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Here are 10 Tips from BuzzFeed to Make Your Content Go Viral

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I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. That’s why people turn up to Buzzfeed. Good comment community = viral blog. The more engaging, the more it gets shared. How very meta of me, hey?

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Why Titles Matter a Lot if You’re a Blogger

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It an era of social media and newsreaders titles matter a lot. When I first started writing this blog several years ago I had less followers than you have right now. But the realist in me knew I couldn’t write daily nor could I convince you to think to check out my blog with regularity. I should know. And so it should be.

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Best Alternatives to the Amazon Affiliate Program

Tech.Co

A host of bloggers and publishers are seeing their revenues massively dented, from tiny BBQ grill review sites to the hugest media organizations around. Top Publications: BuzzFeed News, Vox, New York Magazine. Since April 21, Amazon has slashed its rates across a wide range of product categories, in some cases dropping as much as 70%.

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Has Facebook Achieved What AOL Could Have A Generation Ago?

Tech Zulu Event

And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. Facebook started with the biggest publishers in the game: BuzzFeed , Huffington Post , New York Times , Washington Post. pic.twitter.com/TB1GTGt9ss. Sound familiar?

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The Future of Advertising will be Integrated

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And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. We believe that the structural industry changes will continue to create big opportunities for technology firms that enable the changes in media consumption for television, radio, inbound calls, online & social media.

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Best Reads for Casual Friday: Big Tech Businesses Gets Political

Xconomy

You’ve made it to Friday. Time to curl up in your cubicle, pop open one of these in-depth, entertaining reads, and catch up on some of what you missed during a busy week. This week we’re taking a look at all the political stories that are coming out of the tech world.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. VCs generally have had an easy time fostering relationships with large ad agencies and media companies given how much our businesses have intersected over the past 20 years. All great communication companies. KickStarter? And on and on.

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