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  <body-formatted>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3495-10-twitter-tips-from-the-dog-whisperer-kind-of"&gt;Ten Twitter tips from the Dog Whisperer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3082-ten-tips-for-twitter"&gt;Ten tips for companies on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3852-tips-for-brands-starting-out-on-twitter-2"&gt;Six tips for brands starting out on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4066-10-useful-twitter-presentations"&gt;Ten useful Twitter presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3526-10-ways-to-make-every-tweet-count-copywriting-for-twitter"&gt;Ten tips on copywriting for Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3418-twitter-13-types-of-tweet-to-take-notice-of"&gt;13 types of Tweets to take notice of&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3780-a-20-step-starters-guide-to-using-twitter-efficiently"&gt;20 step starter's guide to using Twitter efficiently&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2802-10-twitter-tools"&gt;Ten useful Twitter tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2763-10-reasons-why-twitter-is-great-for-the-search-industry-2"&gt;Ten reasons why Twitter is great for the search industry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social networks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3654-five-tips-for-building-online-communities"&gt;Five tips for building and monetising online communities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/347-jakob-nielsen-s-tips-on-increasing-community-participation"&gt;Tips on increasing community participation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4035-three-basic-ingredients-for-a-social-community-to-exist-and-thrive"&gt;Three basic ingredients for an online social community to exist and thrive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3747-a-social-media-smorgasbord-40-common-elements-for-community-focused-websites"&gt;40 common elements for community-focused websites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2196-10-diy-social-networks-to-check-out"&gt;Ten DIY social networks to check out&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blogging&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2190-ten-company-blogging-tips"&gt;Ten company blogging tips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/admin/blog_posts/WordPress SEO resources and tip"&gt;Ten Wordpress SEO resources and tips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/707-tips-on-optimising-your-blog-for-seo-and-readers"&gt;Seven tips for optimising your blogs for SEO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/1521-tips-on-blog-directory-submissions"&gt;Four tips on blog directory submissions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2533-25-useful-wordpress-plugins-for-bloggers"&gt;25 useful Wordpress plugins for bloggers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/437-blogging-tips-from-john-battelle-of-federated-media"&gt;Five blogging tips from John Batelle of Federated Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2765-seven-ways-to-get-return-visitors-to-your-blog"&gt;Seven ways to get return visitors to your blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social media mistakes to avoid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3981-top-ten-online-pr-fails"&gt;Ten online PR disasters to avoid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/438-top-ten-viral-marketing-mistakes"&gt;Top ten viral marketing mistakes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4095-twitter-fail-furniture-maker-habitat-uses-iran-thread-to-boost-sales"&gt;Habitat's Twitter fail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4023-five-of-my-favourite-twitter-fails"&gt;Five of my favourite Twitter fails&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General social media advice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3965-the-a-z-of-social-media-for-brands"&gt;The A-Z of social media for brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3407-10-ways-to-measure-social-media-success"&gt;Ten ways to measure social media success&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/1463-top-ten-hints-on-managing-your-brand-online"&gt;Top ten hints for managing your brand online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3013-top-ten-tips-for-brand-engagement-via-social-media"&gt;Ten tips for brand engagement via social media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3982-10-superb-social-media-presentations"&gt;Ten superb social media presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3506-five-keys-to-social-media-launch-planning"&gt;Five keys to social media launch planning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3527-what-is-social-media-here-are-34-definitions"&gt;34 definitions of social media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <body-unformatted>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3495-10-twitter-tips-from-the-dog-whisperer-kind-of"&gt;Ten Twitter tips from the Dog Whisperer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3082-ten-tips-for-twitter"&gt;Ten tips for companies on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3852-tips-for-brands-starting-out-on-twitter-2"&gt;Six tips for brands starting out on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4066-10-useful-twitter-presentations"&gt;Ten useful Twitter presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3526-10-ways-to-make-every-tweet-count-copywriting-for-twitter"&gt;Ten tips on copywriting for Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3418-twitter-13-types-of-tweet-to-take-notice-of"&gt;13 types of Tweets to take notice of&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3780-a-20-step-starters-guide-to-using-twitter-efficiently"&gt;20 step starter's guide to using Twitter efficiently&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2802-10-twitter-tools"&gt;Ten useful Twitter tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2763-10-reasons-why-twitter-is-great-for-the-search-industry-2"&gt;Ten reasons why Twitter is great for the search industry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social networks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3654-five-tips-for-building-online-communities"&gt;Five tips for building and monetising online communities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/347-jakob-nielsen-s-tips-on-increasing-community-participation"&gt;Tips on increasing community participation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4035-three-basic-ingredients-for-a-social-community-to-exist-and-thrive"&gt;Three basic ingredients for an online social community to exist and thrive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3747-a-social-media-smorgasbord-40-common-elements-for-community-focused-websites"&gt;40 common elements for community-focused websites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2196-10-diy-social-networks-to-check-out"&gt;Ten DIY social networks to check out&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blogging&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2190-ten-company-blogging-tips"&gt;Ten company blogging tips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/admin/blog_posts/WordPress SEO resources and tip"&gt;Ten Wordpress SEO resources and tips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/707-tips-on-optimising-your-blog-for-seo-and-readers"&gt;Seven tips for optimising your blogs for SEO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/1521-tips-on-blog-directory-submissions"&gt;Four tips on blog directory submissions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2533-25-useful-wordpress-plugins-for-bloggers"&gt;25 useful Wordpress plugins for bloggers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/437-blogging-tips-from-john-battelle-of-federated-media"&gt;Five blogging tips from John Batelle of Federated Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/2765-seven-ways-to-get-return-visitors-to-your-blog"&gt;Seven ways to get return visitors to your blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social media mistakes to avoid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3981-top-ten-online-pr-fails"&gt;Ten online PR disasters to avoid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/438-top-ten-viral-marketing-mistakes"&gt;Top ten viral marketing mistakes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4095-twitter-fail-furniture-maker-habitat-uses-iran-thread-to-boost-sales"&gt;Habitat's Twitter fail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/4023-five-of-my-favourite-twitter-fails"&gt;Five of my favourite Twitter fails&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General social media advice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3965-the-a-z-of-social-media-for-brands"&gt;The A-Z of social media for brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3407-10-ways-to-measure-social-media-success"&gt;Ten ways to measure social media success&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/1463-top-ten-hints-on-managing-your-brand-online"&gt;Top ten hints for managing your brand online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3013-top-ten-tips-for-brand-engagement-via-social-media"&gt;Ten tips for brand engagement via social media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3982-10-superb-social-media-presentations"&gt;Ten superb social media presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3506-five-keys-to-social-media-launch-planning"&gt;Five keys to social media launch planning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://econsultancy.com/blog/3527-what-is-social-media-here-are-34-definitions"&gt;34 definitions of social media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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