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Posted by Mark on May 15, 2012

Businesses and Brands on Pinterest

In the last year, Pinterest has really taken off as a unique and visually entertaining photo and image sharing service. Even without uploading any images yourself, you can quickly put together some pinboards of the things that interest you. Pins contain an image, a short description (which can contain clickable hashtags, and links in itself) and a link to the source. It’s that last feature –...

Posted by Mark on May 9, 2012

Top Websites for Instagram Lovers

Now that Instagram has finally launched an Android app (thereby upsetting all the iPhone users who are used to exclusivity) I’ve been able to finally have a play and figure out what all the fuss is about. Fair enough. It’s a great app for those who lap up anything related to visual eye candy and, so far at least, it’s entirely free of ads or ‘sponsored stories’ (i.e. other...

Posted by Mark on Feb 18, 2012

How to Embed a Tweet on a Blog Post

Twitter is a great way to keep an eye on what’s going on in the world. Because it’s instant and can be quite personal, it can also be a great way to pick up on some key insights into the lives and opinions of celebrities, business owners, game developers and more. For example, some of the team behind Top Gear will often leak when the next season is going to start long before it’s...

Posted by Mark on Feb 6, 2012

How do I get more blog comments for my promotion?

I recently received a question from a blog owner in Napier called Kim (hi Kim!). Kim asked: “I currently have a giveaway to help promote a friend’s business. I’ve had 69 views on the page but only 6 comments (entries for the giveaway). I’m wondering if the layout of the blog makes it difficult for people to leave a comment. Can anyone leave a comment? I do have a friend who said...

Posted by Mark on Jul 9, 2011

Add Social Media Buttons to a WordPress Blog

You’ve got a blog and now you want to add social sharing buttons to that blog. Why? Search engines are just one way that people can find your blog. Another is through the use of social media. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past decade, you’ll know that social media is pretty big right now. Facebook has over 750 million users and each user has on average 130 friends. If one of...