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Debunking Five Social Media Myths

Socialized

MySpace Is Where the Young People Hang Out. Everyone knows MySpace is the social network for kids, but in truth, in October, 2006, comScore reported More than Half (51%) of MySpace Visitors are Now Age 35 or Older, as the Site’s Demographic Composition Continues to Shift. That was three years ago!

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Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs

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Blogging by teens (ages 12-17) has been cut in half - from 28 percent in 2006 to 14 percent in 2009. Blogging by teens (ages 12-17) has been cut in half - from 28 percent in 2006 to 14 percent in 2009. 71 percent of young adults prefer Facebook while 66 percent of younger teens prefer Myspace. Where did they go?

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The Evolution of Our Data Fixation in Social Media

Direct Marketing Observations

Six years ago, we were talking about the growth of blogging and MySpace. “Return on investment on social media activities has been challenging to most companies in 2009. First, it freaks people out and then, it spurs people into action. Consider this blurb from 10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010.

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Integrating Social Media in Email Marketing Campaigns | Freelance.

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Integrating Social Media in Email Marketing Campaigns by Meghan on July 9, 2009 Online marketers are increasingly seeing the benefits of integrating social media into their e-mail marketing campaigns, a recent study by StrongMail Systems Inc.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009). Facebook Create a Facebook Page and tell everyone about it. Answers Yahoo!

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Cyber Monday Is Here!

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Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Networking Meets Game Consoles | Main | Social Media Marketing Checklist from SES Chicago » November 30, 2009 Cyber Monday Is Here! A recent survey shows that 43 percent of online retailers plan to offer special promotions and discounts on Cyber Monday.

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