between sites, but unlike the original Beacon, it puts the user in the driver's seat.

On top of this, Facebook has reinvented itself as an online polling machine. Today, the company announced a new deal with Nielsen that will see the research outfit conduct (opt-in) polls on the site's home page in an effort to gauge the effectiveness of ad campaigns and tweak them accordingly. The program's initial incarnation is dubbed Nielsen BrandLift.

"Nielsen BrandLift measures aided awareness, ad recall, message association, brand favorability and purchase consideration via a set of short, specially designed one or two question surveys," reads the press release. "The surveys collect the information marketers need as a seamless part of the Facebook user experience."

The way Facebook discusses the deal, one is left to assume the surveys will merely aggregate data so that advertisers can get an overall sense of how an ad campaign should be tweaked. One questions how useful that would be, given that Facebook's 300 million users are hardly a homogeneous audience. Presumably, the pools will be targeted to specific types of users.

Facebook tells us that the survey data cannot be used to target specific ads to specific users and that the program will not collect any personally identifiable data - which could mean anything.

In any event, the polling system is opt-in only. After Beacon, it couldn't be anything else. ®

DEMO: Internet spreads sexist tweets faster than ever

2009-09-25T00:58:00.000-07:00

It’s no secret that the tech world is one big sausagefest.

There were zero women — none — in Paul Graham’s YCombinator startup class last month. There were maybe two female founders at Facebook’s fbFund Rev and about five women presenters at TechCrunch50 last week. DEMO, the conference VentureBeat co-produces and at which I’m now sitting, seems to have about the same ratio.

There’s been plenty of handwringing over why so few women start companies. Is it education? Is it gender norms propagated through our culture? Is it that starting a company is incredibly taxing during a woman’s best reproductive years?

All I know is, you guys need to shut up. When TotalTrainer co-founder Erin Lutz took the stage with partner Darin MacDonald just now, out came the twits.

Look at CNet’s Rafe Needleman: “Those muscles don’t belong at Demo.” Of course they do.

How to Make Money from Facebook Apps?

2009-09-25T00:54:00.000-07:00

How to Make Money from Facebook Apps

The app industry has really exploded over the past couple of years, and is making big money. In the past if you wanted to get in on the lucractive app business you would have needed to be well versed in the relevant programming language to be able to write the code for your application, but now anyone can get in on it as an entrepreneur and make good money from it without needing to have any kind of technical knowledge or skills whatsoever.

There are two major platforms which really dominate this market - Facebook and the iPhone, both of which have a truly enourmous market for new applications. Since I have already written a hub about how to make iphone apps and make money from them, I thought it was about time I wrote another hubpage focussing on facebook instead.

There are two routes which anyone can take to make money from facebook apps which I know of, so take a look at both and then decide which route suits you best - have a go at both!

Make Your Own Facebook Apps

There are many tools available in the market which anyone can use to easily create gift apps for facebook. If you looking for custom facebook application you need to search for Facebook developer or a company offering facebook application development services. There ia real focus on helping you to make money from your creations and each one has 4 potential income streams an they also provide plenty of info on how to maximize the money you make to how to use them to drive traffic to your websites (or hubpages!) if you prefer. Its a great little tool and the only drawback is the limited range of things that you can create with it Plenty of revenue potential though.