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Nasty SMS Spam – turn off Facebook Mobile Messages #australia #socialmedia

Laurel Papworth

SMS messages but no telephone number? I think these settings stop any chance of SMS from randoms… oh wait! I also poked around Messenger cos that app used to have SMS settings from Faceybookz but they said that all settings are now in Facebook. Facebook Annoying Australia messenger sms spam TextHow to stop those annoying spammy messages on your mobile cellphone from Facebook Messenger Text service. Took me a while to figure out what was going on.

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YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week | Main | 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week » July 27, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer The Social Network , aka "The Facebook Movie," hits theaters October 1st. The film is about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and how the popular social networking site got its start.

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Social Networking Stats: Facebook To Acquire WhatsApp, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . In a blog post about the acquisition, Facebook also noted that WhatsApp’s messaging volume approaches the SMS volume of the entire global telecom industry. Social Media Statistics Facebook Facebook acquisition Jan Koum mobile app mobile messaging mobile messaging app WhatsApp

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Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Fun Twitter Quizzes | Main | What the F**k is Social Media NOW? » July 13, 2010 Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site "We're not saying that  Facebook and Myspace got their idea from us, but we're not saying they didn't either." Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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How to Contact Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Other Social Networks

Kikolani

Do you have a burning question you want to ask the support team at a popular social network, but you gave up because you couldn’t find the actual contact form through the endless maze of self-serve support documentation? Confirmation Code SMS (Text Message) Issues. LinkedIn may be one of the simplest social networks to contact. SMS/text messaging. Have you had luck with contacting these social networks or others? Social Media Faceboo

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Jake's Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: What The HELL Is Social Media? Main | Are We Addicted To Social Media? » June 24, 2010 Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas Almost everyone is aware of the major social networkingwebsites in existence. But did you know there’s a social network dedicated to people who like totravel to different baseball parks?

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Social Networking Meets Game Consoles

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Courtney Love gets sued over tweets | Main | Cyber Monday Is Here! » November 24, 2009 Social Networking Meets Game Consoles There used to be a time where you could play video games for video games and use the computer for computer related things. Social networking… Welcome to the new and highly integrated gaming world.

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Now People Can Join Your Facebook Fan/Business Page via SMS/Text.

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Now People Can Join Your Facebook Fan/Business Page via SMS/Text Message Just found out about a neat new way to get more “Likers&# to your Facebook Page, via text message! Pingback by How to Get People to Your Social Sites and Keep them Coming Back « Saying It Social | August 24, 2010 | Reply Leave a comment Click here to cancel reply.

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[COMIC] The Complexity Of Social Media Communications

SocMed Sean

Social media…it’s a whole new shift in the way we communicate, right? But are we prepared for the vast range of communication channels that are available as new social media platforms launch? As social channels promise to connect us more closely, do we run the risk that some of our friends/family might not be using our preferred channels?Add Add to that the new social media jargon that comes with each channel and it can all be a bit confusing.

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More on Social Media and Language Skills

Socialized

I was interviewed recently by Canadian Press , and subsequently a number of radio stations across Canada, on the effect of social networking on student language skills. Our work, school, social, and private lives have become one. The language of emoticons and SMS (text message) abbreviations might be appropriate for some friends, in some settings, but not for certain contacts and interactions in the academic and career worlds.

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Gary Hayes Social Media Count

Laurel Papworth

Social Media statistics: Ever wondered how many people are blogging, uploading videos, tweeting right at this very minute ? Here’s a counter that displays growth of Twitter, money spent on Facebook gifts, number of SMS’s sent worldwide second by second. Social Network activity measured in real time. You might want to factor that into the social media counter!

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Check Your Facebook in Skype

Mindjumpers

for Windows will have a Facebook tab that allows users to sms, chat or call their Facebook friends. If your Facebook friends have added their phone number in their Facebook profile you will be able to sms or call directly from Skype. The Facebook integration is aimed at making us even more social and connected. call and sms your Facebook friends on their monile phones and landlines. Be Aware of Your Social Media Presence.

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22 Twitter revenue streams – monetizing tweets

Laurel Papworth

Whenever I present or give classes on monetizing social networks and online communities people usually have two questions. Social Media Monetization Models on Flickr [link]. Social media Donations it works for Wikipedia. SMS other social networks are built on SMS revenues such as SMSFun. Twitter has probably done their dash with doing SMS deals by now. Social ads is the worst revenue payer in social media (MySpace make $2.17

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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

Email between friends and family has a broad range of what’s “socially acceptable,&# but over time people at least develop a sense of when people will reply and why. Two years ago, no way I’d tell you that it would be acceptable to converse via text message/SMS with grandparents. How Often Do Ethical Questions Impact Your Social Media Efforts? (8). Co-opetition in the World of Social Media Marketing (10). Let’s face it. Etiquette is a lost art.

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Social Media Should Drop Dead

Twist Image

You can't kill a good online social network. The music industry cheered a very small (and mostly unheard) victory a few weeks ago when a court ruling ordered a complete shutdown of the peer-to-peer file-sharing network called Limewire. I remember asking a close colleague who uses peer-to-peer networks if he felt bad for the artists and producers who were not being paid for their work? connected network. online social network. social media.

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Stopping Event Spam with Google Plus Hangouts

Laurel Papworth

You have to do this for EACH calendar you connect to Google Plus if you are being pinged with emails and SMS messages. Hope this helps someone … Google Plus howto social media calendar events google plus Hangouts spam When a friend Circles you on Google Plus, Google sets as default everything to “opted in” Your friend then yells at you for spamming them which is totally unfair. Tell ‘em to read this to fix it.

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Improvements to Google+

Sherrilynne Starkie

For the first time Google+ Hangouts, which I use quite a lot, support both location sharing and SMS. It now allows users to send location maps and to send and receive SMS without having to switch applications. Hangouts On Air, designed for broadcast, now have a dedicated watch page that can be promoted through the social network; the ‘control room’ allows a moderator to eject and mute comments. Related posts: Which social network would you quit?

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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

Email between friends and family has a broad range of what’s “socially acceptable,” but over time people at least develop a sense of when people will reply and why. Two years ago, no way I’d tell you that it would be acceptable to converse via text message/SMS with grandparents. Facebook Social Media Social Networking Business Communication EtiquetteLet’s face it. Etiquette is a lost art.

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How is Facebook Going to Make it’s 1st Billion Dollars?

Atom Thought

Do you know that there may be a social networking site which is bigger or almost equal to Facebook? I had an option of getting 10000 credits by sending a premium SMS. ’ Here is an interesting and well researched whitepaper on the Future of Monetization for Social Networks and Social Gaming companies- rightly christened as’ HOW IS FACEBOOK GOING TO MAKE IT’S 1ST BILLION DOLLARS? How can facebook make it.

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The Battle (and Blending) of Social and Search Rages On

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly Work: Social Media Optimization Summits | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week » February 11, 2010 The Battle (and Blending) of Social and Search Rages On A lot has been happening in the social and search (and social search) realms in the past few weeks. Search engines and social networks are competing (and combining) in a myriad of ways.

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Avaya makes Business Communications more Social

Buzz Marketing for Technology

We just launched a new product that is a true leap frog from where most enterprises are today and will make it easier for enterprises to integrate social technologies like Facebook into their overall communications and contact centers while saving them real dollars in the near term. As the co-author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies - I couldn't be more excited about this product which allow companies to be much more social in the very way they communicate.

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YoMacha: India's Hot or Not ?

The Marketing Blog

A brief look at YoMacha tells you that it isn’t exactly a run-of-the mill social networking portal with typical Web2.0 Revenue model Revenue sharing tie ups with SMS service provider, Accessory Providers etc Low cost Banner Advertisements (Local/National) Generating traffic for CPC/CPM based ads. I write about Social Media and how it is being used as a conversational channel by individuals and organizations.

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Students Failing English Due to Twitter, Facebook

Socialized

The free-form writing style of social networks like Twitter and Facebook is changing the way people communicate, and causing students to fail English. And academicians are, in part, blaming social networking. And even if the social media gurus tell you the old rules have been thrown out, and communications has gone informal, and you should be yourself, someone apparently forgot to send that memo to our universities and corporations. Tags: Social Media

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Digital marketing: Best practices and strategies for your brand

Sprout Social

These same advancements have also created more engaging experiences for users, who are already spending more than two hours per day on social media alone. Campaigns typically involve a variety of channels, including: Social media. Social media marketing. SMS marketing.

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Facebook- Allyn John Slater and social media hate sites

Laurel Papworth

I don’t want to get into the alleged crimes – involving the murder of a very young girl – but rather the community reactions on Facebook, and other social media sites. Pixel Threats in social networks. We collect people who share our value systems in social networks. Telstra deliver SMS – are they responsible for negative SMS messages? Twitter: Reputation Management in Social Networks (18).

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Freemium Revenues: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

We look at Freemium revenue in social networks and online communities including asking that: if freemium is the business model of giving it all (or most) of the services away for free , how can you then charge for it? In this episode of Social Media Business podcast, the concept of freemium is introduced – what it is, how Flickr, LinkedIn, SecondLife are making millions of dollars from giving stuff away for free. Monetizing social networks.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is It Curtains for the App Store?

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Mobile apps are a waste of time for associations.

SocialFish

App users heavily favor games, followed by news/weather, maps, social networking (inflated by FB, LI, and Twitter’s successful apps), and music. According to Pew, only 29 percent of adults with cell phones use apps on their phone, compared with 72 percent who use SMS (text messaging) and 38 percent who access the internet. Social networking apps in particular will be pre-loaded on new products.”. Remember, the adoption rate for SMS is 2.5

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World Cup Social Media Fever: 53% of US Smartphone Users Plan To Use Facebook To Discuss The Games

The Realtime Report

With the 2014 World Cup in full swing, it has become evident that soccer has taken over social media, especially when it comes to Facebook. Facebook (53%), tied with SMS(phone texting), beat out Twitter (28%), phone calls (25%) and Skype/chat apps (18.8%). and Ghana, 10 million Facebook users generated more than 15 million interactions on the network, according to AllFacebook. terabits on Akami Technologies’ network (outweighing the previous record of 3.5

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Keep company and customer data safe with social media security best practices

Sprout Social

From social engineering to sophisticated profile hijacking, social media accounts face many potential attack vectors. This year alone, hacker groups have compromised the social media accounts of tech giants, national athletic leagues and streaming platforms. Social Strategy

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Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Everything you ever need to know about Twitter I recently wrote about Twitter saying “Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send “updates” (or “tweets”; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service [SMS], instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific.&#

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What is a Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Score? And Why Does it Matter?

Hootsuite

Collect feedback via surveys and social media, stay on top of the metrics and try to identify room for improvements. Maybe the customer shares that sentiment via a social media post, a Google My Business review or a DM. Have dedicated customer support channels on social media.

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5 Fun Twitter Quizzes

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Fridays Fun Online Finds | Main | Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site » July 09, 2010 5 Fun Twitter Quizzes Its Friday and todays fun finds are 5 Twitter quizzes that are sure to entertain you, enlighten you, and help you unwind after a busy work week. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Our Shifting Notion of Search, Social and Mobile.

Direct Marketing Observations

10 years ago seems so 10 years ago in the world of search, social and mobile. Online social networks are redefining our offline relationships both casual and personal. Social networks are not what they used to be. Social continues to evolve into something devoid of privacy and chock full of transparency with authenticity caught somewhere in the middle. Search and social have migrated to the mobile device.

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YouTube Tuesday: What The HELL Is Social Media?

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media Weekly: 5 Stories You Need to Read | Main | Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas » June 22, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: What The HELL Is Social Media? A great video that in 2 minutes shares 10 key reasons why brands should be aware of social media. I particularly enjoy the "Social Media Playtime Is Now Officially Over" message at the end.

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5 Ways To Grow Your Customer Relationships Through Social Selling

Convince & Convert

Social selling is a tool that almost anyone can add to their professional toolbox. While sales professionals have traditionally applied social selling, it can apply to anyone using relationships and relational marketing in their career. Understand what Social Selling Is (and Isn’t).

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SendinBlue Review – Small Business Pricing with Enterprise Features

Kikolani

SMS marketing. For instance, the social media buttons can be included in the newsletter to refer subscribers to your social profiles. This is a great option considering that emails including social sharing buttons have a 158 percent higher click through rate. While you have the option to add many different social networks (as shown below), you may just want to choose just the one or two networks that drive the most traffic to your website.

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5 Helpful Social Search Articles

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits | Main | Flickr Friday: The Content Grid » September 03, 2010 5 Helpful Social Search Articles More and more consumers are either bypassing traditional search engines and seeking information from their networks on social sites OR theyre going to the traditional search engines and then consuming content from social sites in the search results.

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8 Marketing Trends to Implement in Your 2012 Marketing Plan

yMarketingMatters

What a year was 2011 for social media and marketing! I watched and experienced first-hand the marketing and social media landscape change, consolidate, focus, develop and evolve all at the same time. As I’ve said before, social media needs to be INTEGRATED into your overarching marketing plan. But social media is a powerful marketing medium that MUST be used in your marketing tactics today. With social media booming, many people think that email marketing is dying.

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Online & mobile disaster relief efforts for Japan

SocialFish

I scoured my Reader and fired off a few links (including some about social networks and tech companies and startups); and it seemed like a good idea to repost them here with a couple of additional ones I’ve seen since. This post on SmartBlog on Social Media is an interview with the Mgive Foundation, which helps nonprofits implement fundraising campaigns using mobile and SMS.

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A New Look at the Marketing Mix: Paid, Owned, Granted, Leased, Earned

Convince & Convert

Paid media activities include TV ads, product placements, print ads, radio ads, display ads, social media ads, ads in emails, native advertising, sponsorships, and direct mail. When defining owned media this way, it becomes clear that many of the activities that occur in social media, email marketing, and other digital channels don’t belong in this media category , as control is far from absolute. Image via CreativeMarket.com.

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The Nominees For Best Social Media Work – The Bees Awards

Mindjumpers

Tweet We have in earlier posts written about The Bees Awards; the first international social media award show. And the jury has got plenty of social media work to evaluate – from all continents and 21 countries. The finalists are now to be shown on The Bees Awards website in the following categories: Best 140 Characters (SMS, Tweet). Best Use of a Social Media Platform. Best Social CRM. Companies Embrace Social Media.

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BP Facebook Sentiment

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Main | Jakes Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too » May 27, 2010 BP Facebook Sentiment I spent some time evaluating sentiment towards BP on Facebook based on the number of 'pro' and 'con' pages.

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