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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

I was pleased to see that Compete responded, multiple times — in a comment on my post; via a tweet and then subsequently in email. Given the interest I saw from other people, I obtained Compete’s permission to publish our exchange. Compete is based on a sample of 2 million, US based panelists.

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Facebook considers competing with Myspace on the music front

Freelance Social Media

The surging social-networking giant is talking to a number of song-streaming services and music community sites, including Rhapsody.com, iMeem.com, iLike.com and Lala.com, about an outsourcing deal that would more deeply integrate their music experience into Facebook, sources familiar with the situation said, the NY Post reports.

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Your Guide to the Google +1 Button

Kikolani

As you have probably heard by now, Google has just launched the +1 button , which is essentially their way of competing with the Facebook Like button. I personally see it as a way of branding – your face will show up more often now when people are connected to you via Gmail, Twitter, Quora, and other social networks.

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7 Mind-Numbingly Easy Marketing Changes You Probably Haven’t Made Yet

Convince & Convert

Post Only Visual Content to Social Media As good as massive, in depth guides like Shopify’s 50 Ways to Make Your First Sale are at attracting subscribers and links, they aren’t the kind of content that does well on social networks. The fact of the matter is that social networks just aren’t meant for in-depth content.

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Work Literacy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Heres what well be covering: Week 1- Social Networking --Ning, LinkedIn and Facebook. If you have specific questions about social networks that we should address as part of this module, please leave them for us here. Week 2-- Social Bookmarking and Tagging. What Questions Do You Have About Social Networking?

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Social Media Managers And Digital Pros – How to Keep Track of Your Tasks When You’re Offline

SocMed Sean

Calendars come with an advantage that online tool cannot compete with. According to one study , social networking increases users’ online and offline activities by 30%, and user retention by 17%. Also, social media influences users’ behavior in the real world by 7%.

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The Battle (and Blending) of Social and Search Rages On

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly Work: Social Media Optimization Summits | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week » February 11, 2010 The Battle (and Blending) of Social and Search Rages On A lot has been happening in the social and search (and social search) realms in the past few weeks.

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