Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2023

Reviews give first-hand information on how to improve your offerings, create better-performing content and build more authentic, meaningful relationships that boost brand loyalty. Review analytics tools like Sprout analyze content across multiple social channels and profiles simultaneously. Let’s take a closer look.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2012

NutshellMail users social network updates so they don’t have to login and check. UserVoice creates engaging survey forms on Facebook and other sites to solicit feedback from fans and visitors. MemoLane is a “virtual scrapbook” generated by a user’s social media history.

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Tools Social Bookmarking Aggregator Disqus 215

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

It sounds a lot like the practices of some industry blogs and news aggregators today. So “borrowing” content isn’t a Web-only phenomenon, it’s just a lot easier to spot now. Shifting from poaching content to paying for it, it really is no wonder that the AP seems so threatened by Google. What’s a news agency to do?

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Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication 116

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 17, 2011

Several great new features were recently added to the B2B Marketing Zone and Social Media Informer by co-founder Tony Karrer. One of the most obvious is that posts now include images, making the sites more visually appealing than the former text-only design. There is a lot more content that comes in as well beyond the Featured sources.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

They’ve adapted to using online social networks (namely LinkedIn) to identify passive candidates in the last few years and it’s serving them well. Bookmark a site on a social bookmarking site where they can look it up later and where some of their contacts might discover it.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 7, 2023

It also means a unified experience across all the channels you use such as your website, social media, mobile apps, advertising or physical stores. Effective communication Consistency in your content and communication across all touchpoints is crucial for a great brand experience.

Brands 111

Brands Sentiment How To Analysis 111

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2011

But it makes sense: the more often your blog is “seen&# on other sites, the more people will bookmark it, subscribe to your RSS feed, and type in the URL directly. Of the top dozen sources of traffic, four were social networking or related sites: Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook and HootSuite.

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Syndication Data How To HootSuite 186

Sprout Social

AUGUST 25, 2020

Not to mention that content originating from Reddit tends to score huge numbers on social media. Here’s the thing, though: marketing on Reddit is often an uphill battle for brands who don’t really “get” what the site is all about. After all, Reddit is the epicenter of all things viral online.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

CNN.com is soliciting user feedback by including a prominent survey link at the top of the page: It will be interesting to see how NewsPulse changes user behavior on the site over time. It has the potential to increase the number of stories read per visit, resulting in more page views and time on site.

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Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Supplement your email list with your contacts’ social network info? Find out if the username or vanity URL you want is still available across dozens of social sites? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Promote events through social media?

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Tools Social Media Lithium Sysomos 206

SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I recently participate in an Twitter chat where the conversation turned to whether or not it’s a good idea to automate social media activities. Personally, I do leverage tools like Paper.li, but as an aggregation tool, not for the purpose of filler tweets. Do you automate your social media activities?

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Harp Interactive

MARCH 31, 2010

To begin with there are two types of customer interaction that you should measure and analyze: Consumers who find your website through social media: These consumers increase traffic to your website and since they come to the site qualified (with intent) they also proportionately increase conversions (eventual or immediate revenue).

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Analytics Social Media Trendrr Digg 350

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Believe it or not, being indexed in Google and Google News is actually good for news sites. Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough?

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News Google Hitwise Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

MARCH 19, 2012

And a Facebook Page is a good place to aggregate and curate user-generated content to tell more of a story, particularly at the local level. A diversified social strategy incorporates a wide range of methods for growing audience and making meaningful connections with users. So don’t let social push SEO out of the mix.

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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Help companies participate in existing social networks, and build relationships on their turf. Couple your email newsletter content with additional website content on a blog for improved commenting. Try out a short series of audio podcasts or video podcasts as content marketing and see how they draw.

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Social Media Press Release Marketing Widget 232

Ignite Social Media

APRIL 30, 2018

What we learned from that experience is that many people in Congress do not understand how social networks work and that Facebook has a lot of action items to follow up on. The new design would move users’ friends’ stories to the Discover section, putting them next to celebrity and publisher content, again.

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Social Media Privacy YouTube Aggregator 97

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 1, 2014

Even when we first began analyzing web site traffic we had a manageable set of properties to measure. Social media, blogs, and discussion boards mean that users generate as much online content as brands do. Create product-specific content based on how decision makers consume information.

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Strategy B2B Marketing Research 178

Convince & Convert

APRIL 25, 2014

Today, despite the fractured social media landscape, their community still has one central home on the web: the VMware Community site. This one page aggregates all of the data from Twitter, Facebook, blogs, the community forums, and any other place online where VMware chatter might be going on. See you next week!

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Communities B2B How To Forums 134

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Tweet Guest post by Connie Bensen , the Director of Community Strategy and Social Media at Alterian , which provides leading marketing products for the enterprise. Brands have realized that social networks offer an opportunity to interact directly with consumers. Uncover Content Ideas. Atomizing content is also important.

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Alterian SM2 Social Networking Aggregator 126

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 22, 2011

It sits squarely in the social networking space, but it has a different twist - one from which I think businesses may be able to gain valuable insights, all while allowing people to enjoy themselves. But like the other sites, it's also a social network itself. Empire Avenue is the new game in town. What is it?

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Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Tools for Sharing Content: Amplify. Use HootSuite to publish content to multiple social media accounts and/or platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Ping.fm (which pushes to many other platforms) and now they’ve just added WordPress functionality. Options to post content to 50+ social media sites and more!

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Resources Ping.fm Tools Social Media 243

Firebelly

JANUARY 20, 2010

This week, however, I want to talk about those who aggregate content from all over the web and syndicate it through their Twitter streams. They were simply aggregating content from around the web and pushing it through their Twitter stream. You get the point. They werent interacting with anyone. What do you think?

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Syndication Aggregator Paid Search SMS 100

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

But before we dismiss online and social media sources as nothing more than aggregators and promotion outlets, let’s remember that this study reflects the state of the news ecosystem today. Things are just now beginning to shift as the economic viability of the current model is beginning to fail.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 31, 2012

With rumors swirling of Facebook 's pending IPO (and the billions at play that go along with it), it does seem like the most opportune time for the online social networking behemoth to go public. Pinterest creates a mood board or visualization of this content. That Facebook IPO. Is Pinterest delicious?

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Hitwise Delicious Findability Yahoo 101

Sprout Social

JANUARY 27, 2021

Content themes relevant to your target audience (think: how-tos, tutorials, vlogs, webinars). If you’re pushing out video content on a frequent basis, this report can let you know if any new videos are experiencing a spike in engagement. It shows the sites and YouTube features that viewers used to find your content.

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Analytics YouTube Video Embedding 141

Sprout Social

MARCH 8, 2019

When we talk about online social listening, we’re referring to social sites beyond “the big five” (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest). Consider the sheer popularity of sites such as YouTube, Reddit and Quora. Sounds pretty “social” to us! Why online social listening matters. Good question!

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Reddit Tumblr YouTube Review 98

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

This is particularly appealing for publishers with content that may be of interest to specific audiences as opposed to the wider Digg user base. In my post on news sites on the new Digg I noted that NBC has created a series of city-specific profiles to target local markets. Has there been interest/demand for market-specific content?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 18, 2014

DataSift’s platform enables companies to easily aggregate, filter, and extract information from the billions of social-media conversations that happen across the world. Each of these fast-growing companies has a unique education-based headache, and we have become the Tylenol to provide assistance. DataSift Who is Datasift?

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Trends Marketing Education Training 154

Koka Sexton

MAY 14, 2011

Social Media Policy. Editorial Guidelines, personal use of Social Networking. Use of Social Networking and other third party websites. Staff/Volunteer Presence on Social Networking Sites. Online Technologies, Social Media and Bread. Social Media Policy. Social Media Tips.

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Policies Social Media Examples Liveworld 111

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

At its core, Instagram is a network centered around visual content. Not unlike Instagram, Pinterest thrives on imagery and inspirational content where products serve as the proverbial centerpiece. You won’t get much out of your social presence if you’re a total island. Define your content strategy.

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Social Media Marketing URL Hashtag 105

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

A tactic that some news and content sites employ is monitoring Google’s Hot Trends list in an effort to identify hot topics and then quickly produce matching content around them. The major engines all produce some form of hot topic/trend list, and several third-party and social media sites do as well.

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Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Kikolani

MAY 24, 2013

Blogging / Content. Optimize Your Content Marketing Strategy with 8 Keyword Tracking Tips – If the success of your content marketing strategy is in any way dependent on SEO and search rankings, explore these 8 tools and tactics to track your keywords. Content marketing metrics is about measuring the results.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 10, 2011

This is the “Consumers of Content&# generation. Networks, apps, aggregators, blogs, microblogs-copy what works, tweak it a little, or not, and see what market share you can pull. How fresh can or could their content be? In social media, is it possible that what they are saying is fresh?

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Social Media Microblogging Aggregator Blogger 159

agora pulse

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Unless you catch lightning in a bottle with some sort of meme-worthy one-off, it is very, very difficult to sustain social media reach and engagement with a content approach that is non-episodic. 2020 also will be the year that social goes private again. Great SEO-rich content will continue to perform on the web.

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Social Media LinkedIn YouTube Platform 92

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Articles need to be “objective news” to lead a story cluster (op-ed, satire, press releases and subscription content are not eligible to lead clusters). Duplication and Novelty Detection – More credit is given to original sources of content. Google News uses “Citation Rank” to try to determine the original source (i.e.

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News Google Tips Press Release 158

Direct Marketing Observations

AUGUST 24, 2011

If you’ve been in this business for any length of time, then its time to take your collective aggregate knowledge of social media and add it to the overall mix of what you know and do. We’re at least five years in and I want you to quit being a social media specialist, because you aren’t one any longer.

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Social Media Skills SEO Aggregator 199

Bare Feet Studios

DECEMBER 3, 2007

But the way that Facebook’s Beacon is setting cookies and sending my very specific online behavior (at selected sites) back to it’s databases not in the aggregate but assigned to my personal data, is going too far. And head over to the nice, ad-free Here Comes the Guide site and plan your wedding in peace and privacy.

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