Guest article by Cuckoo

You must have heard the word plagiarism. Ever wonder what does it mean and why we should know about it ?

Any of the following is considered plagiarism.

• turning in someone else’s work as your own
• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• giving incorrect information about the source
• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else’s work and lying about it afterward (either by refusing or by not giving due credit).

Now, are you wondering why am I talking about this ?

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Today, the internet has evolved into a huge masterpiece - a distinct showcase that describes people, ideas & businesses freely, clearly and specifically. The internet now offers a great opportunity to freely express your thoughts and ideas in various forms; be it audio, video or text.

Simply, the internet has become what you could call - “A Social Marketplace” which is made up of large number of social media sites encouraging human interaction in almost every possible manner you could imagine. Therefore, the internet has become highly accessible or rather, “social“.

What Are Social Media Sites?

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It is time we discussed about a very important aspect of blogging, which is responding to your readers and the comments you get. As a blogger, always remember that a big role in whatever you are, is because of your readers. Whatever you do, remember that feedback (positive or negative) is very very important. Remember the golden rule of marketing? The customer is god and the customer is always right. In the blogging world your readers are like your customers and responding to them and getting their feedback is very important. Always remember that a reader is taking some valuable time off his/her busy schedule and honouring your blog with a comment and that time should be respected. Responding to your readers comments can also start of a healthy discussion and lead to your making acquaintances with a lot of like minded people.

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Starting a blog series is a very effective way of retaining your readers and keeping the interest of the readers alive. There are many benefits to start a blog series. Instead of one large post, you can split that into multiple posts which will be good for your search engine presence. They also encourage visitors to come back often and they can participate in deeper discussions in a more comprehensive manner. When you start a blog series, keep in mind the following points:

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Blogging! It seems to be the buzzword nowadays. Everybody who is somebody seems to have a blog – your own personal space on the internet. To write, to express ones thoughts on various issues and broadcast it to the world.

Now what makes a blog effective and interesting? What is it about some blogs that makes you keep coming back to it, makes you wish the writer would write more often? These are some basic rules which need to be kept in mind while writing :

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