Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. Now, you KNOW I am not suggesting that brands stay out of the social sphere, that is just not my style or honestly, my business. Maybe your clients are creative and visual so they like YouTube or Flickr better.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. This represents a six percent increase over the 2008 study.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

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 (..)

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Firebelly

AUGUST 3, 2010

This situation serves as a fantastic call to action for companies who have yet to develop a social media disaster plan. Given the topic, I'm left to wonder if any response would have doused the fire? Posted by: JamesBurnes | August 04, 2010 at 11:43 AM James thank you so much for your comment.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Youll learn how to identify your content assets, use a push and pull approach, the social platforms that can work for you, a review of the monitoring tools, and see case studies of companies doing it right.

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Firebelly

JUNE 3, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming | Main | Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter » June 03, 2010 Jakes Take: Fresh Logos, Fresher Coffee Every brand could use a re-design every once in a while.Even Google updated their logo last month, if you haven’t noticed.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This saves time, effort and money in the long run, but it’s a step too many companies skip over. Strategy: it isn’t just the tools you’ll be using, but also establishing goals for what you’d like to achieve in social media, and allocating time and resources to do the job. Social Events (e.g.,

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read | Main | Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs » February 02, 2010 Social Media & The Super Bowl Companies love to entertain us with their 30 second spots during the Super Bowl.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

After all, spending time, money, and other precious resources on social media marketing before you have an understanding of what it can do for you is kind of like putting the cart before the horse (not advisable). It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. It introduces your brand Is your company new?

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

Posted by: Tonytellez | July 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM This reminds me of my Firestone story posted on Get Social PR. In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way. The company was arrogant -- all but the social media manager who chimed in on my post.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 7, 2010

Many companies now include Facebook and/or Twitter URLs in their ads, but Temper-Pedics latest Ask Me commercial is the first one that I have seen that tells people to ask their friends on Facebook and Twitter about their product before making a decision to buy. Google knows this and mattress manufacturer Tempur-Pedic, does as well.

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Firebelly

MAY 27, 2010

At least that’s what one of Comcast’s many Twitter accounts will tell you if you happen to mention their name in one of your tweets.Businesses everywhere are jumping on to the ever-expanding social networking bandwagon, and with very good reason.  When companies actually put the effort in to interacting with their audience, definitely.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read » January 27, 2010 Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle Many companies now include a Facebook or Twitter URL in their television commercials.

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Social Media Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Simply stated, the site is a visual bookmarking tool. Image credit: Annie Mole (Flickr). Why It Works And really, this approach is parallel to the way I think Pinterest is different. Drop a comment in below.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Massive list posts ("50+ Ways to Use Flickr," "100 Social Media Resources", etc.) I know that I myself am attracted to them, bookmarking almost every one I see because the sheer quantity of items seems to indicate that it must be useful. --this isnt where most people are at right now. Flickr photo via BTal.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Facebook Secures Patent for News Feed By Ben Parr A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed. Below, we discuss ten important Social Metrics for companies. But now what?

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Firebelly

MARCH 11, 2010

An out of theclassroom experience to learn about their thoughts and goals that varied fromrunning their own record labels, music studios, and production companies tobeing a rapper, a performer, or a video game designer. As a rewardfor Duncan, he got to learn about today’s students in a new light.

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Social Media Network Marketing

JULY 17, 2009

Think YouTube, Vimeo, and Flickr. These are three popular examples of social sharing sites. Social networking sites. If you've ever heard of a little site called Facebook, you are familiar with a social networking site. Social bookmarking sites. One example of a social bookmarking site is Delicious.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Does social media marketing fit your company's approach to business? So social media marketing may be right for your company. Here's the highlights. Do you have a responsive way about you? Are you committed to deep and sustained marketing efforts? Is your leadership behind you? Or maybe not.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 27, 2009

I'm sure there are lots of self-centered companies and people (read: ad agency execs who are usually skin deep and certain executives from psuedo digital marketing firms) that think everyone is constantly watching their twitter feed and so should immediately know what they're talking about.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

It makes for great reading and there are some tips in there for all small businesses to use about the social media channels that work best and how to use them effectively. So good companies are starting to listen to what is being said in the “social sphere” and adjusting their products/services accordingly.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Despite regulations regarding disclosure of marketer-driven efforts, consumers may feel that whatever it is these people are receiving from companies positively influences their endorsements.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. GetSatisfaction provides a way for companies to do that. Delicious Social bookmarking is a great way to share interesting links that could aid in the development of an idea, education, and/or marketing efforts.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Wildfire Social Media Monitor. Convert PowerPoint presentations to Flash, or into YouTube videos? JustUnfollow.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Nevertheless, I still see a lot of companies simply saying "Find us on Facebook" or "Follow us on Twitter" without providing a URL. Update (3/1/10): I have now seen the commercial with the youtube.com/Sienna URL at the end. Im assuming the first time I saw the spot, it got cut off. Make it easy for them to do so by providing the URL!

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Firebelly

JUNE 11, 2010

Its important to be careful with whom you allow admin privileges on your companys Facebook page. One-Third of Americans Criticize or Compliment Brands Online Erik Sass If anyone ever doubted that marketers must come to grips with social media, that doubt should be removed by the findings of the latest Harris Poll, released earlier this week.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. This may be nothing more than a refresher course in the Captain Obvious department but even the savviest of companies is still missing the boat. A lot of big companies I try to engage with don’t want to talk back.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Reply Lauren Kates May 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm OH MY GOD I have come across this EXACT situation with my company and was looking for an article just like this. One of the things I look for nowadays when I visit sites is how well they’re integrating their social network presences. It’s much appreciated.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Scott Gavin Slide 37: blogs wikis podcasts social networking online collaboration tagging social bookmarking from Meet Charlie: What is Enterprise 2.0? Mostly from iStockphoto.com and Flickr. uses taxonomies, folk taxonomies and folksonomies Slide 59: Get the shirt! link] Slide 62: Like the cool pictures?

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 22, 2009

But some companies have used video in such a great brandingmethod that others have copied. And Youtube dominates the pack (as if that’s a surprise to anyone…).Comscore Comscore stated: “YouTube.com drove the lion’s share of the video streamingactivity at the Google Sites property, with 53.5 million unique streamers and1.1

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Why Start Another Social Media Blog??? Much of my writing will dive deeper into this area – how and why is our government using social media internally? Government 2.0 link] Meg Ahhh!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

And be sure to check out the Common Craft Plain English series of videos on RSS , Wikis and Social Bookmarking --in 3.5 Note--The photos I used here are from a Flickr set on using space, furniture, technology, etc. Services for Companies and Organizations. And Glen, I hope I finally answered your question.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Flickr photo via Nesster. One of the big questions Im frequently asked about using social media is whether or not the tools "work. Companies that didnâ??t I heard the same thing from the Gen Y folks at my Social Media Game workshop). Stephens PLE: Store photos ( Flickr ) and video ( Google video ). END RANT ).

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. s companies can use technology to place users in control of information, and is home to ongoing discussion about the user revolution and Enterprise 2.0 Enterprise Social Computing. RELATED POSTS. - healthcare.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2011

But fundamentally, 1) there are now far more online venues than just your website or blog where you and/or your company be found (social media pages and profiles, articles, videos, etc.), Why B2B Marketers Should Leverage Flickr by Search Engine Land. and how to leverage Flickr through blogs, articles, Facebook and other tools.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Snapchat’s disappearing act (2011) Almost exactly a year after Instagram, soon-to-be rival “Picaboo” launched , quickly rebranding to Snapchat following a lawsuit by a similarly named company.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 23, 2011

Social media monitoring tools are increasing essential for companies of all sizes as the explosion of social media content renders manual monitoring efforts hopeless. And in social media, the whole world can see how fast (or not) your response time is. But how do you choose one? Range of coverage. Workflow capabilities.

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