The Social Media Incubator

MAY 10, 2013

With more people buying smartphones and using them to find businesses online, mobile search is poised to be a high growth marketing opportunity for many businesses all around the globe. Google Maps directions. Foursquare. One emerging trend in online marketing is mobile search. For one thing, mobile search is highly local.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2011

In the early part of my career I was fortunate to land a job on the corporate marketing team at Google. But there is at least one element of the early Google culture worthy of discussion as it relates to social media. Only there was it revealed that Google was behind the whole thing. Just an equation.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 14, 2014

There are daily deals from the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial, or the ability to offer deals to consumers checking in or using Foursquare, the location-based social platform. Customers can sign up via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or email. Now there’s a new kid on the block: LiveDeal.

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 20, 2012

2000 people check in to Foursquare every 60 seconds. 60% of those who use digital methods to research about the products they intend to buy, learned about it on social media sites. Voltier Digital & Plastick Media have put together a great infographic, with some interesting stats: 1000 people post to Tumblr every 60 seconds.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Believe me, it’s difficult to resist the temptation to check your Facebook feed, especially when you have your phone out to search Google Maps for the closest coffee shop. Just a peek… who posted what? Who pinned what? Is that article that someone tweeted worth checking out?

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Google Plus: 135 million monthly active users. via Google. Foursquare: over 25 million users. However, ‘likes’ do not carry the same weight as friend recommendations: 64% said that more Facebook “likes” on a product do not increase the likelihood that they will buy that product. via LinkedIn.

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Freelance Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Corporations look to scale Here Armano talks about Best Buy’s Twelpforce and how they use employees as customer support on Twitter. Social business becomes serious play “Relatively new networks such as Foursquare are touted for the focus on making networked activity local and mobile. This just makes sense.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 17, 2012

The problem is, you can buy friends and followers online through your local black hat shopping cart and no one really knows what a Klout score actually means. Is he one of those annoying Twitter Noobs who simply tweets what he’s eating, where he checked-in on Foursquare, and quotes from popular authors/politicians? To what avail?

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Twist Image

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

They're all valid reasons why these products (and a lot of what Google is doing with Android or what Amazon is doing with Kindle ) have the exponential growth and economic engines that are making every other business jealous of them. Take a look at the Google homepage and then take a look at your web experience. foursquare.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

On top of that, let’s add all of the other social networks out there including Linkedin, Foursquare, Myspace, Friendster, Tumblr, YouTube and the list goes on. In early 2010, news sprung that people were spending more time on Facebook than Google, and this is where the average person is finding their daily news. Foursquare!

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Firebelly

JUNE 16, 2011

You go to your FourSquare app and you find the restaurant. You need to buy a baby stroller. You Google them and, lo and behold, it’s a multi-layered set of answers. The food takes forever to get to you even though the place is empty. You check in and write a review. It’s not glowing and it’s not scathing.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

It’s why a search for “social media sucks&# on Google yields almost 12 million results (so much for my SEO on this post, oh well). Google settled a lawsuit last fall relating to its Google Buzz service. Google “Facebook spam&# and you’ll get 246 million results. Image credit: Spin Sucks.

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

And apps like Facebook and Foursquare and helping them do just that. Companies that are already including geographical information on their Facebook business pages, Google+ local pages, and other local search platforms, are seeing more and more Latinos becoming loyal patrons.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 25, 2015

Getting Your Social Media Strategy From A Book Facebook Is Just Out For Our Money Checking In Everywhere On FourSquare Making Content “Go Viral” STOP Sending Auto-Direct Messages Through Twitter! Do You Really Need Those Gadgets? Do You Even Know What Your Klout Score Means? Are You Experiencing Social Media Overload?

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The Social Media Incubator

JUNE 13, 2011

This 10X “Return on Advocacy&# is significantly higher than the return that marketers get from paid search campaigns on Google and other marketing approaches. ”. 10X Return on Investment in media sales and value? ’ This is where social media comes into play.

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Net-Savvy Executive

APRIL 15, 2014

Today''s announcement that Twitter is buying Gnip raises big questions about the market for social media data. Gnip''s sources include full feeds from Tumblr, Foursquare, WordPress, and more. It also manages API access for Facebook, Google, and others that probably see Twitter as a competitor.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 25, 2013

Many restaurants are doing the same thing by offering a free drink, appetizer or a coupon code to those that check in using Foursquare, Yelp or Facebook. This is largely based on the developing world having access to cheap smartphones and data plans as opposed to having to buy a laptop or desktop device to access the Internet.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 15, 2012

There are Google+ master classes. You can buy thousands of Facebook likes. And there are all too many social media experts, ninjas, and gurus ready to help them get on Twitter, start a Facebook page, and check in on Foursquare. Quite the opposite, actually. You can read multiple books for marketing your business on Pinterest.

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Freelance Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Reminders on when to buy and start thawing your turkey. To hire LangfordMedia email info@langfordmedia.com Recent Posts Twitter and the Curious Case of Samantha Steele’s Hair Social Media Blog Regurgitation GroupTabs-Groupon Meets Foursquare The Auto DM Marketing Beyond Traditional Means Sites we like Bear Goodell – Sports.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 30, 2012

In the front window next to the door there are four social decals — Google Favorite Places, CitySearch, Foursquare, and LevelUp. At my coffee shop, they have Google QR code decals so you can join the Favorite Places on Google discussion (top). The only other product that is advertised is for Boar’s Head meat.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 16, 2010

Location Based Rewards – I love the idea of Foursquare , Whrrl and Gowalla. Reputation/Review Sites – I find myself using Yelp more and more to make service based buying decisions. I wish I wanted to use them more, but the reality is, unless I have incentive to, I just don’t find myself using them as much.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 16, 2010

Location Based Rewards – I love the idea of Foursquare , Whrrl and Gowalla. Reputation/Review Sites – I find myself using Yelp more and more to make service based buying decisions. I wish I wanted to use them more, but the reality is, unless I have incentive to, I just don’t find myself using them as much.

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Justin Levy

JULY 1, 2010

How consumers digest advertising and make buying decisions has forever been altered by the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and LinkedIn. The introduction does not mean there is an expectation (in most cases), to buy now! They will influence the buying decision more than any form of traditional media.

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Social Media Marketing

MAY 15, 2013

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I''d encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. Facebook is supposedly in the final stages of a deal to buy Waze , the social traffic and navigation app. Facebook still holds the top spot, but Twitter and Google+ are gaining.

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 15, 2011

I had such fun during the show, I did try to check in on Foursquare, upload a couple of photos that I took before the performance started (the set design is really excellent), etc., but I had trouble with connectivity. Even though you could log onto Arena’s wi-fi network, the signal was very weak. They use Vocus to monitor “buzz.&#

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SocialFish

DECEMBER 3, 2010

KLM surprises travelers to see ‘how happiness spreads’ (About Foursquare). Why You Should Care About People That Visit Your Site But Will Never Buy Anything (Flowtown Blog). Why You Should Care About People That Visit Your Site But Will Never Buy Anything (Flowtown Blog). How Not to Use Youtube (Occam’s Razr). Analysis.

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Diva Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2012

Customers would not be coerced into buying what they did not want; however, the real courage was if another store had a better or less expensive product Macy's would refer them there. . Pull off the pretty red bow and you'll find digital platforms with funny names like blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Google+, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

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Twist Image

JUNE 5, 2012

Do not buy this book as it will distract you from the truth (my views)." We hop over to Google and LinkedIn to creep on what others are saying about us. Here's how he described Keen's book, Digital Vertigo: "More disorienting drivel from the enfant terrible of the digital age. In contrast to this thinking is Sherry Turkle. AOL , etc.).

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Diva Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Customers would not be coerced into buying what they did not want; however, the real courage was if another store had a better or less expensive product Macy''s would refer customers there. . Nope, it''s not a new innovative social network strategy (that would be a miracle of miracles!). Fast forward 66 years.

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Saying It Social

MAY 26, 2010

2010 Schedule of Events View this document on Scribd Small Business Resources Google is a proud sponsor of this year’s Small Business Week celebrations. Pingback by Where can i buy a cheap or used am/fm cd player for my car? Taking place in Washington D.C. million small businesses in America. They’ve partnered with the U.S.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 13, 2017

Before you buy that shirt online, you look at reviews to see what other people think of the fit and quality. One study found that 50% of shoppers use their smartphones while shopping in stores to research products before they buy them. For local businesses that might mean Yelp, Google and FourSquare.

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Stay N' Alive

DECEMBER 20, 2011

I have 3 books on Facebook and 1 on Google+ , and have built an entire business around Twitter. There are really simple ways to share photos, with Instagram-like filters (even premium ones you can buy!). Or what about Foursquare checkins? I'm no stranger to the power of social networks. Path Makes Your Journal Automatic.

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Bare Feet Studios

AUGUST 31, 2011

My partner @Shane sent me a link today “ Why They Stopped Using Foursquare &# by David Berkowitz. As big a splash as Groupon made in the market and all the talk about extravagant valuations and their turning down a $6B offer from Google less than year ago, it turns out they may not have a sustainable business model.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

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Kikolani

JANUARY 29, 2010

Businesses can help Foursquare survive. What every bloggers should know about design before buying a theme. Google is taking content from your site through rich snippets. How to get to the next level of success in your online business. 3 ways to market yourself without business cards. 30 minutes a day online marketing tips.

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Diva Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2011

Customers would not be coerced into buying what they did not want and if another store had a better, less expensive product Macy's would send them there. . From customer interactions to traditional research to digital platforms with funny names like blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Google+, LinkedIn and Flickr. .

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