Social Media Updates: Page 400

  • Bubble Talk: Social Media's Young Giants

    After a long crescendo of whispers about social-media-centered tech bubble, recent developments have made this debate one of the hottest topics around both the internet and wall street. Headlines from the first 6 months of 2011 included staggering figures: Facebook's Valuation Approaches $100 Bi...

    By • June 7, 2011

  • iOS 5: Move Over Email, Twitter Is Here

    With great fanfare, iOS 5 was unveiled at the WWDC 2011 in San Francisco today. One of the notable features announced - among many others like iMessage which marks, in more ways then one, the end of the widely popular Blackberry's BBM - is the takeover by Twitter of the email function in iOS 5...

    By • June 7, 2011

  • Facebook And Twitter Will Soon Replace All Websites

    Ok, I apologize for my Armageddon-esque title but results from a study conducted by the National Retail Federation and whole bunch of other people/companies reveal that more and more online shoppers are bypassing websites for Facebook and Twitter, at least in the retail space anyway. The stu...

    By • June 6, 2011

  • Twitter's New Follower Email Notification Content Changes

    On May 6th Mashable let you know that new twitter email notifications were scheduled for an upgrade, both visually and in format.On May 6th Mashable let you know that new twitter follower email notifications were scheduled for an upgrade, both visually and in format. However, the new twitter foll...

    By • June 6, 2011

  • Twitter Use Jumps

    Twitter Use Jumps from Nov. 2010 As of May 2011, 13% of online US adults use the status update service Twitter, up 62.5% from 8% who did so in November 2010, according to data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Slightly more than half (54%) of Twitter users access the service via ...

    By • June 5, 2011

  • Shaq, Twitteronia and Social Media Strategy in 140 Characters

    Shaq's Twitter-based retirement announcement plus getting ready for my social media strategy presentation next week to the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association triggered today's post. One day on Twitter Chris Brogan tweeted a request for a link to Shaq's post about Twitteronia. I jumpe...

    By • June 4, 2011

  • Social Media Rule #1: Play Like a Champion

    Marketing is all about upstaging the competition. To be successful in any marketing campaign you need to have a competitive mentality and the goal to be the best in your defined market. It's the equivalent of being an athlete and playing on a championship team. Here are three ways to play the soc...

    By • June 3, 2011

  • The Opportunity Cost of Social Media - More Than $30,000 a Year?

    If you're a business owner who earns $70,000 a year,your time on social media may be costing you more than $30,000 annuallyIs your business on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn? Do you spend a fair amount of time updating your posts and pages to inform and connect with customers? Then it may be ti...

    By • June 3, 2011

  • New on Twitter: 1,000,000 Words in 140 Characters

    Today, Twitter unveiled its long awaited photo and video sharing, not only leaving the likes of Twitpic, Yfrog and Twitvid in the dust... with a twist: pushing hashtags.

    By • June 2, 2011

  • Do You Know Your Facebook EdgeRank Score?

    For the last couple of weeks, we've been putting on a series entitled 'Everything Facebook' (http://bit.ly/jYEk6U) which has covered topics ranging from remedial Facebook know-how to more advanced tips and tricks. There are several topics that are so critical that we wanted to make extra mention ...

    By • June 2, 2011

  • The All-Too-Common Mistake Many Lifestyle Bloggers Make

    As you can imagine, I am reading and visiting blogs daily. I do quite a bit of blog scouting, especially among lifestyle blogs (food, travel, style, health). Great pics should be shared! The content is fanta-bulous, seriously. Awesome photos, great prose. Only one thing: it's not shareable. I can...

    By • June 2, 2011

  • Socialisting: A New Way to Find Your Dream Job (or Apartment)

    How many times have you been asked: "Do you know anyone looking for"... a job, an apartment, a pet, a sofa, etc...? Alternatively you may have been asked: "Do you know anyone who has" a job on offer, an apartment or room for rent, a sofa, etc? (You get the point.) With the evolution of social me...

    By • June 1, 2011

  • Social Networks Drain Productivity

    In March of this year, social email provider harmon.ie (pronounced 'harmony') commissioned a survey of 515 IT users working the U.S. and global companies. The purpose of the survey was to better understand the impact that electronic distractions have on the workplace and the findings were incred...

    By • June 1, 2011

  • Creating Custom Facebook Page Tabs

    Creating well-designed, custom Facebook pages to welcome your visitors and create valuable offers is important for making your page stand out and encouraging your visitors to "like" your page. This connection creates a communications channel between your brand and your fans.

    By • May 31, 2011

  • Twitter 101 Day 2: How will you use Twitter?

    This is the second in a short series of posts designed to help newbies understand some social media strategy behind the professional use of Twitter.Now that you're set up on Twitter how will you use it? You will use it to become more networked, more helpful, smarter and better-looking. OK, so tha...

    By • May 30, 2011

  • What Are Facebook Credits?

    Have you wondered what are Facebook Credits? Facebook Credits are virtual currency that you can use to buy applications, games and so on. The purchases are done only on Facebook via logging in to your Personal Profile. You can own these credits by purchasing them. This purchase can be made v...

    By • May 30, 2011

  • Twitter is testing a new feature: "Jump to someone you follow"

    After months of changing very little to the online interface, Twitter has recently made a number of changes: color differences to emphasize #hashtags and @messages, fewer buttons, and email notification of favorites.The change I just noticed is perhaps the most unique I have seen. While looking ...

    By • May 29, 2011

  • Talking Right on Twitter: How to Optimize Your Content

    So you are present on multiple social media platforms and have a select group of people who you talk to. Likewise your Linkedin account also doles out great deals of advice on your industry and about opportunities at your firm, but then what is Twitter doing for you?

    By • May 28, 2011

  • I Clicked LIKE, Don't Blow it! - 23 Tips to Engage Me After Facebook Like

    So you got me to click the "like" button. I may have been excited, simply curious or half asleep when I clicked like. I may or may not virtually run to my Facebook wall to remove the automated Facebook post that tells the world I clicked LIKE on your page. If you're lucky I will leave it there. I...

    By • May 27, 2011

  • LinkedIn Creates Connection Timeline

    The developers at LinkedIn were at it again on Hackday and have created a new way to view your career path over time via your connections. Through your career you have certainly met some pretty memorable folks whom you may have lost touch with. The Connection Timeline is a good kickstart to go an...

    By • May 27, 2011

  • TIE Score - A New Influencer Score From Beyond

    Announcing a new metric: the Topical Impact Estimation (TIE) Score. The TIE score estimates the reach and impact of a content producer (twitter handle or blogger) for a particular topic. It factors in a content producer's immediate audience, as well as its topic-related viral audience. When app...

    By • May 26, 2011

  • Tweetdeck Silence Speaks Volumes

    I've been watching the news very closely about the Tweetdeck / Twitter deal. As a 3rd party app CEO it's my business to know what's going on in this crazy social media world. But I find Tweetdeck's own silence on their blog pretty telling. Multiple sources have now reported the deal is done, ...

    By • May 25, 2011

  • Are you spittering (=spamming) or truly engaging on Twitter?

    While my highly scientific poll on what to call Twitter spam may not have yielded statistically significant results, the topic is still very relevant for everyone trying to figure out how to effectively use Twitter these days. A couple of weeks ago a controversial, and not so nice, tweet from an ...

    By • May 24, 2011

  • Facebook For Business

    Many of us have our own personal profiles on Facebook - we keep in touch with friends and relatives, upload, get tagged and tag people in pictures. These are all the basic functions of your average Facebook profile. When speaking about Facebook for Business, we are often asked, "What is the dif...

    By • May 23, 2011

  • LinkedIn: ROI quo vadis?

    On the continuing path to the next internet bubble, last week saw LinkedIn's float live up to the hype, even though shares dipped on profit-taking last Friday. Not long ago, Microsoft took over Skype at a horrendous price that raised some questions I outlined here: Microsoft's Skype deal - costs ...

    By • May 23, 2011