Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 5, 2013

'The other day I was catching up on my LinkedIn connection requests, and finally got them down to zero. I accepted some, ignored a bunch and, after doing so, asked a question on Facebook: There were a range of answers, and the conversation continued for a couple of days; those answers themselves are worthy of their own, dedicated blog post. But one answer in particular made me look twice: I’ve obscured the person’s name and avatar for reasons you will understand shortly.

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Firebelly

JULY 5, 2013

'Vine has been around since January for iOS users and just became available for Android users, June 3 rd. Unfortunately (for Vine), right after on June 20, Instagram (or Facebook) released Instagram video that was automatically available for both iOS and Android users. From my personal social media feeds, I have heard all opinions on whether Vine or Instagram video is better.

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The Social Media Incubator

JULY 5, 2013

'When it comes to social media and online marketing, there are plenty of options for businesses to get their content out to the public. One of the platforms that tend to get thrown on the backburner, behind a site like Facebook, is Pinterest. Why should Pinterest get more attention? According to analytics shown by Jason Smith of readwrite.com, Pinterest beats Facebook in a number of categories.

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Bill Hartzer

JULY 5, 2013

'Twitter has banned the widespread practice of auto following other Twitter users, as well as bulk following Twitter users. If you’re following users in an automated fashion in any way, you had better stop it right now. Or risk losing your Twitter account. I have seen a lot of users who are following the exact number of people who are following them: and it’s obvious that those users are doing it in some sort of automated fashion, using a tool to do it.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2013

'Janice Person, Monsanto @JPlovesCOTTON. Janice Person , Social Media Director for Monsanto , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss dealing with controversy on social media, respecting transparency, and proactive versus reactive social media strategies. Read on for some of the highlights and tweetable moments, or listen to the full podcast.

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Kikolani

JULY 5, 2013

'This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Your Opinions Wanted. I would like to make Kikolani your favorite place to go for blogging advice! In order t to do that, I need your help. Please take a moment to fill out this survey. All questions are optional, so answer as many or as few as you would like.

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Writtent Blog

JULY 5, 2013

'It’s been a pretty dramatic week in the marketing arena. Following the release of Instagram’s new video app, Twitter’s Vine was suffering a decrease in popularity and utilization. Vine responded nimbly this week with 15 new-and-improved features. While it’s anyone’s guess which video app will prevail, companies of all sizes can take a lesson from the agility Vine displayed in responding to their competition.

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Twist Image

JULY 5, 2013

'When you take away the gatekeepers, that''s when the magic happens. Jerry Seinfeld is doing a new show. It''s on his own terms. It''s on the Web. It''s amazing. It''s called, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee. Its'' self-explanatory. He picks a comedian. He picks a car. He calls them up. He asks them if they''re in the mood for coffee. He picks them up.

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The Way of the Web

JULY 5, 2013

'The cost of creating videos has dropped dramatically in recent years, leading to an explosion in the footage being shot and uploaded across the web. From webcams and smartphones to RED cinematic cameras for motion pictures, the possibilities have never been more open. And the launch of Vine for videos via Twitter, and Instagram Video, means that short 6 or 15 second video clips have become viable tools for sharing ideas, content and marketing.

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ProBlogger

JULY 5, 2013

'This is a guest contribution by Kristina Allen, marketing consultant for AdEspresso. Over the past couple of months my team at AdEspresso has increased our organic blog traffic by 203.5% and I’m going to share the secret of exactly how we did it! Step 1: Conduct Keyword Research. When we first started working on driving (more) organic traffic to the AdEspresso blog our team began with keyword research.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 5, 2013

'You’ve likely heard of A/B and multivariate testing. There is another way to test your web pages now, courtesy of Google Analytics. But in case you aren’t familiar with the two recognized ways to test pages, I’ll give you a brief explanation. A/B testing – A/B testing is a way to test two different versions of the same web page.

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