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If you are active on the social networking microblogging site of Twitter, you may have noticed some #wordlesswednesday tags in your feed, along with links to the user’s blog. This is the start of the trend of Wordless Wednesday like the other very popular trend of #followfriday.

What is the point of Wordless Wednesday? Twitter users that are also bloggers take a content-rich picture and then post it on their blog, not specifying any description or caption, but leaving the picture to tell the story in substitute of the description. This new concept from bloggers gives the phrase of “a picture is worth a thousand words” a lot of emphasis.

Want to see examples of what other users are doing for #wordlesswednesday? Check out Twitter search. These search results are also a great way to get inspirational ideas for your blog’s participation in this growing trend.

Wordless Wednesday is a great way to help publicize your blog via Twitter, and also to gain comments from people regarding the picture that you have posted. Feel inspired? Go ahead and join in, and remember to include the hashtag of #wordlesswednesday in your tweet.

Happy Blogging!

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When I first started writing this article, it started off as ways to improve your site’s success.  Then when I was witting the conclusion of the article, I noticed that it was more about controlling the image of your site.  Here are seven tips which can control the way your blog’s image is protruded to it’s visitors.

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One of the popular trends on the web right now is social media and/or social networking, and it looks like there is no stopping it in the near future. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Reddit are among the many sites which are leading the way with social media, but is there a way for you to use social media to your advantage?

There are a few ways you can take advantage of social media for your blog. Sites such as cracked.com seem to be on Digg’s front page daily, and this success shows. Blogstorm.co.uk recently released a list of 100 sites based on how often they reach Digg’s front page. Cracked.com was ranked 26 on this list, and looking at Alexa’s stats is seems that it maybe a lot of where their visitors are coming from.

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Here are this Thursday’s picks for blogging related topics:

The Future of Content in the Age of Information Overload

Getting More Blog Readers and Twitter Followers

How to Host Effective Blog Giveaways

When Do You Stop Commenting on Other Blogs?

The Outing of a Blogger: The Fear of Being Found Out

Happy Blogging!

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