Serenity VA Tweets of the Week–What is the Long Tail of Publishing?

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter.

Pinterest Drives More Traffic to Blogs Than Twitter [STUDY]
Pinterest drove more traffic to online publishers in February than Twitter, according to third-party measurement data.

Social Media Played Critical Role in Boston Marathon Response
As news of the blasts in Boston began to break Monday afternoon, people in the area turned to social media to share updates on what was happening and to tell their loved ones they were OK. People in the area reported losing cellphone service after the explosions.

What is the Long Tail of Publishing?  [Good for authors]
If you’ve been in book business for fewer than 10 years, a Long Tail-driven business is the only one you’ve ever known. But how did it get to be that way?

How to SEO Your Blog Post Series
Running a blog post series is one of the best things you can do to increase your blog’s stickiness and get more subscribers. But, like most things associated with blogging, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it.

Self-Publishing Grabs Huge Market Share From Traditional Publishers
Customer demand for great independent content continues to dramatically increase as 30% of NOOK customers purchase self-published content each month. PubIt! continues to attract 20% more independent authors every quarter.

The Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers, 2013
This time last year I published a list of the top 50 social media power influencers as measured by PeekAnalytics. The list had some surprising names, some omissions and the heroes of social media.

Bloggers: Brush Up on Your Writing Skills
Most bloggers and those who run small businesses that publish blogs are not natural-born writers, or even trained writers. Most businesspeople studied things such as marketing, communication, or business.

How Pinterest Contests Sell More Books
It’s important for all business owners to take social media seriously if they want to stay ahead in their industry. Pinterest is a powerful tool for driving massive traffic to websites and blogs and A MUST for staying ahead of your competitors and in tune with your audience.

5 social media lessons from Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert, who died last week at 70, wasn’t only a successful film critic. He was also a successful user of social media. We can all still learn from him.


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