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ManageWP Is The Unified Wordpress Dashboard We've Needed For Years

When it comes to managing multiple sites at once, most bloggers were limited in their choices--especially using Wordpress, which has been conspicuously obtuse when it comes to managing multiple blogs from a single platform. That's the gap that ManageWP fills.READ»

Are Comment Fields Loser-Choked Pits Or Information Mines? Engag.io Pans For Commenting Gold

Angry commenters get a lot of air time, and they can be draining. What if you're just looking for smart, helpful people or information? Enter engag.io, a new service that helps users find and track useful, expert voices in commenting communities. READ»

4 Ways To Maximize Your Blog's ROI

With 7,000 new blogs coming online every day, it's hard to stand out in a crowd. Follow these expert tips to ensure your site comes out on top. READ»

What Tumblr's Success Means For The Future Of Blogs, Twitter

The number of blogs hosted by microblogging site Tumblr just surpassed the number of "real" blogs hosted by venerable old-timer WordPress. Here's what we can glean about the future of blogging and social networks like Twitter from Tumblr's explosive growth. READ»

U.S. Army iPhone App Lets Soldiers Blog From Anywhere

The Army has launched a new iPhone app that embraces both the social media trend and booming smartphone sales.READ»

Peek Inside Spam Inc. Reveals SEO Secrets, Slick Interface, and ... Charitable Giving

Security Blogger Brain Kreb uncovered a fascinating look into the smooth business operation of spam.READ»

Old Media Beware: Blogs Rely on Cleverer Tech, Leverage Social Media, Making Bloggers More Money

We know blogs are growing up, but the annual State of the Blogosphere Report is giving us some clues how: They're relying on more sophisticated tech to run, and leveraging social media to give them a PR leg-up to compete with traditional media. The upshot: More money than ever for bloggers.READ»

Work Smart 2: Best Blogging Tools for a Beginner

Starting a blog in 2010 involves a tough decision: what publishing system to use. Today, a plethora of mature blogging tools produce beautiful websites and involve a range of features, from simple, no-nonsense ...READ»

Work Smart 2: How Do You Know When to Kill a Project?

The toughest thing an entrepreneur has to do is admit a company or a product is a failure and move on. But the longer you work on something that's not working, the more time you lose that could be spent working on a ...READ»

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Survey Reveals U.S. Tweets and Blogs More Than Any Other Nation

A research company has been looking at who around the world writes blogs, and who uses Twitter for social networking. The results may surprise you: Almost a third of bloggers are in the U.S., yet over 50% of Twitterers are ...READ»

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Twitter's First Trending Topic Ad Appears, for Toy Story 3

The newest advertising attack from Twitter just rolled out today: Promoted Trending Topics. The first is Toy Story 3 (which, really, was probably going to trend anyway).READ»

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A Blog Won't Help Your Business

Have you ever heard that a blog will help your business? Sadly, not true. Find out what *will* help you increase your online visibility, establish your credibility and drive qualified leads to your site.READ»

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Users “Like” Mobile Advertising, Reports JiWire

To marketers and developers delight, a new report confirms mobile advertising’s effectiveness to reach and engage users. The new study, from mobile audience media company JiWire, reveals mobile users want...READ»

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Google, Verizon Tablet to Rival Apple’s iPad

Verizon announced Tuesday that it’s working with Google to develop a tablet device to directly compete with Apple’s runaway success, the iPad. Verizon’s tablet will run on Google’s Android operating system and likely...READ»

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Google, Verizon Tablet to Rival Apple’s iPad

Verizon announced Tuesday that it’s working with Google to develop a tablet device to directly compete with Apple’s runaway success, the iPad. Verizon’s tablet will run on Google’s Android operating system and likely...READ»

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Why Facebook Should Acquire Location-Based SN, FourSquare

The rumor mill has been churning ever since Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, flew to New York to visit Foursquare CEO Dennis Crow, reports TechCrunch. The meeting hints at a potential acquisition of FourSquare...READ»

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10 Questions You Should Ask Before Launching a Newsletter

Developing a newsletter, is a valuable way to generate site referrals and deepen customer relationships. Before launching your newsletter, we’ve developed a list of questions to help you begin thinking about how you will create your newsletter...READ»

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Why Every Job Seeker Needs To Blog

Blogging is one of the most powerful things a job seeker can do to advance a job search. Learn why job seekers need to blog, what blogging can do for job search, how to start, and time/resource commitments ... You don't even have to write READ»

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Google Riding 3D Trend with BumpTop Acquisition

Believe it or not, 3D technology emerged in American culture in 1950s, yet we are only now seeing it crop-up in our entertainment. Why have we only now “discovered” the decades old technology? Tech companies, from...READ»