There are two me-s in meme because it's all about me. Meme's are the perfect way to let other bloggers know about you, let your audience know about you and get to know and relate to other bloggers, expand your network and watch your sphere of influence expand outwards. If you ever posed the question to yourself, "how many degrees are between me and Kevin Bacon?" this is the way to find out.

I am asking 8 questions because when tipped over the number 8 is the infinity symbol and that is totally geeky and 8 is my favorite number and it is 2008. Oh, how the stars have aligned!

Last year's meme: What you don't know about Mary McKnight could fill a book

So, without further ado, get to know me and see who I know:

1. Who is your favorite musical artist? (post a youtube video)

Stevie Nicks - we're talking full-on cocaine addicted Fleetwood Mac Mirage era, Stevie Nicks here! And don't think I didn't look for one of the videos where Lndsay Buckingham kicked her on stage. The best I could do was a 90's era vamped up phoney sexual tension clip from the Chain tour.

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Part 3 in this month long series covers real estate blog ideas from establishing yourself as a local expert to building authority as a problem solver.  Learn the ins and outs of starting a meme to the value of gossipy posts that keep visitors coming back time and again. See how Realtors across the real estate blogospheres are giving content a unique spin with these 10 wild and wacky ideas. 30 down, 334 ¼ real estate blog content ideas left to go!

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Just like every other social network, MyBlogLog is not immune to its fair share of spam. Why, just this morning, I had an invitation to co-author another blog from MyBlogLog. And what to my wondering browser doth appear… a message from the author of BlogMemes.be, a Belgian spam site – and I thought they just made great chocolate! I inadvertently clicked the link and next thing you know, I am a co-author of a spam site. Viola. My inbox quickly fills with messages from other irate MyBlogLog members, all of which have also fallen pray to the evil prank. 

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Event marketing isn’t just for Bacardi and Budweiser anymore.  With the first Yankee Blog Swap right around the corner and the meme gone wild in the rearview, I think it’s time we tackle the power of online event marketing. If you need traffic or want to grow your blogging network, there is not better way to build your credibility than to host an event.  Those of you that have hosted a carnival know what I'm talking about.  Traffic and backlinks grow, new visitors show up, etc.  But carnivals aren't the only game in town.  You can coordinate some pretty successful online events if you just put your out of the box thinking cap on.  

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I was memed this morning by my friend and competitor, Paul Chaney of Blogging Systems. For those of you that dont know what a meme is: Its a thoughtstream carried from one person to another, or, to be more precise, a "unit of cultural information transferable from one mind to the other," so says Wikipedia. Basically, its the blogging equivalent of a chain letter.  The cool thing about blogging is that the meme can be tracked. Entire websites are devoted to doing just that. Some memes, however, are deliberate...sort of a social game to build community and engender relationships.  So, here are the 5 Things you don't know about me...

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