It combines video, e-mail, Twitter and Facebook account updating, RSS, podcasts, SMS, social bookmarking tools, widgets, and more. Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Home About Speaking Research Media Contact Subscribe via RSS Connect with Jeremiah: twitter friendfeed linkedin flickr technorati Connect with Jeremiah on twitter @ mattgalloway Wow thanks, I really appreciate that. really love what I do, I hope it shows. The issue of lack of scale is resonating with social strategists –as a result, the market is developing new tools that will help them manage them. like socialoomph too.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles | Main | 5 Helpful Social Search Articles » September 02, 2010 Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits Brainstorming and Social Media Optimization Summits run simultaneously in Dallas, TX from September 15-17. Firebelly is excited to be presenting at both. No longer are customers merely “consumers” of our product, but also of these conversations, making it imperative that we learn the art and science of diffusing conflict … before it erupts. Please try again.

An Account Service team is a huge asset in managing your operational partners across multiple channels (email, mail, fulfillment, Web, telemarketing, SMS, mobile, etc.) Megan Jasinski. In the first of these two posts , we talked about the marketing marathon. I outlined how to define your business objectives and tap into your Marketing Analytics Coaches before you start the big race. Now start sharing your objectives and plans with your operational partners – in a kick-off meeting of sorts. Not going to happen, sorry).  Let’s say your campaign has launched on-schedule and successfully.

Once you install this app onto an iOS device, it allows you to track the call logs, SMS logs and emails etc. 'The term Cell Phone tracking refers to tracking the physical location of your cell phone device. There are a number of cell phone tracking apps that not only help you track the location of your device but also enable you to enjoy a number of other useful features. If you own an iOS mobile device then you should definitely consider installing the following cell phone tracking apps: by Martha Johnson. Find My iPhone. Or were you going to find it using this? Find My Friends.

The SBTF raised a global team of more than 150 trained volunteers and created the Libya Crisis Map to provide live mapping of emergent information about the conflict coming from the international news media, social networks such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, blogs and other sources including telephone and SMS. This This paper was delivered at the Regional Senior Leaders Seminar in Cairns, Australia on 19 May 2011. referenced version suitable for printing is available. Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Live in fragments no longer. EM Forster, Howard’s End. Collaborative.

“Tsunami Twitter/SMS Broadcaster&#. If you’re wanting to do something good on January 21st and 22nd, save the date, book a flight and a hotel, and come to Utah for what is certain to be an unprecedented event. The lack of precedence is perhaps not just because of its potential to make a big dent in poverty and homelessness, but perhaps also that it’s being organized by a High School Senior. Thus far,  several projects have been proposed : “Building a Fighting Poverty Apps Store&#. “Twitter GPS Locator App&#. “First Aid App&#. Medical “ChaCha&#.

We’ll realize that our true friends and colleagues are only a call, SMS, text or email away. Home It’s Josip Archives Let’s Talk The Word on the Web Why We Will Ultimately Break-Up with Social Media Written on August 26, 2010 by Josip Petrusa 8 Comments Tweet Share Save Over the last week or so, I’ve spent some considerable time reflecting about social media. What is it? Why do we use it? How long will it last? These were only but a few questions that came to mind. And the more I thought about it, the more I began to realise. Many of us have also changed as a result of it.

Burst : Use better ways to communicate when available including blogs, wikis, IM, chat rooms, SMS, and RSS. GigaOM Network: GigaOM |. WebWorkerDaily |. NewTeeVee |. Earth2Tech |. OStatic |. Events |. Jobs |. About |. Advertise |. Contact. Web Worker Daily. Archives. About. Contact Us. Busyness vs. Burst: Why Corporate Web Workers Look Unproductive. April 19th, 2007 (8:54am) Anne Zelenka 94 Comments. There’s a culture clash inside office buildings where workers from the busyness economy sit in cubicles next to workers from the burst economy — web workers. tools. Share/Send.

When my startup began testing an SMS concierge service a few years ago, the more experienced hotel concierges were uncomfortable with the requirements of being always on. Steve is using Posterous to post everything online. Shouldnt you? Steve Rubel owns this site 5,034 subscribers The Steve Rubel Stream 7 Jul 2009 Essay: How to Captivate and Hold Attention in the Age of the Stream This essay is cross-posted on the Fast Company web site where several of my colleagues and I are guest posting this week. Imagine for a moment that you're standing on an overpass high above a busy L.A.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Facebook Stories From This Week You Need To Read | Main | Firebelly Work: J.C. The study’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. 86% of these blogs (93) link directly to a corporate twitter account, a 300% increase over the 2008 study. 80% — four of the top five corporations – Wal-Mart, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and General Electric – consistently post on their Twitter accounts.

According to recent survey about 90% US people read sms and this shows how people interested in mobile. Sending sms through shared short code or own brand short code to customer helps to reach your products to customer. It’s no longer enough to provide fundamental features and benefits information about products and services to succeed competitively online. Consumers and of course, business buyers, seek additional information, resources and others to connect with on the topics of interest to them. Pure creation is demanding. Pure automation doesn’t engage. Why bother?

SMS drives conversation and just as search has become somewhat of a utility for the desktop, the smartphone is now the defacto device for driving purchases, for buying tickets, for research, for email, for being social and oh by the way…making phone calls. 10 years ago seems so 10 years ago in the world of search, social and mobile. We’ve definitely evolved and rightly or wrongly so depending on your point of view. Take for example search. In 2000 Google was a 2 year old start-up still trying to create an identity and compete with Yahoo and MSN. How do we use search now?

These are smart people, already using SMS with regular cellphones. Editor’s note: We kick off regular and in-depth coverage of how mobile is transforming health care and treatment in developed and developing markets with Dr. Phillip Olla, a visionary and entrepreneur creating an ecosystem that leverages mobile devices and networks to improve diagnosis and treatment. The mobile revolution has been hailed as the enabling force for emerging markets and developing countries to become more active participants in the global economy. Mobile medical diagnostics. There were also 9.3

The most popular format was text message ( 61 percent ), and 51 percent said that they would like to be informed about new offers and services within the normal flow of SMS messages that they already receive from their mobile operators. Faced with a dramatic and continuous double-digit decline in the ‘average revenue per user’ (ARPU) mobile operators have to learn how to sell more services to more customers better. But don’t think that broadcasting offers to an even broader subscriber base will do the trick. But it doesn’t have to be this way. It’s personal. percent.

Direct operator billing, premium SMS and WAP billing options – what’s best for in-app billing? In-app billing is shaping up to be more than a 2011 mobile megatrend; it may be the only way developers can make real money selling their applications – period. For one, the freemium model – which offers consumers free applications as a means to cross-sell, or up-sell consumers to a variety of paid content and services later in the consumer journey – makes the ability to offer in-app billing options critical. The in-app imperative. How fast are developers/stores taking up in-app billing?

An SMS service based in the Middle East and East Africa uses text to connect users to jobs, internships, humanitarian aid , youth leadership programs and more. In cutting through Steve Jobs’ histrionics on Apple’s earnings call , we’re left with the core question of whether “open&# or “closed&# mobile operating systems are better for consumers. Jobs argues that a closed system guarantees a consistent, high quality user experience – “we believe integrated will trump fragmented every time.&# HOW I SEE IT: It’s not a case of either/or. Think Maserati.

SMS – Still Valid, Still Underrated. Where’s your head at these days with SMS and text messaging? But yet, I feel like SMS still gets kind of a bad rep because it’s not cool. Simon: I’m still a huge advocate of SMS. SMS is to mobile what email is to the rest of digital marketing. Simon: Yeah, so I would definitely compare the two, SMS and email, just in that email marketing is still the most successful way to get an activation. SMS is definitely the most successful way to get a mobile activation. Jay: Hey, everybody.

Industry News/Trends - use as mobile SMS alerts where folks can subcribe to your updates. Marketing to the professional tradesman in the Construction, Industrial and MRO markets Home About Me Contact Market Overviews Newsletter Podcasts Services Thought Leadership: Repurpose, Repackage, Refine Messages If you’re a blogger, you know that it takes a lot of time to continually write posts, and once it’s on your site, you have to start on the next one. You may be overlooking ways to “reuse&# the content across other medias to generate new conversations. You get the idea.

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. From the Not Necessarily the News department: " Teens text more than adults " - or so went a headline from an e-newsletter from MarketingCharts that hit my inbox recently. Okayyyyy. The actual article stated that overall, teens text five times more than adults according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Main | Jakes Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too » May 27, 2010 BP Facebook Sentiment I spent some time evaluating sentiment towards BP on Facebook based on the number of 'pro' and 'con' pages. It's not surprising to find that there are significantly more anti-BP pages on Facebook in wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. The largest 'con' page, Boycott BP , has nearly 200 times more fans than the largest 'pro' page, BP America. Please try again.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter | Main | United Way of Central Indiana Recognized for their Social Media Efforts » June 08, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral! Brian, the " social media guru " is back. This time he is promising that his months of experience, coupled with an unpaid intern, will make your video go viral. Good for a laugh, but, again, do not call this guy! Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Advertising:  networks,  SMS, display, search, premium. “2010 Mobile Influencers” is the sixth and last report from the series “ 2010 Influencers Series: Trend Predictions in 140 Characters “. Findings: Major trends in 2010 Mobile: Across many of these predictions, we have identified the following trends suggested to influence Mobile in 2010: # Payment      # Commerce      #Metrics. Smartphones: Apple, Apps, iPhone, Google, Android. GPS      # Location      # Augmented Reality. Gaming      # Music      # Video. View more documents from TrendsSpotting. 2010 Consumer Trends. 2010 Mobile.

You didn’t call, email, SMS, Tweet… I had to hear it from a friend – and nobody seems to know why. Today I was ‘suspended’ from YouTube with no warning and no explanation of why. Where my videos once appeared on this site a message appears that tarnishes my reputation. As a result I’ve followed the procedure to ask for reconsideration that YouTube give and have written this open letter to YouTube. Dear YouTube, I know breaking up can be difficult – but it’s generally acceptable to let the other person know! When did this happen?

The finalists are now to be shown on The Bees Awards website in the following categories: Best 140 Characters (SMS, Tweet). Tweet We have in earlier posts written about The Bees Awards; the first international social media award show. We’re in a collaborative partnership with Bees Awards and are following the competition closely. It’s taking place in San Francisco on November 9 where the winners of 16 different categories will be announced. All marketing and communication professionals have been welcome to submit their work. Best Use of a Micro-Blogging Platform. Best Use of mobile.

On the mobile front, dealers that are able to leverage location based services, SMS and shopper applications will get a huge leg up on the competition. The automotive sector led all categories in media spending, topping the charts at roughly $20 Billion last year. Vehicle manufacturer’s large budgets and constant need for innovation in marketing give them both the means and the motivation to test and push new channels and tactics more aggressively than other verticals. In their highly competitive market, automakers’ must be progressive in appealing to shoppers in their desired media. 

She is connected to her social and professional circles via phone, email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and forums. A few weeks ago Chess Media Group, Attensity, and Mitch Lieberman teamed up to write a whitepaper on the social customer.  You can still download the whitepaper for free if you sell us your soul and name your first born after our company…Chess.  Kidding, kidding!  The whitepaper is free and all you have to do is enter in your email and 2-3 other things (but let’s be honest naming your kid Chess would rock!). Who is the social customer?

billion in lost SMS revenue last year. At M-Pulse we continue our month-long look at mobile developer issues and opportunities, and focus on the practical marketing ’stuff’ developers should master if they are serious about marketing and making money from their apps. We connect with Caroline Lewko, CEO and founder of WIP (Wireless Industry Partnership) and walk through the Mobile Developer’s Guide To The Parallel Universe , a new resource from WIP that lays out the business basics developers need to follow. See companion sidebar post.). Warning! You name it.

In practice, people search and the service also lets them map the results (in the store and using Aisle411’s interactive map), add the item found to the shopping list and share the search results with others via SMS, email, Twitter or via an update to their Facebook page. Heightened activity and interest in mobile retail (spurred on by holiday shopping and the rapid uptake of price comparison services and apps), has paved the way for a variety of new and immersive mobile experiences that insert marketing messages and campaigns into our daily shopping routines. What’s next?

This year I didn’t see any big winners, but I would agree with Jeremiah that “intimacy&# was prevalent as a trend, with group SMS companies like Beluga and GroupMe getting attention from the early adopters. I just arrived home from South by Southwest Interactive after six days down in Austin, Texas. Given that my voice has pretty much deserted me after numerous days trying to have conversations in overly noisy places, I thought I’d get some of my thoughts on the conference down on “paper&# for you. Networking Mecca. Look beyond the big parties.

The campaign also provided people a SMS short-code that they could text to get a link and download NeoMedia’s NeoReader barcode scanning application.). Today we step up our coverage of the mobile code space with Laura Marriott, the acting CEO of NeoMedia Technologies. You may recall Laura’s take on barcode trends and her list of 2011 industry predictions, which we published here in late December as part of the popular and viral Five From Five series showcasing the top five mobile code predictions from five of the leading barcode companies. Barcode opportunities. Agenda 2011. 14:5

The individual simply enters a custom message and some SMS-prepared numbers to contact should they be arrested. What will they think of next? In the latest technology offering, Quadrant 2 has unveiled a new Android app, “I’m Getting Arrested,” which alerts one’s family, friends and even lawyers if necessary, that they’re about to go to the local jail for booking. Quadrant 2 Inc., For those who have not been following, the “Occupy” events have been taking place in both the U.S. and around the world for at least a month now. Android android app Occupy Wall Street

Used to rally demonstrators, Facebook postings, mobile phone images and SMS messaging played a huge role in organizing a thus-far loose-knit regime opposition. The following is a guest post from David Murton. To truly appreciate social media and the ubiquitous nature of the Internet, the consumer must first remember the wireless networks' distant and humble beginnings. In the year 1888, Heinrich Rudolf Herz generated the world's first radio wave. short six years later, it translated into telegraph signals that made long-distance communication possible. What Awaits Us in the Near Future?

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week | Main | 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week » July 27, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer The Social Network , aka "The Facebook Movie," hits theaters October 1st. The film is about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and how the popular social networking site got its start. Many have called the trailer "dark" and even "creepy." What do you think? Will you see the film? Seriously? Anyway I already say "skip" it just from seeing the preview.

Moneysaver is a service that comes in handy to consumers as its affordable (Just Rs 100 monthly), accessible (Just a sms away), Available (More than 200 outlets where one can buy moneysaver recharge card.) Not only Moneysaver, but other companies are also trying to utilize SMS, Bluetooth, mobile websites, to cost effectively reach customers. Home About In the Media SMTP Settings in MediaWiki After Hiatus, Social Media Predictions & 2009 October 10, 2008.7:08 08 am Barcamp Delhi 5: Spreading the Word out ! Yeah we are talking about BarCamp ! that interests the people.

Google Tutor. Your how-to guide for Google with Google tutorials, tips for using Google and advice. Excellent Productivity Tips For Google Reader. Written by: Abhijeet Mukherjee on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted to: Reader 6 comments, add yours! There are no doubts about the fact that Google Reader is the best browser based RSS reader available. It has some excellent features and helps you to easily deal with a large number of RSS feeds. Today I decided to mention few productivity tips for this app, which will help you manage your RSS feeds better. These are very simple but useful tips.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Are We Addicted To Social Media? Main | Jakes Take: TV On The Internet » June 30, 2010 Happy Social Media Day - June 30th Today is the first-ever Social Media Day , an unofficial holiday created by Mashable to "celebrate the revolution of media becoming social." Consider celebrating by attending a meetup near you. Below is a message from Pete Cashmore, Mashable s founder, explaining reasons for and goals behind Social Media Day. Video URL : [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Please try again.

My own company, Hipcricket, has created an innovative, location-based brand awareness campaign called Blue Moon on the Fly that begins by asking people to opt in by sending an SMS keyword to Blue Moon beer’s short code. Mobile devices have become nearly as commonplace as toothpaste for travelers in North America and Europe. Like the true road warriors we are, we take our wireless gear with us wherever we go — and our use of them is unprecedented. percent of all devices in June. Mobile devices topped the 50 percent mark for the first time in February of this year.

They also promote the website and SMS program on the bottle , which is wise. In addition to family, football, and fancy side dishes you’ll never see for another year, Thanksgiving brings an annual dilemma to the oenophile. What wine to serve for Thanksgiving is a tricky question, as the holiday table replete with savory and sweet options is an Ellis Island of tastes, making for a tough wine pairing. This year, instead of hoping to get it just right, I’ll be serving a wine that has the best aspects of Thanksgiving (family, friends, socializing) built right into the product.

As general awareness increases and the number of smart phones grows, so will creativity including much richer mobile applications leveraging not just SMS (text-to-give), but multi-media services and mobile Web, including video. A year ago this month the world witnessed a massive earthquake shook Haiti, and the citizens of the world, to their core. The extent of the damage following the disaster on January 12, 2010, quickly reached cataclysmic proportions. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. It is about empowerment. Jim Manis, The Mobile Giving Foundation.

Maybe it is a Gen-Y thing but given a choice between a phone call and a text message, I’d much rather send a quick SMS. And given a choice between an SMS and an email I’d rather send the email. Note from Glen : This is post by Ramsay, who was recently introduced as a new member of the ViperChill team. Last month I made an extra $5,000 by jumping on the phone with a long-term email client to close a deal. And at that moment I had an important business realization: I’d forgotten something vital. And it might make you a lot of cash. Let’s get started.

How to get divorced via SMS. The whole crew was in the house for this roundtable of TheSocialGeeks. Join  C hris Miller ,  Caleb Elston , Sarah Perez ,  Jeff Smith ,  Corvida and  myself as we cover todays announcements: The sale of Tungle to Research In Motion (RIM). brief jab at the BlackBerry Playbook. Caleb talks what it is like to launch Yobongo at SXSW and futures. The sale of Delicious to AVOS (the YouTube founders new corporation). Fring new 4-way video chat ability. Look for a full Fring review on TheSocialNetworker.

There is a reluctance to get on to the SMS in the West – in the US and Europe – but the Asia-Pacific region is using social networking sites more vigorously for marketing,&# said Deepak Mukharji, country head-corporate affairs of Shell Group of Companies. I was quoted recently in a Hindustan Times story on social media marketing in India. So, if brands wish to connect with their consumers, they need to re-evaluate both the medium and the message. By the way, I am endlessly amused by how journalists tend to attribute a quote to me with statistics I have never seen before!

You get a SMS when you are close to a location that has an offer. Steve is using Posterous to post everything online. Shouldnt you? Steve Rubel owns this site 5,034 subscribers The Steve Rubel Stream 9 Jul 2009 More Location Based Services Coming to the Desktop Google today said they are bringing location awareness to Google Maps on the desktop. tested it today in Google Chrome here in Illinois and it worked really well, as you can see from the image. So, where does this go from here? When you think about the metadata, lots of possibilities beyond this little feature. Any advice?

It allows you to manage multiple social channels, email, SMS and blog accounts all from one interface. As the final wrap-up in our ongoing series of Social Media Management Systems (SMMS) reviews for B2B companies, we’re providing a list of the most popular desktop and web-based systems on the market. We’ve attempted to organize the platforms into categories for entry level users, advanced marketers, enterprise platforms and agency options. The social networks that each systems supports is listed along with the price (if published). ———-. BuzzTrac. Postling.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare | Main | Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) » August 06, 2010 Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds The Internet is an amazing place. Here are 5 fun social media finds from this week that are sure to entertain and educate you over the weekend. Learn how to become uber popular on Twitter, generate a social media strategy with the click of a button and much much more. How To Build A Rabid Following on Twitter The title of this video explains it all. Please try again.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds | Main | 5 Helpful Social Media Must Reads » August 11, 2010 Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) Corporate Blogging for Dummies , co-authored by Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery is now available for purchase! The 400 page book, written with Doug Karr , will help you discover how to prepare, execute, establish, and promote a corporate blogging strategy so that you can reap the rewards that corporate blogging offers. Only $16.49 on Amazon! Please try again.

What’s even more exciting is that the YP SM app lets you share with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS. Everyone seems to have a Twitter handle these days:  News reporters, celebrities, restaurants, friends, and your business contacts.  Twitter usage has skyrocketed to over 100 million active accounts.  Moreover, this dynamic social medium can be the X factor for your business. game-changer, Twitter offers you the ability to strategically build and leverage your business brand. Engaging Your Customers. Servicing customers. Expanding reach and creating buzz.

If your lunch match options overlap with another person, then early Tuesday morning, your registered phone with LunchTree will get an SMS message at 10:30 on Tuesday asking if you are free to share a mid-day meal. Geeks working on startups are notorious for not getting out much. Slaving in front of computer terminals at odd hours, the option of lunch often takes on a familiar routine - the same locations, the same people. even the meals themselves become things of habit. That's it - with no confusion of dating services, or anything similar. The idea? Who Do You Want to Go to Lunch With?

The map equivalent of a Twitter search is Ushahidi , a crowdsourced crisis monitoring platform that maps reports sent in my email, Twitter, SMS, and probably semaphore in the next version. Have you noticed a lot going on lately? Several Arab countries are renegotiating their governance; storms, floods and earthquakes are making life hard in the Pacific; and pirates are expanding their reach in the Indian Ocean. There may be other things going on, too. How do you keep up? Where do you find meaningful analysis? You're not still waiting for the evening news, I hope. Intelligence

SMS – Yes, Facebook Has This, Too. Facebook Places is the latest and greatest service offered by Facebook that has many Brands raging around how to build a strategy. Never has the advertiser or brand had so many options as they do now on Facebook to target demographic, interested parties, that you can now actually track whether they’ve been to your physical location! My good friend, Jolie O’Dell of Mashable , wrote a great post on the American Express Open Forum last week on “How SMBs Can Start Using Facebook Places Now&#. Here’s why it’s powerful.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Search Statistics from SES Chicago | Main | Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 » December 17, 2009 5 Ways to Fan the Viral Flame In the Igniting Viral Campaigns session at SES Chicago last week, Tessa Wegert, Interactive Media Strategist at Enlighten; Greg Finn, Director of Internet Marketing at 10e20; Denise Chudy, Display and YouTube Sales Leader at Google; and Jennifer Evans Laycock, Editor-in-Chief at Search Engine Guide shared techniques and technologies that enable companies to stand out and be talked about online.

Just send "follow jesseslinks" to 40404 (you don't need a Twitter account, but that is Twitter's SMS service) on your cellphone and you'll immediately start getting news updates delivered to you via SMS as I share them. If you're an avid Google Reader user like me, you are well aware of the recent changes Google Reader made to their interface, removing the ability to share news with friends, and as a result, killing the means for over 1,500 of you to receive relevant tech news updates from me. Maybe you didn't even follow me on Google Reader before. The Stay N Alive Newsletter.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week | Main | Social Media Bootcamp: Facebook For Business » March 02, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: Digital Ethnography A few years back, Dr. Michael Wesch, of Kansas State University,and his class decided to make the subject of their anthropology class for thesemester a study with ethnography. Ethnography in itself is the method used forgathering data within a society. Digital Ethnography is a way ofpresenting data through video, YouTube videos in this case. Thanks for sharing.

Rich Media includes expandables and interstitials, and calls to action include video, search, call, SMS text, viral, and survey. InMobi — a performance-based mobile ad network that cut its teeth in Asia and Africa before taking its model to developed regions such as Europe and North America — has spent the last months building up significant targeting and “customer discovery&# capabilities that help bring scale and real-time impact to mobile advertising. Where are the growth opportunities and how will data drive the market? Part one (111 pages!) which counts 3.4

80% of people in the US engage with social media, which is equal to the number of people who text via SMS or  equivalent to the ubiquity of those who own DVD players. As George Bernard Shaw observed, “Life is not about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.&# Such is true for social networks and the digital persona and resulting experiences we create and cultivate. It was the beginning of the shift in behavior toward an era of digital extroversion, self-defined by varying degrees of sharing, connections, and engagement. On Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, et al., In the U.S.,

Un #CaseStudy de una empresa de aventuras [link] via @tcreativo I will add #SMS [link] Roger ovalles Los 3 amigos: #email, #blog y #SocialMedia. All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. Note to readers: all of these companies are Convince & Convert clients. The email is well-designed, personalized, and compelling. So much so, that 49% of recipients take the time to write about their experiences on a website form Western River provides. Awesome post!!

My phone doesn’t beep, buzz or blink when I get a SMS text message. Over time, I’ve been putting on very important blinders, one technology at a time. You see, our tools give us this “eyes wide open&# blast-in-the-face exposure to information. We get text messages. We get tweets. We get email notifications. We get phone calls. have blinders on. have to go find you when I’m ready to deal with you. My computer doesn’t ding or light things up when I get email. Not even my Twitter app. Do I really want a tweet to draw me away from that?

Indian Mobile Market: Penetration, growth, GSM versus CDMA subscribers, price per services, SMS growth, consumer satisfaction and loyalty,mobile music. Trendsspotting Handbook of Online India. View more documents from Taly Weiss. TrendsSpotting has released its new research cover: Handbook of Online India. Globally India is the seventh largest internet market. However, its internet penetration of slightly less than 3% points to tremendous growth potential. TrendsSpotting’s Handbook of Online India captures the most updated statistics covering modern India markets. India Online 2.0:

Indian Mobile Market: Penetration, growth, GSM versus CDMA subscribers, price per services, SMS growth, consumer satisfaction and loyalty,mobile music. Trendsspotting Handbook of Online India. View more documents from Taly Weiss. TrendsSpotting has released its new research cover: Handbook of Online India. Globally India is the seventh largest internet market. However, its internet penetration of slightly less than 3% points to tremendous growth potential. TrendsSpotting’s Handbook of Online India captures the most updated statistics covering modern India markets. India Online 2.0:

Add those numbers to the fact that most African-Americans are online are reading gossip blogs, making rap & booty videos and lead the nation in sending SMS there’s a big online culture problem that’s not getting better anytime soon. Last week at this time I was in Las Vegas attending Blogworld Expo 2010. For Blogworld it was their fourth year and my second time attending. had a great time meeting new friends and catching up with old ones while learning a few tips here and there. Blogworld markets itself as the world’s largest social media conference with over 3,000 attendees.

Do everything you can to limit the INTERRUPTIONS of time to just a single channel, like SMS, so that if someone really needs you, they know they can text you. You want to write a book, and have been wondering about the process. Maybe you’ve started a bunch of times, but something got in the way. Motivation failed you, or you lost track of the time, or you wrote the entire thing but never got it out there in any form or fashion. There are lots of roadblocks and dead ends in the world of writing books. Finding Time to Write a Book. Here are a few ways to “find&# time. So do I.

wasn’t alone in my view that SMS is a reach strategy that often leads to an opted-in relationship with a customer or prospect. The best insights I’ve seen or heard about consumer behavior on tablets were shared during a seminar in New York conducted by the Direct Marketing Association in collaboration with the online news destination Mobile Marketer. The messenger was Craig Etheridge, vice president of mobile advertising sales for USA Today at Gannett Digital. What is Etheridge seeing? Mobile users average six-minute session times, but they return often. His mobile marketing do’s?

How To Know Instantly Whenever Key Accounts Tweet – There is a much simpler approach that will allow you to receive the tweets of your target account(s) via SMS or email. This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing. You need to teach your readers a few things. Business / Career. Freelancing. You become alive.

One of the best examples of Social Commerce is the mobile YP.com app which lets you share deals with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS. As the end of the year draws near, it’s time to start looking at social media trends for 2012. Businesses should get ready for seismic shifts on the digital landscape. Competition will intensify as the rules of marketing are further altered by social media, mobile web and all in real-time. For businesses that don’t start embracing social media, 2012 may mark the beginning of their declining growth and profit. for brands? for mobile?

Enable that and even set it to send you an SMS when it happens. 'In case you haven''t been reading Facebook or Google+ lately, I got my Google Glass Explorer Edition this past week. You can expect me to share much more of my experiences here as I learn about it. One of the most frequently asked feature requests I see surrounding Google Glass is that it would be awesome if it had some sort of facial recognition included. Well the answer is it''s actually already there - if you turn it on in Google+. Approve that, and now they know who you are.

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Top 1000 Favorite Blogging Links of 2008 I do a lot of surfing. Some for entertainment, some for blogging research. have been using StumbleUpon as my social bookmarking tool this year and I wanted to share with you all of my favorite links from the past year broken into categories. If you have a Twitter account, I’d be happy to follow your updates. link] This is a very large list and probably something you may want to bookmark yourself so you can reference it later. Mantis on Flickr – Photo Sharing! Help Us Build It.

People will share content on mobile devices through IR/SMS/email. Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? by Tamar Weinberg on February 22, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Pierre Far, who recently launched a very cool program called Social Alerter which notifies you as soon as your website has a solid chance of hitting the Digg or del.icio.us frontpage. Is it new? If so, how? It also becomes direct.

There are though, companies going in the right direction, like placecast, that provides location based advertising over SMS. Citizen Marketer 2.1 Useful information on how to add "social" into your marketing mix with measurable results. Oh yeah, Ill also talk about new things Im learning too. promise it will be worth your while. HOME | ABOUT ME | MY COMPANY | @AARONSTROUT | QND PODCAST | 5 MINS OF ME | FLICKR Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Are FourSquare and Gowalla Just Shiny Objects? Click through to get the details on each program. Discovery also comes into play with people. Hard to say.

It works over the data network, so you don’t need to use SMS. Tools for an Engaged Social Presence. am always interested in finding the best and latest tools to enhance and expedite the  social media experiences, maintenance and growth for Harp and for our clients. Following is an abbreviated list of useful tools, resources and/or apps with links and short descriptions that you may want to incorporate into your daily social media practice. Though we obviously don’t use all of these, I have used a good many of them for different reasons. Twitter Tools: tagwalk. taweet. Twibes.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Jakes Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too | Main | Jakes Take: Fresh Logos, Fresher Coffee » June 02, 2010 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming You want your brand's Facebook page to look accessible, inviting, welcoming and, well, social. You're not in the social space to turn people away afterall. Below are three easy ways to make your brand's Facebook page instantly appear more welcoming. Make the default view for your wall posts by you and your fans. Communication is a two-way street. Please try again.

The study gives insights to different channels – direct mail, email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Mobile Twitter and SMS. I recently attended Content Marketing World in Columbus where I got a glimpse of the 2012 Channel Preference Study by Exact Target. What surprised me in this world of “Post PC Era” where mobile seems to be taking over the world, that the old standbys of direct mail and emails are still alive and well. Email is by far the most acceptable due in part to the channel’s familiarity, flexibility and universality with 91% using it on a daily basis.

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Top 1000 Favorite Blogging Links of 2008 I do a lot of surfing. Some for entertainment, some for blogging research. have been using StumbleUpon as my social bookmarking tool this year and I wanted to share with you all of my favorite links from the past year broken into categories. If you have a Twitter account, I’d be happy to follow your updates. link] This is a very large list and probably something you may want to bookmark yourself so you can reference it later. Mantis on Flickr – Photo Sharing! Help Us Build It.

When I have the luxury of not being interrupted by phone or email or DMs or SMS, I write. Soon, you’ll be seeing an all-new version of Convince & Convert. It’s undergoing a full makeover , led by the amazing Rafal Tomal from Copyblogger Media. We’re of course staying with the Genesis Framework that provides enormous customization capabilities with unmatched ease-of-use. The Case for Redesign. Even though WordPress (especially with Genesis) is exceptionally easy to work with compared to old skool Web design days, it’s still a major undertaking. Why bother?

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Fun Twitter Quizzes | Main | What the F**k is Social Media NOW? » July 13, 2010 Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site "We're not saying that  Facebook and Myspace got their idea from us, but we're not saying they didn't either." " That line opens this week's YouTube Tuesday video, a clever commercial for camping supplier Coleman. They may be right. What do you think? Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Please try again.

Both of these networks road on internet/sms. The Steve Rubel Stream Edit Delete Autopost 16 Aug 2009 Question: What Will Emerge as the Next Great Social Network? get asked all the time what is emerging as the next great social network. still believe it will be a network of sites powered underneath by technologies from Facebook, Google and Twitter. But in the interim, I am sure there will be some new site that comes along and captures the hearts of geeks - just as Twitter, and to some degree, Friendfeed did. would love your insights here. Posterous right now is the leader. Thanks, Steve!

The digerati at least are breathless and frustrated with their overflowing inboxes - RSS, Twitter, Facebook, email, SMS and IMs. The Steve Rubel Stream Edit Delete Autopost 25 Aug 2009 Streams from the Road: Trends from Friends On Sunday I spent the afternoon in Half Moon Bay with Robert Scoble, his lovely family and Francine Hardaway (whom I had never met). For over five years now I have looked to Robert as a beacon for whats next for social media. He got me blogging back in 2004, on Twitter in 2006 and Friendfeed in 2007. returned the favor (finally) by getting him onto Posterous.

Because we offer an open platform, we cannot guarantee that all our partners or users will delete any Promoted Product that you delete or that Promoted Products sent by SMS or certain forms of syndication will be deleted. Small businesses based in the United States will have the chance to take their Twitter marketing efforts to a new level. Starting in late March 2012, Twitter introduced a new advertising offering that makes it simple for companies of any size to grow their businesses using our Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts products. Overview of Twitter Ads. we” or “Twitter”).

SYNC provides audible SMS and hands free calling along with entertainment and real time traffic features. Home It’s Josip Archives Let’s Talk The Word on the Web Mobility vs. Mobility Written on June 17, 2010 by Josip Petrusa 0 Comments Tweet Share Save A few days ago, I read a great article by Carol Phillips by the title of “ Millennials Are Not Romantic About Their Wheels ”. She brought up more than a few points that ring true with Millennials. We aren’t crazed at all about having our own ride, well not getting one that quickly at least. We’ll continue driving. Why Drive?

SYNC provides audible SMS and hands free calling along with entertainment and real time traffic features. Home It’s Josip Archives Let’s Talk The Word on the Web Mobility vs. Mobility Written on June 17, 2010 by Josip Petrusa 0 Comments Tweet Share Save A few days ago, I read a great article by Carol Phillips by the title of “ Millennials Are Not Romantic About Their Wheels ”. She brought up more than a few points that ring true with Millennials. We aren’t crazed at all about having our own ride, well not getting one that quickly at least. We’ll continue driving. Why Drive?

Character counts: When we’re using Twitter or SMS text messages, we are limited to a certain number of characters and this tends to lead to a lot of creativity. What’s up with those people anyway? Don’t they know how to spell? Did they nap all through elementary school? I’m sure that people have always misspelled words since the dawn of written language. imagine there were times when someone was meticulously documenting important information inside a cave and suddenly slapped themselves on the forehead once they realized they had drawn a bird instead of a horse.

Also, 73% of Twitter users send SMS text messages multiple times per day. Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search 7 Surprising Statistics About Twitter in America April 29th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Ah Twitter, we thought we knew you. 87% of respondents had heard of Twitter, compared to 88% who had heard of Facebook.

Many tech/development orgs are working on/talking about web technologies and their promise for delivering healthcare in the developing world- meanwhile frontlinSMS:Medic is actually impacting people with simple, old sms tech. Many tech/development orgs are working on/talking about web technologies and their promise for delivering healthcare in the developing world- meanwhile frontlinSMS:Medic is actually impacting people with simple, old sms tech. Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof. and Open Government. Call it #GovDo.0.

Nobody emails about how to email, or SMS/MMS about how to do that either. Twitip Getting more out of twitter Follow 102,289 followers Subscribe 20,083 subscribers starters guide getting followers tools tips business people news add a tip Laura Lee @LauraLeeAuthor I am the author of Broke is Beautiful and a bunch of other books. Simple Things I’m Sick of Seeing on Twitter 31 1. Constant talk about “marketing&# and “branding&# outside a business context. Especially from those espousing anti-consumer views.) It should not be applied to everything in life. Good post.

You can find more information about this on the page , where you can also see a list of the nominees in the following categories: Best 140 Characters (SMS, Tweet). Tweet Yet again, it’s time for the Bees Awards – The International Social Media Award Show – to start. And yesterday, the nominees were announced. The nominees were found by a jury including 20 judges from 15 countries after having received an unprecedented number of entries from 33 countries. The Bees Awards will be held in San Francisco the 3 rd of May. Best Use of a Micro-Blogging Platform. Best Use of Mobile.

Social Media Specialized (SMS) tools fall into a handful of buckets. I co-wrote an article (part 1 of 3) with Cecilia Pineda Feret titled Social media monitoring and metrics: The definitive introduction at MyCustomer.com that was published Monday.   I’ll quote the article there and then add a few thoughts at the end of the post. In the first of a three-part series,  Cecilia Pineda Feret and Marshall Sponder provide a comprehensive rundown of tools, challenges and advice. If you fall into this category, fear not. Why monitor or measure? See his e-book for more detail: Understanding.

What about SMS and voice apps which have a far greater addressable market and potential for ubiquitous usage? Mobile marketing channels consist of SMS, MMS, Mobile Browser, Mobile Application, and Mobile Advertising. Mobile / Wireless applications, mobile, sms. SXSW Interactive in the past has been known as THE conference to launch new startups and have conversations about what will be the next big thing. In 2006 Twitter was launched at SXSW and Foursquare was launched at SXSW 2009.  Others are submitted by marketers, agencies and location-based fanboys. Sam Altman , Loopt.

In addition – Google App Engine is used to create simple applications a user can interact with.    Sample projects that were undertaken in the book include building a dynamic homepage, building instant messaging , online chat, SMS messaging and some homegrown analytics. Recently I asked for a reviewers copy of Building the Realtime User Experience by Ted Roden and published by O’Reilly as I thought it would be an interesting read and relevant to much of the social media monitoring work I’m doing. Google Analytics – the information could make a very useful mashup.  

Got a SMS option? Brass Tack Thinking Make Things Happen Home About Amber Naslund Tamsen McMahon Contact Speaking Amber Naslund Tamsen McMahon Brass Tack Reading Archives 4 Ways To Give Legs To Your Presentations October 5, 2010 | by Amber Naslund View Comments I love the TED conference and everything it stands for. If you haven’t gotten lost down the rabbit hole of the TED talks, you haven’t lived. TED-heads, share some of your favorites in the comments?). Their whole premise is Ideas Worth Spreading. I’m not on the TED stage. Yay, collective good! Use Slideshare.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas | Main | Happy Social Media Day - June 30th » June 25, 2010 Are We Addicted To Social Media? Its Flickr Friday here on the Firebelly blog and this weeks pic is an infographic about peoples addiction to social media - their compulsion to check Facebook and their need to tweet. Click the image to view full size. Image: GroupM Social Media - Asia Pacific ] Have a great weekend everyone! Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Your comment has not yet been posted.

It would take relatively little to integrate Google Voice into this stack in a meaningful way to add SMS to this, plus GTalk already does voice and video 1-to-1. If you’re curious about Google+ , the new social network platform from Google, you’re not alone. I’ve logged several hours already on the platform, experimenting, testing, and observing. It sparks my attention from several angles: marketing, technology, community, media, mobile, advertising, and more. You’re welcome to dispute them all, but that really wouldn’t be the point. People can compare.

We all know that mobility is changing the way consumers interact with brands from email to SMS messaging. 'I had the utmost pleasure to spend the last two weeks in Australia and keynote the Connect Tour for ExactTarget. The presentation is based around what I believe are the five trends changing business and the world. They are ongoing and perpetual and will change the way we look at business, consumer behavior and ultimately the use of technology to reach consumers. Below is the deck and a brief description of the five trends. Moments. Does your website shift based on screen size?

Shakey’s Pizza Adds 16K Opt-Ins And Sees 10% Conversion Using Mobile Coupons & SMS. If you read the same old tech blogs you’ll think it was a light week in the location space. It was light compared to the last two weeks as everyone catches their breath and move forward from the Facebook Places announcement but the location industry was very much active this week as ever. Over the last seven days two of the very first location-based services announced check-in rewards/specials. Also this week the creators of MyTown, Booyah’s new InCrowd iPhone app was released. In 2015.

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search The 6 Dangerous Fallacies of Social Media October 8th, 2008 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet (Amazing Gangsta Chimp image by the talented Matt Cioffi ) You may have heard of social media. There’s been a bit of news about it recently. Social Media is Inexpensive False. Absolutely. Today. Kudos!

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 2) | Main | Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation » January 22, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader. Here are 5 news items or blog posts that I wouldnt want you to miss: 1. Why Augmented Reality Will Change The World As We Know It By Giedrius Ivanauskas Augmented reality is clearly the buzz word of 2010. Is Advertising on Facebook Really Effective? Please try again.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22 | Main | Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle » January 26, 2010 Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation Way back in August2007, the AARP launched a YouTube video contest that asked youngergenerations to voice their concerns about aging. The grand prize was $5,000. In February 2008,after receiving over 50 video entries, the AARP announced WhenI’m 50 as the winning video. While the video was well done, I was more impressed with the second place winner, Lost Generation.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Happy Social Media Day - June 30th | Main | Fridays Fun Online Finds » July 01, 2010 Jakes Take: TV On The Internet It’s no secret – the Internet and social media sites are agreat way to target a large, and typically younger, audience.   This hasn’t gone unnoticed by thestruggling television industry. Over the past several years, almost every major TV networkhas developed an online presence. Many of them offer streaming videos and oftenfull-length episodes on their websites. Follow him on  Twitter. Please try again.

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Branding Outside The Box | Main September 17, 2010 Greenpeaces Unfriend Coal Campaign Calls Facebook A "So Coal" Network Greenpeace rolled out the  Unfriend Coal Campaign after Facebook chose coal to power its data center in Oregon. The environmental organization is not happy with this dirty energy production method and would like Facebook to use clean, renewable sources of electricity. Greenpeace is also asking Facebook to share its carbon footprint publicly. Below is the Facebook: Unfriend Coal video that Greenpeace released.

Telstra deliver SMS – are they responsible for negative SMS messages? What happens when online communities create “hate sites&# particularly on testimonial sites of those who have passed on?  Does saying “I wanna kill him&# mean anything online? What happens when we are shocked by someone else displaying other value systems than we have ourselves? Should Facebook become a global policeman or are they just Australia Post? Pixel Threats in social networks. Except in a few instances where there are real nutcases out there. Facebook in the main makes us feel safe.

Gauravonomics Blog For Marketers, Entrepreneurs and Activists How To Organize and Energize Your Evangelists Blog Speaking Writing Bio Media Subscribe Slideshare Twitter LinkedIn Facebook IdeaSliver Labs Tumblr « Hindustan Times Story on Youngsters Connecting With Twitter and Facebook Friends Offline Forbes Story on SMS-Based Social Messaging Platform SMSGupShup » Business World Story on the Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media Marketing Welcome to the Gauravonomics Blog for Marketers, Entrepreneurs and Activists ! Marketers need to ask: Who are our evangelists? Big business.

When email is unavailable, there’s almost always SMS. Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Internet , Marketing , Social Media > The Many Uses of Twitter The Many Uses of Twitter by Tamar Weinberg on June 15, 2007 Share As I promised in my earlier thread , besides answering the typical question, “What are you doing?&# , Twitter has many additional uses. What are my top picks? Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. Similarly, Michael Twittered during SES in April. So did I. Michael A.