The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Tumblr and Apple: Facebook. Social Media News Ticker ad retargeting Apple Facebook Google mobile ads social media analytics Tailored Audiences Topsy Tumblr Twitter'

Apple 149

Apple News Buy Tumblr 149

Sherrilynne Starkie

JUNE 29, 2013

Google will soon shelve Reader and this has created a lot of panicky online noise from ardent fans. I like that my online communities help surface the content that is most relevant to me and it seems to keep me up to date with news and events. Do you use Google Reader? Facing the música: I select a Google Reader replacement.

Features 271

Features Google Reader Facebook Flipboard 271

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 7 Reasons To Add Amplify To Your Social Networks December 21st, 2010 Tweet I first heard about Amplify earlier this year; I believe it was at the January chapter meeting of IABC/DC Metro.

Social Networking 270

Social Networking Class Comments Conversation 270

SocialFish

MARCH 3, 2011

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

Communities 221

Communities Collaboration Statistics Lurker 221

Navolutions

MARCH 25, 2013

Google+ just won’t sit still. With today’s relaunch of the Google+ mobile apps for iPhone and Android, it’s gotten even easier to let customers and clients keep tabs on your day to day, and give them a glimpse of the faces that make your company work. Photo editing within the Google+ app itself just got a lot easier.

Small Business 127

Small Business Mobile Google iPhone 127

Dave Fleet

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

If you’re not familiar with the phenomenon, the top social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram – all allow users to ‘follow’ other people whose content then provides the basis for what they see when they log in to those services. Here are a few thoughts from my perspective. Echo Chambers Prevail.

Analytics 305

Analytics Google Reader Social Media Sentiment 305

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 11, 2011

In June, comScore reported that one out of every six minutes is spent on a social network. The newest social network de jour is Google+. Available by invite only (for now), Google+ has taken the social networking scene by storm. Google+ is like a shiny new birthday toy.

Google 177

Google Hitwise Social Networking comScore 177

Almost Savvy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

As the number of multi-generational families using online social networks increases daily, so does the number of “Oh no, she didn’t!&# Let’s take a peek at three humorous looks at how social media is, or might be, used to connect with our beloved family members. Ready for Yet Another Social Platform?

Social Networking 191

Social Networking Astroturfing Lijit LinkedIn 191

Sprout Social

AUGUST 7, 2023

Nothing captured first-day-of-school energy quite like the release of Threads, a new text-based social media platform from Meta. The launch of a new social network is typically met with equal doses of curiosity and concern. Brands and the social media managers that run them took to the platform with enthusiasm.

API 93

API Social Media Management Platform Instagram 93

Pam Moore

JULY 13, 2020

Google, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn LOVE Irresistible Content! The social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter as well as the search engines such as Google LOVE it when your content is irresistible. It's also how you achieve a positive ROI on every piece of content you produce. Winning! :).

eBook 141

eBook Content Findability Template 141

Sprout Social

JANUARY 31, 2024

Off-platform activity such as traffic from search engines or social networks can help you here, too. Google tells us that “Impressions are counted if the thumbnail is shown for more than 1 second and at least 50% of the thumbnail is visible on the screen.” Here is a strong list for starters: Account activity.

YouTube 100

YouTube Engagement Metrics Analytics 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 15, 2012

Google+ has just won the People’s Choice award for social media at The Webby Awards presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. This may come as a surprise, since Google+ isn’t as popular as was first expected. Take a look at a Google+ profile snippet as it appears in the search results.

Google 193

Google Content URL SEO 193

Kikolani

JULY 25, 2011

After using Google+ for a few weeks, I decided to share some of the reasons I like it so much, and hope that it will be an attempt at social networking by Google that will stick around for the long haul. Thus far, you can’t feed your Twitter, Facebook, or other updates into your Google+ stream.

Google 163

Google Notification Delicious Social Bookmarking 163

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Reddit isn’t often mentioned alongside the “big” social networks, though it’s one of the most influential. That growth, combined with 40% of Gen Z searching social platforms for info instead of Google, makes Reddit a unique opportunity for brands. Reddit is a social network with a forum-style discussion structure.

Reddit 100

Reddit Brands Meme Forums 100

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Building up a loyal community is an important aspect of any marketing strategy. On Instagram you have an unique opportunity to create a community that can extend beyond your brick-and-mortar store. The most important part of building an Instagram community is to talk with your community, not at your community.

Communities 98

Communities Instagram Analytics Exercises 98

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

They can boost your visibility by: Showing off your products on social media. In short, an engaged community leads to better sales outcomes. Keep reading for our guide to building a strong social media advocacy program. What is social media advocacy? How to set up a social media advocacy program.

Social Media 122

Social Media UGC How To HootSuite 122

Sherrilynne Starkie

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Almost 38 per cent of Canadians is on Pinterest, an image-based social network. No matter the communications challenge–marketing, advocacy, community relations, employee engagement–the best solutions have pieces from all four quarters of the digital media landscape. We also recommended Google AdWords.

Marketing 199

Marketing Syndication Adwords Social Media 199

Navolutions

MARCH 25, 2013

Google+ just won’t sit still. With today’s relaunch of the Google+ mobile apps for iPhone and Android, it’s gotten even easier to let customers and clients keep tabs on your day to day, and give them a glimpse of the faces that make your company work. Photo editing within the Google+ app itself just got a lot easier.

Small Business 100

Small Business Mobile Google Insurance 100

Dave Fleet

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

If you’re not familiar with the phenomenon, the top social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram – all allow users to ‘follow’ other people whose content then provides the basis for what they see when they log in to those services. Here are a few thoughts from my perspective. Echo Chambers Prevail.

Analytics 150

Analytics Google Reader Social Media Sentiment 150

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 30, 2014

What do you want from social media today? I’ll answer this question for you: When you post something on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ you want tons of people to click and read it. And social media is a great way to promote your work and attract people to it. Do you know the typical audience of each social network?

Social Media 168

Social Media Content How To Hashtag 168

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It is Jay Baer joined today by a very special guest, my friend who is the Director of Community and all things fabulous at BlogWorld and also the author of Online Community Management For Dummies , Ms. It really is a treasure trove of advice and best practices around community management. Deb, how are you? How are you?

Communities 121

Communities Activities Conference Conversation 121

SocMed Sean

MAY 30, 2018

Thanks to James for sharing his insights on the topic of social media recruitment and tips on how to find the right employees using social networks! You have mainstream networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook, and then you have the more niche networks like GitHub or Moz. Multiple Accounts.

Social Media 232

Social Media Hashtag LinkedIn Instagram 232

Pam Moore

JULY 13, 2020

Google, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn LOVE Irresistible Content! The social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter as well as the search engines such as Google LOVE it when your content is irresistible. It's also how you achieve a positive ROI on every piece of content you produce. Winning! :).

eBook 78

eBook Content Findability Template 78

The Social Media Hat

MAY 30, 2016

Social Media Give Your Social Networks The Spring Cleaning They So Desperately Need. Make Sure That Your Social Profiles Are Cleaned Up And Ready For The Coming Year When my sister and I were growing up, as soon as the weather started to be consistently warm, we'd spend a weekend helping our mom with "Spring Cleaning."

Social Networking 60

Social Networking URL Privacy Review 60

Sprout Social

AUGUST 2, 2022

More than half of consumers anticipate using YouTube in the coming year , trailing only Facebook, according to the latest Sprout Social Index™. It’s also the second-most visited website globally , behind Google. But like on all social networks, trends on YouTube come and go. Gaming and community content.

YouTube 139

YouTube Trends Strategy Content 139

Hootsuite

JANUARY 4, 2023

At its core, social media marketing is about building relationships with your audience in the places they already spend their time online. Unlike traditional advertising, social media marketing allows for two-way communication between individuals and brands. Social marketers do a lot more than scroll through TikTok all day.

Social Media 76

Social Media HootSuite Marketing Social Networking 76

Sprout Social

JUNE 7, 2023

Social listening involves analyzing conversations on social media and review platforms related to your brand and industry, which you can use to make better decisions. Sprout’s social listening tool analyzes hashtags and keywords, and captures trends from conversations across social networks like Twitter, Instagram and Reddit.

Brands 114

Brands Sentiment How To Analysis 114

Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Here Comes Google Buzz Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media , Twitter on February 9, 2010 | one response Are you ready for a new social platform? Here comes Google Buzz , which brings social elements right into you? One Response to “Ready for Yet Another Social Platform?

Platform 125

Platform Google Picasa Lijit 125

BeingOptimist

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Many big companies still rely on Twitter to communicate with their followers on day to day basis because according to them this is the best way they can interact with the users and can easily understand the consumers’ interest and disinterest in the product & services. You can also use Bitly or Google URL shortener to tidy up your tweets.

Twitter 98

Twitter How To Microblogging URL 98

Kikolani

OCTOBER 10, 2011

How to Optimize 7 Popular Social Media Profiles for SEO covers how certain social networks use specific elements of information that you supply in your profile to optimize each profile on their network. Writing Around the Web – Social Media ROI, Google+, and Local Search. Related Posts.

Analytics 113

Analytics SEO Social Media Google 113

Pam Moore

MARCH 19, 2019

Content marketing planned and executed properly can help you ignite not only online and social media results but also true foundational business results. You can increase sales, generate more leads, increase brand awareness, build and nurture communities, humanize your brand, and reach markets you simply couldn't reach with other mediums.

Strategy 113

Strategy Content Marketing Template 113

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 13, 2013

Facebook has just integrated Page Post link ads into the News Feed, and the result is the most precisely targeted social advertising the marketing world has ever seen. And now marketers can target these social ads based on a user’s browsing and search activity. Bing and Google. Just imagine that you’re Nike.

Facebook 167

Facebook Insurance API Yahoo 167

Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As I’ve done so, I’ve highlighted five key landscape shifts that are changing the way that agencies and teams like ours need to operate: Newly (re-)accelerated change in social networks. Less “social”, more “media”. Decline of community management (in some areas). Newly (re-)accelerated change in social networks.

Mobile 105

Mobile Trends Compete Loyalty 105

Kikolani

JUNE 28, 2016

Hanna gives three reasons you should stop thinking of your audience : it fails to cultivate relationships; it treats social networks nothing but distribution channels; it kills engagement. Just change the approach: don’t think of building an audience but a community, as the community is what brings engagement.

Statistics 100

Statistics B2B Vimeo Social Networking 100

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Our research shows that the most effective purchase drivers on social media are recommendations from friends, comments and product reviews and familiarity with a brand. Brand awareness creates a community that generates word of mouth buzz, ‘I love this product, and I know you will too.’ Social listening. Your stuff.

Strategy 131

Strategy Brands Hubspot Survey 131

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 6, 2012

Brand advocates — people who share content that results in a new person engaging with a campaign – generate an average of 14 earned media impressions each, according to research released today by Wildfire, the social media marketing software company recently acquired by Google. Keep your interactions seasonally relevant.

Research 194

Research Engagement Strategy Facebook 194

Pam Moore

MARCH 8, 2018

They know their Google Analytics and other website data and analytics is a gold mine. You may find them listening more than talking when it comes to social media. They know who they are and what they offer their customers, partners, online community and friends. Social Profit Factor Training System + Member Community .

Brands 167

Brands Training Policies Template 167