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Best Quora Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site). Will it go the way of MySpace?

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

By Michael Stelzner I recently interviewed Jay Baer, co-author of the brand-new book The Now Revolution and founder of the popular blog ConvinceandConvert.com. There’s this feeling of Facebook becoming the next Friendster of MySpace. Is Your Business Ready for the Now Revolution? It’s part of the online circle of life.

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9 Surprising New Facts About Social Media in America

Convince & Convert

I analyzed my Top 6 blog posts for 2011 by total page views, and am re-running them this week as a “greatest hits” compilation. It’s a 50+ page orgy of data based on 2,020 telephone interviews of Americans ages 12 and up, conducted in February, 2011. 98% of super socials use Facebook, and 45% use MySpace).

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9 Surprising New Facts About Social Media in America

Convince & Convert

My friend and the architect of the study, Tom Webster , was kind enough to give me a preview of the report (I also very much recommend Tom’s blog BrandSavant ), and here are my personal highlights – the pages that made me say “hmmmm&#. 52% of Americans have a profile on Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace or elsewhere.

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Friday's 5 Fun Social Media Finds

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare | Main | Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) Bold & Digital Men of Social Media 2011 Calendar Seriously. » August 06, 2010 Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds The Internet is an amazing place.

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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

Buffer Social

My first profile was on Myspace , my first friend was “Tom from Myspace,” and my first post was something like, “Myspace is awesome!” It was then, back in 2011 as a student, that I realized the true power and potential implications of social media. Do you remember your first social media profile?

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Paid Posts: My Facebook Status Update is Smarter Than Yours

Webbiquity SMM

In February, blog platform Tumblr launched an option for all users to pay $1 to highlight a post. Since January 2011, business pages on Facebook have been able to promote their status updates with “Sponsored Stories.” MySpace, anyone?). He regularly contributes to Promo & Marketing Wall blog.

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