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		<title>Social Media on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/social-media-on-twitter-91</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you are too, hooked to the micro-blogging service of Twitter you can now find us posting our findings and thoughts on social media and online marketing on a regular basis. No, this is not the type of &#8216;going for lunch&#8217;, &#8216;back at the office&#8217; twitter posting. We are going to be sharing facts, [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/seo/google-introduces-social-media-in-its-core-search-33' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google introduces social media in it&#8217;s core search'>Google introduces social media in it&#8217;s core search</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/facebook-profiles-in-the-google-index-25' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Facebook profiles in the Google index'>Facebook profiles in the Google index</a></li>
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		<title>Social media more popular than email</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/social-media-more-popular-than-email-76</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surprising news from Nielsen, with recent research showing that people prefer to use their social media inbox, profile and tweeter messages to communicate and interact. Difficult to think that shifting through endless spam, which none email provider has eliminated, is more fun than posting pictures on Flickr and profile updates on Facebook or Twitter.
It should [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/social-media/social-media-ltd-on-linkedin-94' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Social Media Ltd on LinkedIn'>Social Media Ltd on LinkedIn</a></li>
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		<title>Marketing crunch &#8211; back to the basics</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/marketing-crunch-back-to-the-basics-56</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/marketing-crunch-back-to-the-basics-56#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent economic downturn is changing the way we think about our personal and corporate spending. But how can you keep your marketing budget in a credit crisis and get more out of your ad spend?
Surely a look at the basic principles of marketing wonâ€™t hurt:
1.       Forget about market [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/analytics/its-official-google-analytics-is-unreliable-51' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: It&#8217;s official: Google Analytics is unreliable'>It&#8217;s official: Google Analytics is unreliable</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-news-teams-up-with-news-agencies-29' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google News teams up with news agencies'>Google News teams up with news agencies</a></li>
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		<title>Google Adwords Dutch it again</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/pay-per-click/google-adwords-dutch-it-again-48</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/pay-per-click/google-adwords-dutch-it-again-48#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just received a notification to a Google Webinar in full Dutch. Although I pride myself in speaking 4 languages, Dutch is not amongst them. This is not a dig at Google AdWords, we all get it wrong guys. It is simply a shout out to every search and email marketeer, who has messed [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/pay-per-click/target-sites-with-google-adwords-14' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Target sites with Google AdWords'>Target sites with Google AdWords</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/facebook-profiles-in-the-google-index-25' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Facebook profiles in the Google index'>Facebook profiles in the Google index</a></li>
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		<title>Google voices concern over Microsoft deal</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-voices-concern-over-microsoft-deal-42</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-voices-concern-over-microsoft-deal-42#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s past has shown the creation of monopolies in the software market and Google is now afraid, Bill Gates and company will try to do the same online. Senior Google vice-president David Drummond has reminded the world of Microsoft&#8217;s illegal attempts to monopolise trade and using it&#8217;s affluence now to infect other markets.
Valid argument or [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-news-teams-up-with-news-agencies-29' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google News teams up with news agencies'>Google News teams up with news agencies</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/pay-per-click/google-adwords-dutch-it-again-48' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google Adwords Dutch it again'>Google Adwords Dutch it again</a></li>
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		<title>MSN Microsoft tries to buy Yahoo</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/msn-microsoft-tries-to-buy-yahoo-41</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/msn-microsoft-tries-to-buy-yahoo-41#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The internet arm of Microsoft corporation, MSN Search has made an offer to buy Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion dollars. Needless to say that this move has been discussed in the past, as the only way for Microsoft to really compete with Google in the online space.
Of course this also means that Mr Gates might [...]


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		<title>Google introduces social media in it&#8217;s core search</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/seo/google-introduces-social-media-in-its-core-search-33</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/seo/google-introduces-social-media-in-its-core-search-33#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News that search giant Google is going to introduce social media elements, such as voting search results for specific queries and approving or disapproving them in order to modify their own search results.
The big question is:
I am continuously logged in to my Google account. If I disapprove of one site in a specific query and [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-news-teams-up-with-news-agencies-29' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google News teams up with news agencies'>Google News teams up with news agencies</a></li>
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		<title>Google News teams up with news agencies</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-news-teams-up-with-news-agencies-29</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/google-news-teams-up-with-news-agencies-29#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A real threat to newspapers has cropped up in Google news. A recent deal with Associated Press and the Press Association means that Google will pick news stories straight from the source without the need to display heavily duplicated content.
This has to be a good development as more people that invest their time in writing [...]


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		<title>LinkedIn profile photos controversy</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/linkedin-profile-photos-controversy-28</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/linkedin-profile-photos-controversy-28#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The professional networking site LinkedIn has launched profile pictures functionality for members. There is a huge division over the websites decision all over the web. 
The main pro argument is that faces are often easier to remember than names. In particular for people with the same name.
The other side claims that this Facebook-style move will [...]


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		<title>Facebook widget designers on drugs?</title>
		<link>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/facebook-widget-designers-on-drugs-27</link>
		<comments>http://blog.social-media.co.uk/news/facebook-widget-designers-on-drugs-27#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>social media</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Likeness is a very popular app in Facebook and key in the effort to turn Facebook into a dating service. The Likeness application has now developed an UNRATED version. However listen to this. The first quiz:
List crimes you are MOST likely to commit first:

buy drugs
drive drunk

shoot cheating lover
sex for money
shoplift
arson
rob a bank
sell drugs
cheat on taxes
steal [...]


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