Get a LinkedIn account for your professional network. Make sure your social media is listed in your LinkedIn profile. Another promotion tool: use the status section of LinkedIn and Facebook. December 2004. November 2004. October 2004. September 2004. August 2004. July 2004. June 2004. May 2004. April 2004. March 2004. linkedin. chrisbrogan.com. Covering social media business strategy and personal power. About. Speaking. Rockstars. Subscribe. Newsletters. June 16, 2008. You are not special. Content. MORE >>

Regardless just look at the graphic below that shows the amount of google searches from 2004 to now for the term QR Code. link] (Track QR Codes on business cards to linkedin profiles). QR Codes which stands for quick response codes are taking off among brands and agencies looking for new ways to gain attention and engage with customers/users. Sound familiar right? via 2d code. There have been a few recent blog post about how HOW TO: Create and Deploy Your Own QR Codes and a rebuttal response saying HOW NOT TO: Create Your Own QR Codes. link] (free and paid options). link]. link]. MORE >>

One of the Internet’s first video bloggers, Garfield began experimenting with the technique in 2002 and launched his own video blog on January 1, 2004. The average internet user is watching 30 minutes of video online daily! These people mostly lookout for entertainment. This opens wide opportunities for your business to get your products and services in front of potential future buyers when they are looking. The use of online video is growing as people also increasingly watch videos from their mobile devices. Also image videos do not work as a potential viral marketing tool. MORE >>

The Learning Factor: With all the hype, craze and media coverage of social media, i.e. Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, many adults are drawn to the medium to learn what the hype is all about. Since 2004 Mr. Deragon has been actively studying, sharing and learning how business as unusual is changing business methods, models and relationships. What motivates adult participation within social media? When we look at the psychology of human behavior we can begin to understand certain  motivations which draw adults to social media. Its popularity continues unabated. MORE >>

Size of Google’s IPO in 2004. Professional networking site LinkedIn raised $217 million in its May offering. $750 million. Value of stock the company expects to sell in its IPO. 6 billion. Amount Google reportedly offered to pay for Groupon last year. billion. Value placed on the company based on 2010 investments by venture capital firms. 30 billion. Maximum value of the company expected to be reflected in the IPO — surpassing Google’s value at its IPO. billion. 94,000. Groupon’s revenue for all of 2008 $713 million. Groupon’s 2010 revenue. 413 million. MORE >>