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As I noted in class, I don’t agree with the methods talked about in that first link, but I do think bloggers shouldn’t overlook the power of Stumbleupon and other bookmarking sites to drive traffic to their site. I’ve seen a significant amount of traffic come from such sites, particularly Stumbleupon and Delicious.
STUMBLEUPON RESOURCES
How I Got 26000 Followers from Stumbleupon: http://www.dumblittleblogger.com/2011/01/15/how-i-got-26000-visitors-from-stumbleupon/
Stumbleupon Android App Discovery Feature: http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/17/stumbleupon-android-app-discovery/
Stumbleupon Sent 700 Million Pageviews to Other Websites in December: http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/04/stumbleupon-sent-700m-pageviews-to-other-websites-in-dec-is-growing-20-monthly/
7 Things You Should Know about Social Bookmarking: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
10 Most Popular Fifteen Social Bookmarking Sites: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-bookmarking-websites
Good overall list of bookmarking sites: http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
Delicious: http:www.delicious.com
Digg: http://www.digg.com
Reddit: http://www.reddit.com
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"(On the writing F&SF workshop) Wanted to crow and say thanks: the first story I wrote after taking your class was my very first sale. Coincidence? nah….thanks so much."
(science fiction, flash story) Discretion was the company’s watchword, or so Tiffany had been assured by Maria, who lived two floors down and had done it three months ago. No one needed to know. The technician was a thin blond youth, the left half of their face a conservative faux-tribal tattoo medley, almost retro, dressed in a bland-patterned coverall. They carried a slim silver box, briefcase shaped and sized, the handle set on one of the smaller sides.
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