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PAMORAMA MAY 20, 2012 15 Informative 2012 Marketing Infographics We live in the age of data. The The information collected by the world’s databases grows by an astounding 40% annually. How we collect, harness, and use this content shapes our lives — our work, our relationships, everything. One way to make the fire hose of information more understandable is to use visual representations, which is why [.]. Infographics Marketing Social Media Stats | SOCIALFISH MAY 20, 2012  Ignore That Ridiculous Chart. You have probably seen this by now, as it’s been all over the Internet (starting with this Business Insider article). Well, that ridiculous chart does not illustrate social media or digital marketing. This does. Or as Harold Jarche reminds us in that amazing slide at the top of this post, increased complexity means simplified design. It’s still not about the tools. | JEFF KORHAN MAY 20, 2012  Facebook vs LinkedIn – Is a Public Company Better? Year-to-Date Price Chart of LinkedIn Shares. Now that Facebook has finally gone public, investors and marketers alike are making comparisons with LinkedIn, a social network that went public one day shy of a year ago. bought ten Facebook shares just to have a reason to periodically check-in and stay involved with the future business plans of Facebook, more as it relates to your business and mine. | DANNY BROWN MAY 20, 2012  State of Independence Years ago I worked in retail on both sides. started out working for an electrical goods chain store, then moved onto a smaller local one. Both jobs were great (at least for me), because they satisfied the tech geek in me. Surrounded by home theater kits and massive TV’s? Sign me up! But as much as I loved working at the big chain store, it never felt fulfilling. Same went for special promotions. | | | | | | | |
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FEVER BEE | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012 How To Make Your Community Better (not just bigger)
A bigger community isn't a better community. Growth alone wont increase the ROI of the community. More members reduces the sense of community. Members feel less connection with each other. They visit less frequently. The level of activity per member drops. The ROI declines (despite growth!). If you want to make your community bigger AND better, you need to juggle three things 1) growth, 2) activity, and 3) sense of community. If you have growth + activity, but no sense of community, you have a highly active group that can vanish at any minute. They will be gone soon. MORE >> -
WEB METRICS GURU | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012  The Future of Analytics Video Presentation
In preparation of my UCI Extension course next month , and later on, Rutgers Social Media and The Arts in the fall, I tested out PowerPoint and various other software, such as Camtasia, to record presentations. In the process of doing so, I saw I could make my presentation into a video and place on YouTube. The video is 40 minutes long, hope you get a chance to listen to it, or parts of it. Future of Analytics MORE >> -
VIPER CHILL | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012  I Couldn’t Think of a Better Title Than This
On my 21st birthday I shared a list of 21 lessons I’ve learned during my short spell on earth. On my 22nd birthday I worked for weeks on a free 2 hour video course called Cloud Blueprint. And if there’s anyone really good at guessing, then you probably know that today is my 23rd birthday. thought for a long time about what I wanted to share here. knew that I didn’t want to share something “personal developmenty” and I already have a big marketing related announcement coming in the next few days, so I decided to do something else. Asia to be more specific. MORE >> -
WAXING UNLYRICAL | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012  Social Media Stock Talk: Five Reasons to Buy Facebook
It’s official. The biggest news in the history of social media took place Friday when Facebook had its IPO, becoming the biggest social name ever to join the public market. Its $108 Billion offering came in as the 3rd largest ever (behind Visa and Enel), so the day was significant not only for social media types but also for market watchers. What has surprised me a bit is the amount of negative comments in the Facebook conversation. Admittedly, I am a market skeptic, and Facebook had a strange first day on the market by popping six percent and cruising back down to a 23 cent gain at the bell. MORE >> -
CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012 25 WordPress plugins worth using
Looking to add some features to your WordPress blog to increase traffic and build a loyal audience? In this article, you will find a list of 25 of the best plugins around. All in One SEO Pack Bad Behavior Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps Call to Action CommentLuv ContactMe Contextual Related Posts Growmap Anti Spambot [.]. Blogging Great Resources WordPress CommentLuv W3 Total Cache WP Super Cache WP-Optimize MORE >> -
- A Very Short Message to the Shitdiots at @Klout DANNY BROWN | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- How to Use Data to Enrich Your Content PROBLOGGER | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Clearing Clouds of Confusion – the 5 Categories of Social Media Software CONVINCE & CONVERT | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Use Monroe’s Motivated Sequence to Call Your Readers to Action PROBLOGGER | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Four Traditional Marketing Tactics That Work Well Online SMALL BUSINESS MAVERICKS | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Truth In Marketing TWIST IMAGE | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Pushing A Hashtag Really Isn’t Going to Work Without Some Preexisting Love and Trust CHRIS BROGAN | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Successful Communities In Perspective FEVER BEE | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Message from Africa: We Have Money. We Will Buy. THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
- Cartoon of the day JEFF ESPOSITO | SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
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