our Social Mix 2012 conference is really starting to sizzle. When a man brands himself as Mayor of Twitter, Smartest Man in the World, The Internet’s Head of Magic (R) *and* a graduate of the Handsome Boy Modeling School – you just know it’s gonna be a fun time! We announced yesterday that we’ve extended our special Early Bird rates until June 30, 2012. Social Media social media social mix 2012? It’s the first day of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere (ok, at 7:09 p.m. Speaking of things heating up (try the veal!) Saul Colt. Frank Falcone. MORE >>

Twitter now has 100 million active users and LinkedIn has over 64 million users in North America alone. few interesting take outs for  social media statistics in 2012 : Facebook Statistics 2012: An average Facebook user has 130 friends and likes 80 pages. Twitter Statistics 2012: 34% of marketers have generated leads using Twitter. 55% of Twitter users access the platform via their mobile. General Social Media Statistics 2012: 30% of B2B marketers are spending million of dollars each year on social media marketing. infographic]. MORE >>

Twitter is a great marketing tool for most companies. Unfortunately, the publicity that Twitter brings is not always positive. Companies should take the following tips into consideration before they even create a Twitter account to advertise their brand: 1. Be vigilant – Always keep an eye on your Twitter account. It is a good idea to hire someone just to maintain your company’s Twitter, as well as to make sure that a Twitter war is discovered, and defused, in the beginning stages. People are on Twitter at all times of the day, in all time zones. MORE >>

Home > Tutorials > Twitter Activate your new Twitter profile now by choosing the correct header photo size dimensions. Twitter today introduced new Twitter profiles which allows Twitter users to add a new header photo with specific size images of 1252×626 px for best results. Activate New Twitter profile. This is how the  QOT Twitter profile looked a few minutes back. This is how the new Twitter profile looks now. Go to Twitter > Settings > Design > Customize Your Own. Tutorials TwitterDo it now. MORE >>

Looking for ways to increase your followership and establish your expertise on Twitter? If so, have you ever thought of participating in Twitter chats? Twitter chats are meetups that take place at a specific time on the social network. 8 Twitter chats you should check out today! Branding Twitter Twitter chatsEach is hosted under a unique hashtag, which allows attendees to follow the conversation and interact [.] was written by Cendrine Marrouat for her social media blog, Creative Ramblings. MORE >>