Tue.Apr 03, 2012

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If Facebook Were Invented In The 90s

Firebelly

Has wondering what Facebook might have looked like if it was launched a decade earlier – 1994 instead of 2004 – kept you up at night? Rest easy, my friends. Here is your look at Facebook as if it were invented in the 90s: [Video URL: [link] ].

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Flash Mobs Go Social in India

Waxing UnLyrical

What the iPhone is to smart phones, flash mobs are to marketing. As organizations all over the globe try to use smart moves to attract and retain customers, the recent and ongoing turbulence in the global economy has only intensified this need. While a slew of such campaigns have taken place in India, one that caught the fancy of many is the recent flash mob organized by the IBM OnDemand Community.

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What the Upcoming Facebook IPO Means for Your Business

The Social Media Incubator

With over 850 million users, one might think that Faceboo k is a no-brainer from a business perspective. The fact is, there are many businesses who have yet to embrace Facebook and other social media sites in a strategic manner. I just spoke with a prospective customer last week who told me he “doesn’t quite know what to do with Facebook,” so he has chosen to do nothing.

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Instagram is Now Available for Android

Idaconcpts

With more than 430,000 Android users on the waiting list, Instagram is now available in Google Play. The Android app carries the same features (except tilt-shift/blur) and a similar user interface to that of the iOS version. Users are able to browse friends’ photos, view the popular photos, and upload their own photos, as you would expect. Included features on the 4/3/12 release are: Features?

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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What the Upcoming Facebook IPO Means for Your Business

The Social Media Incubator

With over 850 million users, one might think that Faceboo k is a no-brainer from a business perspective. The fact is, there are many businesses who have yet to embrace Facebook and other social media sites in a strategic manner. I just spoke with a prospective customer last week who told me he “doesn’t quite know what to do with Facebook,” so he has chosen to do nothing.

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The Art Of Marketing Is Coming To Chicago

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The Art of Marketing is coming to Chicago on April 24th, 2012. I'm very excited to announce that The Art of Marketing full-day leadership summit is happening in Chicago on April 24th, 2012 at The Chicago Theater. As you can see by the agenda , the line-up is out of this world. I have the honor of sharing the stage with Seth Godin ( Purple Cow , Linchpin , Poke The Box , etc.), Gary Vaynerchuk ( Crush It and The Thank You Economy ), Keith Ferrazzi ( Never Eat Alone and Who's Got Your Back ), Avin

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Nike gets it right with NFL uniform launch

Jeff Esposito

It is rare for me to get geeked out about a product launch for a brand. Maybe it’s because I am getting older or maybe I am desensitized to the over-hyping of marketing machines. So when a brand evokes the kid in a candy store feeling in me, I get excited. One of these rare instances happened on Tuesday afternoon when I came across this video from Nike as a teaser for the roll-out of their apparel contract with the NFL: After watching the video, not only did I get super amped about the NFL, but

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Triple Bottom Line Thinking for Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This is a guest post by Adam Leiter. We all know that social media is about more than just putting out messages and shouting with a bullhorn. While the copyright may still legally belong to the business, today it’s the audience that truly owns the brand. Social media gives them the power to take content in new directions, thus causing us to react and respond accordingly.

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Cartoon of the day

Jeff Esposito

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Pinterest Traffic to Magazine Sites Up 141% But Figures Still Modest

Adam Sherk

Yes, this is indeed another post about Pinterest. But fear not, I come with real data to share albeit it in aggregated and anonymized format. It is well established that Pinterest offers great opportunities for lifestyle publishers but how well is it paying off in actual site traffic? To get a clearer picture I pulled referral data from the past six months for a group of 25 magazines sites that we work with at Define Media Group.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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The E-commerce Tipping Point

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The business of selling is about to get a whole lot more interesting. When you think about e-commerce, how does it make you feel? Do you feel that it's still a fairly nascent part of the retail experience or do you think that it has matured to the point where it's not only a proven merchandising channel, but a critical function of how people buy? Recently, a very senior marketing professional who works at one of the world's largest corporations was recounting a story of how they saw a postal tru

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5 Reasons Linkedin is Boring in a Good Way

Convince & Convert

Anthony Juliano is the Vice President of Marketing and Social Media Strategy at Asher Agency , a Midwest-based marketing strategy firm. Anthony speaks and writes about a variety of social media and marketing topics, with a specific focus on LinkedIn. Connect with him at AnthonyJuliano.com. LinkedIn has a reputation for being… well, a little dorky.

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Having Trouble Measuring Social Media ROI?

Small Business Mavericks

The bane of any marketing consultant is the question about proving social media’s ROI. An easy answer is to compare social media with newspaper advertising. It’s difficult to prove ROI on either, however, many business owners, possibly because of their distrust of the Internet, have a fascination with trying to prove there is a solid return on any online investment in social media marketing.

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5 Reasons Linkedin is Boring in a Good Way

Convince & Convert

Anthony Juliano is the Vice President of Marketing and Social Media Strategy at Asher Agency , a Midwest-based marketing strategy firm. Anthony speaks and writes about a variety of social media and marketing topics, with a specific focus on LinkedIn. Connect with him at AnthonyJuliano.com. LinkedIn has a reputation for being… well, a little dorky.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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The Rise of Mobile Media and the Fall of Advertising Media [Infographic]

Direct Marketing Observations

Infographic presented by 2D barcode service Microsoft Tag.

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3 Reasons No One Comes Back to Your Blog—and How to Fix It

ProBlogger

This guest post is by Alexander Heyne of Milk the pigeon. You do a series of incredibly useful posts that get a great response, or you get some massive traffic spikes from guest posting, Stumbleupon, Youtube, or your content randomly going viral. Your content teaches people something useful, it’s immediately applicable, and you get tons of comments and feedback, so you know it hit the spot….

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