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Web Development

16 Useful Blogs for Web Design and Inspiration

Staying updated with high-quality web design resources is crucial in today’s fast-paced industry. To help inspire creativity and problem-solving, here’s a refreshed list of websites that consistently offer valuable insights, tutorials, and design inspiration for web professionals. These sites cover a range of styles, techniques, and trends that reflect the ever-evolving landscape of digital design. […]

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Why Do You Use Social Media?

I set up my Facebook account in September of 2004. I remember everyone was talking about it. The timing was perfect as it was my first time out on my own and I was desperate to meet people. It instantly became the go to solution to find out who that cute girl in my math […]

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Twitter's Reply Changes, Not A Big Deal

Funny how everyone is all up in arms about Twitter’s most recent changes. Small Settings Update

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Social Media

What We Can Learn From Drive-Through Menus

I’m always interested in how companies position themselves and go about their business. I find myself analyzing the most mundane things like the importance of brand names on trucks and even the song selections in the background of TV commercials. I believe there are lessons to be learned everywhere in life depending on whether or […]

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How To Web Development

Using Custom Social Bookmark Icons With AddThis Analytics

(Note: This code is meant to be put in your WordPress Template. However, it should be easy to modify it for other uses.)

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Rant Twitter

How Much Value Is In A ReTweet?

ReTweeting is the act of re-posting someones tweet on Twitter by copying their message and adding the prefix “RT @username“. The idea is that you are passing on a tweet or a link that you like and think your followers would also enjoy. It’s also a great way of letting someone know you liked what […]

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Social Media

April Fools Survival Guide for Twitter

Once a year, Twitter lets loose, with fictitious news stories devouring the social media space. What’s worse is that April Fools day is no longer limited to it’s normal 24 hour time span. Instead, it lasts for a 48 hour Social Media day. Remember, it’s April 1st somewhere.

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Rant Twitter

Quality vs Quantity on Twitter

Twitter is a powerful platform for real-time updates and conversations, but if you’re not careful, it can quickly become a chaotic mess of irrelevant content. The key to making Twitter work for you is curating a quality feed that delivers valuable insights and meaningful discussions. By focusing on who you follow and how you engage, […]

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Blogging Plugins Twitter WordPress

7 Awesome Twitter Plugins for WordPress

TweetSuite TweetSuite is an excellent plugin developed by ‘social & viral marketing scientist’ Dan Zarrella. It started off as a plugin that returned all ReTweets of a post and has turned into a complete Twitter/Wordpress solution.

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How To Social Media Twitter

Who Are You Following on Twitter?

I talked a little about my Twitter following strategy back in a previous post but I wanted to expand a bit.