Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Yesterday, while no one was looking, Google+ introduced Communities. Evidently, a bunch of people were looking because within minutes hundreds of new communities started appearing on the social network. As of this writing, some communities are approaching 10,000 members. Remember, communities are for people.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 25, 2011

[Ed: I know we've had a LOT of posts on Google+ here recently. The first reaction to all the talk around Google+ and it’s Facebook-killing armor was, “Oh God, not another one.&#. Keeping the early adopter community in context, t here isn’t a desire to connect more, or even connect better.

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The Social Media Hat

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

What do you do when your top social network, where you have spent years building an audience, no longer wants to exist?

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Almost Savvy

JULY 12, 2010

Social Networking Lines Get Blurred With the unprecedented growth of Facebook, it has become the largest social networking platform by far. Is this because social networking is new? I’m sure this has been going on since the early days of humans interacting and forming communities.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The launch of Geocities by Yahoo marked for some the beginning of a new revolution in the online media called social networking. From an evolutionary standpoint and through historical data, there have been several milestones that have been reached that can help us formulate a true life cycle phenomenon in the social networking space.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2014

I tell you all this not to make excuses for being away, but because part of being in a community means we share what’s going on. It’s an acknowledgement of the ties social networks help us build, if we show our humanity and use them for what they truly are – ways to bridge the gaps between us… to really build, and be a part of, a community.

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 3, 2012

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Google Plus: 170 million “people who have upgraded” via Google. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Facebook: 955 million active users.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians is on Pinterest, an image-based social network and a third of those use it daily. A balanced communications strategy is going to maximize the return on investment. Social media is the mainstay of Shared Media tactics.

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Pam Moore

JULY 5, 2017

Do you know… What value Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and other social networks are providing to your bottom line? Why you should setup the goals and conversions feature within Google Analytics? 10 Google Analytics metrics you should be paying close attention to on a regular basis.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? Then again, the average Facebook user spends nearly seven hours per month on the site—compared to just three minutes for the average Google+user. So what makes Google+ special? Google+ Guides and Tips.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Google Plus: 100 million monthly active users. via Google. via SmartBlog on Social Media. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. via Facebook.

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Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 9, 2014

Google Plus is a social networking site design and developed by Google Inc. Google+ is a similar social media site like Face book, Linkedin and Stumble Upon where user can share anything that he/she like. Google+ is the second largest social media site after Facebook.

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 11, 2012

“Today Google+ is the fastest-growing network thingy ever” wrote Google Senior Vice President Vic Gundotra in a blog post late last week. The blog post also announced new features for Google+, showing a continued effort to make the social network more appealing to users. What do you think?

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Mindjumpers

MARCH 23, 2012

Most of us know that social media has been playing a big role in several businesses’ Internet marketing campaign. And, right now, Google+ is one of the dominating social networking sites. Since mid-2011, plenty of entrepreneurs have been creating their own network of contacts and promoting their firm.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 18, 2013

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Google Plus: 135 million monthly active users. via Google. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Facebook: 1 billion active users. via Facebook.

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 29, 2013

Silicon Valley Tech Women held a panel at the shiny new SalesForce offices in downtown San Francisco entitled Leveraging Social Networking to Advance Your Career. Global Social Media Marketing, Cisco Systems. Most of the panel chunks up time throughout the day to manage their social networks. LaSandra Brill Sr.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2016

Despite its detractors , Google+ remains one of the “big four” social networks and has its share of prominent fans in the business world. For most websites, Google+ doesn’t drive the volume of social traffic that Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter do. Google Review Count: 70,400.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 9, 2014

These are common sentiments when it comes to Google+, but it really is time to rethink your strategy because Google+ is not going away. I know, your department’s resources are all tied up with other channels, like Twitter and Facebook, and you think Google+ may well be a flash in the pan. version of Google.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2014

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been working on the best practices for running campaigns on Google+ and how, as Chris Brogan would say, we can make our buyers the hero of the story. Google+ campaigns are a great way of building trust and relationships with the people who may well become your brand advocates. Well, three reasons: 1.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

New social networks pop up every now and then, leading the marketing and tech blogging world to collectively proclaim it as the next big thing. In this post, I want to pour one out for the fallen warriors of social media innovation. The simple app exploded in June of 2014 as shown with Google Trends for search, below.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 7 Reasons To Add Amplify To Your Social Networks December 21st, 2010 Tweet I first heard about Amplify earlier this year; I believe it was at the January chapter meeting of IABC/DC Metro.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In October 2018, Google announced that it will be shutting down the consumer version of Google+ owing to insufficient usage. The initial announcement also stated that Google would complete the Google+ shutdown in 10 months. Since 2013, Google+ had been experiencing low activity. While there were 1.15

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians are on Pinterest, an image-based social network. When it comes to social media in advertising, we benefit from pay per click models which put paid campaigns within reach for most organizations.

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SocialFish

MARCH 3, 2011

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Here we go again…Google treading in areas that it just doesn’t seem to “get” Don’t get me wrong. I am a HUGE Google fan, owning Android phones, using GMail as my email client, and Chrome as my primary browser. And, of course, I use Google as my search engine of choice. But social networks?

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 18, 2021

” Khoros acknowledges that “80% of leads sourced through social media for B2B marketers come from LinkedIn,” but contends “Although the use of Twitter is down 8% since 2014,7 it still ranks second in the list of top social media platforms. .” Though if you Google it, you’ll get 3.1

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Sprout Social

JULY 21, 2022

You could post on community review sites or live-stream it to the masses. Understanding these different types of social media will help you develop a better content strategy and know where to focus your time and energy. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of 14 types of social media every marketer needs to know.

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Tumblr and Apple: Facebook. Social Media News Ticker ad retargeting Apple Facebook Google mobile ads social media analytics Tailored Audiences Topsy Tumblr Twitter'

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Kikolani

JUNE 19, 2012

It’s entitled 40+ Tips on How to Become a Social Media Rockstar on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ – the three social networks I feel are the most important. If you enjoy it, please be sure to leave a comment and share it on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or your other favorite social networks.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This week on The Science of Social Media , we’re sharing a simple, yet proven formula that you can use time and time again to discover irresistible content ideas using Reddit, YouTube, Quora, and other online communities. How to subscribe : iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | Stitcher | RSS. Let’s kick it off!

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Navolutions

MARCH 25, 2013

Google+ just won’t sit still. With today’s relaunch of the Google+ mobile apps for iPhone and Android, it’s gotten even easier to let customers and clients keep tabs on your day to day, and give them a glimpse of the faces that make your company work. Photo editing within the Google+ app itself just got a lot easier.

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Pam Moore

APRIL 1, 2019

We are living in exciting times with the advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, live video streaming, user behavior analysis, data measurement and analysis, communication mediums, social media marketing, social networking and the power at our fingertips to bring human beings and communities together.

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Almost Savvy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

As the number of multi-generational families using online social networks increases daily, so does the number of “Oh no, she didn’t!&# Let’s take a peek at three humorous looks at how social media is, or might be, used to connect with our beloved family members. Ready for Yet Another Social Platform?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 11, 2011

In June, comScore reported that one out of every six minutes is spent on a social network. The newest social network de jour is Google+. Available by invite only (for now), Google+ has taken the social networking scene by storm. Google+ is like a shiny new birthday toy.

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Firebelly

JUNE 24, 2010

| Main | Are We Addicted To Social Media? » June 24, 2010 Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas Almost everyone is aware of the major social networkingwebsites in existence. But did you know there’s a social network dedicated to people who like totravel to different baseball parks?

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Google has started displaying new mobile friendly tag in the search results to show which sites are mobile-friendly and which sites are not. For example, Google shows that my site is only in text via the testing tool. The post Google Rolls Out New Mobile Friendly Tag appeared first on Bill Hartzer. Google Search Engines'

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Idaconcpts

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Google HQ is constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of searches. While arriving late to the social media party, the search giant is finally showing signs of introducing user-generated into the search algorithms. Here is a discussion of how Google+ could affect SEO. Comments within Google+. Quality of Posts.

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