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    Chat Live With Social Media Gurus Via Video

    On Monday October 12th, 2009, Social Media Examiner is sponsoring four hours of live video chats with leading social media superstars Mari Smith, Jason Falls, Chris Garrett and Denise Wakeman.

    Here's how to participate: Simply click here to enter the live video broadcast room (login with your Twitter ID or as a guest).

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    7am Pacific (10am Eastern): Join Chris Garrett (co-author of ProBlogger) and Michael Stelzner
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    The Marketing Power of the Retweet: An Interview With Dan Zarrella

    I recently sat down with Dan Zarrella. Dan is a social media and viral marketing scientist. He's also the author of the brand-new book coming out called The Social Media Marketing Book by O'Reilly.

    What's really unique about Dan is that he makes science practical for the social media world. He takes a deep look at what's going on with social media activity and he extracts knowledge or nuggets that are really amazing and very helpful for marketers.

    Dan has contributed to major websites like Mashable, Copyblogger and ProBlogger. He has also

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    How to Create Headlines That Go Viral With Social Media

    Are you struggling to get more clicks and bookmarks on your articles? Possibly there is one area in which your content is letting you down. Even the best blog post writers sometimes make this mistake.

    One aspect of your writing requires a great deal of effort getting right, and it is so obvious it is commonly overlooked. What is the first thing a social media user sees?
    "I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and I get briefed by people who probably read the news

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    Social Media Marketing Lowers Acquisition Costs 39 Percent for TakeLessons.com

    It was a classic business beginning. Two friends, some margaritas, and maybe a little cocktail napkin scribbling.

    In 2004, Steven Cox sat down with a fellow musician after a gig. Cox’s friend and his wife were expecting their first baby and hoping to buy a house. But as a musician and private instructor, he struggled with making ends meet.

    "Playing music doesn't necessarily pay all the bills, unless you have a really big contract or gig," Cox says. "My friend was hanging flyers in drugstores and music stores but still not finding enough

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    Top 10 Easy Steps to Starting a Business Blog

    Though they had been around for many years, blogs burst on the scene as a hot marketing tool around 2003 when marketers discovered easy-to-use blogging platforms like Blogger, Typepad, and WordPress.

    However, just because anyone can set up a blog, doesn't mean everyone should, and many professionals and businesses start blogging without giving any thought to why, how and who will be doing the blogging.

    Over 50 percent of blogs are abandoned within the first 90 days. While this isn't really important if you're writing a personal diary,

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