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Social Linking Via StumbleUpon

Feb 02, 2007 No Comments »

I have neither used linkbaiting nor social media bookmarking websites up till now simply because I’m not writing as regularly and as well as I would like to. I know, I know, I wouldn’t suggest you to have such an attitude, but I’m not in a great hurry to boost my traffic. I want it to increase on its on, gradually. To produce quality content I need some time, and time is something that right now I don’t have.

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New York Times Joins The Bandwagon of Social Bookmarking

Dec 11, 2006 No Comments »

The New York Times is taking social bookmarking seriously according to a TechCrunch post. The paper will let readers bookmark stories using social bookmarking websites such as Digg, Facebook and Newsvine. I think this is a major sign of recognition being given to the new media (blogging, social bookmarking, etc.) by the old media.

According to Christine Topalian, manager of strategic planning and business development at NYTimes.com,

The paper had been looking for ways to tap a tech-savvy audience that is accustomed to commenting on and sharing news stories.

This could also usher a new change in the perspective of such social bookmarking websites. Till now they’ve only focused on technology, politics and sensational topics. For instance, there is no category for content writing or online copywriting at Digg.com. With newspapers entering into the fray, more varied topics will be covered now. Gigaom too has written about this.

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A Nice Tool to Check Linkbacks

Dec 07, 2006 No Comments »

When we exchange links right and left — and especially if we do link management for different clients — it almost becomes a Herculean task to check if the websites you’ve linked to are linking back to you. There’s a tool called Forward Link Title Tag Tool that lets you check how many websites you are linking to are reciprocating.

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