Social Media Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Instagram was all the rage, and I've even heard from a number of sources that it is now one of the definitive social networks for the teen and tween demographic. It's not too long ago (okay, in social media terms, it was eons ago) that Flickr was one of the major social networks. So what happened?

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

If your organization is considering getting active in social or if you’re analyzing your current efforts, take a look at the following list and make sure you’re not undermining the success of your activities. Want to fail at social media? Social networking is not about sending messages to like-minded groups of people.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Anybody writing blogs for business purposes will be keen to build a sizeable readership and achieve higher rankings in the major search engines. Photo Credit: Matthew Hodgson on Flickr. By sprinkling these keywords moderately throughout your blogs, it is possible to achieve a rapid search engine and web traffic boost.

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The Marketing Blog

AUGUST 22, 2007

47 am The other side of Social Networking Jump to Comments Social networking is making a deep(er) penetration in our lives,(our? Consultants are enjoying the social-media revolution. However, a couple of bitter events, connected with Facebook and Orkut, the biggest community sites question the growth of social n/w.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery will also be at the conference signing copies of her book Corporate Blogging for Dummies. You can find Firebelly speaking at the following sessions. We look forward to seeing you this weekend!

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 8, 2010

If you want a really obvious example – even if Twitter shuts down, Facebook removes my account, and Foursquare/Flickr/YouTube and so on disown me, people can still find me on this blog. Fanpage vs community vs brand vs groups. The new Fan page is Community page. Community Pages. Rules change all the time.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Have you ever wondered what compels people to share content on their social networks? Two social accounts cross in the night , and a re-tweet or Like is born – why is that? Be succinct, use photos, on and on down the list of cliched suggestions that have peppered many a blog post. is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing > 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins by Tamar Weinberg on July 15, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Frank Lee. These days, many people have started a blog for hobby or business.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 30, 2013

In a company blog post, LinkedIn described their vision for the service, which will launch September 12th. Photo Credit: Flickr: smi23le. However, LinkedIn’s desire to recruit a younger audience to the career-networking site has already begun to raise some concern.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2011

This is part of the Blogging for Grasshoppers series. If you publish a blog, there are three things I want to tell you today. Image: elventear via Flickr, CC 2.0. I’m not one to get overly excited by blog comment systems, but this one has me blown away. They truly believe in community. Short version.

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Justin Levy

JUNE 5, 2011

Now that Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr are out ahead as the major social networks, it becomes harder to debate social platforms, though it definitely still occurs, especially with location-based platforms. One area that has never ceased to die down and has continued to be hotly debated is blogging platforms.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

In addition, a significant portion of social media marketing is engaging with your community. The first step is to choose which social media sites on which to focus your activities. Pick the platforms where you want to be active; it is a good idea to restrict your focus to the 2-4 largest social networks for your target group.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Write in a Conversational Voice. I use personal language.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The social network, as most of us think of it, is nothing more than the likes of Facebook or Orkut, among others. But to the world at large, it’s not just about Facebook (or the related movie), but a community that has been built over the years around a common interest or topic.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog. The Power of Blogging ISNT Just in Reading Them. In a few weeks were going to be looking at blogs in the Work Literacy course. In fact, I have to go on record right now as saying that reading blogs is only a small part of what makes blogs powerful for learning. Flickr photo via Nesster.

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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Social media isn’t always the right tool for the job. Not every company needs a blog. Over the last three days, I’ve spoken to four HUGE brands in America that are considering social media for one project or another, and there are many more out there working on how these tools might integrate into their business needs.

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Direct Marketing Observations

APRIL 19, 2010

“I’m on top of it, I know what this social networking thing is all about&# , “My child doesn’t really use it&# , “Does it really matter? This graphic by Forrester Research, refers to the types of people that hang out in communities and what they do in those communities. and you know what?

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Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Oxfam has made the use of social media an integrated part of their digital strategy based on the opportunities they present in terms of: immediacy, talking with a number of voices, content and community. Boye web-conference , Oxfam , Social Media , Social Network , Twitter.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

In these areas, Google does a great job understanding the needs of their community and delivering services that meet those needs. But social networks? So when I did a search for “ios 5″ on Google, not only did I see web pages and blog posts, but I also saw Google+ posts and comments on the operating system.

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Myrland Marketing

APRIL 6, 2010

Home About Services Social Media Speaking-Training LMA Contact Subscribe Myrland Marketing Minutes Strategic Social Media: Making Social Media Make Sense THE BEST SOCIAL NETWORK FOR LAWYERS, OR ANYONE, IS… by Nancy Myrland on April 6, 2010 An interesting question was posed on a legal marketing forum of which I am a member.

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Social Media Marketing

APRIL 22, 2011

It sits squarely in the social networking space, but it has a different twist - one from which I think businesses may be able to gain valuable insights, all while allowing people to enjoy themselves. But like the other sites, it's also a social network itself. And then take a look at Adriel Hampton's Game Mechanics blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 18, 2013

They include tips on how to get set up with , and use smartly, a social network I still love. If nothing else, use your LinkedIn profile; else your personal website or blog or, if a business account, to your company’s preferred URL. Image: _DaniloRamos via Flickr, CC 2.0. < tweet this > 7. And happy Monday!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 19, 2011

So far, G+ has only been handy if I want to chat with social media marketers, educators who are using social media in the classroom, and the few friends of mine who are early adopters. (We We haven’t started referring to non-social media enthusiasts as “normies.” Image: Tony the Misfit via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

The Blog Covers Everything Else Whether you’re looking at serious announcements, humorous anecdotes, or breaking news, the blog fits the category that still accommodates any audience, whether the microblogger who prefers Twitter or the media snacker who goes with Digg or StumbleUpon for their daily dose of information.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Tweet Guest post by Connie Bensen , the Director of Community Strategy and Social Media at Alterian , which provides leading marketing products for the enterprise. She also blogs at [link]. Brands have realized that social networks offer an opportunity to interact directly with consumers. Influencer identification.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 24, 2015

Why: “There’s a difference between knowing what social media metrics to track and knowing which metrics are not meaningful when measuring social media ROI,” says Taylor Nelson in this Business 2 Community post that shows you how to differentiate “between the metrics that are vanity and useful.”

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Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

I would have to say that it was the fastest and hardest I’ve typed within one hour, but it was a great experience where I got to really learn a lot about what blogging questions people have today. Social Media Examiner’s Live Blogging Q&A. Question: What is the best way to make readers comment your blog posts?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 21, 2013

Image: TheNextWeb via Flickr, CC 2.0. Publicizing news, blog posts, videos… basically, any kind of content. You can monitor lists, schedule tweets, and participate in so many social networks from that one place, that if you’re not, I truly believe you’re making more work for yourself than you need to.

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The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Criticising Social Media ? « -- Topsy.com December 10, 2009 at 11:09 pm [.] Daksh said: [I wrote a new blog-post] Criticizing Social Media? I write about Social Media and how it is being used as a conversational channel by individuals and organizations. The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0

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Justin Levy

JUNE 5, 2011

Now that Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr are out ahead as the major social networks, it becomes harder to debate social platforms, though it definitely still occurs, especially with location-based platforms. One area that has never ceased to die down and has continued to be hotly debated is blogging platforms.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Social Media > Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service Plutter Kite: The Ultimate Micro-Blogging Service by Tamar Weinberg on June 18, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Samir Balwani of Internet Marketing blog Left the Box.com.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2012

For both strategic and benchmarking purposes, create a spreadsheet listing your top competitors and, for each, showing: • Social features on their website (e.g. Other social activity and presence (Flickr, SlideShare, Wikipedia, etc.). . Other social activity and presence (Flickr, SlideShare, Wikipedia, etc.).

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Of the three largest social networking sites in the United States, I plan to use Facebook the most, LinkedIn the second-most, and Twitter the least. You want to follow my thoughts on digital strategy , blogging, and internet best practices. I continue to use Foursquare, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, Yelp, and other platforms.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 11, 2012

'Angry bird puts a lid on it' courtesy of etee on Flickr via Creative Commons license If you’re engaged in social media for either personal or professional purposes (and if you’re reading this, I’m betting you are), there’s an important skillset and rule that you might want to think about: The art of not replying.

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The Marketing Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

02 am Facebook vs Twitter (A Comparison) Jump to Comments With over 40,000 tweets per minute and new-user registration growth rate of 1500%, you would expect Twitter to give a close fight to the social networking giant Facebook. ‘Facebook’ being a closed platform the community considers it as a friend focussed channel.

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The Marketing Blog

MAY 27, 2008

July 18-19 2008 Social Technographics Ladder May 28, 2008.1:37 37 am Social Media and Blog Camp – Courtesy Delhi Bloggers Bloc Jump to Comments Come June 7th and we’d witness another one-day unconference on social media and blogging. Its the social media and blog camp by Delhi Bloggers Bloc.

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The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

53 pm Preventing Social Media Spam Jump to Comments Image by Josh Russell via Flickr Sometimes it feels really sorry to see the tactics of a select group of folks in the name of using Social media as a Conversation Medium ! The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0 Home About In the Media Enterprise 2.0

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