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There is one obvious deficiency of almost every Social Networking site - one that, if corrected, could make all the difference in their ability to generate an income and greatly increase their usefulness.  FriendFeed has my vote for the site that can most quickly implement this strategy and become “THE” most used Social Networking site.

Better targeting is what is behind the calls for better filters, too much Twitter noise and pruning followers! Social Media sites are only useful to those who can figure out how to reduce the noise and hone in on their interests.

Users are NOT who should be providing a targeted experience; the SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ARE!!! Want to know how?

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Here it is more than a month later and the TwiTip Construct Your Own Top Ten Niche Must Follow Twitter Lists is STILL getting new comments. I just added all the new submissions to the TwiTip Top Ten Niche Twitter Users list here. Every person who took the time to blog a list or add one to the comments there has picked up at least two links, potential followers and/or subscribers and who knows how many new visitors.

If you don’t take time to check out posts like that one - those with enormous potential to spread virally, you may miss a huge opportunity. Who might have visited you from that one link? Or shared your latest or best blog post far and wide?

If you didn’t even read it you would have missed this real jewel way down in the comments: Read more…

Back in September of this year I wrote that Search Engines are NOT as Important As Many Believe They Are Because Search Engines are no one’s target audience: people are! My prediction for 2009 is that search engines will continue to decline in importance as more Internet users ask their Social Networks for recommendations and learn how to access online reviews and Local Search Directories. Read more…

The fastest path to success is specializing and collaborating with other specialists. This is not optional because there is simply too much to learn and stay on top of for any one person to be exceptional at it all and still be productive.

Those who build teams of collaborators (or acquire the solutions created by such teams) will have advantages going it alone can not even begin to approach. In Is Blogging Keeping You Poor (posted at CopyBlogger) author Jonathan Morrow wrote: Read more…

How do YOU feel when someone gives you a gift - especially a carefully selected gift that you can use regularly? Does the gift change how you feel about that person? Do you think of them every time you use it? Would YOU appreciate receiving more gifts?

Although the true meaning of Christmas is infinitely more important, the holidays do provide the perfect excuse to give anyone a gift for any reason:

• In appreciation for assistance they’ve given you
• Because you truly enjoy their company
• To serve as a regular reminder that you’re in their life

Even if you suspect that someone may be giving you a gift to enhance their own business relationship with you, wouldn’t you still appreciate the thought? I believe most people would - especially if the gift were thoughtfully chosen just for them. If there are relationships you would like to strengthen, read on. Read more…

Few realize how far one little action on their part can ripple. Maybe if they knew they’d toss more little pebbles into the great sea that is our online world or launch more butterflies. Each time you share something online - especially if that something benefits someone else - you improve the world.

Your tiny efforts could make the difference for some between struggling and thriving.

Here is just one example and stats on the enormous numbers of people who could potentially be affected: Read more…

Do you ever feel like you’re Tweeting to yourself? Does anyone answer your Tweets? Instead of just watching random messages go by at Twitter or wondering if anyone is hearing you, why not search for the conversations you’d most like to hear?

Just go to Twitter Search and type in what you want to know about right now. You’ll see the results of any Tweet that included the keywords you searched on plus how long ago each message was posted. Want some ideas on what to do with it? Read more…

HOW you share in Social Networking sites is just as important as WHAT you share because only those who read what you post benefit. Take a little longer and you’ll see a huge uplift in who follows your finds and comments. Using the FriendFeed bookmarklet makes it easier so install it first to use the tips below.

Tips for FriendFeed Posts Others Will Love to Share:

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What blog or online business couldn’t use more visitors? There are so many little ways to plant seeds of growth that no list can be comprehensive, so we’ll just start with some off the top of our head and count on our readers to add their best ideas. Feel free to leave links to related articles and posts in the do follow comments.

As you visit other bloggers be sure to share the best posts you find at your favorite Social Networking site. I favor the FriendFeed bookmarklet. The better your shared items the more people will want to read what YOU write. Take a little extra time and make your FriendFeed posts more valuable to readers.

Here are Five easy to use tools to make the results of your time online more fruitful: Read more…

There is so much concern about commenting in blogs that we want to declare our position:

WE LOVE COMMENTS and ENCOURAGE Relevant Link Dropping

• If you have something to say - pro or con - please say it.
• We hope you WILL leave related links. If you know of several great related articles feel free to include links to all of them. If you have written posts related to any existing posts here please DO add your related links to those posts.
• Be sure to enter the main URL of your blog or the URL of a particular blog post so it will automatically be linked.
• If you want to add a SHORT slogan that lets readers of your comments know what your site offers go ahead. Most people DO know the difference between discreetly reminding readers what they do and posting an advertisement. We trust that most of our visitors will know the difference.
• All comments are DoFollow. We write for real readers and they follow links.
• We often move the best links left in comments up into the Additional Resources sections found under most posts here.
• What is relevant? Comments pertaining to that particular post or questions related to that subject. They CAN be about your site as long as they’re also relevant to the post.

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