WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er

Don’t you hate it when you miss the boat? Seems like new social sites launch in abundance and unless you are one of the first - its hard to get to the top. Well I got a Private Invitation for you to a new social network Qassia that not only gives an interaction but rewards you with links to your blog or blogs…

Interesting concept based on “funny” dollars that determine your position but seem to work. You get a chance to earn the “dollars” by either referring other people like I do right here or by providing and rating intel. Get a jump start - join the Qassia and let’s see how it plays out …

Social networks are great and useful to bloggers in more ways then just driving traffic. Idea exchange, getting to know other like-minded people and strike relationships that can pay huge dividends for you.

One problem with social networks is that they attract people with many different interests and are not very targeted. I personally see more and more networks that are very targeted to specific topic and people who join it directly interested in interaction. These type of networks makes the most sense and provides some of the biggest benefits to its members. And here is one for you that is brand new and absolutely FREE…

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First of all I would like to thank everyone who joined my community and apologize for delay in keeping my promise. Even though I have decided not to pay attention to the Contest I still would like to personally thank everyone who joined my community and it is even more valuable to me because I know you didn’t do it for the wrong reasons…

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Social networks are great for establishing a relationships and communications with people within your interest and not only. Taking advantage of the options presented by social networks is no longer optional as Rich defined in his latest report “The Attention Age Doctrine” and Facebook is one the best of the breed.

I have to admit that I perhaps don’t spend enough time on it socializing as my business and regularly scheduled life pulls me away from “online world” (shame on me!) but I do pay attention to what I receive and if you become my friend I do pay attention to your messages and here is why …

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When few month ago my Newsvine account was shut down because someone reported me as spaming network I just swallowed it and continue to work with others even though I didn’t think I was guilty of any offense. Yes, I have shared my own posts in addition to other sites but only sparingly and as far as I was concerned - I contributed Content.

Well interestingly enough I see more and more bloggers get attacked by zealots who seem to dominate social sharing networks and to avoid being flamed here are some examples …

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WordPress Web 20 “How-To” Spot-Er MyBlogLog community have been growing steadily since its inception and I’m very great full to each and every blogger who joined it! In fact I do everything in my power to reciprocate because what I have found so far is that every member of my community has a great blog, most of which I would have never found via other means.

In this post I want to highlight my current community members and invite you to be come part of my community. Yes, I have joined the MyBlogLog Problogger Contest and want to see if I can interest enough people to join my community and help me win it. I don’t intend to go begging anyone to join my WordPress Web 20 “How-To” Spot-er Community as I don’t want to game the system but will reward all my members by creating another highlight post at the end of contest.

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One of the greatest things that social networks like MyBlogLog and Blogcatalog do is presenting a form of social proof to your visitors. We are social and seeing that someone else, perhaps even someone we know and easily recognize, provides us with a “feel good” about our action feelings.
But is it really worth it?

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