Social Media Updates: Page 412
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Social media is therapy for the 21st century
Social media is fast becoming a new type of therapy. Even if you have never been in therapy or counseling, we have all seen it played out in television, movies and books and know what therapists will ask.Here are just a few phrases that will be familiar:"Share your feeling"- Well then welcome to...
By Sandy Miller • Aug. 16, 2010 -
Is Facebook Killing the Web Site?
In the past week, I've come across two though-provoking articles about the future of Web sites.
By Mark Evans • Aug. 16, 2010 -
Twitter's Growth Doubles, Becomes More International
While there are questions about the ability of Facebook to grow in future, Comscore has found that Twitter use has more than doubled over the past year. Comscore's stats (via Marketing Charts) also confirm the on-going trend of Twitter becoming less of an a US dominated, or even anglophone network.
By Dirk Singer • Aug. 15, 2010 -
Is Facebook hitting saturation point?
That's a question Hitwise's Robin Goad asked earlier this week when he showed that - in the UK - Facebook was now getting one in six page views, or 16.73% of the total. That puts it in front of Google UK (8.22%), ebay (5.39%) and Yo
By Dirk Singer • Aug. 14, 2010 -
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If you're searching for something, will you Facebook it?
Excitement seems to be bubbling about Facebook's Open Graph Search Engine - will it work, will it be useful and, excuse the pun, will it be liked? People who spend time on the internet will have noticed that over the past few months the option to 'like' an article or a website is becoming commonp...
By Keredy Stott • Aug. 12, 2010 -
Google vs. Facebook - The War
The social networking war is heating up. With Google's purchase of Slide and Jambool, Facebook has gone to DEFCON 1 and ordered Lockdown across the company. The Lockdown, noted by the neon Lockdown sign on Zuck's office door, has been declared for the next 60 days to prepare Facebook for the u
By LJ Jones • Aug. 12, 2010 -
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How to Use Twitter for Media Relations
Many public relations professionals worldwide dream of the day that they can successfully pitch their latest and greatest story with the world via 'the little blue bird.' And quite naturally so, after more than 20 billion tweets. The real-time social platform Twitter has firmly established itsel...
By Robert A. Burns, II • Aug. 11, 2010 -
5 Ways You Can Wake Up Your Facebook Page
These days it seems like everybody and their mama has a facebook account.
By Evelyn Parham • Aug. 11, 2010 -
9 Tips For Building, Branding and Maximizing Your Profile And Exposure on LinkedIn
While LinkedIn might be the old dog in the Social Media race, it still remains as one of the most powerful tools in Business Building and Connecting online.Where Facebook might be getting all of the press, LinkedIn offers something that Facebook cannot - a "Business-Only" platform for building your brand, product, and personal profile.
By Stephanie Frasco • Aug. 10, 2010 -
10-4, Social Media - We Got Ourselves a Convoy!
When I started my digital agency back in 1996, I constantly ran into critics who called the Web "The CB radio of the 90′s." Eventually, as the web demonstrated it was more than just a flash in the pan, time has proven those critics wrong. But, I'm wondering ...
By Tom Snyder • Aug. 10, 2010 -
Would a different generation embrace social media?
I watched the season premiere of Mad Men and saw the character Don Draper suffering over having to give an interview. The reporter wants to know why he isn't talking more and Don says he is from the Midwest and wasn't raised that way.It got me thinking, I have to wonder would social media be used...
By Sandy Miller • Aug. 9, 2010 -
Learn from Abercrombie & Fitch: Embed social media in every customer touchpoint
"Have you checked us out on Facebook?" As I queued to pay at Abercrombie & Fitch in London over the weekend I kept hearing this phrase over and over again. In fact as everybody paid for their purchases the sales assistants asked them this very same question. Some may have found this annoying, some may have found it forced, and some may have found it distracting.
By Matt Rhodes • Aug. 8, 2010 -
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Facebook isn't the Devil
I often encourage people to give their honest feedback. I find that to be one of the quickest, least expensive ways to imrove ones company. Find out whats wrong from the horses mouth.
By Michelle Foose • Aug. 6, 2010 -
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7 Steps for Building a Community on Twitter
Twitter provides an excellent channel for marketers as it is "a real-time information network powered by people from around the world" who are interested in discovery and communication. In order to tap in to this tool, it is important to become an actice participant who consistently adds value to the community.
By Brian Rice • Aug. 5, 2010 -
Twitter Talk & Facebook Fails
An appropriate Facebook page may have a huge impact on your brand equity. It can also backfire in a horrible way. Similarly Twitter chatter can propel your brand to national accolades, or can potentially land you in the hot seat. Social Media allows you to reach out to your brand advocates in ...
By Chris Dessi • Aug. 3, 2010 -
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A Brief Twitter Marketing Strategy
Going by the increasing popularity of social media marketing, it is only wise to say that twitter marketing plan should be included in any viable online marketing plan. This is because twitter is reputed to be the first social networking site that went from mere 1 million users to over 13 milli...
By Kiesha Easley • Aug. 1, 2010
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