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Is Your Social Media Strategy Truly Agile?

SocMed Sean

” I do believe, however, that the 12 core principles of Agile software development methodology can be easily applied to social media activities. Working software is the principal measure of progress – You should measure the success of your social media activities based on whether your customers feel they were delivered a solution.

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Why Hashtags are Spam #hashtags

Bill Hartzer

Take a look at the following recent screen capture for #paydayloans on Twitter. There are plenty of people who have tweeted on Twitter who are not using that hashtag for legitimate purposes. Well, I do, since I was actively practicing search engine optimization back then. And search engines got much more sophisticated.

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Will ‘Technology’ Survive the Recession?

Atom Thought

Is 2009 worse than 2001? Looking back at 2001, IT spending declined by over 6% after a previous year increase of 16%, that was really a bad hit, and if we compare the same to 2009, we are much better off so far! Is Twitter Tweeting Enough? Circuit City declares bankruptcy! Image Source: [link]. Related Posts: Recession?

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Using social media across cultures

Janet Fouts

However, the majority are still only focusing on major social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The major networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are typically used by people of many countries, so it makes sense to have a presence there, segmenting your channels by country. Follow Lingo24 on Twitter: @Lingo24.

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5 Companies That Made Us Smile On World Emoji Day

Convince & Convert

Developed between 1998 and 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita , emojis were first added to smartphones in 2001 and quickly rose in popularity due to their ability to communicate items and emotions in a simple, cartoon-like visual. highlight to tweet) On social media, Twitter alone sees 470 million uses of the Joy emoji at any given moment.

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5 Fast Tips for Going Multilingual on Twitter

ProBlogger

Of course, going global on Twitter means embracing other languages. But building a multilingual presence on Twitter doesn’t have to be difficult. When it comes down to it, whether you are representing a company or going solo, Twitter is a great way to attract a global audience to your blog. Do your Twitter research.

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Basic SEO for Bloggers

Kikolani

It’s not 2001 anymore. This constant activity proves to search engines that your website is generating content at a steady pace. Be sure to follow Kristi on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+. Enough with the keyword stuffing. I don’t think it’s any big secret that keyword stuffing is completely out of style.

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