Social Media Examiner provides a useful guide on how to unlock the full power of StumbleUpon, a site that helps people discover links. The article takes us through several key topics:
- Why use StumbleUpon?
- Saving Your Favorites
- Creating Your StumbleUpon Profile
- Finding Friends on StumbleUpon
- Receiving Shares
- Sharing Etiquette
- StumbleUpon Advertising
There’s more to saving your favorite pages than just hitting the “I like it” button. You can use the Comment bubble on the Chrome toolbar or the Info button on the Firefox toolbar to go to the StumbleUpon page for the URL and enter a detailed review, which is appreciated much more than just a thumbs-up.Full story at Social Media Examiner.
Whenever you’re favoriting an item, be sure to use the tag icon to add tags to your favorites. StumbleUpon’s search is less than exact when it comes to relocating something that you’ve favorited and hope to return to, so tag that item appropriately so you can find it when you need it.