Social Media Updates: Page 399

  • A Facebook 'share' vs a Twitter 'share': Guess Which Generates More Revenue?

    Fascinating research out recently that compares the revenue generated from Tweets and Twitter follows vs. Facebook shares and likes.The results make for very interesting reading since they attempt to quantify the qualitative. Facebook's value of shares and likes should potentially be higher...

    By • March 8, 2011

  • Hootsuite vs Tweetdeck: I'm Going Owl The Way

    For quite some time Tweetdeck was my preferred choice when it came to social media management software. I've typically chosen software based solutions over web based ones for speed and performance when it comes to high touch computing. And for awhile Tweetdeck was meeting my needs, but I just g...

    By • March 8, 2011

  • Facebook Wants to be the Barrel -- and We're the Fish

    TweetBy Dennis D. McDonald, Ph.D. Steve Cheney's post How Facebook is Killing Your Authenticity makes this interesting comment about Facebook: Facebook is no longer a social network. They stopped being one long before the movie. Facebook is really a huge broadcast platform. Everything that happen...

    By • March 7, 2011

  • Making Twitter More Useful For You

    I have a daily routine to log into Quora every day and answer questions regarding Twitter as part of my daily learning session. There was a question which stood out yesterday; someone posted a question on Twitter asking "How can I make Twitter useful?" "I've been on Twitter about a year, and I ...

    By • March 7, 2011

  • Facebook Demographics Revisited - 2011 Statistics

    Approximately a year ago, I published "Dispelling the Youth Myth - Five Useful Facebook Demographic Statistics" on this blog. It's been one of the most visited posts ever since, so clearly there is a lot of interest in understanding the demographics of the Facebook user population. A year later, ...

    By • March 7, 2011

  • What is The Future of Facebook (Project)?

    What is it and does it matter? More on the second question in a minute. I just funded a small part of the Kickstarter The Future of Facebook Project. A series of 6 videos from Venessa Miemis and 3 colleagues, they are well on their way to achieving the $5K they need to start the project. I lov...

    By • March 7, 2011

  • How to Generate $500,000 in Leads by Guest Blogging

    Sounds amazing, doesn`t it? It is. Sounds too good to be true? Well, I am still pinching myself...so I'm not dreaming. About a week ago I decided to try an experiment. While I have had many people comment that my From Click to Closed blog had some amazing content, no one really knew abo...

    By • March 6, 2011

  • All That's Wrong With Social Media I Learned from Charlie Sheen

    That's it. My brain connected the dots. Two and two have been put together. Through the convergence of stars in the heavens and a couple of social media plotlines this week - one really out there publicly and the other just my own experience-shaped perspective - I see that what's really wrong with social media is... wait for it, wait for it...Perspective. Perspective. Perspective.

    By • March 5, 2011

  • Using Social Media While Driving

    General Motors is offering a new feature they are calling "responsible connectivity". This allows you to check your Facebook for messages and update your status from your car.This would be part of the OnStar system. OnStar is the subscription based support service that comes with GM cars.I saw th...

    By • March 4, 2011

  • 6 Tips to Run a Successful Group Twitter Chat

    Ever since Alexander Graham Bell patented his "apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically" back in 1876, it seems people have been looking for as many different ways of communicating as possible. And with the digital revolution in full swing, we have more ways than ever of c...

    By • March 3, 2011

  • Why Twitter Is Pushing Trending Topics

    If you've downloaded the latest Twitter app for the iPhone, you can't help but notice the new overlay at the top of the screen that highlights trending topics (and the occasional promoted topic.) Blogger John Gruber has coined this somewhat annoying screen-hog the "dickbar," after Twitter CEO Dic...

    By • March 3, 2011

  • 2 Tips for Smart Cost Management: Facebook Maintenance

    Two weeks ago we launched the ComMetrics social media cost classification model (see also 2011 trends: The social media cost-benefit pyramid). The classic advice for the most effective use of Facebook is ensuring you engage your fans and participate in the conversation. Accordingly, using a Faceb...

    By • March 3, 2011

  • Predicting the Future of Social Media

    In my last post, I talked about how we are already experiencing the future of social media. However, I also talked about going out on a limb, so now I turn to predictions and forecasting social media. More specifically, I'll outline the future of the top social media site (Facebook), then I'll go...

    By • March 2, 2011

  • Are Social Search Updates About to Change How We Shop Online?

    You may have seen over the last week or so Google and Bing launching Social Search Result updates to include comments, posts and likes from a user's social network into their search results.Bing users in the US will now see Facebook 'Likes' from their friends list appear in search results and th...

    By • March 1, 2011

  • Google Farmer Update - Don't Panic...Yet

    On Feb. 25 I wrote about Google's latest major algorithm update (the so called "farmer" update) on SocialMediaToday.com. Since then I've been tracking the results of the update, as well as the fallout. Danny Sullivan over at SearchEngineLand.com has been doing a terrific job gathering and reporti...

    By • March 1, 2011

  • 5 Reasons Twitter Sucks For Customer Service

    There I wrote it. That's right... when you stop and think about it, Twitter really sucks for customer service. And that's coming from a guy who has written in the past about how to use social media to recover from a customer service disaster. Or how companies have successfully used Twitter to de...

    By • March 1, 2011

  • Social Media Tunnel Vision: Facebook and Twitter

    Social Media Tunnel VisionWhen the term social media is mentioned, many now instantly think this just means "Facebook and Twitter" with little regard for the other major players in the field. This could mean huge missed opportunities for small businesses, who might not realize the big opportuni...

    By • Feb. 28, 2011

  • LinkedIn - Business Development

    business development - n : business function focused on strategy, creating strategic partnerships and long-term relationships with suppliers and customers. The business development function within a business can be thought of as a jack-of-all-trades position focused on strategic deal-making with...

    By • Feb. 25, 2011

  • What Can You Learn by Visualizing Your Twitter Network?

    When we apply a network mindset to the way we work - whether as an individual or as part of a network strategy, we believe that value is created through our connections, interactions and building relationships. That's social capital and it does have value. The impact, longer term, is innova...

    By • Feb. 25, 2011

  • Why Twitter is Like a One-Night Stand

    Maybe your girlfriend dumped you or maybe you haven't had sex since the '90's....whatever the reason, the allure of the one-night stand may be greater than any sexual escapade in our culture. One-night stands are a firecracker of sexuality: short, explosive, easily found in Vegas, and they leave...

    By • Feb. 25, 2011

  • The Finer Details of Administering Facebook Pages

    Note: On February 10th, Facebook announced a new Facebook Pages format which mimics the update made to individual profiles a few months ago. As a Preferred Developer Consultant, we have learned that the new Pages will be rolled out site-wide March 10th. This post reflects the latest changes inclu...

    By • Feb. 24, 2011

  • What is Your Facebook Welcome Tab Strategy?

    If you read information on best practices for Facebook business pages, the creation of a custom welcome tab is usually one of the first things mentioned. A welcome tab is a special tab created to greet new visitors to your page. Welcome tabs are usually set as the default tab for people that have...

    By • Feb. 24, 2011

  • Facebook Categorizes Search Results

    photo credit: Ben Stein Facebook Search, not something that comes to mind when when we think of search. Search is for the big guys, Google and Bing. Facebook Search is not as robust and the results are incredibly limited, but then again they are not a search engine. They are a social networkin...

    By • Feb. 24, 2011

  • Research.ly Offers a More Complete Twitter Experience

    When you were only following 10 people, Twitter seemed so peaceful. It was so quiet that you could hear the sound of a penny when it falls on the ground. Then when you started following back everyone or started to follow more people, it may sound as though you're in a mall... unless you have a T...

    By • Feb. 23, 2011

  • TweetLouder - Connecting Bands to Their Fans' Twitter Profiles

    Mashable has posted information on an intriguing new app for all the casual and hardcore music fiends out there who can't get enough of their favorite bands. The app, TweetLouder, scans a user's iTunes, Pandora, Last.fm, as well as SonicLiving accounts and cross-references their selections with ...

    By • Feb. 22, 2011