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Mobile apps are a waste of time for associations.

SocialFish

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and my thinking has been influenced by research, including the September Pew Internet report on “The Rise of App Culture,&# and a r eport on global mobile statistics from MobiThinking. I believe that associations need to get mobile right, and fast. Here are five reasons why.

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US Mobile Ad Spending Will Top $4 Billion in 2012

The Realtime Report

Mobile advertising spending will total more than $4 billion by the end of 2012, according to eMarketer estimates. And new research by Millennial Media reveals that certain industries have seen tremendous growth (more than 400% year-over-year) in mobile advertising. Where were these mobile ads leading viewers? sports grew 417%.

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Social Networking Online and Non-Profit Organizations | Freelance.

Freelance Social Media

Non-profits see online social media as an inexpensive way to build relationships, increase involvement, and help out with publicity and education efforts. Non-profits see online social media as an inexpensive way to build relationships, increase involvement, and help out with publicity and education efforts.

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Online & mobile disaster relief efforts for Japan

SocialFish

There was a question on an ASAE listserve last week from a Japanese AMC looking for online/mobile examples of what associations and nonprofits could do to help with Japanese relief efforts following the earthquake a couple of weeks ago. Twitter’s Hope140 blog provides information on Twitter-related resources. I do now!).

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The 4 Social Networks I Use Most

Ari Herzog

Second, I’m using mobile devices (mostly my phone) for social media consumption much more than my MacBook despite its larger screen. I use Twitter to share resources, collaborate, and chit-chat. People who do share political etc. posts once in a while are easy to ignore. People who do it all the time are unfollowed.

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Social Media Tools, Apps, Resources and Plugins

Harp Interactive

I am always interested in finding the best and latest tools to enhance and expedite the social media experiences, maintenance and growth for Harp and for our clients. OpenBeak is mobile client for posting updates to Twitter. It works over the data network, so you don’t need to use SMS. Friend Feed.

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Social Networking, Bookmarking, and Sharing

Kikolani

One of my commenters last week asked about the difference between social bookmarking and social networking sites. Social Networking Features. Social Bookmarking Features. Most people think of Twitter as simply a social networking site. Social Networking Features.