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JULY 28, 2011

Laser focused and sincere the question came: “How many followers should I have on Twitter?&# A prime example is this article on Aston Kutcher who is wildly admired for his Twitter fan base. Keep in mind, that a little over 95% of Twitter users have less than 500 followers and only.05% That’s the artform of Twitter.

Metrics 229

Metrics Twitter Postrank Analytics 229

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JULY 7, 2011

Its not that I don’t like Google+, I do. I think its a brilliant integration of Google’s products. I think there are both useful and fun elements to Google+. I suspect it will, but that depends on what Google’s end goal is with Google+. So, you see, Google+ is already a game changer.

Google 142

Google Conversation Collaboration Conference 142

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

This is the 2nd year that I’ve published my social media resolutions. Fine Tune Karma for Business: I kept at this social media mantra this year and it worked for me and it worked for my clients. I’m pleased with the social media story telling this year. Here’s my 2011 scorecard: ?

Social Media 186

Social Media Vimeo Creative Commons Platform 186

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Most obvious of these is Google Analytics. Because if you are creating content, you are likely distributing and promoting that content in variety of ways, including social media. It also breaks down where engagement events are occurring for the time period (comments, Digg, Twitter). Enter: PostRank.

Postrank 134

Postrank Analytics Tools Klout 134

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

We’ve been talk A LOT about social media analytics, metrics and measurement here on this blog. As evidenced by this video created by the Unmarketing Team of Scott Stratton, which tickled the funny bone of lots of social media peeps last week: Social Media ROI by UnMarketing.

ROI 161

ROI Social Media CPC Metrics 161

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JULY 23, 2012

The Real Social Media Lesson Behind the NRA Twitter Post After the Aurora Shooting. But for those of us in social media, the lesson here is a little more nuanced. The lesson learned here for social media professionals isn’t that you should read the news (though you should ). Happy Friday!

Twitter 149

Twitter HootSuite Training News 149

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MARCH 29, 2011

Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Then measure it.You can use Google Analytics, PostRank or even (GASP!) Or someone said you should so your considering it. Then live it.

Press Release 238

Press Release Technorati Klout Metrics 238