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twitt(url)y is a new service that uses a link tracking mechanism over a 24-hour periods to determine what people are talking about on twitter at a given moment. the service displays the 100 most popular urls with threads of tweets discussing the links.

competing services include twitlinks, tweetmeme, and quotably.

Technorati Tags: microblogging, twitter, twitturly, twitlinks, tweetmeme, quotably

thanks for the overwhelming response to my presentation at the web 2.0 expo san francisco 2008 on social media optimization and marketing. here are the original slides along with all the references i used within the presentation.

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references:

1. industry rules for social media optimization
2. comparative analysis of technologies used on fortune 500 and inc. 500 corporate web sites [pdf]
3. how to build a ‘digg culture’ on your blog
4. three month overview of social news and bookmark popular topics
5. link attraction factors [pdf]
6. the 10-second rule: how to write for diagonal readers
7. writing headlines for regular readers, search engines, and social media
8. high impact content “above the scroll” in four easy steps
9. the social media manual
10. how to shout on social media sites without screaming
11. understanding the digg algorithm
12. leveraging social media sites to increase search visibility

stowe boyd has completely shift to twitpitch as his sole medium for companies to make pitches to him. sarah perez has previous coverage of twitpitch.

Technorati Tags: twitter, twitpitch, stowe boyd, sarah perez, readwriteweb, rww

inside facebook has an interesting look at the cpm different developers are getting on their facebook applications.

Technorati Tags: inside facebook, facebook, cpm, developers, facebook applications

i will post my complete presentation with notes and external links to tools and additional information soon. unfortunately, due to time constraints, the presentation had to be somewhat abridged and i want the information posted online to be as comprehensive as possible.

while you wait for the complete presentation, check out this very comprehensive write-up from lee odden.

Technorati Tags: o’reilly, web 2.0, expo, san francisco, 2008, social media

part 10 in my 10-part series on ’social media and simplicity’ is up.

so many new services are launched everyday that you can hardly keep up with all of them without completely losing sight of your actual goals. at the same time, it is hard to ignore these services and not feel as if you’re out of the loop and not using the web to its fullest potential. to the untrained eye, it seems that our options are limited, but as we have shown, by following a few simple rules, you can be successful and largely free of complexity in 10 days (or even less).

head on over to freelance switch to simplify your social media workflow today.

Technorati Tags: blogging, freelancing, social media, business, muhammad saleem, freelance switch

part 9 in my 10-part series on ’social media and simplicity’ is up.

your mistakes and your failures are what force you to strive to better yourself everyday, and nothing is more valuable than that.

head on over to freelance switch to simplify your social media workflow today.

Technorati Tags: blogging, freelancing, social media, business, muhammad saleem, freelance switch

i will be speaking at the web 2.0 expo in san farancisco on tuesday april 22, 2008 along with stephan spencer, founder & president of netconcepts.

here’s the session information:

free traffic: seo/smo 101 (search engine & social media optimization)

04/22/2008  9:00am - 12:00pm pdt room: 2009

if you are going to be at the conference or even just in the area and would like to get together, please leave a comment here, send me an email, or just message me on twitter (@msaleem). i would love to get together for a chat.

Technorati Tags: o’reilly, web 2.0, expo, san francisco, 2008, social media

part 8 in my 10-part series on ’social media and simplicity’ is up.

trust is one of the most important elements of any relationship. whether it be the relationship between a writer and her audience, a consultant and his client, or an individual and his fellow community members, without trust, the system screeches to a halt.

head on over to freelance switch to simplify your social media workflow today.

Technorati Tags: blogging, freelancing, social media, business, muhammad saleem, freelance switch

there has been plenty of debate about the merits of the two most popular lifestreaming services, and i have gone on the record saying that i prefer socialthing over friendfeed. but you don’t have to take my word for it, why not try socialthing and make the decision for yourself? please leave a comment if you would like an invite (don’t forget to use an actual email address).

Technorati Tags: lifestreaming, friendfeed, socialthing, invites