Thanks for visiting New Media Bytes. If you like what you see, subscribe to my RSS feed.Quick - Don’t panic. Those search engine optimization books you invested in and the classes in your newsroom still matter.
But writing for search engines is a strategy that needs updating. It does work great now, but you have to […]
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Welcome to the third in a series of posts about beginning blogging for journalists. If you’re new to the series, feel free to view previous posts, including: Getting to know your niche. Want more? View the entire beginning blogging for journalists series.
FIND ONLINE COMMUNITIES RELATED TO YOUR BEAT
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Whenever I want to reconnect with someone, I first look to online social networks, such as Facebook and Linked in. I imagine a host of people use social networks for the very same purpose.
So why shouldn’t journalists?
I posed this question to a list serv that includes several journalists I worked with at my college paper, […]
Let’s face it. Making Digg friends isn’t always easy. But to conduct a successful social bookmarking strategy, you need to find ways to make friends and leverage their linking power.
Why is it important to make friends? Well, without friends, chances of your submissions hitting the front page of Digg are low. You need backing. You […]
New Media Bytes is written by Shawn Smith, senior producer at Michigan's largest online news site. I write about online journalism, producing, blogging and new media. Read more about New Media Bytes. For more on me, see my LinkedIn profile.
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