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Will iTunes' Ping Be a Success?

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Having this said, I still think it’s a smart move of Apple to enter to social scene to diminish the competition from other music networks and sharing sites like Spotify, Myspace, Last.fm Smart move It’s easy to be critical of this first attempt whether it is a matter of options and functionalities, navigation, design and so on.

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Free Summer School For Marketers

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In a very non-traditional fashion, my mother said, "If the magazines don''t work out you always go back to school, but if you stay in school and stop publishing those magazines, you will never know what could have been. Check out the Advertising & Branding e-newsletter along with the Technology Today one. branded content.

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Brand awareness is important, especially when it comes to a web hosting firm that was advertised on a multitude of technology websites. Introduce yourself, engage in the community, and let them learn about your brand. You can’t take your first driving class on the highway without learning how to drive on local streets beforehand.

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The Psychology of Change: How We React When Our Favorite Social Networks Shift

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The Facebook-owned company moved on from its old-fashioned camera icon and embraced a new, minimalist design across its suite of products: Instagram, Layout, Boomerang, and Hyperlapse. Hopefully avoiding the same pitfalls that Friendster and Myspace fell into as they scaled. What this means for brands. Some loved it.

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Hook A Facebook Fan Up: They're Looking For Discounts

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Sometimes, it seems, the greatest value you can add is a good old-fashioned discount or promotion. I also promised to share results from that report regarding why people become fans of businesses on Facebook in a future post. Have you experimented with discounts and promotions on your Facebook page? Having trouble reading this image?

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here are three examples of brands that appear to be taking this message to heart: Fandango.com Best-known as a portal for buying movie tickets online, the site is actually quite diverse in terms of its content offerings. And the more intricate your external efforts become, the more social, mobile, and interactive your website must become.

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Courtney Love gets sued over tweets

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Case in point:  Courtney Love vs. fashion designer. But for non-journalistic folk, many of whom are now blogging and Tweeting on the Internet, these laws may not be known. This can cause major trouble. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.