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11 Ways to Improve Twitter

There is no hiding the fact; Twitter is one of the world's top social media sites. I previously touched on the Twitter explosion a couple of weeks ago. Twitter has created a community where individuals can tap into people / information they never had dreamed possible before. I for one have ...

Using Twitter for Goal Setting and Tracking

As you can tell from my previous post, I'm using Twitter with a passion these days. So the next logical step is to find other useful things for it to do. With it just turning 2009, and new resolutions in place I thought to myself "Why not use Twitter to ...

Happy New Year! Five Goal Setting Tips for 2009

As 2008 sets into history like a sunset, 2009 will dawn upon us with hopes of a fresh start. How did 2008 go for you? I had an awesome year with many goals achieved, some even exceeded. One particular achievement I was ecstatic about was being able to maintain the same volume ...

Twitter is growing exponentially - Get on it!

For those even remotely interested in social media or SEO, I would advise you to create a Twitter account immediately. According to Hubspot.com, Twitter usage is increasing very rapidly with an estimated 5,000-10,000 new accounts being created everyday. As a business owner (Mr.Gadget), Twitter provides a new way to connect even closer ...

30 Day Challenge Melbourne Meetup 2008

Ed Dale & Myself Originally uploaded by Arnold Aranez aka Mr.Gadget It's not everyday that you get to hangout with an Internet A-lister like Ed Dale, but last night, for 20 or so 30DayChallenge students, we did just that! Ed Dale is famous for making millions of dollars by creating online niches and ...

All-In-One SEO Wordpress Plugin Meta Data Tip

If you've activated this plugin in Wordpress, you may want to check that the All-In-One SEO meta tags are actually being used in your page. I.e. that your page is showing title, description and keywords generated meta tags you specified for each post. Ensuring that these 3 meta tags are customized ...

Speed Linking 3rd October 2008

And it's the end of another action-packed week - Hello October! Here are some links that have helped me along the way: 1. Amazing video showcasing the new Canon 5D Mark II Digital SLR HD video capability. Release in Australia is said to be December 2008. 2. My new project Nudgeville is slowly ...

Mr.Gadget breaks into Top 10 Australian Blogs

I was pleasantly surprised to see the Mr.Gadget website rise into the Top 10 of the Top 100 Australian Blogs earlier this week. It's an honor to be listed with other fantastic blogs, most of which I have on my Google Reader / RSS list :) Kudos to Meg for putting ...

Nudgeville - My New Project

Yes you may have heard on the grapevine that I've been working on something new. This something is a result of me being banned from Digg for using scripts that I thought were legit. No warning, no message, just banned. I was only on for 3 months so no big ...

Regularly Check Your Wordpress Files: They Could be Hacked

Last night I got a bit of shock when I discovered a strange URL in my Wordpress header file (header.php). I cut and pasted into the URL field of my Firefox browser to find that it was some placeholder site that was selling domain names!? I believe that this could be ...