Blog Promotion Through Social Media

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Social media is getting more relevant by the day. Almost every company and blogger uses social media to create buzz for their businesses or blogs for clients and visitors respectively. Approximately 87% of all professional bloggers use Facebook as a social media tool.

Moreover, around 88% of professional bloggers use Twitter to promote their work. For the record, around 65% of internet content readers says that blogs are being taken more seriously in the past 5 years. Now we know that both Facebook and Twitter are the most common social media platforms with millions of members from around the world.

Blog promotion through social media has achieved some measure of success in the past and will continue to do so for a long time to come. That is why now you have paid advertisements on Facebook and paid tweets on Twitter. Many companies are willing to dish out cash to create buzz around their products and services in order to reach a wider range of visitors worldwide.

Social media has taken the world by storm in recent years and almost everyone with an internet connectivity will own and sign up for a social media account. You can read up more on this in Social Media Marketing from Wikipedia and also How to Promote your Blog using Social Media

Blogging in 2011

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In February of 2011, 156 million public blogs were in existence on the internet. This is a whopping figure, taking into consideration the number of people who actually owns a computer, laptop and subscribe to internet connectivity. For myself, I remember I started blogging in August 2006 until today and my blogs have stayed active for all these years. Visitors come and go and some come back for more information and entertainment.

You can read more about it in Wiki Blog or educational Wikis of 2011. I plan to continue blogging for as long as possible as I simply love it. Having the power of the world's attention at my fingertips feels good. This is a win-win basis for me as I also get to monetize my blogs as I update my online journal.

The History of Blogging

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A 'Blog' is short for 'Web Log' and is an informal, discussion page posted on the internet. The emergence and growth of blogs started in the late 1990s and from there it has grown exponentially ever since. Hundreds of blogs are created every second worldwide.

In December of 1997, the term weblog was coined by John Barger. Now there are many free platforms to create your first blog: Blogger, Wordpress, etc. You can read more about the History of Blogging by Wikipedia by clicking on the link given or check out here >> Webopedia History of Blogging

I am pleased that there are free platforms for you to start your first blog and possibly monetize it. You need to know some HTML basics which can be found online and information is everywhere for your search. Thank God for my blessings to continue to work efficiently from a home office that is equipped with broadband internet connectivity, multi-functional printer, fax machine, scanner, copier and a digital camera.

The History of RSS Feeds

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RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication. It uses a family of standard web feed formats to publish frequently updated information: blog entries, news headlines, audio, video. An RSS document, called "feed", includes full or summarized text, and metadata, like publishing date and authors name. You can read more about it in RSS Feed Definition on Wikipedia and What is RSS?

The first RSS feed was published in March of 1999, and was used on Netscape. In 2002, a new RSS feed application was published removing the type attribute of RSS 0.94. This new software was called RSS 2.0 and after Google Reader shuts down, RSS feeds became extremely popular.

I have used RSS feed before to automatically update my blog with news without me having to update it on a daily basis. It is very simple: just add the feed to the HTML page and voila! I have updated new every day and the page appears fresh and new with the latest news without me having to lift a finger!

Blogs were First Used as an Online Diary

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When I first started out, my blogs were meant to be a personal online journal or diary to share with close friends and family. From there, they evolved to money making ventures where I can take sponsored posts and earn some revenue. After a while of getting started, you will get regular traffic and this is where you can start to monetize them. This is a win-win situation for me. On top of that, I can also earn advertisement space on all my blogs and this gives me the motivation to continue blogging as a hobby.

You can check out Wiki blogs or watch a video on blogging at Youtube Video on Blogs. These links are interesting and informative. I still recall the year 2006 August which I started my first blog on free Blogger platform and never looked back since then. If you can type well, think on the spot, then anyone can be a blogger. It does not take rocket science to figure out how to be a blogger and what to write.

To get started, you can use your first blogs as an online diary and pen down your thoughts which is easy peasy. Any Tom, Dick or Harry can do this, so can you. With that said, why won't you start your blogs and see how they evolve? Who knows? You might be invited for important functions and blog about events for sponsors to create buzz. This will surely make your blogs stand out from the rest and attract lots of visitors.

Blogging Careers

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Do you know that you can make blogging as a career? Well, there are three types of bloggers - self-employed bloggers, part time bloggers and corporate bloggers. I guess I fall into the second category as a part time blogger since I have a full time job to work in a home office as an Information Technology executive. For the record, I love to blog and blogging is one of my hobbies currently, besides getting to monetize it.

There are professional bloggers out there who are self-employed. These are serious bloggers who will attend any formal functions, take lots of photos to create buzz and then go home to blog about it to create awareness of the products or the services of the companies. You will see lots and lots of photos that these self-employed bloggers will painstakingly edit on their computer using Photoshop as an example, and then post into their blog. Blogging is their full time job which keeps them very busy besides traveling around for more content on their blog.

Then there's part time bloggers like yours truly who will blog when there is free time. In the meantime, full concentration is given to my full time job at home. Most of these part time bloggers are also talented and get to leverage on their blogs for a win-win basis between bloggers and sponsors. Even if we don't have any sponsored posts to do, we will still continue to blog and maintain one or several blogs just for the fun of it. We love telling the world about our life, thus keeping an online journal for all to see.

The third category is the corporate bloggers which work for companies or businesses and draw a salary from them. They are the internal staff and their job function is to blog about the corporate products, services and any events. Some staff are hired specially to just blog and create more buzz and awareness of the corporations. With the 3 categories of bloggers, now you can see why blogging careers are possible if you have a computer, basic editing software, digital camera and a blogging platform.

MOMA - Museum of Modern Art

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MOMA is an acronym for Museum of Modern Art. I would love to visit this place someday if given the chance. From an initial gift of 8 prints and 1 drawing, the collection has grown to include over 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects. The success of its impressive growth speaks volumes of MOMA. Visitors come and patronize the premise to enjoy art that is collected over time. Art enthusiasts will certainly enjoy their visit to MOMA and slowly absorb the beauty of each art piece.

The Museum of Modern Art is located in Midtown Manhattan on 53rd Street in New York City. Well, I have never been to New York, but my second sister who is pursuing her PhD in South Hampton, UK has been here once to see the various art works during her stint in Singapore. She is the most well-traveled amongst us and gained rich experience.

Well, art is not just a still object, but as an art enthusiast, you will be able to appreciate the beauty and labor of the artist in creating any object of art for the public to admire. For the record, I have won poster drawing prizes before during my school holidays and I recall the time and work taken to create a masterpiece that is appreciate by my classmates! It was pinned up in an obvious place for all students to admire as they pass through the school area every day.

One also need to appreciate the time and effort taken to take a beautiful photo shot by the patient photographer. This is especially so when you are shooting nature and animals in the wild. You must know how to set up the zoom lens, focal point, white light intensity, etc on your manual SLR camera.

God Never Planned for Divorce

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There is an increasing rate of divorce all around the world. Jennifer Lopez is one of the cases, having been divorced recently from her hubby of several years, Marc Anthony. They have twins and seek to have joint custody. Well, Jennifer is famous for being one of the 3 judges in the American Idol, if not the only female judge together with Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson.

My Grandma

Guest post from: Joe Castro

My grandma loves watching any tv shows about cooking or gardening. She was at my house one day and wanted to turn on HGTV. I turned it on and there was a show on about landscaping your own yard. My grandma went on and on about how pretty the flowers were and how vibrant the colors were. She told me that tv shows look better on my tv than they do on here. I told her it was probably because we were watching the show in HD. She said that she thinks her tv has HD, but she does not know which channels come in HD. I googled “ HD Direct TV ” and found out exactly which channels she has that come in HD. I printed the list of channels for her and she was so excited. Later that night she called me and was so happy about watching tv in HD. She said that she feels like she does not even have to wear her glasses any more when watching tv. I love my grandma and how the smallest things can make her so happy.

Mom and Me

Guest written by our friend Katie Callahan

Mom has given me the hardest time ever since I opened my own company. She seems to think I don't know what I'm doing or at least that I can't figure it out as I go along and is really driving me crazy. I mean, I am almost 40 years old and she seems to think that I never graduated from high school or something ridiculous like that! The other day she was lecturing me about how much I needed T1 new york and I just snapped. It's not like she's ever been this kind of business on her own and has advice to give me that she knows anything more about than I do. I felt kind of bad because I was kind of rude to her in the moment but I later apologized and she promised to try and back off a little bit when it came to my work. I hope that she needs it because if she doesn't I'm going to have to stop letting her be privy to all of my work related things.

My Boss

Guest post written by my buddy Bernardo Graham

It's only a matter of time before my boss kicks the bucket. Gosh, that sounds absolutely horrible to say that he is 91 years old and I don't know why in the world he is still at this office every day as if he's not too old to work. I love the man to death, and he's like a grandfather to me, but he is really holding up progress around here. For example, the other day I was trying to explain to him why we needed some of the services from t1internet.net/ and we got all caught up in a conversation about what the website actually does. He barely understands the functionality of the computer much less the Internet so it really is an uphill battle trying to get him to invest in any new technology for the business. He seems to think that marketing isn't something we need to spend money on and that our reputation around town will get us through this economy but I know better and I really wish he would listen to my suggestions.

Music and I love the 80s

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My mom landed just about the best direct tv deals ever the other day. She definitely hooked the family up and we all thanked her for it. Now we have just about every channel it seems. Finally, I get to watch my favorite channels like VH1 and MTV. I always watched them at my grand parents house, but we never had those channels at my house. I love to watch music videos. They do not show them as much anymore, but during certain times of day they will. I think MTV really only shows music videos early in the morning and in the afternoon. VH1 has become the same way where it shows more reality shows than music videos, but my favorite program on VH1 is the one they run about different time periods. Those are always funny when I know what they are talking about and interesting when I do not. I always think it is funny to see different trends and fads in music and in style. The episodes about the 80s make me feel like I lived then. The music and clothes were just so ridiculous and over the top. It seems like it would be fun to live through that.

Off Topic - Online Games

This post is off topic from the Christian theme but it is about an online game where you can try your luck and play to win prizes. Though I have never played any online game before, I have had my hands full playing games installed on big machines like a vending machine that are placed all over the university for students to de-stress and have a time of fun. I still recall going over to Hall 7 from Hall 3 which was just a walking distance in Nanyang Technological University to release study pressures to excel and it was worth it.

The online game here is created to provide entertainment while at the same time to help you win points and redeem them for prizes. I am at a stage where I no longer play computer games anymore but am busy with internet work and my full time employment from a home office for a sports surfacing company which belongs to my friend. In my free time, I will read the news or catch up with cable connected television on the latest news like the death of Gaddhafi of Libya, etc. Besides, election is just around the corner and I am reading up on what the local government is doing to win votes - whether by the clean way or otherwise.

Yesterday, I also skipped church because I was tired and rested in my room instead. Sometimes my local church preach too much on law and to press people to give more money, it can turn me off. So I rather stay put and sleep under the cotton duvet in an air-con room.

Big Family

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Being part of a big family has made me hyper aware of some things and it’s that boys hate reality shows. We’ve got SATELLITE TV FAMILY at home and there are constant arguments about who gets to watch what and it usually comes down to the guys wanting to watch some sports game while the girls are wanting to watch some trashy reality show. For example, that show “Tough Love” is on VH1 and me and all my sisters love it. Of course the guys think it’s just pathetic so they’ve taken to actually stealing the remote and hiding it until they get home! The other day I found it in the FREEZER! I wonder what it is about those types of shows they hate and I know my mom likes them, too, so it can’t be a generational thing. I think it has something to do with girls being able to relate to the characters and guys just thinking they’re pathetic, you know? That seems like the likeliest explanation to me if you were to ask!

It's COMING!

The Author of this post is Cheryl Martinez

Gosh I love football season! It’s coming up soon and I’m already planning what I’m going to do for each game this year. I like cooking a big old pot of something and having everyone over – last year I did a lot of stews and chilis because it gets really cold and crisp here in the fall. I think this year I’m going to try my hand at some casseroles and even some pulled pork, if I feel like it! I recently got Direc4U.COM satellite at home so I should be able to get all the games and some extra channels with no problem so it’s shaping up to be the best year yet, at least in terms of having access to tons of games. I love how everyone comes to my place to watch the first game of the year and hopefully my cooking will keep them coming back game after game! I know I like company whether

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So beware of what you are buying off the shelves from the pharmacy in your neighborhood. Some of the medication that we take may have adverse side effects. So it is better to do some research on the internet first before purchasing that medication or as prescribed by your doctor who may be unaware of the lawsuits. Hence, it is good to seek second or even third opinion from the medical experts if you can afford it. You can never take your health for granted and trust to consume every medication given to you safely.

Some of the side effects may take years to be discovered by clients or patients. By then it may be too late for you already. So, be in the know all the time as knowledge is power and brings good health. Some of the medication may cause obesity or numbness of the peripherals. Others may have worse side effects.