Social Media Updates: Page 409
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Facebook vs. Twitter: How are they different?
A while back I came across a great quote: "Facebook is where you find the people you know, Twitter is where you find the people you should know." To me this really says it all, and I'll try to explain why ...
By Jörgen Broström • Oct. 1, 2010 -
Facebook News: Changes Coming to Your Newsfeed
Facebook continues to beta-test changes on how status updates function for users and Pages. Here's a preview of what's to come.Format. The first thing users will notice is a new format. Instead of having one type of post (status updates) with attachment options, there will be multiple types of posts.
By Brandopolis Central • Sept. 29, 2010 -
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B2B Marketing on Facebook, a Dead End Strategy?
I was re-reading an excellent Mashable post as a follow-up to my suggestion that Facebook should split into distinct personal and business sites. We have to assume that Facebook won't change, so what can B2B companies do with their Facebook pages?
By John McTigue • Sept. 28, 2010 -
Study Finds Celebrities Have Little Twitter Influence
"Celebrities who have an army of followers on Twitter do not actually hold any influence on the micro-blogging website, scientists have discovered."This was the headline on a story posted to the telegraph.co.uk this past Saturday, September 25th. Now my initial reaction was one of feigned disbelief...
By Steve Olenski • Sept. 27, 2010 -
How The Social Network Movie Will Damage Zuckerberg's Brand
The Social Network movie is coming out on October 1st and has already received substantial reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone Magazine and other influential publications. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 100%, which is extremely rare for this type of movie, or any movie in general. The New York Po...
By Daniel Schawbel • Sept. 27, 2010 -
Facebook Philanthropy: Using Social Networks for Social Change
In the online world, 'the things you care about' define who you are. They say as much about your personality as the clothes you wear and Facebook updates you share.
By Troy Janisch • Sept. 27, 2010 -
Twitter: What's So Great About the Conversation?
When I announced TheSocialWeb last week, I said that I'd be challenging the status quo and asking the question 'why' a lot. And I'm starting off with a something that's been on my mind for several weeks now: from a marketing perspective, why do we bother with Twitter?
By Paul Sutton • Sept. 27, 2010 -
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51% of those reached by a company on Twitter are more likely to do business with you.
Interesting statistic and a friend of mine gave me a link to this info-graphic earlier this week. Do you believe the first point (51% of those reached by a company on Twitter are more likely to do business with you)?
By Marshall Sponder • Sept. 24, 2010 -
Facebook: The new search marketing ?
An advertiser can produce the best creative ad in the world, but knowing your friends really love drinking Coke is the best endorsement for Coke you can possibly get." -Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, as quoted by Bloomberg Businessweek Product websites are not dead as some would...
By Richard Meyer • Sept. 24, 2010 -
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Enhance Your Facebook Fan Page With 11 Quick Tips
With over 500 million users and over fifty percent of those users logging in daily, Facebook is a platform that's proven to be effective for building community online. Millions of people use the social networking tool to stay connected with family and friends - sharing photos, videos, links, reso...
By Frank Barry • Sept. 23, 2010 -
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The Dangers of Facebook Narcissism
I recently read an article that declared Facebook users more likely to be narcissistic, insecure, and have lower self esteem than those who forgo using the social networking site. Is this statement far from the truth or right on target?
By Colin Alsheimer • Sept. 23, 2010 -
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Personal Brands: Social Engineering by Social Media
Facebook is changing the way you can reject requests from prospective "friends." You'll click on "Not Now," which replaces the "Ignore" button. That puts them in Facebook purgatory, under a category called "Hidden Requests." The person requesting your friendship will see their status as, "Awaiti...
By Daniel Schawbel • Sept. 21, 2010 -
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Twitter Followers for Your Business: From Zero to Hero
I recently Tweeted a link to an article that advocated a tactic of building a Twitter following by following people and hoping they follow back. A local business owner asked me if the "find, follow, and hope for followback" strategy actually works. It was a great question... one that takes a ...
By Tom Snyder • Sept. 20, 2010 -
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80 Fully-Engaged Followers vs. 800 Partially Engaged Followers
The other day, I was reading another person boast about how many followers they had on Twitter, and I wondered:Would you choose to have 80 followers who are completely engaged with what you do online, or 800 followers who are only partially engaged?
By Jay Dolan • Sept. 20, 2010 -
Twitter For Business In Ten Words Or Less
A few months ago I wrote about the "follow-us-on-Twitter-and-Facebook" phenomenon, and the lack of a clearly defined strategy for promoting the differential use of these two services to your customers and audience. One the points that article made was the fact that Twitter themselves had not articulated what their unique benefits and features were for such purposes, and so they were getting thrown in as part of a "chickenorfish" discussion.
By Tom Webster • Sept. 19, 2010 -
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New Twitter Getting Too Much Hype?
In predicted and typical fashion, the "new" Twitter announcement is being praised as the greatest thing since sliced-bread. That's what happens in the tech business. People have the shiny-object syndrome. One of the most absurd comments came from Marion Maneker over at BNET, who essentially said that the "new" Twitter will do to cable news what the web did to newspapers.
By Kasey Skala • Sept. 17, 2010 -
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