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APRIL 29, 2013

32 percent of all Internet users use Twitter. 69 percent of Twitter follows are suggested by friends. 1 million new Twitter accounts are added every day. 50 percent of Twitter users access the site using mobile devices. times the traffic from Google+ that sites without the button. Among these include.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Members of the traditional media use Facebook or Twitter as outlets to collect valuable content. If your business isn’t on these sites, you could be missing valuable opportunities to connect and engage in order to spread the news about your products and services. Share and Comment. Even then, you don’t want to overdo it.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

Facebook and Twitter are very different from Google+ and LinkedIn. Before you start posting to any social media site, you should take some time to understand the expectations of its current users. Twitter users, for example, don’t mind seeing your posts several times throughout the day. Facebook is a little different.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Twitter has increased their ads since hitting the IPO scene, and Facebook introduces video ads to their news feed early on in 2014. An obvious reason to why these sites are increasing advertising is easy: results. But which social media site might be best for advertisers? The answer may surprise you. Why does this matter?

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The Social Media Incubator

JULY 17, 2013

This is the social networking site for business people. Contribute regularly to Twitter – Twitter is one huge opt-in list. If you have anything of value to say, you can say it on Twitter , as long as you’re willing to distill it into 140 characters or less.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Posting too frequently on social media sites can annoy friends and followers, but if you’re not posting often enough, you might be missing your chance to stay top-of-mind to your target audience. According to Social Media Strategist Caroline Melberg , the convergence between Twitter and Facebook continues.

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APRIL 14, 2014

and more…For the full list of sites regarding the bug, read The Heartbleed Hit List on Mashable. Here is a list of places that businesses should change their passwords immediately if they partake online: Facebook. Google – including Gmail, YouTube and Google+.

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The Social Media Incubator

AUGUST 7, 2013

Following the example of Twitter and their own Instagram, Facebook is now allowing users to share a post containing a video, pictures or hashtags by using an embedding code. When users see a post you have embedded on your site, they will be have the ability to like, comment or share the Facebook post right from your web page.

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The Social Media Incubator

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This instant gratification dimension is fueled by feelings, spawned by the twitter generation, the texting age, or possibly in short, the web-gen. According to a recent Pew Internet study , Twitter, a popular social media site for business , is used regularly by just 16 percent of the U.S. How do you rate Twitter?

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MARCH 6, 2014

That has now changed as the site will no longer charge licensing fees for anyone using their images on a Facebook page or blog, for example. A feature commonly used by YouTube and Twitter, the embed code allows users to grab the image and embed it into a post for free use. Getty has incorporated an embed code for their images.

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The Social Media Incubator

APRIL 25, 2012

Because visitors to your site can enter through any page on your site, it is a good idea to put your contact information on all pages of your site. Be sure to avoid putting your e-mail address on your site, as that invites spammers who crawl the web looking for e-mail addresses.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Pinterest is a little bit of a different setup than other social media sites. Not having a profile image will default your image to a white pin on a red background, which is equivalent to having the default egg as your profile picture on Twitter. If you have it, you can also add your Twitter page and the Twitter icon will show up.

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The Social Media Incubator

JANUARY 6, 2012

Others scrutinize sites that allow users to share/upload files, music and videos freely. But who can really define whether these sites are doing right or wrong? Since users can change the content, who’s to say that what you’re reading on those sites is factual? Does SOPA silent free speech?

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The Social Media Incubator

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

According to Maxymiser.com , Pinterest has a higher referral traffic than Twitter, although number one in the ranks is the very well known social media company , Facebook. As a reminder for yourself and/or your company of things you like, favorite vendors, places or sites you may want to revisit in the future.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Another part of identity is how your customers are treated and how they view their experience when visiting your social media sites. There are many different ways to brand your social media pages as a part of implementing your brand into your social media. Do you keep in touch with your followers? .

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APRIL 13, 2012

Participate in social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to give your customers another easy way to connect with you. All of these methods are preferable to hearing about a problem via anonymous posting on a site you have no control over. Encourage positive reviews from your satisfied customers.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Participate in social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to give your customers another easy way to connect with you. All of these methods are preferable to hearing about a problem via anonymous posting on a site you have no control over. Encourage positive reviews from your satisfied customers.

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The Social Media Incubator

JANUARY 16, 2012

Posting too frequently on social media sites can annoy friends and followers, but if you’re not posting often enough, you might be missing your chance to stay top-of-mind to your target audience. According to Social Media Strategist Caroline Melberg , the convergence between Twitter and Facebook continues.

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MAY 6, 2011

To recap, in case you haven’t heard, a Twitter user named Sohaib Athar ( @ReallyVirtual on Twitter) in Pakistan was tweeting about an “annoying helicopter” outside his window, without realizing he was accidentally reporting on the Osama raid – while it was in progress. Remember, social media is “Real Time PR.”

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MARCH 13, 2012

Google+ is a sharing site that allows you to interact with others, much like a social networking site but with the added benefit of using Google’s other shared products (mail, youTube, calendar, docs, etc.) Google +1 is a button you can place on your website that will help you in search if people “+1″ you.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Google+ is a sharing site that allows you to interact with others, much like a social networking site but with the added benefit of using Google’s other shared products (mail, youTube, calendar, docs, etc.) Google +1 is a button you can place on your website that will help you in search if people “+1″ you.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

A great new site has been developed to assist the full disclosure of materials. The FTC has a great site designed to better help you in understanding the rules and regulations as they are set forth and revised. Public Relations Small Business Mavericks Loading Quotes. It’s called Cmp.ly

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MARCH 28, 2013

Social media – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn. Pick the social media sites that will work for you and develop relationships with people in your local area. Build a website and get people to opt in to your e-mail list. Make your content worth reading and shareable. Build your list. That’s where the money is.

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APRIL 19, 2011

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JULY 3, 2011

The old saying, “a picture is worth 1,000 words” has new appeal as social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have made recent moves to make photography and photo sharing a much larger part of their offerings. Now, Google is jumping on the bandwagon with the new Business Photos from Google.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Instead of spending more money on new domains and even more money on figuring out the most efficient way to use them, we suggest optimizing your website, blogs, and social media sites for search engines. By optimizing your brand from your website to your Twitter feed, you are increasing your social authority.

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MAY 10, 2011

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

In order to be effective, you need to have a well-designed, user-friendly web site. A Nielsen study revealed social networking sites’ traffic increased at a rate of 47% over the last few years. If you don’t know where to begin, there are three easy steps to follow as you dip your toes into it. Start with your website.

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The Social Media Incubator

AUGUST 16, 2012

It can help draw distinct lines for employee behavior on social sites and establish guidelines in case of an unexpected crisis. Whether you’re posting on behalf of your clients or your own company, every business needs a social media policy. Do you have a social media policy in place?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

One of the main reasons for that is Social Search – that is, where conversations taking place on social media sites become a part of the search engine result listings – otherwise known as “real time search.” ( Learn more about how social media helps your search results ). Let it stand alone and you may be in for a rude awakening. ”

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APRIL 21, 2011

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MAY 4, 2011

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

From the offensive tweets of a spokesperson impersonating a duck, to the ‘Qwik’ fail of a new name and site for a DVD rental service, 2011 definitely saw its fair share of social media blunders.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Through social media networking sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook or through forums that cater to people of a single interest you can do a lot of your networking online more efficiently and effectively. See our post on using LinkedIn to grow your business here).

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The Social Media Incubator

JANUARY 18, 2012

If these bills were adopted, it would mean that no one could post another link on Twitter, Facebook, a blog, a website – anywhere online – without first checking to make sure that nothing on that site contained copyright infringement,” said Social Media Strategist Caroline Melberg. “It

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The Social Media Incubator

JANUARY 18, 2012

If these bills were adopted, it would mean that no one could post another link on Twitter, Facebook, a blog, a website – anywhere online – without first checking to make sure that nothing on that site contained copyright infringement,” said Social Media Strategist Caroline Melberg. “It

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