Firebelly

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The survey also showed that teens are significantly less likely that Gen Y and adults to use Twitter. Social networking sites (SNS). 73 percent of teens and 72 percent of Gen Y are now active on at least one SNS. 71 percent of young adults prefer Facebook while 66 percent of younger teens prefer Myspace.

Facebook 103

Facebook MySpace Paid Search Survey 103

Firebelly

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

A recent survey shows that 43 percent of online retailers plan to offer special promotions and discounts on Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday Facts: More than one in three people say they'll be using their fast-access work computers this year for holiday shopping. That's more than 51 million people logging on at work.

Retail 100

Retail Paid Search SMS Syndication 100

SocialFish

OCTOBER 21, 2010

We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you’d expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog. In fact, a survey we conducted indicates many people expect help to arrive within one hour of posting a request on an emergency organization’s Facebook page. Please bring them water.&#.

Ustream 162

Ustream Wiki SMS Survey 162

Social Media Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Second, as you can see from that 57% figure, opting in is going to be extremely important; but even so, I believe that if we're taking up their valuable texting time by shooting them an SMS message, then it should be something that is worth their attention. Image credit: SarahDeer (Flickr).

SMS 140

SMS Mobile Flickr Discount 140

Firebelly

JUNE 18, 2010

Firebelly Memo: You can also take Firebellys Social Sophistication Survey. If your business is already on the social web, you will need something to help you improve on your campaigns. You will need an audit. It takes 10 minutes and your score with suggested next steps for improvement will be emailed to you within 48 hours.

Social Media 101

Social Media Paid Search YouTube SMS 101

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. Too often we see social media strategies that involve putting photos into Flickr, videos into YouTube or the creation of a Facebook application and then never revisiting the environment to engage with the communities around this content.

Social Media 149

Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Laurel Papworth

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

In this episode of Social Media Business podcast, the concept of freemium is introduced – what it is, how Flickr, LinkedIn, SecondLife are making millions of dollars from giving stuff away for free. On Flickr, maybe a 100 meg of uploads is fair, more is not. I’ve included links and charts below for your perusal.

Social Media 98

Social Media Social Networking Flickr Vimeo 98