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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

This post, along with 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 and 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 previously published here, provide a solid foundation for that understanding. While 47% felt somewhat good at social measurement in 2011, just 38% said the same in 2012.

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Comparison of 100 Top Companies on Social Business and Corporate Culture

Convince & Convert

Last week’s release of the 2012 FORTUNE list of 100 Best Companies to Work For got me thinking about whether being employee-centric inherently impacts the social business aptitude of the company. Among the top 100 companies in the Social Business Index, 11 are also Best Companies to Work For in 2012.

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Kickass User Interfaces for Mobile Devices

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of Millenials in the United States used mobile devices to access the web in 2012, according to eMarketer. The mobile Internet population is sizeable and rapidly growing across all age groups. Microsoft designed this language specifically to consolidate groups of common tasks to speed up usage. of Baby Boomers, 62.2%

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Google to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Charges

Bill Hartzer

million dollar civil penalty to settle FTC (Federal Trade Commission) charges that Google misrepresented themselves when it came to the privacy of Apple users. Google told users of Apple’s Safari web browser that Google would not place tracking cookies or serve targeted ads to those users. Google has agreed to pay a $22.5

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Think Like Zuck: 5 Secrets of Success of Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The most successful companies build their products on their purpose, whether it is Southwest Airlines striving to bring affordable air travel to everybody, Apple to create a seamless and stylish user experience, or Dyson to re-invent what we use every day and make it better. Walter was named among 25 Women Who Rock Social Media in 2012.

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Social Subscribe – Why Facebook Likes Do Matter

Convince & Convert

Groups of industry thinkers have designed complex formulas that provide a framework for determining the lifetime value of a fan. He leads social media strategy as the Director of Social Business at The Karcher Group , a digital agency that acquired his consulting firm (Social Business Strategies, LLC) in January of 2012.

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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The truth is that marketers have failed this test so many times in the past that we must follow the legal rules set out by government and that consumer advocate groups must be vigilante with our performance. " Amazon beat out Apple , The Walt Disney Company , Google and many more to grab this coveted spot. on the weekends, 12.4%

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