Social Media Updates: Page 362

  • So Why Doesn't Your Business Have More Twitter Followers?

    Ok, so you've set-up your Twitter profile with a great avatar, gorgeous background and the snazziest bio possible. You've even started to follow some great people and organizations and are happily promoting your business but why isn't your Twitter following going up?You are too busy talking, not...

    By • March 23, 2013

  • Facebook Timeline 2.0: Will App Developers Get First Dibs?

    Along with Graph Search and News Feed, Facebook may soon be releasing a new, updated version of Timeline.Tuesday night while on Facebook, I noticed my Timeline looked different. Facebook had touched up the info/nav bar, removing the app buttons and replacing them with drop-down menus and links. T...

    By • March 22, 2013

  • Is Instagram Facebook's Savior?

    #NotImpressed? The numbers show McKayla Maroney's fans feel that way about FacebookWhen Facebook paid a billion dollars for Instagram last April, the company knew exactly what it was doing. But did it envision the acquisition potentially saving its $75+ billion dollar empire?Yes, that Instagram, ...

    By • March 20, 2013

  • Use Social Media to Engage In March Madness

    More than ever before, social media has made it incredibly easy to engage in March Madness. The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament started yesterday with the play-in games. And with that, March Madness is officially underway. Articles are being posted everywhere describing in great detail the time ...

    By • March 20, 2013

  • Who's Going to Win the NCAA Basketball Tournament? Find Out Using LinkedIn Profile Data

    The Madness has finally arrived folks. Monster upsets and heartbreaking buzzer-beaters are on the way! But who's going to win it all?As a basketball fan, March Madness always brings a certain level of excitement unlike any other sport. I love filling out brackets and predicting winners, despite n...

    By • March 19, 2013

  • How to Use Social Media for Market Research

    Market research can be a costly and time-intensive process. However, many businesses have begun to turn to social media as a cost-effective and in-depth tool for gaining insights into their customers, market, brand appearance and other important market research aspects. The keys to utilizing soci...

    By • March 19, 2013

  • The Real Problem with Facebook Graph Search: Perpetuating "Filter Bubbles"

    There has been a lot of talk about whether graph search will violate users privacy, but there is a larger problem here that is being overlooked: by relating all of our searches to people we are connected with, isn't Facebook encouraging us to narrow our search lens? And what does this mean for ho...

    By • March 19, 2013

  • Standard Web Retargeting vs. Facebook Exchange [INFOGRAPHIC]

    How does good old fashioned standard web retargeting stand up to the mighty Facebook Exchange? The hottest thing to hit the proverbial online advertising shelves in 2012, Facebook Exchange (FBX) took targeted advertising to a whole new level. Allowing marketers to retarget users while they are ar...

    By • March 19, 2013

  • Breaking News on Social Media: Rushing to Share Info Without Checking Validity

    Now that we have access to information from around the world 24/7, it's up to us what we believe. The faster it arrives in our feeds the quicker we can pass it along as truth to our followers. But what if our sources have it wrong? Are we adding to the confusion? When it comes to breaking news, a...

    By • March 19, 2013

  • Facebook News Feed Redesign is a Serious Challenge for Brands

    "Goodbye clutter, hello beautiful new stories," Facebook said last week when it showed off its redesigned news feed. But none of those beautiful new stories will be from branded pages.This appears to be the industry's consensus response, after the recently announced changes to the Facebook timel...

    By • March 16, 2013

  • [Storify] Social Media Today Covers #SXSW

    [<a href="//storify.com/socialmedia2day/sxsw-our-favorite-tweets" target="_blank">View the story "[Storify] Social Media Today Covers #SXSW" on Storify</a>]<h1>[Storify] Social Media Today Covers #SXSW</h1><h2></h2&g...

    By • March 16, 2013

  • Your Facebook Timeline Is Changing, Again: Do Not Panic

    Facebook made it official. Your Facebook Timeline is changing. Right on the heels of their announcement of major changes to our News Feeds, the changes they've been testing in New Zealand are also now rolling out to Facebook users worldwide.While your News Feed is where you see all the status upd...

    By • March 15, 2013

  • What Pope Francis' Election Means For Papal Social Media

    Following a strict social media blackout at the Vatican, news of the election of Pope Francis spread like wildfire across digital channels. Moments after the announcement, Twitter boomed with hashtags relating to the pope, including "#whitesmoke," "#HabemusPapam and "#Papa." Trending topics like ...

    By • March 15, 2013

  • Google Reader Gone by July: Google, Who Are You?

    Dear Google, I do not understand you. Why did you get rid of Feedburner? And now Reader? Why do you have G+ cover images the size of Texas? I hear that you are investing in self-driving cars?I understand that the usage of Google Reader may be going down. However, what about your loyal geeks that ...

    By • March 14, 2013

  • Follow the Music: Twitter Wins the Race

    We've already witnessed some big changes in social media this year and I'm sure there'll be more to come. Industry leaders are struggling to balance their independence while at the same time trying to branch out and attract diversified segments. We've all heard about Facebook's Graph Search, Twi...

    By • March 14, 2013

  • Carl's Jr. Tries to Capitalize on Papal Announcement

    Twitter was buzzing yesterday with news of white smoke and the selection of Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio. Would someone capitalize on this story? Of course, but few may have suspected it would be Carl's Jr. What are your thoughts on this bold move?

    By • March 14, 2013

  • When Google's Instant Update Ruins a Perfectly Good #SXSW Outing

    SXSW Android StyleDon't be jealous iPhone owners, but when you're part of the not-so-exclusive Android club, you get exclusive perks. Things you just can't do with an iPhone that make our Droid-to-real lives so much easier than your mere mortal ones. Because we have the statistically #2 largest s...

    By • March 11, 2013

  • SXSW: The Rise of Contextual Social Networks

    Three leaders from very different social networks--LinkedIn, Path and Nextdoor--offered insights into how they understand their user's context and use that understanding to grow at the session "The Rise of Contextual Social Networks" at SXSW Saturday afternoon moderated by Colleen Taylor of TechC...

    By • March 10, 2013

  • It's Time to Recognize the Most Meaningful Meaning of Social Media

    I've been called a lot of things in my years. A few of them are not exactly grounds for bragging, but some of the things I've been called lately-mostly on Twitter-are gratifying. I can rattle off what readers have said about me or things I've written, but it might sound a bit egotistical.No wait...

    By • March 9, 2013

  • Facebook's Newer News Feed in a Nutshell [Video]

    If you're reading this blog you've certainly, by now, heard Facebook made some sort of announcement. And if you really follow this stuff, you may have heard how Google tried to out-do 'em with a strategically timed announcement the day before.So what's all the hype? To borrow from Entertainment W...

    By • March 9, 2013

  • Ads, Ads, Ads: Facebook's Hidden News Feed Update?

    So Facebook announced its shiny-new news feed yesterday after much anticipation from users (click the image to the right for the company's promo). In his opening CEO Mark Zuckerberg boldly stated that the new design would create "the best personalized newspaper in the world". The "hooded one" ha...

    By • March 8, 2013

  • How Markets Should Approach Facebook's New Feed Design

    Yesterday, Facebook rolled out the new layout and design for News Feeds. Maybe it has already shown up on your feed. If it hasn't, it's coming.The main objective of this new Feed layout is to be visually driven. The root of this revamp goes back to the Facebook Search Graph. The new search featur...

    By • March 8, 2013

  • Twitter Does Not Represent Public Opinion

    A report from the Pew Research Center landed on the internet this week and is telling Twitter users that we are not representative of public opinion. Well, duh? I hope that the report did not cost too much to produce. It's still nice to have some hard numbers though.The report, Twitter Reaction t...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • How the New Facebook News Feed Will Impact Brands

    "Goodbye clutter. Hello bright, beautiful stories."That's how Facebook has positioned its revamped news feed announced Thursday. Facebook set out to breathe new life into the news feed and give it a cleaner, fresher, more visual appeal and personally I think they've got it spot on.In case you mis...

    By • March 7, 2013

  • Facebook's Re-Design: How Will You Be Fed?

    Facebook launched its new design today with an introduction from Mark Zuckerberg that this was the "best personalized newspaper" for the world. Well, I worked in the newspaper business, sir, and this is no newspaper. It's a better "user experience" than a newspaper's, but it's also worse.Happily...

    By • March 7, 2013