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The Long Tail of Social Media

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Social Media Sites Dean Mercado Hangs Out On

One thing I can say with all certainty… there is no shortage of social media sites out there! Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and we can go on and on probably for the better part of an hour rambling them off… and that would be only the ones we know about. Now I don’t know the statistics however it seems that several new social media sites are showing up daily… some with sticking power and several without. Read more


Who Me… A Twitter Snob?

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“You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn

Twitter Snob?To this day, I still remember Mom saying to my brothers and me “I don’t want you hanging around with that kid… he’s nothing but trouble!” Of course back then we didn’t see it that way however many years later, now a Dad myself, I understand where she was coming from. She believed that our peers significantly influenced who we would become in life.

Fast forward to the modern day, Mom’s message still resonates. Until recently, on Twitter I’ve for the most part operated under the premise of follow me and I’ll follow you back. I never understood what harm it could do by just following anybody and everybody. Was I being ignorant? Unfortunately if I wanted to increase my results online I was. Read more


LI Tweetup for Social Media Day 2011 Rocked!

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Group photo from #SMDay #LITweetUP  on TwitpicWhat an awesome experience!  Thursday evening’s LI Tweetup for Social Media Day 2011 rocked!  Great people… great food (catered by Albert’s Pizza of Hauppauge)… great location (hosted at The Business Corners in Hauppauge @licoworking) and most of all… great conversation! Read more