Mindjumpers
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Tweet Pinterest, the social bookmarking tool for images and videos launched in 2010, has become a new favorite platform for many of us – myself included. No doubt, the popularity of the network has exploded. Back in December, Pinterst counted over 7 million unique users, compared to 1.6 million in September. And since the beginning of 2012, daily users has increased by more than 145 %.
SocMed Sean
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
To all my blogger friends, I would love to hear opinions on whether it is more responsible for us to be right vs. first when reporting information. Is speculation okay? Is it useful? As content becomes more and more valuable and as we each try to increase awareness of our blogs, build our following, and increase traffic, how important is it to ensure that our facts are correct before we hit the “Publish” button?
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Jason Yormark
MARCH 1, 2012
I’m as guilty as anyone for being sucked into the group buying frenzy. Hey, a deal is a deal. Of course I’m not sure what I’m going to do with all those massages and laser hair removals. Lately however I’ve noticed a growing trend when using one of these deals that actually has me wanting to not purchase or use them anymore.
Firebelly
MARCH 2, 2012
According to data from comScore, TechCrunch and Shareaholic (compiled by Modea) – Pinterest is most popular with people between the ages of 25 and 34. The age groups that come in next are 35-44 and 45-54. And behind those age range are college kids. So much for the social trickling upwards from the teen demographic.
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Mindjumpers
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Tweet As anticipated, Timeline is being rolled out for Pages. Admins now have have the option to publish Pages in Timeline view. All pages will automatically get the new design on 30 March, 2012. Here are some of the features we made notice of at first glance: - Pages will also get a cover photo. The profile photo is square and at least 180 pixels wide. - Views and apps and are available below the cover photo.
SocMed Sean
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
Unless you have been living under a rock or on an island populated primarily by men, you have likely heard a slight shift in the vocabulary of the women around you. The terms “pinned” or “pinning” are no longer accompanied by the details of a fraternity dating ritual, but instead are followed by dialog about recipes, shoes, arts and crafts, or wardrobe ensembles.
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Jason Yormark
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
It can be amazing where and when inspiration can strike. Most times you never see it coming. For me this past weekend, I was fortunate to experience it with my own son at his last basketball game. Basketball is my son’s secondary sport if you will, so he’s more of a middle of the pack kid when it comes to his skill level and experience.
Mindjumpers
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Tweet Most people working strategically with Facebook have probably heard of EdgeRank by now. It is Facebook’s algorithm that determines what content that will be displayed in the user’s news feed. We all have a limit to how much information we can take in, and therefore Facebook calculates what content that will be brought to you from friends and pages.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
This is a guest post by Brad Shorr. Many businesses use social media to promote brand awareness, and it can be quite effective. Because social media is largely personality-driven, a savvy entrepreneur can level the playing field against much larger competitors and establish his company as a widely recognized, credible source. Unfortunately, for every social marketer who succeeds in driving brand awareness, there are ten more who drive people away from their brands.
Adam Sherk
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
What are news organizations doing to increase user activity and engagement on their Facebook pages? To be clear, a large part of any Facebook strategy focuses on newsfeed visibility and on-site promotion through tactics like EdgeRank optimization, frictionless sharing , like and subscribe buttons , Open Graph tags, Facebook Comments and other Facebook Social Plugins.
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Akamai Marketing
MARCH 2, 2012
I’ve recently had some conversations with people who are feeling that because they didn’t get integrate social media right away, that they’ve already been left behind. Good news! This simply isn’t the case. . Studies show that even big businesses aren’t taking full advantage of the opportunities in social media – this gives the rest of the business community a real opportunity.
Mindjumpers
MARCH 1, 2012
Tweet Linkedn is strengthening their approach as a platform for brand marketing with the new ability for companies to add a ‘Follow Company’ button to their websites. The functionality is similar to the ‘Like’ button on Facebook to follow a brand’s status updates and Twitter’s ‘Follow’ button to receive a brand’s tweets.
Waxing UnLyrical
MARCH 2, 2012
March second! March second! March Second! March Deuce! I say it to celebrate good Dr. Seuss! Today was his birthday. He’d be one-oh-eight! Hooray to the man! Though he’s late, he was great! To think Seuss does not seem. To remind of Bernays. Nonetheless, our good rhyme king. Does have his place. In teaching us that in our own operations. We must always dream big about public relations.
Buzz Marketing for Technology
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Join guest host Jeff Ogden and special guest Paul Dunay, CMO of Networked Insights and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies, as they discuss: Recent changes in B2B marketing. Influencer strategies and why they’re important. Facebook’s IPO and what it means for marketers. New social media tools for B2B marketers. Social data and what it means to B2B marketers.
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Firebelly
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Brad Keselowski's Tweet. NASCAR was pushing their presence on Twitter in the days leading up to the Daytona 500. Displaying Twitter handles from the newscasters to NASCAR drivers. And, last night, NASCAR definitely got the Twitter push they were wanting. On lap 160, Juan Pablo Mantoya crashed into a jet dryer carrying 200 gallons of jet kerosene causing a major explosion on the backstretch.
Socialized
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
In the course of just a couple of weeks, Pinterest "buzz" went from "chick niche site social network version of Etsy" to "the next amazing revolution in social business" to "Watch out, they trample on copyright holders! I just deleted my account." Did the world really change that much in less.
Waxing UnLyrical
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Today’s Leap Day. If you know someone who’s celebrating their birthday today, make it good… I mean, they won’t get to celebrate it again for four years! And don’t tweet anything silly … OK, now on to today’s post. Disclosure: this is a client campaign I’m working on, which means I get paid to work on the campaign (primarily blogger outreach), but I do not get paid (or was even asked) to write this post.
Small Business Mavericks
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Sometimes it’s the little things on a web page that make all the difference. Often, it’s not what the user sees that makes the difference, it’s what the search engines see and interprets. Kristine Schachinger on Search Engine Watch considers the title tag to be the single most important element on a web page. From a users perspective, the title tag is the text that may appear at the top of their browser, and generally appears as the link in search results.
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Firebelly
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
You can check in at your favorite coffee shop or gastropub on Foursquare. You can check in to your favorite album or guilty pleasure reality TV show with GetGlue. Now, thanks to Planned Parenthood’s QR-coded condoms and their Where Did You Wear It? campaign, you can even check in to sex. Yes, sex. In an effort to make young people aware that safe sex does (and should) happen, Planned Parenthood gave out 55,000 condoms with QR codes that when scanned populate a map on their Where Did You We
Kikolani
MARCH 1, 2012
Last night, I decided to try out the New Facebook Pages with Timeline for my freelance writing page. Facebook plans to change things over on March 30th anyway, so you might as well prepare early for what’s coming, and for pages, there are lots of preparations to be made. Here are some of my initial observations about how Timeline affects our favorite Facebook fan page features.
Waxing UnLyrical
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Some of you know I’m adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University. For those who don’t, I am (!), and this is my fourth year teaching a class on “not-for-profits in the digital age.” Not so long ago, one of them asked me a question that I thought would make for a good blog post: How do you avoid stepping on the toes of your client, so that they don’t think you’re trying to show them you’re smarter than they are?
Social Media Marketing
FEBRUARY 25, 2012
You've probably heard that Pinterest is here and in a big way. If you're not already familiar with it, take a look and see if you can understand what the fuss is all about. The site has been around for a couple of years but only recently took off. I've been wanting to write something about Pinterest for the last 2-3 weeks, but haven't been able to because of a grueling work schedule, and rather than simply provide you an introduction to the site, I thought I would take a sampling of articles tha
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Firebelly
MARCH 1, 2012
All businesses have recognized that social media is here to stay. WRONG! In a recent interview with Kyle Lacy on this blog, the lead question was, “Now that most organizations have recognized that social media is here to stay – how will organizations train their staff?” I want to address the premise of that question rather than the answer.
Freelance Social Media
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
'The Timeline design will be coming to Facebook Pages on March 30th. For now, admins can preview the design and publish it for public view if they’d like. As you can see, the cover photo is prime real estate and I’m sure you’re thinking of all the possibilities you could do with it. But, don’t get too excited because it wouldn’t be Facebook without some rules on how you can utilize it.
Waxing UnLyrical
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
I have read a few “How to use Google Plus for Business” posts and presentations. They all focus on search results and the power of Google. This is true. While I do not have a Facebook Page, my Google Plus result comes up third in search: I did a test for Chobani and Pepsi. I didn’t get the same results, but Facebook did not rank high for either.
Direct Marketing Observations
MARCH 1, 2012
A lot of companies are going to transition to becoming a social business and fail horribly at it. It’s not entirely their fault. You might be sitting there and asking why not. Look no further than their website. It starts there. Here’s a real world example. 3 days ago I was on the phone with a prospective client, before I got on the phone I did a little research.
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Firebelly
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
The Academy Awards were last night so let’s take a look at posts related to the Oscars and social media. Below are your 5 must-reads. Social Media Tips from the Oscars. By Shira Lazar Here’s how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC are engaging digitally to bring viewers closer than ever to the main event — and giving business owners ideas for how to similarly engage with customers.
The Social Media Incubator
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
The much-anticipated launch of Timeline for Brands is coming soon to a Facebook Page near you. Last September, when Facebook launched its “Timeline” initiative for personal profiles , speculation began about when this change would be available for Facebook Pages as well. During today’s Facebook Conference for Marketers , the company announced their plans for Timeline for Brands.
Waxing UnLyrical
MARCH 1, 2012
There’s an interesting white paper out today, issued jointly by the Case Foundation and Razoo Foundation, and authored by Geoff Livingston (disclosure: he’s a friend), titled How Giving Contests can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities. It examines whether “giving days” – such as last year’s Give to the Max DC, which used gamification to give additional awards to the nonprofits and donors that raised the most money – can strengthen nonprofit communities
Idaconcpts
MARCH 1, 2012
Voice over Internet Protocol has come a long way baby! There are many VoIP apps now available and they give fits to your mobile, landline and cable telephone providers alike. There are those that will mourn the loss of gobs of money by these competing carriers. The fees they could have extracted from their long suffering customers instead continue on in their pockets.
Firebelly
MARCH 1, 2012
Stuck with a Facebook page name you’d like to change? While this used to be impossible to do for pages with over 100 fans, it just got much easier! The big news this week was Facebook’s rollout of Timeline for brand pages, but they also rolled out a form allowing you to request to change your Facebook page name. Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact_us.php?
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