Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Outstanding research from Tom Webster that debunks some common myths about social media. Social media is growing up fast. No longer a niche plaything of the digerati, social media is firmly entrenched as a societal game changer of historical importance. 9 Surprising New Facts About Social Media in America.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels? Believe it or not, online social networking didn’t start with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Any professional worth their salt will do some preliminary research before sitting down with you. Probably not.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2012

As for social networks, you might have heard of a site called MySpace. The most recent industry to see the fall of a leader, though, is perhaps less exciting than luxury cars, social networks and Internet search. The first test prep company to teach students how to beat standardized tests was Kaplan Inc.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

As she notes in her introduction, Li’s book is organized around four main themes: Research: start by using search and social media monitoring tools to discover where your customers and prospects are congregating. Don’t automatically assume they use the most popular social networks. Social Events (e.g.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2011

In fact, a lot of audiences aren’t on Twitter: based on a November 2010 study, the Pew Research Center estimates 8 percent of Americans use Twitter. There are thousands of niche networking sites, industry forums and other opportunities to connect with a far more segmented audience than the big sites offer. I flat out told him no.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 23, 2013

This is an important and bold move (the technology not the robe), because as you are probably aware, SnapChat formerly was set up so that all content shared on the social network expired – forever – 10 seconds after it was initially retrieved. Fascinating approach.). Do We Crave The Circle of Trust?

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

1 – Social networking. It’s not unusual for a modern internet junkie to have thousands of friends on FaceBook, hundreds of followers on Twitter, and a heap of additional connections on MySpace, Flicker, and many of the other social networking sites. 3 – Deep searches. 4 – Let your skills shine.

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Buffer Social

JUNE 30, 2016

In the announcement, the company explained their priority is keeping you connected to the people, places and things you want to be connected to — starting with the people you are friends with on Facebook. The makeup of a successful social network (and why this update is essential for Facebook).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

After all, spending time, money, and other precious resources on social media marketing before you have an understanding of what it can do for you is kind of like putting the cart before the horse (not advisable). It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. It introduces your brand Is your company new?

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Social media is very much here, but as those at MySpace can tell you, it’s not always here to stay. The trick to capitalizing on social media trends is to find what is happening now and make it work for you. There is huge temptation to jump into as many areas of social media as possible as quickly as possible.

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

There is a new report from ForeSee Results that details research that they performed showing that social media is responsible for only three percent of web site visits to retail web sites. Apparently, according to a report that I wrote about recently, social media spending is going up. But is this really a good decision?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. Organizations have used it for developing programs, marketing efforts, research, and education. There have also been doctors that have used social networking tools, like Twitter, during surgery.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

From building business to getting a straight answer, social networking sites offer up a wide-ranging community. Mr. Rudnick researched the options, but still wasn?t So he turned to LinkedIn, an online social-networking service that ? Social networking sites have other features businesses can use.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. population).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. But back to MySpace.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

How to Do Everything in Google Buzz (Including Turn It Off) By Gina Trapani Googles new social media service Google Buzz will show up in your Gmail account this week. Social Media Marketing Best Practices By Debra Aho Williamson eMarketer forecasts that social network ad spending will reach $2.5 billion in the US.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

That’s why social media is important. It’s incredibly easy for someone to put up a web page and show how much they like or dislike a company. You’ll get exposure to case studies of companies that do this well and review cases of companies where listening severe impacted the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search by Tamar Weinberg on April 22, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Evan Britton, founder of Sency. Answers Yahoo!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Over the last 13 years they raised $75M for breast cancer research. Do a Social Audit Must be done continuously – have people monitoring daily on various type of social networks as well as the blogosphere What are the conversation being held about the brand and where As well as Denimday – what is being said.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media Advertising Building your personal brand is about interacting with others and establishing your credentials. Logging onto social networks only to propagate self aggrandizing propaganda will turn off potential clients. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. Digg is the social media network of tech geeks, and the Digg statistics should not be too surprising: 39% of Diggers publish their own blog.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

That said, if you are a large company, it could take you 3-4 months just to coordinate calendars to get all the right people gathered! I think the same is true for the bevy of social tools. Social networking has hit a tipping point, but the channels will continue to ebb and flow. Go join that! Josh: Good point.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. If someone signs up to follow your company on Twitter, when you tweet will that person see it? Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar. Great post!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

Companies didn’t seem to understand where she was, who she was, or what she wanted. With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. Big companies are starting to follow JaneNation on Twitter , and engage with the community across the social Web.

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The Marketing Blog

MAY 27, 2008

About the Event A one-day semi-camp style “unconference”* which brings together stakeholders and audiences of social media and blogging. Subscribe to Blog Updates Feedburners Stats Email Subscription My Company About Hi, I am Daksh author of themarketingblog & co-founder of Iffort, a web-strategy & digital marketing consulting firm.

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Diva Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Follow Dede on Twitter @clutchmagazine Facebook MySpace Angela Benton is the Founder and Publisher of BlackWeb 2.0. Her experience spans a variety of industries including consultative relationships with companies such as UPS, Bizjournals.com, Realestate.com, and Lendingtree.com. BlackWeb20.com Survey and Listen to your readers.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 3, 2011

the Schools App allows you to create a private, branded social network for your students within Facebook that will engage them in ways that Pages and Groups can’t. Created by Inigral Inc. , Below is our Q&A. Groups are great for small groups of people to share and communicate.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

A few months ago, Brian Solis talked about an off-topic pitch about a social network for plants. Somehow, I think nature lovers would be more interested in socializing shrubbery.) Some have gone as far as outing the companies who have trodden down this path. I’m sure you can relate. There are even more bloggers.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. 2005 marked the apex of Myspace. 2005 marked the apex of Myspace.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Would a company launch a major television campaign if the CEO had never watched TV? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Blog featured in the AdAge Power 150 list as well as Canada’s Top 50 Marketing Blogs, and won the Hive Award for Best Social Media Blog at the 2010 South by South West festival. Worked with some of the biggest companies in tech and digital, including RIM, Microsoft Canada, IBM, British Telecom and LG Electronics.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

4 Jobs I’ve Had Right after college, I worked for a few months in tech support at a forex company in the Empire State Building. As a PI, I researched trademarks and products that may have had conflicting names with existing trademarks and I reported on the findings. Answers Yahoo!

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Diva Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I think there was a lot of experimentation with social networks, starting most memorably with Friendster, then MySpace and now Facebook. We’ve seen a maturation process in terms of the degree of sophistication in the types of functionality that social networks allow, most notably Facebook. I’m kidding.)

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. In all total, that’s like $16 million, $17 million which is a fraction of just the investment capital that went into the company.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

The internet and technology ownership has changed everything: digital TV, mobile phones, iPods, weblogs, instant messaging, [and] social networking. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised though, misery loves company right? As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

RSS feeds, blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networking sites, mash up technology, etcâ??but Sara Schroter, Senior Researcher, BMJ Editorial, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, UK. [1] Google, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook are all incredibly young organisations. Bmj.com has its Web 2.0 As an evangelist for Web 2.0

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