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	<title>Chief Ingredient, Inc. &#187; Social Marketing Tools</title>
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	<description>Social Media Marketing, Word-of-Mouth Strategies and Market Research</description>
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		<title>Keeping Ahead of your Competition with Google Keyword Trends</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/keeping-ahead-of-your-competition-with-google-trends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/keeping-ahead-of-your-competition-with-google-trends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Keyword Research Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adding keywords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google AdWords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valuable keywords]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What are Google Keyword Trends?
Google Keyword Trends allow you to see how your selected keyword or keywords (separated by commas) performed over a period of time. Currently, you can view keyword trends both on the Search Volume and the News Reference Volume. However, Google Keyword Trends does not provide you with actual numbers for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Analytics Tutorials</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/google-analytics-tutorials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/google-analytics-tutorials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bounce Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Analytics Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keyword research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracking Conversations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web conferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website content]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Google has published a whole set of Google Analytics Tutorials on YouTube.  These Google Analytics Tutorials include over 11 videos and have over 4 hours of tutorial footage.
If you&#8217;re like many of our clients, you don&#8217;t have 11 hours to spend watching tutorials.  However, to make qualified decisions both for your web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo&#8217;s Tools for &#8220;Anyone Creating Content&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/yahoos-tools-for-anyone-creating-content/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/yahoos-tools-for-anyone-creating-content/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adding content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adding content to website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creating Website Content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality website traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Y!Q]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Actions Buttons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yahoo! offers a whole slew of free tools for &#8220;anyone creating content&#8221; (their words, not mine) on the web. Although some of the tools are only related to their companies (like del.icio.us for bookmarking), overall they provide quick functionality to make your blog or web site a little user-friendlish.
Y!Q (beta) 
Y!Q allows you to place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25+ Tips to Perfect your Social Media Marketing Campaigns</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/social-media-marketing-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/social-media-marketing-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging for business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Arena Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soical media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing takes time and patience, but when done correctly has tremendous rewards. The following are some ideas and exercises to help you get started in the right direction&#8230;


Install Web Analytics
As it has been said many times, &#8220;you can&#8217;t improve what you don&#8217;t measure.&#8221;  It definitely holds true for your web site.
Google provides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Tap Into the Cutting-Edge Trends in Your Industry in 4 Easy Steps</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/learn-to-tap-into-the-cutting-edge-trends-in-your-industry-in-4-easy-steps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/learn-to-tap-into-the-cutting-edge-trends-in-your-industry-in-4-easy-steps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging for business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. Pick an RSS Feed Reader to use.
If you don&#8217;t have one already and you use Firefox, Wizz RSS is a good add-on that allows you to preview and read RSS feeds within the browser&#8217;s side bar.  If you are looking for an online-only reader, Google offers one as well (Google Reader ).
What&#8217;s RSS?
RSS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URL Redirect</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/url-redirect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/url-redirect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When looking for information on URL redirection, most searches turn up these amazingly long blog posts or technical documents with just a couple examples, none of them are a huge help.
Instead of all the explanation, we decided to make it simple, and provide a quick reference for URL redirects using Apache and Rewrite Rules.

Step 1: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Keyword Research and Analysis Heatmap</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/create-a-keyword-research-and-analysis-heatmap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/create-a-keyword-research-and-analysis-heatmap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Keyword Research Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for an easy way to
visualize your keyword research?

In 10 simple steps and Excel 2007, you can build your own Keyword Research and Analysis Heatmap.

&#160;
1. Come up with a 5-10 seed keywords to perform the research and analysis on.  These will be the basic words that everyone will type in for what you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding the Wave of Browserless Web Applications</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/riding-the-wave-of-browserless-web-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/riding-the-wave-of-browserless-web-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rich Internet Applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[browserless apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop web aps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[examples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HomeDepot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you have a full web application or a simple data-collection form, you may want to consider turning it into an Rich Internet Application that will run outside the browser.
That&#8217;s right, the next generation of web apps will be the ones that you don&#8217;t need a browser to use.
In fact, Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mind Mapping 2.0</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/mind-mapping-20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/mind-mapping-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building a mind map]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critical thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critical thinking path]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind mapping 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindmeister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outlining ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review of mind map software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review of mind maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review of mindmeister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[using mind map software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[www.mindmeister.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mindmeister (www.mindmeister.com ) is the coolest thing to happen to mind mapping since, well&#8230; since mind mapping software was created.
For those who don&#8217;t know, mind mapping is a way of outlining your ideas, thoughts and lists into an easy to understand visual.  It allows you to group thoughts, attach notes, and define with icons.
Personally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Massive Social Bookmarking Site List (over 300 sites)</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/a-massive-social-bookmarking-site-list-over-300-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/a-massive-social-bookmarking-site-list-over-300-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A huge thanks to AJAXflakes.com for compiling (and testing) a list of over 300 social bookmarking sites on the web.  These sites are grouped into categories that makes it easy to find the type of site that you are looking for.
As an added bonus, the Page Rank and description for each site is also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xinu &#8211; Learn How Well Your Site is Networked within Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/xinu-learn-how-well-your-site-is-networked-with-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/xinu-learn-how-well-your-site-is-networked-with-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chiefingredient.com/blog/xinu-learn-how-well-your-site-is-networked-with-social-media/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Xinu  is one of the coolest tools we&#8217;ve come across lately!

Enter in your domain, and it will provide instant reports on:

Domain Diagnosis
Domain History
Rankings (Page Rank, Technorati, Alexa, etc&#8230;)
Syndication (Subscribers and visitors)
Social Bookmarks saved for the domain/page
Validation Issues
# of Pages indexed within Google, Google Images, Yahoo and Live
# of Backlinks from all major search engines

If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>360 Desktop &#8211; Expand your desktop&#8230; Without Additional Monitors</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/360-desktop-expand-your-desktop-without-monitors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/360-desktop-expand-your-desktop-without-monitors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chiefingredient.com/blog/360-desktop-expand-your-desktop-without-monitors/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new application is coming toward a Windows desktop near you: 360 Desktop.
According to 360 Desktop, you will be able to:
Grab all of your favorite web apps and content &#8211; web widgets, RSS feeds, AJAX start pages, or any part of any web page &#8211; and make them available any time, in an expanded photo-panoramic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring Personalized Home Pages to your Web Site</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/bring-personalized-home-pages-to-your-web-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/bring-personalized-home-pages-to-your-web-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Netvibes Premium Universe
Now you can provide your users the ability to create custom home pages within your web site.  Netvibes will now &#8220;deeply integrate&#8221; into any company&#8217;s web site and enable users to personalize the delivery of RSS feeds, podcasts, photos, videos, stores, widgets and more.
You have control over how the content is branded, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How is the Google Quality Score Calculated?</title>
		<link>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/how-is-the-google-quality-score-calculated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chiefingredient.com/2009/01/how-is-the-google-quality-score-calculated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google AdWords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Google is constantly updating the formula used to calculate your Google Quality Score. The lists below outline some of the core components.
Used to Calculate your Minimum Bid:

The keyword&#8217;s clickthrough rate (CTR) on Google; CTR on the Google Network  is not considered
The relevance of the keyword to its ad group
The quality of your landing  [...]]]></description>
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