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For those of you looking for a list of social bookmarking sites, I’ve put together the following so you can see and use the full potential of social bookmarks.

The list isn’t an exhaustive list but it is split into the ones I use regularly and the others I know of as being reputable. There are 24 social bookmarking sites altogether in the list. I’ve seen other lists go into the hundreds but to be honest, if you get to the front page of even one of the sites below, you’ll see a rise in traffic. Also, many of those larger lists are outdated as many smaller services have closed down or been bought out.

Remember, there’s also social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to consider too, which although not strictly social bookmarking sites, they can serve the same purpose and drive significant traffic to your sites via social interaction.

OK, here goes:

The Social Bookmarking Sites I Use

If you reach the front page on the following 6 sites (with the possible exception of TweetMeme) you’re likely to see a large spike in traffic to your site.

• Delicious – Probably the best known social bookmarking site on the internet.
• StumbleUpon – A site where you can stumble upon stories by clicking the stumble button which will bring up random sites within your area of interest. Fun and full of authority with the search engines. Also has its own link shortener which shortens links and shares them on SU at the same time giving you more leverage. The shortener is called SU.pr.
• Digg -  A massive authority when it comes to bookmarking.
• Reddit – A bookmarking site with the emphasis on news stories, this one is a monster. News before it happens.
• Diigo
• TweetMeme

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Thanks to all those lovely folk who took the time to enter into the spirit of the contest and provide such great incites. Particular thanks to Cher Pearce, Joseph Bushnell and of course the winner, Carly Taylor.

This was Carly’s (awesome) response to the video:
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As you know, I’m a big fan of Gary Vaynerchuk. I was just watching this and wanted to share it with you:

Leave a comment below and let me know if you agree with what Gary’s saying.

‘Twitter Lists’ is the latest feature to make Twitter one of the best ways to disseminate information online. Not only that, it’s a great way of starting conversations with people in your niche.

And what better way to interact with them than grouping them together all in one place. You could have a variety of lists.

Let’s explore how to do that and some of the list possibilities:

I’ve just finished reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s book about social media marketing, where he also tooks about authenticity in business and as a brand.

Here’s the review! Thanks to Steve Watson and Nicola Cairncross for the book which I won at their event last year.

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My Mum sent me this funny video recently. Not only is it a clever satire of the difference between the two genders, but also the difference between what the advertiser thinks and what the consumer wants.

Question is, are you falling into the trap of advertising like this?