BeatBlogging.Org » Talkback http://beatblogging.org Pushing the practice of beat reporting Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:12:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Talkback: What’s the difference between marketing and spam? http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/31/talkback-whats-the-difference-between-marketing-and-spam/ http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/31/talkback-whats-the-difference-between-marketing-and-spam/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:15:10 +0000 Patrick Thornton http://beatblogging.org/?p=2932 A reader asks, “What are the parameters of marketing your blog and stories to your networks without crossing the line into spam?”

It’s a great question, because there is a fine line between building a network and brand and crossing over into spam. Social media, blogs and other Web tools are great network and brand building tools.

So, what’s the difference between marketing and spam? Are you spamming people if your Twitter feed is only links to your own work? What about if you link to your newspaper stories on your blog?

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