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My Media Magnet’s Favourite 10 Social Media Sites – Digg (9 of 10)

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Social bookmarking at it's best, that's Digg! If you are looking for information Digg is great at paying attention to what you like and suggesting related sites. The articles submitted to them are very informative and helpful and you have some great bookmarking options to help organize your sites. If you are a company looking to get your message out then you better start submitting!

Reasons we love Digg:

  • Digg is working to democratize digital media by surfacing the best stuff as voted on by their users

  • Promotes conversation around content and provides tools for the community to discuss the topics that they’re passionate about

  • Committed to giving every piece of content on the web an equal shot of being the next big thing

  • Digg offers a variety of ad packages and custom marketing opportunities

If you are curious about some of the further workings of Digg and how to put it to work for your company please Contact us! We have some great options to help you get started in Digg and other sites.

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My Media Magnet’s Favourite Social Media Sites – StumbleUpon (Part 1 of 10)

Monday, October 26th, 2009

This is the first post of ten dedicated to social media sites. I will tell you a little bit about each site and some of my top reasons to get on and get active online.

StumbleUpon was my last site to research but I found the usability and vast community so compelling that it will be my first to report on. This site allows you to rate sites based on a thumbs up or thumbs down signal. This data is then used to rate the popularity of a site and then post it for other users based on their search category. There are lots of good reasons to check this social media site out but here's my top 3:

  1. The StumbleUpon Toolbar is integrated with the user’s browser to allow for one-click access to quality websites (The convenience is awesome, you don't need to think about doing it.)
  2. StumbleUpon delivers increasingly relevant content as the Toolbar learns what the user has liked in the past and continues to present quality websites in the future (The service improves as you use it, good motivation!)
  3. When you Stumble, you will only see pages that friends and like-minded Stumblers have recommended. The more positive reviews that a web page receives, the more traffic StumbleUpon sends to that web page. (StumbleUpon makes web sites work for the free traffic they send their way.)

Sharing information in online networks is an increasingly popular phenomenon and many sites are doing a great job of connecting people and providing them with the tools to share resources. StumbleUpon has provided its users with both convenience and increased relevance for their unique interests. If you aren't Stumbling yet, get connected and become a part of their growing online community. (Already over 7 million!)

If you'd like to learn more about StumbleUpon, visit our site for a page dedicated solely to this social media site including: it's purpose, it's use for your company and a list of our services offered.

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