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PubCon Dallas 2010 – Networking and Fun – You Better be in Vegas!

April 24, 2010
By Ben Fisher
PubCon Dallas 2010 – Networking and Fun – You Better be in Vegas!

Even though my blog name is Social Dude, I do not have a ton of time to blog (phone connected to ear lol ) so I am going to keep this short and sweet. I have attended and had the honor of speaking at PubCon for quite a few years. (This year was about...
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PubCon South Social Media Metrics Session – Ben Fisher – Joe Tex – Jon Collins – BlendTec – Pepsi Refresh

April 18, 2010
By Ben Fisher
PubCon South Social Media Metrics Session – Ben Fisher – Joe Tex – Jon Collins – BlendTec – Pepsi Refresh

I had the pleasure of speaking at PubCon Dalls 2010 with Joe Tex and Jon Collins. The goal of this session was to show how a big brand utilized Social channels with a large budget and made it work and then show how a unknown brand with no budget could also have the same...
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Get 21 Lifetime Free TextLinks from TextLinks.com

February 18, 2010
By Ben Fisher
Get 21 Lifetime Free TextLinks from TextLinks.com

ok, so quite simply put, a friend of mine has this service. You get some free text link placement on on content / targeted blogs/sites. They give you 25 free to start and if you do not stay (on as a paid member) you keep those links FOREVER.*insert resounding deep voice here* If you...
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Google Buzz Shows Value in Week 1 -meetmicah.com

February 15, 2010
By Ben Fisher
Google Buzz Shows Value in Week 1 -meetmicah.com

Google Buzz has already shown me results. Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Ricci Neer at PubCon Las Vegas. The neat way we met was actually via Twitter. I was sitting in my hotel room getting ready for the day, I was speaking about Twitter PR and Analytics. As I was getting...
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Google Buzz – How to Connect Your Sites Easily [Tested]

February 15, 2010
By Ben Fisher
Google Buzz – How to Connect Your Sites Easily [Tested]

How do I Link My WebSites, Twitter, FriendFeed etc.. Accounts to Post to Google Buzz? Earlier today I posted about some tips for using Google Buzz. After some extensive testing of the theories below I have come to a final conclusion. Most of the thoughts on how to “claim” a website as...
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7 Google Buzz Tips – Yet Another Google Buzz Guide

February 14, 2010
By Ben Fisher
7 Google Buzz Tips – Yet Another Google Buzz Guide

Yet Another Google Buzz Guide Social Media folks and Gmail users alike are all getting addicted to Google Buzz like it is crack (so like, who owns gcrack.com . I have seen quite a few really good “Buzzlets” and guides about Google Buzz. So here is yet another one. Enjoy and please feel free...
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Google Buzz Guides

February 11, 2010
By Ben Fisher

How to do everything in Google Buzz, including Turning it OFF http://www.fastcompany.com/1546226/how-to-do-everything-in-google-buzz-including-turn-it-off
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Testing Google Buzz and FARMVILLE!

February 10, 2010
By Ben Fisher

ok, so I am testing a post from my blog to Google Buzz. What a better way to see the impact of a Google Buzz post than to pimp out Toby Turners great viral video…. Btw: Check out my latest client .. imSMB
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Google Launches Real Time Search (RTS) and Google Wave Reaches 1 Million

December 7, 2009
By Ben Fisher

Google Wave is nearing 1 Million registered users and most people I have spoken with in the gaming and web hosting industry still have no idea how to use Google Wave.  So far it is just a glorofied instant messenger that allows for real time (and messy) collaboration between you and your Google contacts. ...
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Yahoo FaceBook + Google Twitter = Login Wars

December 2, 2009
By Ben Fisher

Some Social Media News for 12/2/2009 Yahoo FaceBook  + Google Twitter = Login Wars Yesterday I was talking a lot about FaceBook news – annd here is a little more.. Earlier today Yahoo announced that they’d be “deeply integrating” with Facebook Connect, allowing Yahoo users “to see your Facebook friends’ activities on Yahoo! and...
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