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Corporate websites are often little more than interactive brochures that display basic information and describe what the business offers. But if you're looking to do more — establish your company's executives as thought leaders in the industry, develop relationships with customers or gather feedback from prospects and clients — then a company blog is a much better choice. "A blog can also be the centerpiece for a social media effort, driving visitors from Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn back to the blog through calls-to-action and landing pages," explains Douglas Karr, the author of Corporate Blogging for Dummies. "A blog has the flexibility to produce content easily, syndicate that content through any medium using RSS, and convert that audience into customers.
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As I've been saying for years, Twitter can be an extremely valuable tool for techies -- if you know who to use it. The most important factor in making Twitter useful is knowing who to follow. To help people interested in technology, I published a list of 100 techies on Twitter in 2009 and then updated the list to 140 techies in 2010. It's time to update the list again, since lots of new tech commentators and personalities have joined Twitter during the past year and I've discovered some new names worth following. My list is up to 180. For updates on the latest tech news you can find me on Twitter at @jasonhiner If you're new to Twitter, I'd recommend reading my article on the four stages of a typical Twitter user and my quick Twitter guide and glossary for business users. Mobile computing. HashTracking.com » Maintenance Mode. Create screencasts and screen recordings the easy way.
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