Social Media Updates: Page 342

  • Why I Stopped Thanking People on the Social Web

    Jack Steiner recently wrote an interesting post about the challenge of the "Twitter thank you" and it reminded me of my own experience with this issue!I am a polite person. I think being polite helps the world go around a little easier.So when my blog posts started to be re-tweeted, I would alwa...

    By • Aug. 16, 2013

  • Do You Prefer Inclusive or Exclusive Social Media?

    Two articles caught my attention this week. One of which you may have already read and the other, you probably haven't. They both examined the individual appeal of different social networks.The in-crowdThe first was an erudite and informative piece by a 13-year-old girl named Ruby Karp. Writing f...

    By • Aug. 15, 2013

  • Social Startups: Creative Allies Gives Artistic Freedom to Fans, Bands and Brands

    It used to be that artists moved to entertainment hubs like New York City, Boston, L.A. and San Francisco hoping to get "discovered." Sometimes it happened. But when, where and how it happened was the stuff of legend. Now designers-wherever they live-can simply submit their graphics directly thro...

    By • Aug. 15, 2013

  • Will Story Bump Turn Facebook Into a Public Forum?

    Earlier this week, Facebook announced the introduction of an entirely new algorithm known as "Story Bump."To give you a brief overview, Facebook has done away with "EdgeRank" - an algorithm based heavily on the timing of a post - and is now embracing the method of 'story bump': bumping stories th...

    By • Aug. 14, 2013

  • Twitter Etiquette to Use Right Away

    Like learning a new language, mastering Twitter isn't just a matter of learning key terms. It's also about understanding the culture in which these terms are used.I am often asked the following four questions about Twitter culture and etiquette. Take my answers and apply them to what you and your...

    By • Aug. 13, 2013

  • 8 Lessons for Hosting a Better Twitter Chat

    Twitter chats have almost become mainstream. Celebrities take to Twitter to announce a new movie or album, TV shows host behind-the-scenes chats with the creators, and news outlets regularly ask viewers and readers to chime in with their opinions in hour-long chats, 140 characters at a time.Despi...

    By • Aug. 13, 2013

  • Guide to Content Curation on Google Plus

    Content curation is a useful part of any content marketing strategy though it should not be used as a cheap or quick alternative to creating original content. Content curation takes time. You need to read carefully and decide if resources are relevant, if they are unique and if they are of value ...

    By • Aug. 12, 2013

  • The Ultimate Guide to Pinterest Metrics for Every Brand [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Pinterest has stricken our visual fancy like no other network before it. Pinterest's meteoric rise in only a few years shows the site is more than just a pretty community for people interested in fashion and lifestyle: marketers are all over Pinterest's lead-generation aspects as online hits on p...

    By • Aug. 12, 2013

  • Losing the Hacker Way Is Killing Facebook

    As a data-led individual, I was encouraged to read about Facebook's reasons for slowing the 'hacker way' on Wired earlier in the week. It is definitely a sign of maturity in the company that rollouts are carefully monitored, results poured over and analysed in order to iterate and ensure the bes...

    By • Aug. 9, 2013

  • Let's Party: How to #Twitterview

    "A Twitterv- a Twitter what? What the hell is that?"Yes, my friends, that was the one and only Chris Horton's response to a friendly invite for a #Twitterview from Juliane Pettorossi on behalf of Silverback Social last week. I assured him it was not a sinister plot to trap him in and inescapable ...

    By • Aug. 9, 2013

  • Facebook Thumbs up to Scam Ads

    I'm fed up of seeing endless adverts in my Facebook feed telling me I can 'melt away belly fat' or 'learn the secret to losing 2 stone in 4 weeks' - as a woman I am bombarded with such rubbish every time I login to Facebook and frankly, I've had enough.Bear in mind i'm an adult, I understand that...

    By • Aug. 9, 2013

  • Twitter Hashtags and Consulting Firms: Send A Telegram, Not A Smoke Signal

    Have you ever felt like you're just creating "smoke signals" on Twitter to a distant and vague target - and that you'd rather be sending something as direct as a telegram? One feature of Twitter that many people and brands don't understand are hashtags (#). They're everywhere, and their use is re...

    By • Aug. 8, 2013

  • Google vs. Facebook: The Internships [INFOGRAPHIC]

    It's widely known that Google and Facebook have some of the most coveted internships in the tech industry.

    By • Aug. 8, 2013

  • The Second Largest Search Engine [INFOGRAPHIC]

    All the milestones YouTube achieved in less than a decade has made it the world's second largest search engine, and a key platform for online video marketing and advertising. The online video sharing service, developed by a trio of former PayPal employees in February 2005, now allows users to upl...

    By • Aug. 7, 2013

  • 15 Essential Tips for Compelling LinkedIn Company Page Updates

    LinkedIn Company Updates are a powerful way to reach and engage professionals with relevant content across multiple devices. But are your updates optimized? There are specific tactics that marketers should keep in mind when creating and posting their company page updates that can dramatically inc...

    By • Aug. 6, 2013

  • A Facebook Post's Lifetime Is Even Shorter Than You Thought

    Data Science blog post seriesAt Wisemetrics, we have been gathering a huge amount of social media data for over a year and thought it was time to share some insights we are getting from it. This post is part of a Data Science short blog posts series we hope you will find interesting.We know it's ...

    By • Aug. 6, 2013

  • Facebook Hires Its First Chief Marketing Officer Gary Briggs

    The social giant has appointed its first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Gary Briggs, reports Ad Age. Briggs had switched from his role as VP of consumer marketing at Google to CMO at Motorola and will replace Facebook's VP of product marketing Eric Antonow.Briggs worked with Motorola as CMO until...

    By • Aug. 6, 2013

  • The 9 Types of Facebook Users [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Facebook, home to more than 1.11 billion registered users, is the haven of more than 750 million active social network users who have different types of profile pages. These profiles intend to show the personality of the owner of the account. However, your habit and social activity on the platfor...

    By • Aug. 6, 2013

  • How to "Force" Facebook to Show the RIGHT People Consistently in Your Feed

    Facebook... Stop Hiding the Best Stuff! Lifehacking is the process of using "hacks" (tricks) to make your life more efficient. So today we're going to do a little Facebook "hacking" to make the news feed be a little better behaved! Recently, during a rather serious time, a regular reader of mine ...

    By • Aug. 5, 2013

  • The Importance of #Tweeleading

    Have you ever attended a football game or any other sporting event where the game seemed to drag just a little? Either the game is a blow out where the competition just isn't there, or the plays are so awful you lose interest. So what keeps you there? What is that driving force to keep you there?...

    By • Aug. 3, 2013

  • Pride and Prejudice Author's Portrayal Fuels Twitter Abuse

    Will Jane Austen's picture on an English banknote cause individual Tweets to finally include a "report abuse" button? It seems so. Late last month, several female members of the successful campaign received rape and death threats after the announcement that the author will appear on the ten poun...

    By • Aug. 2, 2013

  • Facebook Introduces Embedded Posts

    Yesterday, Facebook announced that users will soon be able to embed Facebook posts into their websites and blogs.Embedded posts contain all the information and interactivity that they have on Facebook: pictures, videos, and hashtags; share, like and comment buttons and totals; as well as the name...

    By • Aug. 2, 2013

  • Hitting the Mark: Adding the Right Skills to Your LinkedIn Profile

    According to LinkedIn, users with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities than those with incomplete profiles. Taking the time to optimize your profile increases your ranking within the LinkedIn system, increasing your odds of being found in search results. Think of y...

    By • Aug. 1, 2013

  • Facebook Unveils Mobile Games Publishing Program

    Facebook has officially announced its new pilot program to share the mobile games of small- and medium-sized developers across the world. The social networking company will start to work with selected game developers and offer advertising support for their mobile games in ad placements across Fac...

    By • Aug. 1, 2013

  • Is Facebook Graph Search Successful Thus Far?

    The Facebook Graph Search has now been available to users for nearly seven months and we've seen some positive feedback and some not-so-great comments from social media expert s, small businesses, and average users. Where the Graph Search is working and where the Graph Search is not working is pa...

    By • Aug. 1, 2013