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:: By Patrick Clinger :: Do you remember Internet bulletin boards and newsgroups where people exchanged news, ideas, and debated topics? They haven’t gone away and, in many ways, are more popular than ever. The modern-day equivalent...
Forums are Dead! Long Live Forums! Forums were the original social media destinations. Before Facebook and Twitter, topic-focused forums were everywhere and were an integral part of getting the word out about a product or service and...
Google has launched a new forum aimed squarely at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) called Small Business Center. Here, businesses and individuals can discuss their AdWords strategies and best practices, and share tips and...
Forum community network CrowdGather announced its acquisition of FreeForums.org (one of the largest free forum community hosting platforms on the Web) for $1 million in a combination of cash and stock. This will bring CrowdGather’s...
Does advertising within social media environments such as forums sound appealing? For many marketers it does but the problem is that those wanting to actively participate in the word-of-mouth conversations occurring are often called...
As a web professional, you have to make a conscious decision about what appears on your website. With so many many widgets, gadgets, and ad networks vying for the virtual real estate of your site, it's easy to see how quickly you...
Web-based forums provide a wonderful opportunity to connect with both new and existing users. For those running WordPress and looking for quick and easy ways to build out their sites and improve the relationship they have with visitors...
Posting on forums is one of the best ways to drive traffic to your websites. The ability to insert signatures in posts, links to specific web pages and network and communicate with those that might be interested in your products and...
When you say "online community" to a marketer, most immediately think of a forum site, bulletin board, or possibly the latest flavor in social media. While those are all possibilities that businesses should at least discuss...
If you're just getting started promoting you forum and pulling you hair out trying to figure out how to fill up the categories with quality posts and threads so that visitors feel comfortable enough to drop a few posts of their...
If you are researching a topic or want to keep track of what is being said about a certain product or brand, there is often no better place than an active Internet forum. While search engines are wonderful resources to help us locate...
Online forums are loaded with content - and it's not always easy to find or indexed by the search engines. As more users participate in these online communities and forums, more content is being overlooked. Twing.com (in beta)...
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