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    Author: Elijah Young

    Is RockMelt the Social Web Browser of the Future?

    Could your web browser replace the need to visit Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn on a regular basis? To find out the answer, keep reading...

    Web browsers have changed considerably over the past 15 years. From Internet Explorer to the upstart Mozilla stealing their thunder and most recently Google rearing its head with an ultra-fast browser, Chrome, the field of play is starting to get crowded.

    Obviously, that means it's time for a new name to join the fray—and with a social twist.

    Enter RockMelt.

    RockMelt is a different breed of

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    6 Reasons Why BlogWorld Was Amazing

    Setting aside the budget to go to a conference like BlogWorld and New Media Expo can be a big decision for a solo brand, a small business or a department head. It’s important to get a sense of where your money’s going, and more importantly, where the return on investment is.

    I was tasked to write about this mega social media conference. Here are 6 specific things that I took away from BlogWorld 2010.

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    Can Amplify.com Help You Find Great Content?

    Most of us use the Internet every day. Whether for work, school or play, the Internet is woven into the very fabric of our lives. Although we spend so much of our time online, we rarely give much thought to what actually makes up the content of the Internet.

    Let’s be clear, the Internet is really divided into three types of stuff: (1) terribly addictive, uncomfortably funny or tremendously valuable content, (2) average, run-of-the-mill, “I already knew that” -type content and finally (3) utter crap.

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    Three Free Social Monitoring Tools Worth Exploration

    We live in a world where the entire globe can have access to your name, IP address, photo and all of your public information with a simple search.

    Now social media takes it one step further. I not only can find your past exploits online, but I can hear the conversations that the entire globe is having about you, right now, with a simple click (and maybe some typing too).

    Twazzup, Addict-o-matic and SocialMention are three free platforms that allow you to measure your social media mettle—or more simply put, see all of the buzz or

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    How to Discover What’s Trending on Facebook

    Since Facebook announced the Open Graph API, the response has ranged from "Facebook is the future of the web" to "Facebook is ending privacy as we know it."

    Matt Schlict definitely believes the former.

    Matt saw Open Graph API as an opportunity to connect people across the web—not just through personal connections, but also by their connection to the most popular content.  Instead of waiting for users to browse one of the 100,000 sites using a form of the Open Graph, he decided to post all of the most popular content in one place, on

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