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    Social Gaming: A Review of Empire Avenue

    When someone brings up social gaming, a few things may pop into your head: Angry Birds, Mafia Wars, Farmville…

    What if social gaming wasn't all about beating levels, planting crops or killing bosses? What if the players were real and their actions drove your success or failure? If that were ever the case, the social game you come up with might be called Empire Avenue.

    Empire Avenue is a social game where you can buy stock in real people whose values rise and fall depending on their

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    Is Klout a Good Judge of Your Social Media Influence?

    Have you used Klout? Can it really tell you how influential people are online? Can it be gamed? Read my review and decide for yourself.
    What Is Klout?
    Klout calls itself the "measurement for your overall online influence," but what are they really trying to do? To understand Klout's goal, you have to understand influence itself and the difficulty in measuring social media ROI. In the beginning, social media was measured in followers and fans, and for a time, life was good.

    But with companies joining social media sites by the tens of

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    Is Spreaker the Future of Internet Radio?

    If you're not a huge fan of writing, it's probably safe to say that you've considered speaking your content instead of organizing it into written words.

    If that's true, then you've probably heard of several podcast-type platforms, all the way up to the big dog in the industry, BlogTalkRadio.

    Because demand is the main driver of more podcasts, platforms have evolved to add a number of social and practical features to entice would-be hosts to join their community. Today, we add a new face to that group with Spreaker.

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    Is Quora the Next Big Social Media Site?

    Are you considering using Quora? Has all the buzz got you wondering if it's worth it? Keep reading for my full review.

    When I first heard about Quora, the conversation went a little like this:
    Jill: "Have you heard of Quora? It's a question and answer site."
    Jack: "You mean like Yahoo Answers?"
    Jill: "No, it's full of experts who give you the best answers."
    Jack: "You mean like LinkedIn Answers?"
    Jill: "No, the community votes for the best answer and they can hide irrelevant answers."

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