Can You Live Without Social Bookmarking?
Social bookmarking. What the heck is it? Why would you want to do it? And how do you make it work for you? Or are you someone who already can't live without it?
You may or may not have heard of Digg, StumbleUpon, Del.icio.us, Reddit, Mag.nolia.com, Diigo, Twine or Kirtsy. There are a ton of social bookmarking sites out there. Which one do you use? Did you hear that StumbleUpon recently reached 7 million users - more than Twitter?
Do you feel like a Social Bookmarking Neanderthal? Don't worry, even active Twitter, LinkedIn and FaceBook users are often not plugged into the power of social bookmarking.
What type of Social Bookmarking User are You?
Confused: Are you like Viveka von Rosen who's all over Twitter and LinkedIn but confesses to being confused how to use social bookmarking. Not too long ago she thought Twitter was going to be a waste of time, and now is fully hooked. But she still wonders, "Is social bookmarking going to help promote my business? Get me more clients? Save me time?"
Amateur: Or are you like Peggy Dolane who uses Digg, StumbleUpon and Del.icio.us but is worried she's doing it wrong. She's also not sure about how to build communities on these platforms. And asks, "How often do you share things? Is one platform better than another? Is it true you'll get banned for tagging your own material? And does it really send people to your site who are going to buy your product or are you just getting empty traffic numbers from these sites?"
Expert: Mike Witt is an avid Digg user and really gets it. When you send him something to digg, he helps you get instant results. Mike has advice about Digg account settings, spam management, digging your own material without getting banned, building community with appropriate "shouts," and finding and keeping Digg friends. Did you know, for example, that a good friend network on Digg is one important way to get momentum going on a Digg post?
How do you use social bookmarking? What are its strengths and weaknesses? And, bottom line, is it a marketing tool or simply another form of entertainment?
Free Discussion about Social Bookmarking
Join us live on Twitter, Feb 25th at 8 Eastern, 5 Pacific, 7 Centralto share your experience and questions and bring the "Social Bookmark Neanderthals" into the 21st century.
Add #SBN to you Tweets to join the conversation. You can follow #sbn on any Twitter client that streams keywords. A few examples are http://www.tweetchat.com/, http://search.twitter.com/, http://www.tweetgrid.com/ or http://www.tweetdeck.com/. Look forward to seeing you there!
Want to learn more about Social Bookmarking? Click HERE.
Mike Witt
Reader Comments (7)
Great discussion starter, Mike.
Many of us are unsure about how to effectively leverage the use of social sites like Twitter, Facebook, etc. This chat on Twitter should be interesting and fast paced.
I use social bookmarking and specifically Onlywire because it puts everything in one place and submits to several accounts with one click.
Looking forward to the discussion,
Theresa
Twitter ID is tmayhu
Hi Theresa,
Thanks for the comment, I appreciate that a lot. You are right, I think we will have a great time on 2/25 sharing how Social Bookmarking is evolving and what things we can do today to prepare for more change in the future.
I know a lot of folks that will be joining, some expert's in the field, so yes, it will probably be fast paced, but exciting and full of information.
Hope to see you there next week, thanks again for stopping by.
Mike Witt
Mike to the rescue again! Thanks!
Hi Irene,
Thank you for comment, and thank you for stopping by. Hope to see you on 2/25/09 for our Live Twitter Event !!!
Mike Witt
Looking forward to talking about social media with you and Viveka (and the rest of the interested Twitosphere) next week. I know I'm going to learn a TON, I do every time I get involved with twitter conversations.
I've also posted my blog on the topic http://provientmarketing.com/blog/2009/02/can-you-live-without-social-bookmarking/ -- PLUS I've just posted a brief tutorial on how to use hash tags(such as the one we will be using #sbn) to follow a twitter conversation for the uninitiated: http://provientmarketing.com/blog/2009/02/hashtags-twitter-tutorial/
Hi Peggy,
Thank you so much for the great comment and links to your tutorials on using hashtags with Twitter, excellent stuff.
I am also looking forward to our live event, I think it will bring lots of folks with expertise and knowledge in this field, and of course us :-).
Thanks Peggy, you are a great teacher and mentor and understand how Social Media can impact a person's life and business.
Mike Witt
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