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Kentucky Fried Chicken and Comedy Central have teamed up to offer an original web series and contest focused on user-generated content that’s geared toward 18-24 year-olds who are living with their parents. MORE
Out of Facebook’s mobile user base of 543 million, nearly 20% access the social network via mobile only. That’s 102 million people accessing Facebook every month only from mobile – a 23% increase over the 83 million mobile-only users in March 2012. MORE
Now that Twitter is a media company, building a walled garden around “its” content , it has two customers. The people who use the platform to share and read content (formerly known as “users,” but now better referred to as “the audience”), and the advertisers. MORE
It seems as though more and more clients are coming to us for LinkedIn ads – and with bigger budgets. These are mainly B2B companies looking to generate leads, drive traffic to a website or a LinkedIn company page. Here are some best practices to consider if you are thinking about running some LinkedIn ads for your business. Set Yourself Up For Success. First and foremost you need to establish the goal of the ad campaign. MORE
Location based advertising is a relatively new phenomenon that has started to grow by leaps and bounds with the emergence of the smartphone. As millions of people now use smartphones on a daily basis, marketers can take advantage of this fact, and serve them ads based on where they are. MORE
How engaged is Facebook’s user base? Now with 955 million monthly active users ( half of them accessing Facebook via mobile ), Facebook’s Head of Audience Insights Robert D’Onofrio says that around 85% of those users are creating some form of content ( AdAge ). Monthly active users on Facebook are defined as anyone who has visited Facebook via its website or mobile site, or clicked on a Facebook share button from another (third-party) site within the past month. MORE
I’ll start this post with a question for all my readers…. Would you agree that social media is faster than seismic waves? Think about the last major earthquake – didn’t a lot of us reading this post tweet the moment we felt the earthquake? MORE
Vitriolic. That's the only word I can think of that effectively summarizes what I've seen online lately. In case you're not familiar with the term, it's derived from the word vitriol , which is another term for sulphuric acid. MORE
Tweet As recently announced on the Facebook Developer blog , Facebook is launching a recommendations bar available for blogs and other websites. The bar, like Facebook’s current recommendations box, allows users to discover new content based on what other people in their network have read or shared. MORE
Hi Guys! I’m back for a short post after a long hiatus At Iffort , we’re currently hiring a passionate intern for a position in Social Media. We’ve created a small video to share how does it feel to work at Iffort. Please do share this with friends in your network. MORE
Tweet For less than a month ago, we wrote a blog post summing up all of the major changes made by Facebook during 2012. Today, we will give you yet another update on the explosive Facebook developments relevant to Page Admins controlling brand communities on Facebook. MORE
Sarah Wenger has shared this interesting infographic with me an email. The graphic has been created by Psychologydegree.net. and talks about the big-impact Facebook has been making in our lives. Take a look at it… Filed under: Social media Tagged: Facebook , Social network , socialmedia. MORE
Do you work in the Education department? Why do busy professionals turn to social media? For professional development, of course. Social tools make it possible for you to increase participation in your learning programs, actively engage learners, and make your learning programs more effective. MORE
The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Facebook: 955 million active users. via CNET. Twitter: over 500 million users. via Twopcharts. Qzone: 576 million active users. via TechCrunch. Sina Weibo: over 300 million users. via Bloomberg Businessweek. MORE
Tweet Guest post written by Ashley Furness, who has spent the last six years reporting and writing business news and strategy features. Her work has appeared in myriad publications including Inc., Upstart Business Journal, the Austin Business Journal and the North Bay Business Journal. MORE
I unfortunately missed my favorite Twitter chat last week, #swchat (Social Workplace Chat) but I always read the accompanying summary blog post and check out the resources. Lo and behold, this one was on my favorite topic (apart from Humanizing), social learning. MORE
Tweet Wildfire was founded just four years ago. Since then, it has become one of the leading social media management platforms counting clients in the league of Spotify and Virgin. MORE
Here’s the latest post in our “INDUSTRY INSIDERS” column, where we bring you the inside scoop from several awesome association technology vendors and consultants who will share the insights they have gleaned from years of working in our association industry. MORE
Tweet In late June, I wrote about ComScore’s second report called “The Power of Like 2 – How Social Marketing Works” and how it’s not just about getting likes, but rather about creating engagement and interacting with fans. MORE
Curation is the big new buzzword this year in social media circles — collecting information in a strategic amassing of selected information that’s presented in a new way to draw out the subtleties and patterns that might not otherwise be noticed when looking at the group in toto. MORE
I talk to a lot of people who are intimidated by blogging. “I’m not a writer,” they say. “I can’t string two sentences together.” ” I usually point out that they just did right there, and that blogging is not as hard as they make it out to be. MORE
I’ve spent several weekends this summer experiencing the excitement and trepidation of visiting colleges with my eldest offspring. MORE
LinkedIn rolled out a new look and feel for its homepage this week. The simpler and cleaner design makes it easier to navigate the page; it’s starting to look a bit like a Facebook timeline. MORE
We don’t want you to miss these 4 must-reads on new changes Facebook made to its Reach metric. Facebook Radically Changes ‘Reach’ Metric: How You Were Affected. By Corey Eridon Have you checked out your Facebook Insights lately? MORE
Working for any publicly-traded is a unique experience. During my career , I have worked for a couple of big Fortune 500 telecom companies and the challenge was always working to balance the wants and needs of the customer with the wants and needs of the shareholders. MORE
Long gone is the time when online content meant a piece of writing crammed full of keywords that didn’t make a lot of sense and generally lacked substance and meaning. Today we have the power to write articles that allow us to show off a bit of our creative flair and passion for writing. MORE
This morning I had a conversation with a friend about Google+ and it’s a conversation I used to have about Twitter. It all started with the announcement that the NFL is adding Google+ Hangouts to the league’s fantasy football pages to enable a video chat feature right on the pages. MORE
It all began when Michelle Quillin re-tweeted a recent post of mine. It was about remembering to use the headline and first lines to keep readers compelled to read, old and new. A follower of hers read it, and tweeted in reply, “That made me want to vomit.” ” I was totally at sea. MORE
This is a guest post by Tim at HostPapa. One would have to be blind not to see that social media networks have been some of the most successful performers on the Internet in the last few years. Say the word “Facebook” in nearly any part of the world and it will be recognized. MORE
Tweet Last week, Adobe Digital Marketing released their Q2 2012 Global Digital Advertising Update , which evaluates digital advertising activity for Q2 2012 and predicts trends for search spend growth for the remainder of the year. MORE
Sherrilynne Starkie
JULY 28, 2012
LinkedIn rolled out a new look and feel for its homepage this week. The simpler and cleaner design makes it easier to navigate the page; it’s starting to look a bit like a Facebook timeline.
Mindjumpers
AUGUST 2, 2012
Tweet For less than a month ago, we wrote a blog post summing up all of the major changes made by Facebook during 2012. Today, we will give you yet another update on the explosive Facebook developments relevant to Page Admins controlling brand communities on Facebook.
Waxing UnLyrical
AUGUST 1, 2012
It all began when Michelle Quillin re-tweeted a recent post of mine. It was about remembering to use the headline and first lines to keep readers compelled to read, old and new. A follower of hers read it, and tweeted in reply, “That made me want to vomit.” ” I was totally at sea.
The Marketing Blog
AUGUST 1, 2012
Sarah Wenger has shared this interesting infographic with me an email. The graphic has been created by Psychologydegree.net. and talks about the big-impact Facebook has been making in our lives. Take a look at it… Filed under: Social media Tagged: Facebook , Social network , socialmedia.
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Firebelly
JULY 31, 2012
Curation is the big new buzzword this year in social media circles — collecting information in a strategic amassing of selected information that’s presented in a new way to draw out the subtleties and patterns that might not otherwise be noticed when looking at the group in toto.
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Waxing UnLyrical
JULY 31, 2012
I’ll start this post with a question for all my readers…. Would you agree that social media is faster than seismic waves? Think about the last major earthquake – didn’t a lot of us reading this post tweet the moment we felt the earthquake?
Webbiquity SMM
JULY 31, 2012
I’ve spent several weekends this summer experiencing the excitement and trepidation of visiting colleges with my eldest offspring.
The Realtime Report
AUGUST 3, 2012
The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Facebook: 955 million active users. via CNET. Twitter: over 500 million users. via Twopcharts. Qzone: 576 million active users. via TechCrunch. Sina Weibo: over 300 million users. via Bloomberg Businessweek.
Mindjumpers
AUGUST 1, 2012
Tweet In late June, I wrote about ComScore’s second report called “The Power of Like 2 – How Social Marketing Works” and how it’s not just about getting likes, but rather about creating engagement and interacting with fans.
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SocMed Sean
JULY 29, 2012
Working for any publicly-traded is a unique experience. During my career , I have worked for a couple of big Fortune 500 telecom companies and the challenge was always working to balance the wants and needs of the customer with the wants and needs of the shareholders.
Firebelly
JULY 30, 2012
We don’t want you to miss these 4 must-reads on new changes Facebook made to its Reach metric. Facebook Radically Changes ‘Reach’ Metric: How You Were Affected. By Corey Eridon Have you checked out your Facebook Insights lately?
The Realtime Report
AUGUST 2, 2012
Out of Facebook’s mobile user base of 543 million, nearly 20% access the social network via mobile only. That’s 102 million people accessing Facebook every month only from mobile – a 23% increase over the 83 million mobile-only users in March 2012.
Mindjumpers
AUGUST 1, 2012
Tweet Wildfire was founded just four years ago. Since then, it has become one of the leading social media management platforms counting clients in the league of Spotify and Virgin.
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SocialFish
AUGUST 2, 2012
Here’s the latest post in our “INDUSTRY INSIDERS” column, where we bring you the inside scoop from several awesome association technology vendors and consultants who will share the insights they have gleaned from years of working in our association industry.
Idaconcpts
JULY 30, 2012
Long gone is the time when online content meant a piece of writing crammed full of keywords that didn’t make a lot of sense and generally lacked substance and meaning. Today we have the power to write articles that allow us to show off a bit of our creative flair and passion for writing.
The Realtime Report
AUGUST 1, 2012
Now that Twitter is a media company, building a walled garden around “its” content , it has two customers. The people who use the platform to share and read content (formerly known as “users,” but now better referred to as “the audience”), and the advertisers.
Mindjumpers
AUGUST 3, 2012
Tweet Guest post written by Ashley Furness, who has spent the last six years reporting and writing business news and strategy features. Her work has appeared in myriad publications including Inc., Upstart Business Journal, the Austin Business Journal and the North Bay Business Journal.
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Social Media Marketing
JULY 31, 2012
Vitriolic. That's the only word I can think of that effectively summarizes what I've seen online lately. In case you're not familiar with the term, it's derived from the word vitriol , which is another term for sulphuric acid.
Janet Fouts
AUGUST 1, 2012
This morning I had a conversation with a friend about Google+ and it’s a conversation I used to have about Twitter. It all started with the announcement that the NFL is adding Google+ Hangouts to the league’s fantasy football pages to enable a video chat feature right on the pages.
The Realtime Report
AUGUST 2, 2012
Kentucky Fried Chicken and Comedy Central have teamed up to offer an original web series and contest focused on user-generated content that’s geared toward 18-24 year-olds who are living with their parents.
Mindjumpers
JULY 31, 2012
Tweet As recently announced on the Facebook Developer blog , Facebook is launching a recommendations bar available for blogs and other websites. The bar, like Facebook’s current recommendations box, allows users to discover new content based on what other people in their network have read or shared.
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The Marketing Blog
JULY 30, 2012
Hi Guys! I’m back for a short post after a long hiatus At Iffort , we’re currently hiring a passionate intern for a position in Social Media. We’ve created a small video to share how does it feel to work at Iffort. Please do share this with friends in your network.
Kikolani
JULY 30, 2012
This is a guest post by Tim at HostPapa. One would have to be blind not to see that social media networks have been some of the most successful performers on the Internet in the last few years. Say the word “Facebook” in nearly any part of the world and it will be recognized.
SocialFish
JULY 30, 2012
Do you work in the Education department? Why do busy professionals turn to social media? For professional development, of course. Social tools make it possible for you to increase participation in your learning programs, actively engage learners, and make your learning programs more effective.
Firebelly
AUGUST 1, 2012
It seems as though more and more clients are coming to us for LinkedIn ads – and with bigger budgets. These are mainly B2B companies looking to generate leads, drive traffic to a website or a LinkedIn company page. Here are some best practices to consider if you are thinking about running some LinkedIn ads for your business. Set Yourself Up For Success. First and foremost you need to establish the goal of the ad campaign.
Idaconcpts
AUGUST 2, 2012
Location based advertising is a relatively new phenomenon that has started to grow by leaps and bounds with the emergence of the smartphone. As millions of people now use smartphones on a daily basis, marketers can take advantage of this fact, and serve them ads based on where they are.
The Realtime Report
JULY 30, 2012
How engaged is Facebook’s user base? Now with 955 million monthly active users ( half of them accessing Facebook via mobile ), Facebook’s Head of Audience Insights Robert D’Onofrio says that around 85% of those users are creating some form of content ( AdAge ). Monthly active users on Facebook are defined as anyone who has visited Facebook via its website or mobile site, or clicked on a Facebook share button from another (third-party) site within the past month.
SocialFish
AUGUST 1, 2012
I unfortunately missed my favorite Twitter chat last week, #swchat (Social Workplace Chat) but I always read the accompanying summary blog post and check out the resources. Lo and behold, this one was on my favorite topic (apart from Humanizing), social learning.
Firebelly
AUGUST 2, 2012
I talk to a lot of people who are intimidated by blogging. “I’m not a writer,” they say. “I can’t string two sentences together.” ” I usually point out that they just did right there, and that blogging is not as hard as they make it out to be.
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