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APRIL 16, 2013

This seems to go right along with the Pew Life Report 2013 , which found that 78% of teens (ages 12-17) now have a cell phone and about half of them (47%) have a smartphone. I know my first phone was a Nokia ‘Brick’ – as I like to call it – the basic, free cell phone that could knock someone out if it hit them on the head.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

By Tricia Morris Here are ten large-scale lessons learned in 2012 that we can all use to drive service and social media response forward in 2013. Lessons Learned: The Top 10 Twitter Mistakes of 2012. Lessons from 2012’s Social Media Disasters. By Rachel Tran Are you prepared to stave off the brand devastation of a future social media crisis?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Well, the 2013 Cisco Live event in Orlando is approaching and Firebelly has worked with Cisco to roll out the How Tweet It Is! Firebelly first worked with Cisco in 2012 when we helped them generate awareness, excitement and registrations for their Cisco Live event via a Facebook sweepstakes and photo contest. Sweepstakes on Twitter.

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

I honestly can’t believe it’s almost the end of 2013. After the holidays are over, we’ll all start thinking (or at least that’s what we’ll say) about 2014 and our “New Year” resolutions. So what are you going to do next year that you didn’t do this year? How are you going to make a difference?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

They want your information about your website and blog, and it’s up to you to do a good job providing it. That means you can’t rely on SEO tricks anymore, like a blog post that pulls the first 100 words of a news article and includes a link forwarding it to the original article. (Or What DOES Matter? Good content matters.

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DECEMBER 24, 2012

By Don Young Jr Since ‘Gifts’ in still in its infancy, 2013 will be an excellent test of what that one platform could do for Facebook. Not to be outdone, Amazon recently released its Friends and Family Gifting option with the same kind of social gifting visibility. Facebook ‘Gifts’ could Significantly Enhance the Company’s Earnings.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

This week Instagram announced changes to its terms of service that will go into effect on January 16, 2013. With change, comes drama. There has been plenty of that – with many in the traditional and social media spaces speculating the consequences these changes may bring. Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The Web.com and National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) of national survey of women business owners (WBOs) found a pervasive sense of economic optimism including a prediction by most WBO’s (85 percent) that more women will become entrepreneurs in 2013 than in past years.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Here are the 12 most-read posts on our blog in 2012. We’re looking forward to more in 2013. Pinterest, Instagram and memes were popular topics. Thank you for reading, sharing and commenting last year! Sh*t Social Media People Say. How To Run An Instagram Photo Contest. Pinterest Early Best Practices From Firebelly.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

On December 19th 2013, Cerulean will give thirty Indianapolis residents the opportunity to taste a coffee worth such a high price and also help support a good cause. Millions of people have to have their cup of coffee every single day.

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JULY 29, 2011

Whether you call them chicklets or widgets, more of them seem to be popping up above (and below, and beside) blog posts on every blog. But there’s no guarantee this will be the same in 2013, or even as soon as 2012. Neatly lay out your 3-5 buttons across the top or side of the blog post, as these spots are the most common.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

online retail sales expect to hit $370 million by 2017, along with Twitter and Facebook users growing astronomically from 2009 to 2013, the above chart shows great insight into why businesses are now using on average 80% of their marketing budgets on social media. Blog Social Media Social Media Marketing' And as U.S.

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APRIL 3, 2013

Today, April 3, 2013, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of mobile telephones. It’s hard to imagine a world without cell phones. Most of us use them for a lot more than calls nowadays. We use them for everything from asking Siri where to eat for dinner to updating our Facebook statuses, emailing and business transactions.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Instagram and Twitter have made this an obvious one, because audiences are always busy snapping “selfies” (the most popular word of 2013) or instagramming every single thing they eat. The first area is ego. The second is information. Information is key to engaging your audiences. Also see these articles for more 2014 Trends: [link].

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