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recording studios — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:24:00 -0000

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recording studios — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:25:22 -0000

wow, genius

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SEO Treats — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:04:17 -0000

I use StummbleUpon to find useful web content.

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rajaash — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:04:24 -0000

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Education india — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:35:20 -0000

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New Music Leeds — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:31:36 -0000

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Mexabet — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:07:21 -0000

As I'm reading this article, I'm also browsing StumbleUpon and trying to make the best out of it. It's a helpful social site for meeting new people that share my interest.

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geld lenen — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:03:21 -0000

Good to see the local part, I used Stumble a lot with my old site. Good to see our "Dutch" userbase increasing and socializing more and more on Stumble.

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veronicaromm — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:48:57 -0000

Also one other thing I have noticed is that at least the people I socialize with are from all over the world. One stumbler actually said that they intentionally stay away from local stumblers b/c it keeps them feeling safer, more anonymous. I did not think about it till then but I do communicate with only a select few locals who happen to be my actual friends. Need to think about that one.

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UtahLuxury.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:04:54 -0000

I love SU. We receive a lot of traffic from people stumbling. What a great way to become known in the great interweb.

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Jake Matthews — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:35:07 -0000

@Pinny - You make a great point about meeting in person. Nothing beats that.

@Veronica Romm - excellent point. Going local in StumbleUpon should be approached gently and should not be taken as a form of advertising, but more a form of connecting locally to get buzz and word of mouth out to people. I agree 100% that a lot of Stumble is arts, photos and visually compelling info - as it should be. At some point though, to grow, it will become more inclusive of other content types and subject matter. You make great points.

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veronicaromm — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:29:45 -0000

I love SU, but I find that people really don't want to see blatant advertising, which they tend to label spam immediately. I think SU is perhaps not the best tool to advertise anything besides the arts, photos and visually compelling material.

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Pinny Cohen — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:55:24 -0000

Jake,

These are some great tips for local usage of StumbleUpon. I would also add that asking people you meet in person if they have an account and getting them signed up and connected to you if they haven't yet, is an easy way to maximize your influence in a given geographic area.

Re: Going Local in StumbleUpon

Jake Matthews — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:32:18 -0000

Hi all - thanks and I'm glad that you find this piece interesting.

@Barry - the 200 limit should definitely be lifted IMO but there are ways nonetheless to make an impact - and strut your stuff.

@Matt, Kristen, Stephanie and Jeff - thanks a bunch and visit again soon!

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Matt McGee — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:07:22 -0000

Very interesting, Jake -- thanks for writing this up. :-)

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Jeff Quipp — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:03:17 -0000

I like it Jake ... very nice! Putting it this way, I'll argue now more than even that Google or Yahoo needs to buy Stumble from eBay, and integrate these local findings into the reordering of their search results. Really good post!

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Kristen — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:59:45 -0000

Very insightful Jake and I totally agree with you that the paid advertising program is not necessary if you focus on the networking aspects that you mentioned.

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Stephanie — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:20:37 -0000

Awesome post Jake.

I found it really helpful.

@Barry - you could contact people. It just takes some time. But it is very easy to tell who is worth contacting and who isn't.

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Barry Welford — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:10:59 -0000

I'd never thought of adopting that approach, Jake. It's very intriguing. The only stumbling block is the limit of 200 friends. SU isn't really geared to help you contact those people, only to make you aware of them. Perhaps that's the way it should be.