Everyone’s talking about the launch of Togetherville , a social network designed to bring parents and their kids together with the goal of learning responsible social networking. Does Does it occur to anyone that children six to ten years old (Togetherville’s target) don’t need social networks, and to encourage them to use one is the antithesis of responsible social networking? Any serious adult user of Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace knows these sites are both social and anti-social. That will come in time. MORE >>

Citizen Marketer 2.1 Useful information on how to add "social" into your marketing mix with measurable results. HOME | ABOUT ME | MY COMPANY | @AARONSTROUT | QND PODCAST | 5 MINS OF ME | FLICKR Monday, July 19, 2010 What Do Facebook, The Social Network, Guy Fieri and Scott Monty Have in Common? If you havent seen it, he riffs off the new movie, The Social Network which parodies Facebook and their march toward 500 million members. Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments About Me Aaron Strout CMO at social media agency, Powered Inc. Perfect. MORE >>

Note: a slightly shorter version of this compilation was recently published as a guest post on Jeff Bullas’ blog. Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). And social media isn’t just about lead generation of course. And…even social media itself. Social Media / Social Networking. Which U.S. MORE >>

Skip to content The Cube Home About us Speaking/Training Contact us Pitch us Subscribe The real life social network 09/07/2010 tags: Social Media , the real life social network by Gemma Went I stumbled upon this fantastic presentation by Paul Adams. Paul takes a look at the psychology of being social and how that works with both online and offline. It totals 216 pages in all, but don’t be put off by that, it’s definitely worth the time investment. There are also some interesting stats. Enjoy. Leave a Reply Who writes this stuff? what a year! MORE >>

pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact Women Dominate Social Networks by Pam Dyer on August 3, 2010 Share According to a new study from comScore , social networking sites reach a higher percentage of women than men. Women on the Web: How Women Are Shaping the Internet ”, found that 76% of women visit a social networking site compared to 70% of men. Globally, women demonstrate higher engagement levels with social networking sites than men. Women Dominate Social Networks (pamorama.net) [.] MORE >>