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The Science of Social Timing [infographic]

Mindjumpers

For example, sports industry and automotive industry have the highest traction on Sundays whereas entertainment peaks on Thursdays and Fridays (18% higher rates). However, here is an interesting infographic on timing in social networks, which I found on Socialmediagraphics.com. Business and finance hit high on mid week.

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This Week in Social Media – 5/8/2013

Social Media Marketing

The most popular video ads shared online are entertainment, fast-moving consumer packaged goods (FMCG) and technology, with automotive a distant third. For autos, even the Super Bowl didn''t help, as social sharing around that content fell flat in Q1 2013. Guess what?

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Top 17 Social Media Monitoring Vendors for Business

Socialmedia.biz

Owned by Meltwater Group, Meltwater Buz serves the following clients: University of Arizona, Bausch & Lomb, Vita-Mix, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Porsche Automotive North America, HZDG, and other government and private organizations. You can easily integrate Oktopost with all social networks. The starter plan costs $99 per month.

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How the Majority Illusion Can Supercharge Your Influence Marketing

Convince & Convert

highlight to tweet) Researchers at the University of Southern California recently uncovered the majority illusion , a phenomenon within social networks that explains why some ideas, behaviors, or attributes appear widespread, even when they are not. How the Majority Illusion Works. But how can you use this for your brand?

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This Week in Social Media – 4/3/2013

Social Media Marketing

Storify is a platform that allows you to curate content from other social networks - videos, tweets, blog posts, etc. In the "what took them so long" category, Amazon will acquire the social reading site Goodreads. takes a look at the role of how well brands are loved: Do Customers Love You?

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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

Owyang advises job seekers to hone there skills: Ability to formulate a social media strategy and fulfill business objectives. It’s not just about how to use Facebook and Twitter. How to apply your social media skills to both internal and external audiences.

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Crowdsource: BP Oil Spill and social media

Laurel Papworth

Crowdsourced innovation social networks. One is the blogger Michael J Evans on BP Oil News : One thing that surprised me when I started this blog was that you , members of the public, have ideas about how to help solve the oil spill disaster and BP doesn’t want to hear about them. fill the dome with automotive antifreeze.