Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category

Posted on September 27, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

infographic – The Blog Tree: New Growth. An Eloqua and JESS3 project

For more about the Blog Tree see:
The Blog Tree: New Growth. Fruit for Your RSS Feed [Infographic]
How it was made by Jess3 – Eloqua – The Blog Tree: New Growth

Note: Only blogs launched after 1/01/09 was considered

Posted on May 13, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

Because of you SocialWayne.com was selected as one of the Top20 blogs for Black Enterprise Bloggers Month 2011

Over the years I have never guessed how blogging or having a blog could change or affect my life. Some people blog to share their opinion, some blog because it’s their job and some blog as a hobby and just for fun. I think I’ve all four. Regardless of the reason, I’ve received my share of privileged access to events, established partnerships, launched startups and other opportunities and this blog has been at the core of how I’ve been able to tell my story and share information with the world. Because of that SocialWayne.com has been listed as One of the Top 50 Social Media Blogs Of 2010 via Evan Carmichael, 50 Of The Best Social Media And Technology Blogs In The World via simplyzesty.com and more as you can see on my about page.

Today I’m pleased to announced that SocialWayne.com has been selected as one of the Top20 blogs for Black Enterprise Bloggers Month 2011. I want to say thank you to all of the readers, followers on twitter and others who have stopped by left a comment or share an article you found useful. Thank you Black Enterprise for selecting my blog as well. This is all motivation to continue to provide useful information about technology and more in the future.

For more about the Black Enterprise Bloggers Month check out the video promotion below and you can see the rest of the blogs listed here: http://www.blackenterprise.com/blackbloggermonth/

Thank you!

Posted on December 8, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

I just checked into your blog

At the core of location-based services is the term check-in. The act of checking in using location-based applications can announce to your friends and/or social graph that you are physically present at a location. From there a business/location owner can reward you for visiting the location or by publicly announcing that you’re at a location your friends may join you. The location could instantly turn into a hot spot with more of your friends joining you in a matter of minutes. Now, take the same concept and apply it to websites.

With most static websites there’s very little interaction. You read information and if the information is valuable you may email a link to a friend and the only interaction the website owner may have with you is a cookie or IP address. If you have a blog there are a few ways to interact with your visitors. They can leave a comment, like a post via, Facebook or Disqus and if they share a link via Twitter or other social networking sites you can enable social backtracks to see who they are.

Now playing off the success of location-based apps a new wave of web applications have launched or either added features to enable site visitors to check into your website. Some are calling it participation engine or add game mechanics to your website and others saying turn your visitors into loyal fans. Either way, here are seven web applications to allow your website visitors to check-in.

1. Badgeville

2. OneTrueFan

3. Meebo check-in bar

4. Marginize

5. Bigdoor

6. bunchball

7. Reputely

Bonus: You could create a location for your blog using TriOut World, give it a QR Code and let people scan the QR Code to check-in. For super geeks only. #TriOutShamelessplug

You may be wondering why would anyone want to check into a website? I’m sure the same question was asked four or five years ago about using a mobile device and checking into a businesses. By offering a way for visitors to check-in to your website or blog provides a way for you to reward them with badges, points and can increase time spent along with social sharing. Just like with a few popular location-based applications these platforms are building on the success of adding game mechanics to increase visitor loyalty and engagement. There’s always talk about moving beyond the check-in and rewarding customers, in this case you could reward your visitors if they check into your website or blog.

I’m currently using OneTrueFan on SocialWayne.com via hat tip to LouisGray. Have you check into a website or blog before? Would you add a check-in bar to your website or do you think the whole idea of checking into a website is lame?

Posted on December 6, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

Tumblr is down making self-hosted WordPress blogs look great and reminding everyone to backup now

It has been a sad 48 hours for Tumblr. The microblogging/blogging site has been down with no ETA as to when everything will be back to normal. Tumblr users are starting to panic and get frustrated and sharing their frustration on Twitter. I have a tumblr account as well but I’m glad it’s not may main website or I too would be a little upset at this point.

Regardless this is good reminder as I tell clients it’s always better to host your own blog using WordPress vs Tumblr or similar sites. Still if you are using a self-hosted WordPress installation you need to back up your blog for those just in case moments such as a server crash or you need to move your blog to another web host.

To back up your WordPress blog see my post: 3 plugins to backup your WordPress blog. Another option is http://www.backupify.com/ which supports various social web platforms but Tumblr is not one of them.

I wish the Tumblr team luck and I hope they’re able to bring Tumblr back to life soon. In the mean time visit: http://whentumblrisdown.com/

Do you use Tumblr as your main website? What do you think the problem is?

Posted on April 27, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

Blog Shares from the Social Web for April 27th

Today, while reading RSS feeds in my Google Reader, I came across these interesting blog posts. Some of the post topics range from WordPress themes/tips, marketing, design and social media / social networks. I hope you find them interesting. If one of them was useful to you or if you have a comment about any of the links, let me know in the comments.

	Shared Phonebooth Free Product Launch at SXSW 2010.
	Shared Phonebooth Free Product Launch at SXSW 2010.
	Shared Phonebooth Free Product Launch at SXSW 2010.
	Shared Phonebooth Free Product Launch at SXSW 2010.
	Shared Spinning RGB LED Ball II.
	Shared Spinning RGB LED Ball II.
	Shared Spinning RGB LED Ball II.
	Shared Spinning RGB LED Ball II.