Letter From The Editor

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Erin Falconer

I’d like to thank all of our loyal readers and writers for sticking with us as the site has gone through a slightly inactive period. Being an avid reader of PTB for some time, when the opportunity arose to revitalize the blog, it was with great pleasure that I accepted the position of Editorial Director. PickTheBrain.com is one of the highest quality, most respected Self-Improvement sites on the web, due in equal parts to it’s valuable, practical and inspiring content and the incredible community of users that continue to support it so enthusiastically! Continue reading →

Internet Disinhibition

The Dangers and Delights of Internet Disinhibition

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Erin Falconer

Have you ever entered a chatroom and found yourself sharing things (that you could never discuss face to face) with a bunch of strangers? Have you ever poured your soul out on your blog, writing about your deepest fears, most powerful dreams, or secret shames? Have you ever stayed up long into the night, chatting to people online – without even knowing their real names, ages, genders or anything about them? Continue reading →

social media

6 Ways Social Media Can Improve Your Life

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Erin Falconer

There was once a frightening period in our history, my friend. It was a sad time (although we did wear colorful clothes…). You may have seen pictures of our past, though we shudder when we recall. It was a time … Continue reading →

Blogging

Is Truthiness Holding Back Your Blog?

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Erin Falconer

When it comes to blogging, there are endless decisions to be made. How you approach these decisions can be the difference between the success and failure of your blog (of course these words “success” and “failure” will have different definitions … Continue reading →

StumbleUpon revokes Top Stumbler status for submitting pages from Digg and Reddit

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Erin Falconer

Well, the StumbleUpon community has read my post on how to become a top user and started discussing my tactics.

Also, I’ve been taken off the Top Stumbler page. I haven’t received a notice but I’m inclined to believe the events are connected. It will be interesting to see how my StumbleUpon traffic is affected. Continue reading →

Use Social Media Arbitrage to Drive Traffic with StumbleUpon

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Erin Falconer

Everyone knows social media sites like Digg, Reddit, and StumbleUpon can drive massive amounts of traffic to your website. IF you can get on the front page.

The problem is that most submissions drop like an anvil through the new queue without getting more than one or two votes.

I can’t tell you how to become a power user on Digg or Reddit. I’ve had some luck with those sites but no consistent success, and I have a feeling it takes more effort and social networking than most webmasters want to do.
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