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Tumblr is a multimedia rich microblogging platform that allows users to post text, images, videos, links, quotes and audio to their short form blog. If you haven't started blogging but want to give it a try this is the perfect platform to get started. It is amazingly easy to use.

Their numbers are impressive.

• 900% growth in the last 12 months
• 90 million users compared to only 10 million a year ago
• Addictive and highly engaged audience with 2% of its audience making up 43% of total visits

The engagement on Tumblr is only second to Facebook at an average of over 141 minutes per month per user.

Ease of use and making it simple to post images plays into a web that embraces high definition and addictive images. Here are some more great stats about Tumblr. 

Source: http://mashable.com/2011/11/14/tumblr-infographic/

A strong brand helps you focus your energy and engage your clients with a clear message. Because of technology we process more information per day then ever before, if you are not strongly branded and instantly identifiable, you will be lost in the piles of data that are thrown at people every day. We will review tools and approaches for building a strong brand by interviewing Branding Expert, Lisa Orrell, The Promote U Guru, www.promoteuguru.com. As an award-winning Branding and Marketing Expert with over 20-years of experience, and recently voted one of “The Top 30 Most Influential Branding Gurus in the World”, she truly understands what it takes to: Build a Brand Platform; market a person, product or business effectively; and more importantly how to grow a business. So join us for this free webinar as Lisa, along with Amy, will share some of their best tips and ideas about Branding!

We provide a ton of great free content so make sure to register and mark the date on your calendar.

DATE: 2/24/2012 - Friday
TIME: 3:00PM EST (2:00PM CST, 1:00PM MST, 12:PM PST)
REGISTER (for free)-https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/433338482 

Just becuase an image is on the web doesn't make it available to anyone to use. If you are using photos for your website or blog you need to be aware of what photos you are using. There are many sites that offer low cost or no cost images. Sites like creative commons and bigfoto to name a few. Of course you can always take your own photos which is the best option! Everyone loves photos so don't shy away from photos, it just takes a little effort.

Take a moment to watch this short video about where to find no and low cost images. Enjoy!

As we create more and more profiles online, a social media card may be a good solution. Our personal information was once manageable. Today we are overwhelmed by our online information. Every day more profiles, more contacts, more content, creating new problems for consumers and businesses.

What’s a social media business card ? It is a mini website or a virtual card that will hold all your social network identities just like in a business card so you can hand it over, or share the link to anyone. Its a fairly simple concept, just provide some details,  like your social media identities, a quick bio and picture and these sites  auto generate the card for you. TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE...