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Google Denies Anti-Net Neutrality Deal With Verizon

Google denied it’s in talks with Verizon to create a tiered structure that would put the search engine's content over other websites. Google And Verizon Not Against Net Neutrality The rumor first broke by the New York Times (via: Gizmodo) which reported Google and Verizon were inking a deal...Read More >>

How To Get the Best Social Media Followers – Quality Wins Over Quantity

A common mindset associated with social media: 'the more friends you have, the higher your status.’ Numbers can show how influential you are on the web (klout score) but numbers aren't everything. Sure, your company page may have thousands of fans but what if they’re only there for a quick...Read More >>

SEO Steve Launches Blog Marketing Toolkit

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Last Thursday, our great friend and colleague Steve Wiideman, SEO Expert, has announced the launch of his new project Blog Marketing Toolkit. With the promise of "turbo-charging" your marketing, Steve provides an invaluable education for members, including tutorials on SEO, pay-per-click...Read More >>

The ROI of Social Media Marketing: More than Dollars and Cents

Augie Ray is a Senior Analyst at Forrester Research. He is a leading expert on Social Computing and social media marketing. Brands are making plenty of money in social media:  Dell Outlet’s Twitter account has generated millions for Dell, the Intel Channel Voice community has decreased...Read More >>

The Road to 10 Million: StumbleUpon, by the Numbers

The folks over at Search and Social put together this nice Infographic depicting where StumbleUpon came from and how it grew to be one of the biggest traffic-drivers in social media. Find more information About StumbleUpon on this...Read More >>

How Venture Capitalists are Using Social Media for Real Results

The Real Results series is supported by Gist, an online service that helps you build stronger relationships. By connecting your inbox to the web, you get business-critical information about key people and companies. VCs and angel investors might be last on your list of usual Twitter...Read More >>

Facebook iPhone App Now Plays Videos

Facebook for iPhone 3.1.3 has just been released in the App Store, bringing a series of new features including the ability to play Facebook videos on your phone. Other additions in this update include the ability to view and write on the walls of events, and a new width for the photos you...Read More >>

WordPress.com Passes 200 Million Blog Posts

The installable version of WordPress just reached version 3.0, but the hosted version –- WordPress.com — has its own milestone to report today: 200,000,000 blog posts on the platform since its inception. That total comes from 11.4 million blogs that are hosted on the site, and...Read More >>

Top 10 World Cup Twitter Trends

For continuous World Cup coverage, check out Mashable’s 2010 World Cup Hub, which will be updated throughout the games. Who’s winning in the World Cup? There are plenty of scores and stats for that. Which teams and players are winning the hearts and minds of the Twitterverse? ...Read More >>

What Do You Check First: E-mail or Facebook?

by Jolie O'Dell Where you start your digital day says a lot about you, according to a new study from ExactTarget, an e-mail and social media marketing company. If you check e-mail first, the company said, you tend to be more task-oriented and only interact with brands online when you need ...Read More >>