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Great reads from around the web on June 16th

Amy Sample Ward

I'm checking out this new "Digg for associations" from Wild Apricot. " Tags: roundup bookmarks. Here's a story from the NYTimes addressing just that. Association Jam | Association Management News :: Submit. Interested to see if any readers here are part of an association and what you think of this new news portal!

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Generating Buzz: Using Social Media to Drive Website Traffic

NTEN

I spend a lot (and I mean a lot) of time trying to figure out how to use social networking, bookmarking and news sites to enhance the National Wildlife Federation's online presence. The tools have changed, but the need for knowing your audience, having an end goal, testing theories, and acting on lessons learned remains the same.

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The Scoop on the New and Improved Google Analytics

Care2

This tool enables users to see a "Visitors Flow" and a "Goal Flow.". The Goal Flow, on the other hand, helps you to understand the dynamics of your site. As Google Analytics explains, the Goal Flow visualizer will facilitate a comprehensive plan about: The relative volume of visits to your site by the dimension you choose (e.g.

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Social Media Case Study Slam Panel at NTC 08: Danielle Brigida, NWF - A Case Study on Traffic

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This case study is by Danielle Brigida from the NWF and her experience using Digg and StumbleUpon for generating traffic. Today I'll be talking about using Digg and Stumbleupon specifically. Slide 4: After attending last year's NTEN, two tools stuck out for me that I really wanted to try- Digg and Stumbleupon.

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What's Your Social Media Baseline?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A baseline is a measurement that you can use as a comparison to measure progress against a goal or do before/after comparisons. number of Facebook fans, Twitter followers, Digg links, Delicious bookmarks, and referrals from social media sites, plus existing website traffic). Make a note of the obvious numb ers.

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Unpacking Engagement Metrics for the Nonprofit Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Reader Sharing (bookmarked items). engagement) to leave a comment or write your own blog post responding to someone else's, for example, than it does to just click on a post to read it, or click a button to bookmark it. And as readers start to respond -- commenting, tweeting, bookmarking, etc., Should also note, re.

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Digital Life Hacks: Savvy Social Media

Connection Cafe

Reddit, Quora, and Digg provide discussion channels. Pinterest and Flipboard are for bookmarking and content sharing. Retargeting should be a constant advertising goal to fuel your multichannel marketing approach. Connect your social to overarching campaign goals. Know how your audience differs on each social channel.