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Our Shifting Notion of Search, Social and Mobile.

Direct Marketing Observations

10 years ago seems so 10 years ago in the world of search, social and mobile. We use it for online transactions, travel decisions, job searches, purchases, research, and a dozen other activities. Looking back at MySpace, it almost looks like pre-Y2k web Dev. Now the mobile device is an extension of our desktop.

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How Social Media Has Become a Tool For Clinical Research

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The exceptional growth and adaptation of social media networks represents an ideal opportunity to overcome one of the most challenging aspects of the clinical research industry. Getting patients to enroll in a clinical trial is one of the biggest challenges that clinical research coordinators face. Reduce overall costs.

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12 Solid Stats Surrounding Social Networking (Plus FourĀ  Timely Tips)

Webbiquity SMM

Though it’s dangerous to assume anything about leadership in the social networking space (Facebook overtook MySpace as the biggest social network less than a decade ago , after all), the landscape does seem to have matured and stabilized somewhat at this point. 5: Mobile Marketing: Four Fascinating Findings from 14 Fantastic Facts. #6:

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9 Surprising New Facts About Social Media in America

Convince & Convert

This point was driven home in The Social Habit II, a new report from Edison Research and Arbitron that follows up on their landmark study in 2010 (and their 19th study about the Internet overall). 52% of Americans have a profile on Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace or elsewhere. 98% of super socials use Facebook, and 45% use MySpace).

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9 Surprising New Facts About Social Media in America

Convince & Convert

Outstanding research from Tom Webster that debunks some common myths about social media. This point was driven home in The Social Habit II, a new report from Edison Research and Arbitron that follows up on their landmark study in 2010 (and their 19th study about the Internet overall). (Happy Holidays! This is #2. – Jay).

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Free Summer School For Marketers

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This daily e-newsletter is filled with tons of free articles and insights on the bleeding edge of research. Warning: you can get lost in these articles and research reports. I''m a major fan of their Online Media Daily and Mobile Marketing Daily newsletters. Jason Hirschhorn is the former co-president of MySpace.

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Twitter is top social media channel among Fortune 500

Firebelly

The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. The studyā€™s key findings include: 22% (108) of the primary corporations listed in the 2009 Fortune 500 have a public-facing corporate blog. This represents a six percent increase over the 2008 study. This represents a six percent increase over the 2008 study.