Navigating the Culture of Curation in a Content World
In an age where the distinction between brand and publication is all but gone, is it better to curate or create content. Or, do both?
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BlogWorld NYC 2012: The Future of Content
BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2012 in NYC was a who’s who of social media and a plethora of blogging and content techniques and tools.
Your Content Is Sunk Without Good Photos
The Internet is mostly a sea of black and white. Good images are the magic ingredient that can make a page pop.
Why Some Posts Become Two-Months-Later Successes
Blog posts can take on a life of their own. Sometimes, it's a second life.
7 Free and Easy Data Sources for Bloggers
Whether you're looking for story ideas or testing the veracity of a story you already have, vetted data collections are a great resource.
Top 10 WordPress Themes for Pro Bloggers
A truly good WordPress theme goes beyond aesthetic perfection to offer solid core functionality and administrative features.
Inbound Links Drive Traffic for Guest Bloggers
Guest blogging for big blogs is tempting, but it might be more effective to focus on smaller blogs to increase SEO with inbound links.
Content Strategy Showdown: Reblog or Retweet?
Which content-sharing strategy do you think is more effective: reblogging or retweeting? In a recent post on Z-Blog, reblogging is a better approach because it offers added value for your readers while bringing your blog more credibility. They explain: “Reblogging isn’t just a potent means of secondary content promotion, it makes quoting others easier and consequently we…
The Battle of Engagement: Saks Versus Barneys
The Fresh Networks Blog did a great breakdown illustrating the different content strategies of luxury department stores Saks and Barneys. A couple interesting facts: Saks has 288,000 Facebook fans, Barney’s has almost half with 162,000. Barneys gets its best rate of engagement between 8-9am in the morning, whereas Saks gets a good (but not as…