SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

The biggest category of content that attracted visitors to SocMedSean.com in 2011 was definitely my social media comic strips. In case you missed them, here are links to all my 2011 social media comics in one post. In case you were wondering, my favorite comic that I created this year was The Social Media Kneejerk.

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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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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Tweet It may seem like a foregone conclusion to making sure your blog has social media friendly elements baked into it to enable your readers to easily share your content, and become a regular follower of your contributions to the digital world. Of course you need to back it up with some good content. Post on Google Buzz.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 25, 2010

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest social media news and thought-leadership commentary without visiting a gazillion different sites, relying on an RSS feed (or someone else’s filter) that inevitably misses important news, or following aggregation sites that regurgitate the same over-exposed content from a handful of popular sites?

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The Realtime Report

APRIL 11, 2014

The analysis of average visit duration, pages per visit and bounce rate reveals which of the top eight social media platforms are driving the best referral traffic. Viewers clearly engage longer with video, and are quite receptive to clicking on related content. StumbleUpon comes in last, with the least engaged referrals: 1.5

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 7, 2011

Social media marketing has progressed from radical new idea to widely adopted practice in a remarkably short period of time. Three-quarters of b2b buyers use social media at some point during their purchase decision process, and marketers are responding with increased spending on social media marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social media and PR would seem to be natural allies. So why do corporate PR and social media efforts so often appear disconnected and out of sync? To be sure, some agencies and companies get it, and do an effective job integrating social media and PR efforts. Post on Google Buzz. Since many (most?)

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The grandmotherly maxim, “The good Lord gave you two ears but only one mouth for a reason&# applies to social interactions in general, but is nowhere more critical than in social media marketing. Without this information, the company’s social media pronouncements appear off-topic, unsolicited and out of touch.

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Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 16, 2013

Android is better, big data in Asia, the merging of HR and marketing, Canadian women like to talk about brands, Fortune 500 CEOs are scared and ignorant of social media, Twitter use rises, the social networks that help search engine optimization and more, it''s This Week in Social Media. These are those links.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on May 18, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Beth Hrusch.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 14, 2011

A big part of the appeal of social media is its simplicity. That simplicity, however, can make social media dangerous for business. Oafish attempts to treat social networks like just another one-way promotional channel. What’s needed is a strategic approach to social media , starting with listening.

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Kikolani

APRIL 5, 2010

After each Google PageRank update , bloggers find themselves pondering the value of PageRank in relationship to their blog, and what really made the difference between whether their site got its first PageRank , a huge jump , a deserved increase , an undeserved decrease , or the infamous no information available rank. Getting Overwhelmed?

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Idaconcpts

AUGUST 26, 2010

On August 25, 2010, Social Media Informer launched. Social Media Infomer is a new hub and aggregator for social media content makes it easier to cut through the noise and find a signal. idaconcpts is one of the featured sites through Social Media Informer. One Social Media.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 24, 2010

Though social media marketing is rapidly advancing in terms of adoption and sophistication, many marketers and business executives still struggle with it. They wonder if their organizations are doing enough, if they are doing things right, even if they should be involved in social media at all. Social media is free.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Instead, successful media will become aggregators and editors of content, rather than creators. Online content aggregation is as old as the Internet itself, beginning with AOL. Examples range from Google News and Yahoo! For example, the iPhone got huge social media exposure when first released.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2010

In Defy Gravity: Propel Your Business to High-Velocity Growth , Rebel Brown shows business owners and executives how to shed the weight of legacy baggage, filter out the noise and focus on those opportunities which provide the best potential for profitable growth… Social Media Marketing by Liana “Li&# Evans. Tweet This!

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Social Media Marketing Handbook Engineering 188

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 13, 2010

A simple tool like Google Alerts would pick up most stray citations. The explosion of social media has led to a corresponding need for more sophisticated monitoring tools that can crawl the hundreds of social networking and bookmarking sites and millions of blogs across the globe. Social Media Monitoring.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Fetching Friday Many great posts over the last year have been from my Fetching Friday series, where I compile the best posts of the week throughout the blogosphere on a variety of topics, including blogging, social media, SEO, personal development, and more. Social Media. Social Media. Blogging Tips.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 18, 2012

I find posts with no Alt tags on the images, meta tags that just weren’t well thought-out, and content and data that, while correct at the time, is now a bit outdated. The data provided to you by Google can be a goldmine in finding and fixing 404 errors. Share it on StumbleUpon. Email this to a friend?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned by Tamar Weinberg on April 20, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Todd Mintz.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

One of the more interesting, maybe even downright controversial aspects of social media is actually measuring results. The Problem with Google Analytics. Before I get into actual stats, I have to preface this with the fact that there are a lot of numbers that Google Analytics misses. Triberr Visits vs. Google Analytics.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 22, 2011

Max Media Group has launched a real time social media search application called “ The Babel “ The Babel was developed with technology acquired from BlackStar Entertainment Technologies Inc., The Babel’s search results bring up content that is related to the accounts as a whole–not an actual Tweet.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2010

When you think about the search behavior of the average person online – we are mostly conditioned to search in very routine ways like pulling up a Google search page, using the toolbar in your browser etc. Share it on StumbleUpon. Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? Share this on Reddit.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

many people pause to think about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, TiVo, the Yankees not winning the World Series… I’m thankful for all of those things too of course, but also for the development and growth of social media. Social media is a meritocracy (mostly). How did we do this before?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

With social media, an abundance of resources are at your fingertips. However, without a successful plan and any adequate preparation, your social media efforts will fail. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. If you’re going to engage in social media, do it!

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

So many social media options, so little time. The rapid rise of social media has allowed skillful individuals to reach thousands of others at little or no cost other than manpower and wit. What’s a entrepreneur, blogger, or content developer to do? Post on Google Buzz. Facebook Ads. LinkedIn Ads.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I can say that life was a lot more chaotic before I found Google Reader (hat tip to Robert Scoble who turned me on to Google Reader). A typical day starts at 6am with answering the new email that came in over night and then some morning reading in my RSS reader (see photo of this mornings Google Reader).

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials 12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program YESTERDAY 1. It’s important to claim your brand name across all the major social media platforms.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media Worth it for You? Is Social Media Worth it for You? One of the most common questions in social media is – “is it worth it?”.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

So how do they improve your social media appeal? Images are amongst the most shared content on the Internet, especially through social media websites like Facebook and StumbleUpon. Pinterest is the latest social media sharing site, and that too has a heavy leaning towards images.

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Social Media StumbleUpon Software Engineering 107

Saying It Social

MARCH 22, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials It’s Time to Think about Integrating Search & Social Media Google and Microsoft’s Bing recently struck deals to incorporate social media into their real-time search results.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Cool Social Media Tools. Social and Alternative Search Engines. Create animations?

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Proactive Report

APRIL 22, 2010

In a recent analysis of social media use by large and small corporations across several sectors we found that less than twenty percent have buttons showing where else they have content. “Facebook is growing up fast and Google had better be on its toes,&# says Paul Gillin in his latest newsletter. Social Media Audit.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts. Google Docs If you want to share and collaborate in the creation of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, then Google Docs is the best way to go. web sites, images, videos, etc.)

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Explain your goals and establish clear guidelines for any mention of the company on social media sites.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 2, 2016

We know we need to measure results in order to actually get them, but all too often we’re measuring the wrong things—especially when it comes to social media metrics. It’s easy to fall into the trap of using “vanity metrics” to measure social media marketing. Favorites!), But they shouldn’t be touted as proof of success.

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