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Top five: social networks are cleaning up their acts

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top five: social networks are cleaning up their acts. In this week's top 5 must-know social media news, we see major social networks rolling out initiatives to protect privacy and increase transparency. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest are all featured. followers . Listly by Sherrilynne Starkie.

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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

Research released today by LoyaltyOne and two leading North American academic institutions provides the long-awaited proof that social media interaction between a customer and a brand drives immediate and long-term sales increases. Photo credit: Wikipedia). Social media in call centres. Wikipedia rules the waves.

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Pinterest updates terms of service

Sherrilynne Starkie

Red Pinterest logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia). new language to facilitate the introduction of new features such as a Pinterest API and Private Pinboards. The new terms go into effect on April 6, 2012 and should go some way to addressing the network’s critics. Social networking: the most popular online activity worldwide.

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Writing tricks for content marketers

Sherrilynne Starkie

Photo credit: Wikipedia). Studies show that longer articles tend to achieve more retweets and shares in social media and attract more comments. Featured Headline writing Content marketing Search engine optimization' Tell a story in as few words as possible, and it has a better chance of being read and clicked. Related articles.

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Customer Satisfaction: Social Media Websites Rank Among The Worst

The Realtime Report

Pinterest has emerged as the new favorite social network for consumers, increasing 6% to an ACSI score of 76. Improved features and search capabilities have launched the site to the top of the social media category for the very first time. Twitter reached a record high as well, up 6% reaching a score of 69.

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Mayor Jim Watson named 2014 communicator of the year by IABC Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

Photo credit: Wikipedia). Mayor Watson received thousands of replies and retweets on Twitter when he announced on the social network that the Pride flag would fly at Ottawa City Hall until the end of the Olympics, and that he wouldn’t want the vote of someone who didn’t supported human rights.

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How (and Why) to Map Your Company’s Digital Landscape

Webbiquity SMM

Evaluate how your competitors are using social media. For both strategic and benchmarking purposes, create a spreadsheet listing your top competitors and, for each, showing: • Social features on their website (e.g. Other social activity and presence (Flickr, SlideShare, Wikipedia, etc.). .

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