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StumbleUpon, Digg, and Empire Avenue—among others—aren't worth the trouble, this blogger says.
Do you feel like you must be on all social media sites? They can eat up a lot of your time if you are on every one. I've joined most of them in the past three years, and have seen many of them change. A few don't drive the traffic they once did to my websites or blogs. Why spend time on them if they are not productive?
Here is my list of social media sites you should ditch...
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You may have noticed that we’ve been on a mission to simplify LinkedIn. We hope you’re enjoying a simpler and easier, yet elegant and engaging experience across your mobile and desktop experiences. Via Anita Windisman Delete the scoop?
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CONTENT MARKETING! DO IT! It’s the NEW SEO! In fact, it’s so awesome you don’t need anything else! Just produce awesome content and you will be in SEO nirvana! It’s like double rainbows and Matt Cutts got together and had baby NyanCats! Old SEO is dead. This is the new SEO and it’s beautiful! Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Content marketing isn’t new. It’s just a new buzzword picked up by other industries that suddenly found out they could to “do SEO”, but they didn’t want to “do SEO”, so they tried to make it more special. It isn’t. Content marketing has been around since SEO on Google has been called SEO. To not understand this is to not understand what Google and its algorithms measure and how this might affect your site. Via Tom George 
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May 24, 7:58 AM
Interesting article, and perspective on the current state of content marketing and what might come down the line with Panda updates and SEO Delete the scoop?
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Pinterest is one of the top online social networks. Yet many business owners are still not sure about Pinterest; they are afraid to venture into ... Via Kelly Lieberman Delete the scoop?
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SEO used to be about tuning a website for optimal consumption by spiders. Today’s SEO is about earning recognition, social spread, and backlinks. Here are practical activities that need to be done every month to achieve real SEO results. Via craig daniels 
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May 23, 10:42 AM
One thing that won't change in your small businesses lifetime is: "create good engaging content and you'll be ahead of the crowd." Great content that is immediately useful to your customers will always set you apart from your competition. Is this post Adam Stetzer emphasizes 4 areas all forward thinking small businesses would do well to pay attention to.
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Google Chrome has been working on a Beta release that contained optimizations that make web pages load 5% faster on average! Via DashBurst, Steven Hughes Delete the scoop?
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Pinterest has become that rarest of specimens, at least in the consumer/social world: an independent, massively scaling service that not only bestows the “cool” factor that every large company seems to crave but, in Pinterest’s... Via Kelly Lieberman Delete the scoop?
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Google is working toward its vision of what the future of search should be, and yesterday at the I/O event announced developments that are helping that vision become a reality. The question: How will businesses continue to remain relevant online? Via Level343 
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May 17, 10:55 AM
Google is working towards the search of the future with the functionality unveiled yesterday at the event. Singhal forecast the three primary functions search will need to evolve. In his presentation, he stated search will need to: Answer ConverseAnticipateLet's go over a couple of the developments announced yesterday that demonstrate Google is working toward its vision of the future of search. Delete the scoop?
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May 16, 10:52 PM
Add some media elements to your Profile...I'll certainly be checking out the new features.
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May 16, 10:53 PM
My LinkedIn profile has been my default resume for some time. I'm looking forward to tweaking it with some media. Delete the scoop?
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Today we’re announcing a partnership with American Airlines that gives Klout users access to nearly 40 worldwide lounge locations including San Francisco, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, London and many more. Starting today, if you have a Klout Score of 55 or higher, you can gain access to the Admirals Club by going to aa.com/klout. You do not have to be an American Airlines passenger to be eligible for this Perk. Via Russ Bergeron Delete the scoop?
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There has been much speculation this week about some kind of major Google update. Google Penguin 2.0 was not the blame. But you can expect the next Penguin update in the next few weeks, Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts has confirmed.
"Nope, no new Penguin update this week," Cutts wrote on Twitter, later adding "…we do expect to roll out Penguin 2.0 (next generation of Penguin) sometime in the next few weeks though." Via iNeoMarketing 
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May 13, 9:14 AM
Please be aware. Once this happens, we'll get the information to you, as well as the impact on your B2B SEO efforts. In the interim, please stick with the basics: good, solid, fresh content.
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White is certainly an elegant color, and when properly used in web design, it can deliver really beautiful results, as the ones we will see here today. Via Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com Delete the scoop?
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Google is consolidating storage between Drive, Gmail and Google+, now offering users 15GB of free storage shared across all three platforms. Via Gust MEES 
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Google is consolidating storage between Drive, Gmail and Google+, now offering users 15GB of free storage shared across all three platforms. Delete the scoop?
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In an update to their mobile apps today, Instagram has added Facebook-like tagging to uploaded images. Via David Blundell 
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May 14, 3:40 AM
Instagram get in your face! Do you like this new innovation? . . . Delete the scoop?
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A weird glitch is happening on Instagram right now. The photo service is randomly deleting accounts and saying that those accounts have been flagged for a violation of terms. Via Zbynek Kysela 
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May 24, 12:41 AM
Got deleted? SOS link: http://help.instagram.com/customer/portal/emails/new --- I'm on INSTAGRAM Delete the scoop?
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Amazes me more big companies don't know about SEO rollups, the ability to platform or "Hub" a website and roll up large groups of keywords. Via Martin (Marty) Smith Delete the scoop?
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Google+ shares are more valuable to merchants than referrals from Twitter or Facebook, according to an analysis of $5 million worth of online purchases that came through the social commerce platform Addshoppers.com. Via Alex Butler 
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May 24, 10:07 AM
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The “conversational search” that Google demonstrated at last week’s Google I/O conference is now available to users of its Chrome browser, and it’s a significant leap in how we use search engines. Via Level343
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May 22, 9:36 AM
For Google’s competitors, it’s another challenge in keeping up. Google Now is already doing amazing things anticipating searches. Now Google’s conversational search is allowing searchers to get casual with the service, plus it sets things up to entice searchers to share more of their own information directly using Google’s other services, so they can speak things like “what’s happening today” and very personal answers. Delete the scoop?
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Flickr fans may find the lure of a free terabyte attractive, but they might be put off by the accompanying advertisements that support Flickr's new free account model. Via Philippe Gassmann Delete the scoop?
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The Yahoo! Tumblr acquisition rumors appear to have come to fruition, as the Wall Street Journal has reported that the Yahoo board has approved the colossal $1.1 billion deal to buy out Tumblr. Via DashBurst, Steven Hughes Delete the scoop?
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Since Instagram was launched on Android last year, it has continued to explode in popularity. Via Baochi, Jesus Alvarez, antonios bouris Delete the scoop?
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While you wait for your invite to the Google Maps you can preview the new features on this handy More Than a Map demo site. Google has updated Maps inside and out, from new colors to integrated Street View. Delete the scoop?
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Are you using a LinkedIn Company Page to promote your product or service? A LinkedIn Company Page will give you several other features to get your product or service in front of a targeted audience... Via Mike Barnes Delete the scoop?
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What should we expect in the next few months in terms of SEO for Google? From Matt Cutts, Mountain View. Via iNeoMarketing
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May 14, 7:59 AM
Straight from the Man. Answers the Penguin 2.0 questions: what to expect, and what you should do.
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The tech world is mystified and frightened by teens. At the same time, tech companies are desperately catering to them, knowing that teens will shape the industry's future.
In a recent report from BI Intelligence, we analyze how teens and their mobile-first habits threaten to upend the tech industry. Via Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com Delete the scoop?
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Infographic on Building Safe links which are safe from Google Panda and Google Penguin update for Company Marketing in increasing website authority in Google Via Chintan Jain Delete the scoop?
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Social media food for thought. I agree. You need to focus on key social channels delivering ROI....
Time for change