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This Week’s Hot Social Media and Tech Stories - May 13, 2013

Last week’s most interesting Social Media and tech stories:

• State Department Demands 3-D Gun Blueprints Be Removed
• 26 Social Media Marketing Tips from the Pros | Social Media ExaminerAre you looking for actionable tips to improve your social media…

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This Week’s Hot Social Media and Tech Stories - May 6, 2013

Last week’s most interesting Social Media and tech stories:

• How to Stop People From Swiping Your Online Photos
• Hotmail is officially dead: Microsoft shifts to Outlook
• LinkedIn is 10 years old today: Here’s the story of how it changed the way we work
• Wh…

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This Week’s Hot Social Media and Tech Stories - April 29, 2013

Last week’s most interesting Social Media and tech stories:

• David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips – YouTube Some tips here for everyone.
• 15 WordPress User Errors That Make You Look Silly [Infographic] | CopybloggerThrough superior flexibility and…

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Interesting Social Media and Tech Links for week ending August 13, 2012

My favorite links of the week from the best Social Media and Tech blogs and websites:

• 7 WordPress Plugins to Grow Your Email Subscribers
• Google to start lowering site search rankings based on valid copyright removal notices
  via the Next Web
• How to Explain Twitter to a Non-Social-Media Person
• Facebook, ACLU: Clicking ‘Like’ is free speech
• It’s Time for You to Be on Google Plus
• Why the Olympic Games Social Media Policy Failed
  via Brian Solis
• Presidential campaigns buy up domain names for ‘microsites’
• Should Your Small Business Be on Google+?
  via Mashable
• Chrome rises: Google browser grabs 1/3 of the global market (StatCounter)
  via The Next Web
• Not on Facebook? Employers, Psychiatrists May Think You’re a Psychopath
• 9 Valuable Articles for Serious WordPress Publishers
  For Wordpress fans from Copy Blogger
• Understanding Social Business And How To Become One
• HootSuite Adds More Awesome to Hootlet with AutoSchedule - HootSuite Social Media Management
  Some pretty awesome auto scheduling features from Hootsuite.
• 10 Plugins For Securing Your WordPress Based Website From Hackers
  via Blogging Pro
• 7 Ways to Prospect for New Customers With LinkedIn
  I know, lots of folks think LinkedIn is boring, but it can be a powerful business tool (via Social Media Examiner)

These and other social media and tech links are at http://delicious.com/joespake/socialmedia. If a link is particularly interesting to you start a conversation about it in the Comments Section below.

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Interesting Social Media and Tech Links for week ending July 16, 2012

My favorite links of the week from the best Social Media and Tech blogs and websites:

• US online ad spending statistics [infographic]
  Who leads in spending on online advertising?
• Don’t Fall for this Sneaky Klout Trick Designed to Suck You In - Forbes
• Google+ now supports iPad, amen
• How to Use Twitter’s New Search Features
  Twitter adds powerful search features ~via Mashable
• Common Mistakes to Avoid While Blogging
  Do you blog? Here are some helpful hints.
• Frustrated by Android Fragmentation? Just Buy the Nexus Already [Opinion]
  via Lifehacker - I am frustrated that my NEW Motorola Droid X2 won’t be getting jelly bean

These and other social media and tech links are at http://delicious.com/joespake/socialmedia

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Interesting Social Media and Tech Links for week ending May 21, 2012

My favorite links of the week from the best Social Media and Tech blogs and websites:

• Pushing A Hashtag Really Isn’t Going to Work Without Some Preexisting Love and Trust
• Facebook’s IPO: Who Got Rich
• Five Handy Things You Can Do with Google’s New Knowledge Graph Search [Google Search]
• As For Auto Posts…I Take It Back. Almost.
• 10 Things Facebook Should Spend Its IPO Money On
• 9 Ways to Improve the Signal to Noise Ratio on Twitter ~ via Brian Solis
• How to “get” social media? via John Haydon
• The online population boom [infographic]
• Google Knowledge Graph Brings Smarter Semantic Results to Your Google Searches [Video]
• WordPress gets an [unofficial] built-in app store for plugins and themes
• Anyone can use the new Bing now. Here’s how to get it
• The Fallacy of Information Overload - via Brian Solis PR 2.0

These and other social media and tech links are at http://delicious.com/joespake/socialmedia

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TechCamp Memphis is next Satuarday, May 12

What is TechCamp?

TechCamp Memphis the bi-annual Memphis tech, social & online marketing conference. Spring ’12 TechCamp will be held May 12, 2012 in the Bornblum Library at Southwest Tennessee Community College (Macon Campus). Doors open at 7:30 am, with the conference running 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

The Spring ’12 TechCamp has 3 tracks: Developers, Content Creators & Curators, and Online Marketing. Session topics can be found HERE. Click on titles for descriptions of sessions.

How do I register?

Registration is through Eventbrite there may still be a few discount tokens available. Use “joe” for the coupon/discount code, while it lasts.  You can also register at the door.

I will be presenting

Not that it’s any huge deal, but I will be participating on a panel with Liz Jostes and Beth Sanders on Social Media Strategy.  I will also be prepared to do a short Introduction to Google Plus.  You may have noticed that I am advocating (maybe even evangelizing) Google Plus.  I figure when prominent social media folks like Brogan, Scoble and Kawasaki are strong proponents, Google + deserves a closer look.

Networking

I have been to a lot of  ”camps”, and I can guarantee you 2 things: 1) You will learn things that will improve your business, your knowledge, or just make you a better person; and 2) You will benefit from NETWORKING with everyone who interests you.  There are no elitists at TechCamp, so feel free to approach anyone, discuss your ideas,  and get to know them better.

See you there!

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