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ben (from blogging experiment) and i just had a conversation.

while i’ve participated in social media quite a bit, and even had some success, i figured i’d better serve you, my readers by going directly to the source. i contacted muhammad saleem who is currently ranked #6 among digg members, and has written about the subject of social media on high profile sites such as pronet advertising, 901am, and copyblogger. basically, i found one of the top social media experts to answer the questions you had (as well as a few of my own).

please check out the interview and don’t forget to subscribe to blogging experiment to learn how to build a blog from ground up.

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the daily green recently interviewed several of the top green diggers about submitting and promoting content related to the environment.

3. msaleem
real name: muhammed Saleem
location: chicago, il
occupation: it/social media consultant

a successful blogger and online marketing maven, 22-year-old muhammed saleem writes for copyblogger.com and works for the emerging firm pronetadvertising.com. He has a degree in economics from the university of chicago.

“not a lot of people are submitting stuff about the environment yet; it’s not quite mainstream,” says saleem, who certainly does his part with a wide range of green stories. “A lot of diggers are just concerned with tech, humor, space exploration, health and fitness and research.” he says those who are interested in green content generally fall into two groups: those trying to get the word out and global warming deniers, who often comment and post aggressively.

topics the broad digg community does appreciate, says saleem, include alternative energy and vehicles and other tech-friendly fare. “you have to position the story with an angle that will appeal to the site’s core,” he says.

please check out the article with the entire list of diggers.

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for those of you not familiar with him already, muhammad saleem (mu) is renowned by many as a social media expert, as he is currently the #6 on the digg top users list, and employed by netscape as a paid scout. He also serves as a regular on pronet advertising, and also finds the time to keep his personal blog vibrant.

NowSourcing had a chance to catch up and interview the social media expert:

check out the interview.

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daniel scocco has put me up agains raj dash in the latest addition of blogger face-off.

For some bloggers, one blog is just not enough. They have the talent to write skilfully on a variety of topics, and also the discipline to produce a huge amount of content on a consistent basis. It is an enviable position to be in. They get paid well and they end up developing a strong brand around their names.

In this edition of the Bloggers Face-Off we have two bloggers that fit this profile perfectly. Do you read Pronet Advertising or Copyblogger? Then you probably know Muhammad Saleem. He covers mainly online marketing and social media, and you can also read his articles on MuhammadSaleem.com.

Raj Dash is the second blogger, he writes for several high profile blogs including Search Engine Journal and Performancing. His personal blog is located on RajDash.com. Now to the face-off!

check out the blogger face-off at daily blog tips and cast your vote!

p.s. please vote based on the answers provided in the face-off.

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Social media is everywhere recently. It’s almost hard to call yourself respectable marketer if you don’t know the in’s and out’s. So to hone your social media skills, here’s 5 questions about Digg with social media analyst/blogger and uber-digger Muhammad Saleem.

check out the interview.

Professional Social Bookmarker. How is that for a job title? Pretty nifty, eh? How about Professional Blogger? These are just a couple of titles that Muhammad Saleem can claim. Already he has earned the following title: Social Media Celebrity and has been placed in the elite crowd.

However, Muhammad is not an elitist nor does he expect to be treated as a celebrity. He is a journalist with a story to tell and it was such a pleasure communicating with him. Muhammad offered some gentle advice before the interview began and maintained a “we’ve-known-each-other-for-20-years” disposition with me.

So, how does Islam factor in all this social media coverage? Witha dash of humility and sprinkle of wisdom. Read our interview with Muhammad where he shares some insight about being a Muslim and as a blogger.

if you regularly browse social media sites, you’ve almost certainly run into muhammad saleem–he’s a power user at digg, and a navigator at netscape. I think it’d be fair to say he’s one of the first ever Social Media Celebrities. Somehow he also finds time to go to school, blog for both pronet advertising and about social media (as a subdivision of new media) at 901am, and write his own blog, the mu life.

check out the interview.

i got an email from jamin warren, the co-author of a piece in the wall street journal about social media influencers a while back, wanting to talk about the social media community. even though i replied to the email, he never got in touch again.

neil from digg recommended that we talk. i’m working on a story on digg users and he thought you’d be a good person to discuss the community. do you have time today or tomorrow? thanks!

best,
jamin

anyway, it’s a great piece and many of my friends from digg, netscape, and reddit were covered in it, so if you’re interested in social media and the people that are making it happen, definitely check it out.

with the rise of social bookmarking sites such as digg, reddit and netscape, we wanted to sit down with someone who lived in both worlds to give us an opinion on their relationship with blogging. it wasn’t easy, because there are not that many individuals who can do both successfully consistently over time.

but we did find muhammad.

in this interview you’ll learn about why it’s so hard to do both, what it’s like to try and submit your own content to digg, and what this elite book marker and successful blogger has to say about trying to manipulate crowds to “stuff the vote”.

check out the interview.