Social Media Updates: Page 348

  • Starved for Attention, We Turn to Social Media to Fill Up

    I wrote a post about the recent Taco Bell social media fiasco that basically addressed how ridiculous it is that people still make decisions like the kid in that photo. More specifically, they make those decisions for a quick laugh or surge of attention, and it ends up with them losing their job ...

    By • June 6, 2013

  • Why Invest in Facebook Marketing

    ShortStack CEO Jim Belosic shares the following things you can do to persuade your boss or client to invest in Facebook marketing. 1. Identify your goalsFirst of all, businesses should know what they want to achieve using Facebook as a marketing tool. Using Facebook is not a necessity for all bus...

    By • June 6, 2013

  • Say Goodbye to TweetChat, It's Being Absorbed Into SmartStream

    Yup, the rumors are true. TweetChat will be soon be rolling up its platform and closing shop as a result of the Internet Media Labs acquisition announced this morning.IML's SmartStream has officially gobbled up the TweetChat worm and the only thing left is to drink the tequila.Chat moderators hav...

    By • June 6, 2013

  • Friend, Unfriend or Defriend [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Two recent studies from the Pew Research Center and the New York Times indicate the typical American has 245 Facebook friends and knows 600 people both on and off the social network. In other words, if you're a typical American, 355 of your peeps don't use Facebook.I have a lot of friends who ch...

    By • June 6, 2013

  • The Most Thorough Social Media Dimensions Cheat Sheet Ever [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Did you know that if you want your display picture on Facebook to show up exactly as you see it as a file on your computer, you have to upload a 180 pixel by 180 pixel copy of it to Facebook?The cover photo, on the other hand, displays at 851 pixels by 315 pixels.Or did you know that the border s...

    By • June 6, 2013

  • Vine Is Now Mainstream: App Arrives for Android

    When Twitter released Vine a few months ago for the iPhone, myself and many others were initially impressed. But it was hard to tell whether Vine would catch on or remain something a minority of users would enjoy. Since its release however, Vine has performed well. News breaking yesterday and bei...

    By • June 5, 2013

  • Can You Predict How Many Times a Tweet Will be Retweeted?

    A year ago some researchers at MIT believed they had stumbled across the secret behind why tweets get shared. They narrowed it down to a list of ten things that go a long way to ensuring your tweets get shared, including things such as using less than 70 characters and revealing the inner you.M...

    By • June 5, 2013

  • How to Set Up Multiple Twitter Accounts on Your iPhone

    Twitter released an update to their mobile app that finally brings easy support for multiple Twitter accounts. For many Twitter users, this is likely not a big deal. If you're like me though, you may have a personal Twitter account and a business Twitter account, and managing both from your iPhon...

    By • June 4, 2013

  • Twitter Improves Profile Editing [VIDEO]

    Twitter has made profile editing easier, allowing users to drag photos from their desktop and drop them directly in the header image or profile image slot. Twitter engineer Patrick Ewing announced the update with a tweet, in which he embedded the explanatory video above. The video suggests that ...

    By • June 4, 2013

  • Your Guide To Getting The Most Out Of LinkedIn [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Develop a strategic and effective presence on LinkedIn with this guide to take you from LinkedIn zero to LinkedIn hero from my favorite social media experts Jennifer McClure and Laurie Ruettimann.

    By • June 3, 2013

  • Which Social Network is the Most Illiterate? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Technology has been the driving factor in how we communicate in todays society... although some may argue for the worse. It's now the norm to communicate within 140 characters, memes and an angry cat which have all transformed how we talk online.To understand how we talk online Brandwatch have co...

    By • June 3, 2013

  • Why Google Authorship Is More Important Than Your Website

    In yesterday's post I mentioned Google Authorship, and the importance of having the same photo on your email signature as you have on your authorship.But today I want to go a step further with a big bold statement: Authorship is more important than your website because Google is now grading and r...

    By • June 3, 2013

  • Do Linkedin Endorsements Really Matter to Hiring Managers?

    Do LinkedIn Endorsements Really Matter to Hiring Managers?Check out the LinkedIn profile of Jeff Ogden here, as his profile was featured in the book, Get Back to Work Faster. Take a look at this image. You can see Jeff Ogden has been endorsed 79 times for Lead Generation (updated) and 25 times fo...

    By • June 1, 2013

  • Twitter Updates Apps and Increases List Maximum Size

    Twitter has updated its iPhone and Android apps, making tweeting an "easier and more seamless experience", according to the announcement post on Twitter's blog. Twitter has also increased the maximum number of lists a user can have from 20 to 1,000.It is now easier to add photos to tweets thanks ...

    By • May 31, 2013

  • 1 in 10 Young People Rejected For a Job Because of Their Social Profile

    What's considered "young?" Anyone who falls in the age range of 16 to 34. <wipes brow> New research from ondevice showed that one in 10 people surveyed have been rejected for a job because of their social media presence. And, the majority (two-thirds) are not concerned that their use may h...

    By • May 31, 2013

  • What Can Yahoo Learn From Google?

    Earlier this year I noticed an exodus of marketers, techies and PR types flocking towards Google+. Along with their experience and interests they brought conversations, content and insight to the table which helped Google+ reach new heights of activity. Google+ also received a lot of flak for its...

    By • May 30, 2013

  • Changes on Twitter: B2B Social Media Lead Generation

    Very interesting development came out of Twitter HQ last week. In a blog post, Twitter Product Manager Mitali Pattnaik introduced the Lead Generation Card as one solution amongst the Twitter Cards suite.With the Lead Generation Card introduction, it marks one of Twitter's initial forays into soci...

    By • May 29, 2013

  • Where is Twitter Growing Fastest?

    Twitter is the fastest growing social networking site in the world, according to the latest figures from Emarketer. While Facebook is seeing a slowdown in monthly growth (especially in the USA and western Europe), Twitter continues to rapidly gain active users.The number of users soared by 42 p...

    By • May 29, 2013
  • SMT Expert

    Why LinkedIn Just Got Less Appealing

    As a student of Internet marketing, I find myself reading marketing blogs and online media constantly. Over the years my preferred source of media has evolved from feed readers to Twitter and then finally LinkedIn Today. Over the last 18 months it's essentially served as my daily industry newspap...

    By • May 29, 2013

  • How Social Media Can Help You Ask the Right Questions and Get the Right Answers

    One of the biggest challenges business owners face is getting to get to know their customers. What do they want? How do they feel about the product they've purchased? How can the business grow, and provide a better experience that will attract new customers?Recently, the social media landscape ha...

    By • May 29, 2013

  • Facebook Page Insights Broken Since May 13th

    I do weekly reporting for a Facebook page that I 'm a Page Admin for so I got a bit huffy when I couldn't complete this week's report because my Page Insights were several days behind.Is it me, did I break my Facebook Page?I immediately took to the web in an attempt to find out about the possible...

    By • May 25, 2013

  • Waze Could Make Waves Between Google and Facebook

    Have You Heard of Waze?Waze is "the world's fastest-growing community-based traffic and navigation app," and it seems to be at the center of quite an interesting bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to a recent article in Computer World. You can join other drivers in your area who s...

    By • May 24, 2013

  • More BIG LinkedIn Design Changes

    As if Contacts, Mentions, Plingm and Pulse are not enough excitement for LinkedIn users, today LinkedIn revealed key design changes aimed at streamlining the LinkedIn experience and helping us to more easily discover and discuss the content that matters most.As with all new LinkedIn features, the...

    By • May 24, 2013

  • 6 Reasons Your Blog Content Won't Go Viral

    It's like Deja Vu.I've had this same conversation with representatives from a Fortune 500 financial services company, with a B2B industrial lighting distributor and several consumer-facing companies like wineries, restaurants, real estate agents and retailers.It goes like this.Them: We have a bl...

    By • May 24, 2013

  • How To Schedule Tweets To Boost Your Impact and Save Time

    To be effective on Twitter you need to setup a good workflow and learn how to schedule your Tweets to get the best impact with your audience. Scheduling your Tweets will save you time and help you be more productive with your social media. It is all too easy on social media to get distracted, los...

    By • May 23, 2013