Filed under: Web 2.0, Social Media & Social Networking
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/lessons-learned-from-3-years-of-blogging
The following article covers a range of lessons learned from blogging.
Some interesting insight into what works and doesnt. Some of the best advice however that I picked up from the article is;
- Using eye catching titles to capture attention
- There is value gained from blogging about other posts and putting your own spin on it.
- Controversy attracts eye balls but be prepared to take the good with the bad.
There are however numerous other tips so take a look.
Filed under: Web 2.0, Social Media & Social Networking
Google Friend Connect is a new tool to grow traffic by adding social features to your site. Google Friend Connect means more people engaging more deeply with your website — and with each other.
What does it do?
- Enrich your site
Choose engaging social features from a catalog of gadgets by Google and the OpenSocial developer community. - Attract more visitors
Your users can easily invite friends from social networks and contact lists to visit and join your site. - No programming whatsoever
Just copy and paste a few snippets of code into your site, and Friend Connect does the rest.
It would be really interesting to see how Google Friend Connect works and how it interacts with other social media platforms.
