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Changing my approach to Facebook

February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Note: As I’ve mentioned previously, I challenged myself to write 30 posts in 30 days. I’ve not been as consistent with my blogging as I would have liked, so I’ve got to get a lot of blog posts published in the last couple of days. So, you’ll see several more posts than normal in the [...]

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What do you think of the new site design?

September 20, 2009 By 2 Comments

I’ve just completed phase 1 of the redesign of this blog. I’ve created a new header, messed around with the typography and colors a bit, added new social media icons and a Google custom search interface to make the blog searchable. I’ve got lots more work to do, including new posts to write, updating the [...]

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Vote for your favorite web site, web app or web tool

November 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment

If you’re using sites like Twitter, or if you’ve got widgets on your blog or plug-ins in your browser, chances are you have some favorites in the Open Web Awards. I’ve added a widget, on the right side of the page, that allows you to vote in that contest. By scrolling through the list you [...]

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Why I've added ads to the blog

November 8, 2008 By 2 Comments

In the last week or so I’ve installed a new template on this blog, and I’ve also added advertising. This is the first time I’ve ever put ads on any blog I’ve run, so it’s a bit of an experiment. The only two ads, over there in the right column, that I’ve got at this [...]

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Three lessons from first week of MarkTzk.com

July 20, 2008 By 5 Comments

Successes and lessons learned from the first week of MarkTzk.com: 1. I chose the wrong contest at the wrong time When I launched this blog this past Monday, I announced a contest. Write something about social media and marketing, I said, and you’ll have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Well, that [...]

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Why I Started MarkTzk.com

July 15, 2008 By 6 Comments

I promised yesterday I would write a longer post about why I started this blog. This is that post. So, why did you start this blog? I have four main reasons for starting this blog: To create value for others by creating content that’s useful, informative and entertaining. To express myself creatively through writing, pictures [...]

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T minus zero: Welcome, and a contest

July 14, 2008 By 4 Comments

So this is it, this is what I’ve been counting down to: The public launch of my new blog, MarkTzk.com. I’ve been blogging, a little irregularly, and have had my own domain (www.thoughtsignals.com) for nearly eight years, but I felt it was time to try something a little more focused. I’m going to give thoughtsignals, [...]

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T minus 2 days

July 12, 2008 By 1 Comment

Anybody arrived here and figured it out yet? Leave a comment if you want to be the first.

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T minus 3 days

July 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment

T minus 3 days until the public launch of this blog. Might as well countdown here, since I’m counting down everywhere else in my little social media world. If you’ve arrived here, congratulations, you figured it out. A new blog … more details on why to come.

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