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Social Media Today
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
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What is Reddit, and Should Your Brand Be Using It?
Hootsuite
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Reddit isn’t often mentioned alongside the “big” social networks, though it’s one of the most influential. Reddit continues to grow by double digits every year, adding 25% more users in 2020 and 14% more in 2021. But Reddit isn’t the best place for every company. What is Reddit? How does Reddit work?
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How to Discover Irresistible Content Ideas Using Reddit
Buffer Social
JULY 11, 2018
And all it takes is a site that many of us already visit every day: Reddit. But first, why Reddit? But here’s why Reddit is a can’t-miss resource, especially when you’re just starting to look: It’s massive: Reddit is the 6th most popular website on the planet. It’s not just traffic that makes Reddit so valuable.
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What every consultant should know about social media analytics
Sherrilynne Starkie
JANUARY 29, 2018
This is because it’s essential to be able to take data and turn it into actionable insight. Every time someone does something online it creates a data point. The job of the analyst is to gather this data and pull together a cohesive picture to identify trends and patterns. Photo by William Iven on Unsplash.
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347 Google Analytics Unveils a Set of Social Reports
Mindjumpers
MARCH 22, 2012
Therefore, Google has recently released a new set of Social Reports within Google Analytics. The new Social Reports will be available from a new “social” tab, when you log in to Google Analytics. Make better, more efficient data-driven decisions in your social media marketing program.
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Google Removes Date from Google Webmaster Tools Link Data
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 7, 2010
Google has quietly made a change recently in Google Webmaster Tools. In Google Webmaster Tools, Google has traditionally allowed website owners to view a list of all of the links to their web sites. This also includes a way to export the data into a file that you can open up in a spreadsheet, like Microsoft Excel.
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Dark Social in 2023: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Track It
Hootsuite
JUNE 28, 2023
May the Force first-party data be with you. But analytics expert Steve Lamar recently conducted an experiment to see what Google Analytics classifies as dark social. website.com/facebook-messenger” for Facebook Messenger) to track where referrals came from, even if Google Analytics couldn’t tell. dark social.
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From Obscurity to Opportunity: Demystifying Dark Social
Oktopost
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
After all, the best marketing strategies and methodologies are only as good as the data that showcases the results and ROI of our efforts. And if our data is flawed, we won’t know which channels are best to invest in or which content resonates most on which networks. As marketers, this is a huge problem.
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The Best Tools for Keyword Research, Competitive Analysis and Trending Topics
Adam Sherk
OCTOBER 7, 2014
Google AdWords: Keyword Planner. Google’s Keyword Planner has become a hassle for new users to set up since it now requires having an AdWords account. But it is still the preferred choice for keyword research, and it is good to get the data right from the source. Google Trends. Keyword Research. Wordstream.
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How to analyze customer reviews for brand insights
Sprout Social
JUNE 27, 2023
Review analysis is the process of analyzing customer feedback from various sources such as social listening data, review forums, customer service data and surveys to get targeted brand insights. Competitor analysis tools , like Sprout, aggregate this data into ready-to-use reports for fast insights into your industry position.
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15 of the Best Social Media Monitoring Tools to Save You Time
Hootsuite
MAY 21, 2020
Once you start collecting this valuable data, you can use it to look for trends and insights. Social media monitoring is about gathering information—collecting all the data and details you can. You analyze the data for actionable insights. Social listening uses the data you gather to improve your social media strategy.
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8 Open Source Projects from Google
Idaconcpts
DECEMBER 28, 2010
For many Google has become the patron saint of open source, and the number of open source projects Google supports or directly develops seems to increase every day. Google Refine. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database.
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Which Social Networks Drive the Most Engaged Referrals?
The Realtime Report
APRIL 11, 2014
Both Google+ and LinkedIn drive the fewest social referrals out of the eight platforms studies, but the visitors they bring in are high quality. Google+ users spend more than 3 minutes on average examining content, visit 2.45 Reddit users show a high bounce rate (70.16%). pages, and have a low bounce rate of 50.63%.
How Google Places Listings are Different than Google Web Results
Bill Hartzer
MAY 6, 2011
When you perform a search at Google with a query that includes a city name, there is a good chance that Google will automatically pull some of the Google Places Listings into the search results. We call that Google Universal Search. We call that Google Universal Search. They are not all treated equally.
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Google Targets ‘Scraped’ Content and ‘Content Farms’
Idaconcpts
MARCH 5, 2011
In a move “to encourage a healthy web ecosystem,” Google recently announced a major change to its search algorithm – a move to devalue so-called “content farms” that primarily copy content from other websites, and sites that offer little or no value-added content for users. According to Google, its algorithm tweak “noticeably” impacted 11.8%
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Social Networking Stats: Active Usage Drops For Facebook and Twitter, #RLTM Scoreboard
The Realtime Report
MAY 16, 2014
Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Reddit: 109 million monthly unique visitors. via Reddit. New data from GlobalWebIndex looks at active usage for several platforms, showing a decline for some of the largest platforms, but also huge gains for Instagram and Tumblr. Google+’s dropped 1%.
Conversational analytics: How to use social listening for brand insights
Sprout Social
AUGUST 22, 2023
Continue reading to see how conversational analytics impacts your business by leaning into social data for rich insights and empowering business leaders to make strategic decisions. Thus, enabling your teams to concentrate on strategy and business impact rather than manual data analysis. What is conversational analytics?
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Online reputation monitoring: What it is and why it’s important for business
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Monitoring your digital reputation involves a wide variety of channels, including: News and earned media Forums (especially Reddit and Quora) Social comments and discussions Videos (think: YouTube) Third-party review sites and review aggregators How is online reputation monitoring done? The more data you can gather, too.
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15+ social media platforms your customers are using in 2021—and why you should be using them
Sprout Social
JUNE 22, 2021
Sprout data reveals 54% of marketers say video is the most valuable content for achieving their brand’s social goals, making YouTube a prime candidate for brands. LinkedIn is a powerful platform for lead generation ; brands are able to hypertarget their professional audience using rich demographic data and interest-based filtering.
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Beyond integrations, Sprout’s focus on partnership adds value for our customers
Sprout Social
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
From increased access to social data and functionality to expanding beyond core social; from creating tighter alignment across critical CRM and helpdesk solutions to tie-ins with critical workflow tools that make collaboration and access more seamless. Setting a gold standard for partnerships.
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Google Chrome: The Ideal Browser for Bloggers and Content Authors?
Idaconcpts
OCTOBER 8, 2010
I still can’t believe that after 15-20 years of browser’s evolution users are still experiencing data loss. Data Recovery. Because things can go terribly wrong sometimes, a data recovery functionality should be in place. Google Chrome Protection. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Reddit. Tweet This!
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90 Percent of Searches Conducted in Latin America are Conducted on Google
Bill Hartzer
MAY 17, 2011
According to a new report out from comScore , 9 out of 10 searched conducted in Latin America are conducted on a Google -owned website. Google-owned websites are by far the top search destination in Latin America. Google-owned websites are by far the top search destination in Latin America. Post on Google Buzz.
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Brand experience: Why it matters and how to build one that works
Sprout Social
JUNE 7, 2023
Analyze feedback data with sentiment analysis to develop targeted content and customized offers that increase customer delight. That is a lot of information to keep track of and social listening data is often a crucial partner in this endeavour. Semantic classification further ensures there are no duplicates.
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Google To Introduce Opt Out Browser Plug In For Analytics
Saying It Social
MARCH 25, 2010
Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Google To Introduce Opt Out Browser Plug In For Analytics Up until just a few minutes ago when I started reading some reports about what I’m about to tell you, I’ve been a huge Google “junkie&#. What are your feelings?
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5 Smart PR & Marketing Trends for 2024
Proactive Report
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Do you show up in Wikipedia, Reddit, X, LinkedIn, ChatGPT, relevant blogs and podcasts when people are looking for words and phrases related to your product or service? With audience tracking and analysis you can gather all kinds of data and discover the true sources of influence for an audience. Who is in your audience?
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7 ways to use social media for market research
Sprout Social
AUGUST 26, 2021
Social media market research is the practice of gathering historical and real-time data from social media channels to better understand your brand’s target market. While traditional market research methods can take time, social media is always updating in real-time and you can pull existing social data for immediate results.
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144 Social Networking Stats: Moms on Facebook, #RLTM Scoreboard
The Realtime Report
MAY 12, 2014
Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Reddit: 109 million monthly unique visitors. via Reddit. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the Facebook Data Science team took a look at moms on Facebook. Research by Facebook Data Science. Does any of this data surprise you? via The Next Web. via Tumblr.
Research Shows How Much Value Consumers Assign To Various Apps
The Realtime Report
AUGUST 8, 2019
Suppose Google and consumers had to agree on a price for Google Maps? Google Maps. Google Drive. Google Translate. Have you ever considered the value you place on your favorite free apps? Many services remain free thanks to advertising. But what if things changed? Facebook Messenger. A Hypothetical Future.
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Increase YouTube engagement: 10 ways that actually work
Sprout Social
JANUARY 31, 2024
Both big-picture and granular data points can clue you in on what videos are doing well. Google tells us that “Impressions are counted if the thumbnail is shown for more than 1 second and at least 50% of the thumbnail is visible on the screen.” Think of this as a sort of stripped down version of a Google Analytics report.
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Google Settles with FTC over Deceptive Privacy Practices Related to Google Buzz Social Network
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 30, 2011
Google today has officially agreed to settle charges by the United States Federal Trade Commission that Google used “deceptive tactics&# and “violated its own privacy promises to consumers&# when Google launched their social network called Google Buzz , in 2010. For those Gmail users who clicked on “Sweet!,”
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From Twitter to X: Lessons Learned from Twitter’s Bold Rebranding
Convince & Convert
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Execution is Key In marketing, we often face sudden shifts like those with Threads, ChatGPT, and Google Analytics 4. Leveraging Data and Feedback In today’s social media world, immediate user feedback and data are invaluable. Credit: Reddit The Role of Market Research Extensive market research should precede any rebrand.
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14 Social Listening Tools for Effortless Brand Monitoring
Hootsuite
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Simply because of the vast amount of data they provide about your brand, your audience, and your competitors in real time. The tools search across multiple social platforms and compile all the relevant social data in one location, so you can get the full picture of what people are saying from just one screen.
Social Networking Stats: Teens Prefer Instagram Over Facebook, #RLTM Scoreboard
The Realtime Report
APRIL 11, 2014
Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Reddit: 114 million monthly unique visitors. via Reddit. Instagram is on the rise as the favorite social network for teens, but this increased popularity is coming at Facebook and Twitter’s expense, according to new data from Piper Jaffray. via The Next Web.
Social Networking Stats: 25% of US Smartphone Users Will Use Instagram in 2014, #RLTM Scoreboard
The Realtime Report
MARCH 28, 2014
Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Reddit: 112 million monthly unique visitors. via Reddit. Instagram use is now nearly as high as Twitter’s, according to new data from eMarketer , especially among millennials and Gen Xers. Sina Weibo: over 500 million users. via The Next Web. via LinkedIn.
The right place at the right time: How to jump on a newsjacking content opportunity
Sprout Social
MARCH 8, 2021
Using tools like Google Trends and social listening , you can keep an eye on trends in real-time and dig deeper into the online conversations that are gaining traction. With Google Trends, for example, you can explore what people are searching for around the world and the top search terms and questions related to that topic.
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Social Networking Stats: Tumblr Draws Youngest Users Among Top 10 Social Platforms, #RLTM Scoreboard
The Realtime Report
MAY 30, 2014
Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Reddit: 109 million monthly unique visitors. via Reddit. Instagram and YouTube also have a fairly young user base; the greatest share of users for both social networks come from the 16-24 age group, according to recent data from GlobalWebIndex. via The Next Web.
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How I Built a Profitable Newsletter Business
Buffer Social
AUGUST 2, 2023
In the past, I had built a couple of businesses off of Facebook private groups and Reddit by posting valuable content and funneling traffic to my landing pages, so I decided to take the same path with this. Facebook isn’t as popular as it used to be, so I decided to focus on testing out Reddit as my organic growth channel.
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Top 7 Mention Alternatives For 2024
Keyhole.co
DECEMBER 13, 2023
These are taken from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit pages, and even blogs and forums. According to a review , the tool confuses information about the brand and draws on data from other similar-sounding names. The specific use of data points is not always straightforward with the app.
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Top 10 Social Listening Tools
Oktopost
DECEMBER 22, 2019
Keeping an eye out for mentions and Google Alerts and the like is just social media monitoring, and you can miss out on a lot of nuance and context. What this actually means is that Oktopost is capable of tracking conversions back to social media engagement and enriching lead generation data with social media engagement and profile data.
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Social Media Marketing
APRIL 3, 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+. Google+, Pinterest and Yelp also have made strides since the last year's survey from Constant Contact. Big Data is not a cure-all. These are those links.
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Manage and Distribute Business Profile Data Free to Online and Mobile Directory Publishers
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 6, 2010
Looking for a free way to manage your business profile data? Better yet, Would you want to distribute that data for free to online and mobile directory publishers? Would you like to add your business profile data for free? Locationary is the global clearinghouse for local data. Post on Google Buzz. Tweet This!
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High Profile Domain Names Suspended Due to Invalid WHOIS Data
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 27, 2010
After further investigation into the issue, she learned that the domain names had been suspended by the registrar due to invalid WHOIS data on the domain name WHOIS record–here web server was not down. Craft is among many domain name owners whose domain names have been suspended due to invalid WHOIS data. Post on Google Buzz.
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What Can Social Media Do for SEO?
Oktopost
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Backlinks are the backbone of SEO, but Google does not consider backlinks from social media websites as strong as other links. Improve ranking on Google with local SEO. It also takes up more valuable real-estate on the front page of Google. And besides that, most sites only offer no-follow links. Social media traffic.
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