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Re: My Journey To Joining Mixx

NaturalWoman — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:29:40 -0000

Nice post and Welcome aboard! I look forward to seeing you on Mixx

Re: Why it’s worth devouring Meatball Sundae by Seth Godin

NaturalWoman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:39:42 -0000

Jim,

I read "Meatball Sundae" on a flight this week as well. I completely agree. It's well worth a read. For me, what really sold it was Godin's point about how organizations which are successful in new media adopt a consumer-focused mentality from top to bottom (or bottom to top). However, the reality is that very few companies are willing to make serious changes in their business. In short, they look at it as just another channel. Great book and nice review!

Re: Using Outposts in Your Media Strategy

NaturalWoman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:37:21 -0000

Chris,

From an SEO perspective, you also want to optimize those outpost links. For instance on your LinkedIn Profile, you don't have to use the default My Blog, you can select "other" and use a more meaningful link (with a keyword or two).
Then you'll be building your backlinks while attracting new audiences. Some of your outposts may nofollow the link, but optimizing the text is still going to improve your click throughs than using a generic placeholder.

Re: Hey - She’s Not 22!

NaturalWoman — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:15:36 -0000

Chris,

There's no substitute for involved parents (or uncles).

Re: Google’s Organic Results and Ads Merge…Kind Of.

NaturalWoman — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:30:33 -0000

Joe,

I did the same search and the top 3 paid results were screened with a yellow background. Perhaps they are just testing.

Re: Searching For Intelligent Life

NaturalWoman — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:18:12 -0000

Steve,
Great post! I work in search and you are right about where it is headed. I share your concern that kids are all too eager to adapt new technologies, but fail to understand the consequences of giving up their privacy and even rights to the content they produce.
I believe the marketplace does dictate some of these practices. Users did give Facebook pause when privacy concerns were raised. MySpace did at least attempt to come up with policies to protect minors. Ask has rolled out AskEraser as a challenge to Google's continued attempts to monetize your personal search history. Wikiasearch was recently launched in alpha with a founding principle of protecting user privacy. I'm waiting to see if users support these initiatives. That's truly the key to their success.
I routinely discuss online privacy and safety issues with my daughter. She will be allowed to use the technology when she doesn't have to lie about her age during sign up. Then I'll really have to get busy monitoring and coaching her how to manage her online reputation.
Considering that how she presents herself online could impact her getting into her choice of colleges or landing a job, it's a parenting task that's worth the effort. Parents, you don't really have a choice here. The adoption of social media by teens and tweens has already happened. It's part of their everyday lives. The question is whether parents can adapt in order to keep their kids out of trouble.