Saying It Social

APRIL 11, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Social Networking For a Cause: The Power of Online Communities I’d like to use this blog post to step out of our social-networking-for-business mentality and talk a little bit about using social networking for special causes.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

140 is the number of comments about my Foursquare account deletion , proof that you want to know where and what I eat. 163 is the number of comments about a guy named Bill Dorman , driving home the value of standing up to lead your community. Here is a short list of some older blog articles that are popular for a reason.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Here’s my list for 2008. 40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. Here’s 2007. Here’s 2006. Yes, that’s right.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Place making social media (Foursquare, Gowalla, et al) will continue to gain traction over the next 18 months. The metrics available on Facebook are in many ways better than you can get from Google Analytics. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. That's all. Just compliments.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

Now, I’m not suggesting Foursquare will ever approach Twitter’s level of ubiquity, much less Facebook’s. Because Foursquare makes very little sense unless you’re in a physical location like a store, restaurant, etc. At least it is for me.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tracking Google Analytics No surprise, this is my primary statistical source for Convince & Convert. Despite being free, Google keeps adding functionality to Google Analytics. The dominant URL shortener is also the best – in my opinion – at tracking and analytics. I’ve tried Foursquare , too.

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