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No, You Shouldn’t Send Your Tweets to Facebook

August 13, 2012 by Nathan Bransford 55 Comments

It’s now pretty easy to send your tweets to Facebook. How do you do it? I’m not telling, because you shouldn’t do it. I understand the temptation. It’s hard to think of witty things to say and cool things to share, why not kill two birds with one stone and share both at once? Here’s […]

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Social Media is an Imperfect Sales Tool. Use it Anyway.

May 21, 2012 by Nathan Bransford 39 Comments

I somehow missed this post the first time around, but Red Pen of Doom wrote a post at the end of last year that, while extremely complimentary of my physical appearance (blushing, RPofD!), pointed out that my social media following has not resulted in the same number book sales as, say, Snooki. Who, yes, has […]

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The Top 5 Social Media Blunders You Shouldn’t Make

April 24, 2012 by Nathan Bransford 51 Comments

Social media is as much art as science, but there are some mistakes you just shouldn’t make. Here are five. 5. Don’t link your Facebook and Twitter accounts  Render unto Facebook that which is Facebook and render unto Twitter that which is Twitter. A good tweet is different than a good Facebook post, and vice […]

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Are You Ready for Facebook Timeline?

October 18, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 30 Comments

I wrote my first article for CNET, on Facebook Timeline. Check it out!

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Is Blog Fatigue on the Rise?

October 10, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 132 Comments

“Das Schlaraffenland” – Pieter Bruegel the Elder It’s been over five years since blogs really exploded into the public consciousness, fueled by the rising popularity of WordPress and Blogger, which vastly simplified the process of creating places on the Internet where anyone could easily share their thoughts. And dare I say people seem to be […]

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Don’t Be a Jerk

October 4, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 91 Comments

Porträt des Francisco de Goya – Vicente López Y Portaña The Internet has opened up many new avenues for people to express their opinions. It has empowered the crowd, it has emboldened the masses, it has allowed just about anyone with an Internet connection to fire up their computer and start telling the world what […]

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