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Default What are your best traffic tactics? Hi All, Everybody has their own way to get the traffic and market/advertise their site. I would like to know the traffic tactics which you guys normally use. Mine are: 1.) email marketing 2.) forums 3.) blog comments 4.) Social Bookmarking Thanks,

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The headline says it all - [URL="http://www.facebook.com"]Facebook[/URL] has rearranged its privacy rules after massive bad feedback from users on multiple social networks. The issue spread as far as news sites including those of international broadcasters and newspapers. There had been plans for members to use 31 May as a mass …

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Hi, New to this community, looks pretty nice in here! I'm a web developer, specialize in search engine optimization and domain programs for Xerox <URL SNIPPED> Current big project is working with strategy team to develop social media guidelines and strategy for people wanting to participate in Web 2.0++ on …

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Recently i have a new option called Google buzz in gmail. How is it useful and what can i use it for? Please suggest me on this....

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Hi! Ok thats it. Bye.. no jk My names Joe Segal. I develop websites and live for the thrill of innovation and creativity. I just launched a new website called SNIP that helps any site owner publish instant surveys and feedback forms on their sites and make money in the …

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[I]Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future... Steve Miller, Fly Like an Eagle[/I] [ATTACH=RIGHT]15151[/ATTACH]I've been carrying around that title all week. It came to me on Sunday morning, and it involves the idea of how automatically we record and broadcast our lives in the digital age. One of …

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I am looking for a best way to get atleast one pagerank for the website. I have try all the tricks, used unique content, submit website on all the popular bookmark website, directory listing but no luck. What i am doing wrong?? Is there any specific time period to get …

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Yes, creating a social media presence is great but what about the return on investments? Has it worked bringing more revenue to the company?

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OK, I'm not sure what's going on in the minds of the geniuses over at Yahoo but just today they removed the Linux/Open Source link under News/Tech is gone. Its replacement? Social Media. Thanks Yahoo. That's really clever. NOT! In the realm of things dumb, that takes second place right …

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[URL="http://www.facebook.com"]Facebook[/URL] appears set to reconsider its privacy policy after colossal backlashes in the online world. The company confirmed to the BBC that it appears to have made things too complicated. Introduced this week was a new button on the privacy settings on a user's page, in which they share their …

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At first glance the news story headline from [URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7740500/Britons-spend-more-web-time-reading-news-than-looking-at-pornography.html"]The Telegraph[/URL] was rather comforting: Britons spend more web time reading news than looking at pornography. That's one big finger flipped up in the face of all those who decry the Internet as being a cesspool of depravity and the people who …

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Online bookmarking services allow individuals to catalog web pages of interest and access that catalog from anywhere there is an internet connection. I see a lot of members here mentioning how bookmarking their websites and web pages can be used as a tool for driving traffic and increasing web citations …

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[URL="http://www.facebook.com"]Facebook[/URL] has been involved in meetings this week talking to employees about their concerns over user privacy. The issue is that people searching the web can now see Facebook members' profiles, unless they have protected them, whether the person doing the search is a Facebook member or not. Previously the …

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[URL="http://twitter.com"]Twitter[/URL] founder Biz Stone has confirmed that the network might take advertising at some stage. More specifically he's refused to say it won't. The company has just revised its terms and conditions and as part of the overhaul Mr. Stone has said on a blog that he's keeping the door …

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I am looking for suitable candidates to interview as case study material for a new book I am writing for the Science Museum here in London, to be published globally by Wiley early next year. The book, Being Virtual: who you really are online, will be an exploration of identity …

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The other day, when involved in a lengthy text-based chat session with a coworker, I realized (for the first time perhaps) that we need a smarter chat client. I spent a great deal of time and energy attempting to explain a relatively simple concept to my coworker, when it occurred …

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If you see a message on Facebook, apparently coming from one of your friends, and promising a link to the 'sexiest video ever' then whatever you do, don't click on it. The video link messages promise a 'candid camera prank' seemingly involving a woman in a short skirt riding an …

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It's not clear whether it's an application, a virus, or Facebook itself, but in the past couple of days something is sending out large numbers of friend suggestions that the original friend didn't make. Typically, it works like this. You have a friend, B, and a friend, C, and you …

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With so many social media options, I thought I cant be the only one who have many profiles with many different passwords. So how many do you have? I have at least 10: 1. This one 2. Facebook 3. LinkedIn 4. Youtube 5-8. Several Personal sites 9. Google 10. yahoo …

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I received an email from one of my friends in reply to my Facebook mail telling them that I am deleting my account. What was so interesting was that, they too want to delete their facebook account, but the site has become so complex that they have no clue how. …

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Hi, I am currently developing a Chrome extension to upload photos to TwitPic, but am receiving an error in the response: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rsp stat="fail"> <err code="2" msg="Image type not supported. GIF, JPG, & PNG only" /> </rsp> My request looks like this: [CODE]--345823569845694578678 Content-disposition: form-data; filename="image.png"; name="media" Content-Type: …

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What do you prefer? Do you find [URL="http://mashable.com/2007/11/12/comscore-facebook-traffic-flattening-myspace-hits-record/"]these results[/URL] interesting?

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As we all know, social media sites provide great opportunity for free web traffic. I would like to hear your success stories with various sites. Here are the questions that would be interesting to get answers for. - what 3 social networking sites generates most traffic for your business (please …

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Not too long ago, many businesses were jumping into creating a Twitter presence. I dont hear much of that now. So my question for you are: 1. Do you think its over rated? 2. Is Twitter "old" now? 3. Did businesses gained ROI with Twitter?

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Even creating a fan page is not always so easy. So I wonder if any of the members ever deleted a facebook fan page? Do you regret it?

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Perhaps it was [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/technology/26craigslist.html"]reading [/URL]that Craigslist expected to earn $36 million this year from sex ads that set him off. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has issued a subpoena to Craigslist Inc., seeking information on whether it is fulfilling its promise to crack down on ads for prostitution in its …

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[URL="http://www.facebook.com"]Facebook[/URL] is working to address a new privacy issue even as this story is being typed. Early today, mid-afternoon in the UK and while much of the rest of the world was asleep, a story got onto the TechCrunch blog about a new bug. It seems that the chat function, …

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When many people think of internet or tech start-ups they automatically think Silicon Valley or California, well I’m here to say that is not true at all. Many great ideas are born from New York, in fact there a very large technology Meetup group [over 13,000 technologists] called [URL="http://nytm.org/"]NY Tech …

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I have few questions related to Social Media Related and how much visitors from it. If i use Social Media websites like Facebook, Digg etc then i bring 1000 Visitors for my website. How i can use these social media website to bring such a huge traffic for my website.

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On Mashable, I read an article about Ning. This article made me think about how the current social media ecosystem has centered around Facebook and Ning has been pushed out due to its business model and pricing structure. I have used Ning before and to be honest, I liked Ning …

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I have the Google Buzz that says I have over 100 new updates. I dont even bother to click it. Do you?

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I have tried everything. I went with phpbb over the vb, just because of server issues. I use SEO, feeds, have exchanged posts with other boards, have filed out the Google info for Webmasters, submitted the url, handed out flyers locally, etc.... and yet I can't seem to build any …

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With millions of people connecting through social media, advertisers and marketers are hustling to get in on the action. In the past year we’ve seen many companies and brands attempt to step into this new world only to fail miserably Using twitter as integrated part of your online reputation management …

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Scrapping scissors and knitting needles at the ready, sellers on the handcrafting site [URL="http://www.etsy.com/"]www.etsy.com[/URL] are [URL="http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6425050&page=1"]up in arms[/URL] over what they say are sites stealing their designs and images and then hiring other crafters to produce them. Discussion on the topic started earlier today, with more than 600 postings at …

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Hey guys, I'm new to social media marketing. I was wondering which one is better: should I create an account about my company (use company name, logo, profile etc. ) in social networking sites? or should I create an account about myself (my pictures, my profile etc.) and promote the …

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Hello, I need a little bit advise from some of the experienced members here at Daniweb. I am currently engaged in a making a social networking site. Its not a new idea, no new features has been introduced yet. So I was in a confusion that how will I attract …

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Is anyone aware of some tool through which I can check whether the entered URLs are indexed in Google, Yahoo and Bing?

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This morning at f8, Facebook announced that it is opening up for public search. This is going to provide amazing opportunities for conducting business online. What are your initial impressions?

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Plenty of people have done it, gone online pretending to be something they are not. Indeed, plenty of men have gone online into chat rooms, forums, virtual worlds and social networking sites pretending to be women. Usually it is for the attention, sometimes it is for the sexual kicks of …

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You might think the people who grew up in an Internet-connected world would be the ones best prepared to cope with the dangers it presents. But no, new research reveals that 18-24 years old, the so called Generation Y, are actually highly likely to ignore advice about risky behaviour online …

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Interesting news - [URL="http://www.facebook.com"]Facebook[/URL] is expecting the Web to become more social and is issuing its developers with code to enable them to take part in this change. The owners - Zuckerberg et al - are saying that this will improve the way things are because people aren't using their …

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The demand for compromised social network accounts is now so big on the cybercrime black market that, according to the latest research, just one such underground site has 1.5 million of them for sale. The international reach of social networks has meant that these sites have become the de facto …

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Hey everybody, My name is Chris Heggem and I'm the social media and multimedia specialist for TrialPay. I have a heavy background in social media marketing, video production and anything Apple related (was a Creative for Apple for several years). I joined DaniWeb because the threads on this forum are …

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The latest research from security vendor Symantec would appear to suggest that cybercrime gangs are now applying drug smuggling techniques to their trade, and are actively using 'malware mules' in order to distribute threats within social friendship networks. According to the latest Internet Security Threat Report, email accounts are now …

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Among those stranded by last week's new eruption of an Icelandic volcano was Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway, who on Friday found himself stuck in JFK, according to [URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/04/16/2010-04-16_volcanic_ash_strands_norway_prime_minister_jens_stotlenberg_in_nyc_airport_so_he.html"]news [/URL]reports. Fortunately, he'd just bought an iPad, and proceeded to conduct the daily business of the country in the airport …

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On the heels of my idea from yesterday, "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story274873.html"]A New Social Media? Instantaneous Messaging[/URL]" (Yes, I realize that it should be "Medium" not Media--so sue me), I've decided to grace you with another idea that I've had for some time: Drag and Drop Messaging. This idea, that you'd think would …

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I am promoting my website extensively by taking the help of social media optimization. But I couldn’t get proper ranking on some of the important keywords. Does search engine rally support the social media optimization? Please suggest me any effective measure that will help in increasing the search engine ranking …

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[URL="http://www.twitter.com"]Twitter[/URL] has gone on a charm offensive, after buying Tweetie and announcing it's going to make its own URL shortener and users won't get the choice about whether or not to use it. We are still nice guys, they're saying, and you'll still be able to work with us. I'm …

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