Social Media Updates: Page 403

  • Who Uses Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & MySpace? 4thQ & 1stQ Stats and Analysis

    The last two quarters have seen some interesting trends in the big four Social Media services. The most obvious is the leveling off of growth of Facebook and Twitter, but of greatest interest is the clarification of who is using the Social Media tools. Despite the plateau reached during the last ...

    By • April 13, 2011

  • Who Uses Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace - Social Media Update: 4th Q 2010 and 1st Q 2011

    by Paul Kiser USA PDT [Twitter: ] [Facebook] [LinkedIn] [Skype:kiserrotary or 775.624.5679] Paul Kiser The last two quarters have seen some interesting trends in the big four Social Media services. The most obvious is the leveling off of growth of Facebook and Twitter, but of greatest interest i...

    By • April 13, 2011

  • 5 Tools to Be More Efficient on Twitter

    As much as I love Twitter it can sometimes really turn out to take up more of my time than it should. Here is a list of 5 amazing tools I am using which can help you to bring down your time spent, yet without trading in on the impact you are making: 1# Manageflitter - Get rid of some Twitter Nois...

    By • April 12, 2011

  • Facebook Commerce - Does it work?

    The short answer? Yes! The long answer? Yes, but while social commerce is e-commerce, you have to think about your social commerce efforts a little differently. Time for an analogy! John is driving 70 miles per hour on the Interstate and has a 28-minute drive to visit his girlfriend. During this...

    By • April 7, 2011

  • Why Your Employees Should Be on Social Media Sites

    If you're like many business owners or managers, you may hesitate to allow your employees to participate on social media sites. What if they spend hours on Facebook instead of working? And what if they say bad things about the company? You may think that the risks outweigh the benefits.Actually, ...

    By • April 6, 2011

  • The Bank of Facebook: How will Facebook interact in the global economy?

    design by ericaglasier.com - @EricaGlasier What follows is a guest post by Venessa Miemis...I've asked her to share insights from a developing research project she's currently leading, The Future of Facebook Project. I recently took part in the project as I believe this discussion is more relevan...

    By • April 6, 2011

  • Building Your Online Community

    A few days ago, I recorded a podcast with Srinivas Rao for BlogCastFM (yet to be published). One of the questions he asked me is what new bloggers can do to find and attract readers and build community.

    By • April 5, 2011

  • How I Boosted my Twitter Reach by 15 percent Overnight

    While it is not the end-all be-all of influence metrics, I do monitor my Klout score for changes. Yesterday I saw my True Reach score jump from 53 to 61 literally overnight. This was not an accident, and I was not surprised. This article will tell you how I did it. First of all, let's be clear ...

    By • April 3, 2011

  • Be careful who you hire to manage your business' Twitter account

    Have you ever been to a restaurant you have not eaten in before? You sit down and are presented with the menu. There are an overwhelming number of dishes on the menu so much so you think to yourself they cannot possibly manage them all to a high standard. Or can they? If it's an Italian res...

    By • April 2, 2011

  • How Many Users Does Twitter REALLY Have?

    How many people use Twitter? Many fewer than Twitter would lead you to believe. According to its "about" page, Twitter has 175 million registered users. But "registered users" is a funny term. What it really means is the number of accounts. So, according to Twitter, 175 million Twitter account...

    By • April 1, 2011

  • Internet Wars - Google Takes on Facebook with the New +1 Button

    Ok so a while ago I wrote a post about how kids (18-30ish) are now starting to use Facebook as Google. Rather than go to the extreme effort of opening a new browser window, typing in google.com and then entering their search terms they are opting to simply search on Facebook.Kind of a cool idea. ...

    By • March 31, 2011

  • The Cool Kids Play on Twitter, but the Masses Play on Facebook

    I have a confession to make: I prefer Facebook to Twitter. There, I said it. A couple of days back, amidst the stream of dross that has invaded my Facebook newsfeed as everyone and his dog jumps on the Facebook Questions bandwagon and gives it a test drive, there were a few people asking 'do you ...

    By • March 30, 2011

  • 3 ways Facebook Questions can help your brand

    Facebook has recently added "Questions" to its list of features. Facebook Questions has the potential to be a valuable market research and engagement tool because: The interface is nicer than the Facebook Polls application. You can pay for Facebook advertising for your Questions (via the URL), wh...

    By • March 30, 2011

  • Facebook Page Trick: Find Out What Your Fans Like

    See my original answer on Quora.comUpdate: Shortly after publishing this article, the feature disappeared from Facebook. As of 10/25/11, it is back! Follow the steps outlined in the article below.So, you're a Facebook Page Admin and you've dabbled with Insights but you want to know more about you...

    By • March 29, 2011

  • Twitter Lists - More Than An Organizational Tool

    Recently, a colleague posted the following tweet: I couldn't agree more. Quite frankly, I think Twitter lists are one of the most underutilized aspects of Twitter. All too often, I see and hear of Twitter users that simply don't use lists or rarely check their own listings to see how others are...

    By • March 28, 2011

  • 10 Reasons to Eat ROI for Breakfast in Social Media

    Social media is free, right? Simply sign up for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Enter some data for your profile, add a photo for your avatar, dump your email contacts and find connections and you're set. All you have to do now is tweet, Facebook and you'll be popular online and increase revenue 1000% because you're "doing social media."

    By • March 27, 2011

  • Common Mistakes Your Business Must Avoid On Twitter

    Here is a list of 7 common mistakes that I see from companies using Twitter. Don't try these at home...or at the office! Avoid these mistakes like the plague whether you are a mom & pop shop or a Fortune 500 company. 7. Branding: Your company twitter account should be an extension of you...

    By • March 27, 2011

  • Why LinkedIn is critical to your "online brand"

    With 100 million professionals now on LinkedIn globally and 1.3 million in Australia (Jan.2011), your LinkedIn participation and profile very seriously reflect your online brand. While Facebook and Twitter lead social conversations, LinkedIn with its 17,800,000 "group members" lead business conve...

    By • March 27, 2011

  • Drive Traffic To Your Blog With LinkedIn

    It's a safe bet you constantly look for ways to use social media to drive traffic to your blog. We also assume you are looking for traffic to your blog from people who are actually interested in the content on your blog. LinkedIn is a great way to drive qualified traffic to your blog.

    By • March 26, 2011

  • Is the Twitter RT irrelevant?

    Do we still need to extend the quaint courtesy of letting people know where we found a link from another Twitter user? I think the retweet, aka RT (in both its informal and official forms), has run its course. There are now over 200 million Twitter accounts (not all active), with nearly half a mi...

    By • March 26, 2011

  • Facebook Patents a Search Protocol Based on Your Friends' Preferences

    Here's a quick update to last week's SMT discussion of Google's new facial recognition search (which has some insightful commentary by TagMeNot creator Alberto Cammozzo). As much as Google is able to throw its weight around on the internet, we know that Facebook is the one that holds tight on t...

    By • March 24, 2011

  • Need an Executive Coach? Hire Twitter!

    Note to business leaders: tell your HR Department you're about to hire a new communications manager. How about filing out a W-9 form for Twitter? Your newest executive coach is just a click away. Don't scoff. Twitter can be a highly effective teacher of powerful communication strategies for execu...

    By • March 23, 2011

  • Facebook Today, Reminds Me of AOL in 1998

    TweetI find myself more and more leaving the constraints of Facebook and stepping out into the deep end of the social web.It was an interesting time, 1998. The early Internet starter kits were beginning to make it out. Netscape had introduced a nice browser. Microsoft was playing catch up with In...

    By • March 22, 2011

  • Slowing Twitter Down without a Fail Whale

    A routine criticism of Twitter I hear during social media strategy presentations is it moves by so quickly it's impossible to follow all the tweets. That may be true, but there are ways around the apparent speed at which Twitter flies by on screen. This analogy on how to slow it down came to me ...

    By • March 22, 2011

  • Happy 5th Birthday @Twitter: A look at Twitter's growth by the numbers

    Five years ago today, Twitter's @Jack published the very first Tweet, the first of billions of Tweets that would eventually change the way millions of people share, learn, and communicate. While other news media (Twitter included) report that Jack's first Tweet simply stated, "inviting coworkers...

    By • March 21, 2011