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4 Ways Facebook is Stupid

May 8, 2012 by Daniel McGaw
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Yeah, I know what you're thinking. I am not saying facebook the company is stupid, I am saying that everything on facebook kinda is. Now don't get me wrong, some very smart things happen in the news feed, groups, messages, and chats, but overall when you think about 99% of the things that get comments, likes, or shares are stupid. So let's go over some examples how facebook is stupid. [read more]

Predicting the Next Social Media Trend Using Social Media Analytics

May 7, 2012 by Morgan J. Arnold
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The color of the balls represents how quickly it is growing - with red and orange indicating hot and fast growth. This means the hottest social sites are establishing new connections with online users faster than the rest of the pack. Only 5 social media sites out of our list of 147 can claim rights to a sizzling hot ball - here's the top 5 in social growth rate... [read more]

Will the “Flickr Fix” Work for Pinterest?

May 3, 2012 by Mac Ocampo
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Will the Flickr Fix be beneficial to Pinterest which thinks that they can get over the copyright issues without being acquired by Google? [read more]

How to Use Flickr's NEW Pinterest Integration with Attribution

May 2, 2012 by Tammy Kahn Fennell
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Flickr, Popular photo sharing service owned by Yahoo, announced they have added Pinterest integration to their photos, which will allow users to "Pin" content with attribution. With Flickr being one of the largest content sources of Pinterest, this decision comes as no surprise. [read more]

Will “Man-Boards” Change The World Of Social Media?

April 26, 2012 by Brad Friedman
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“Instead of having to sort through hundreds of pictures of weddings and flowers and kittens, we figured we might as well just create our own site that focuses on highlighting interesting man things,” Brandon Patchin, the CEO of MANteresting says. [read more]

Why Google Should Buy Pinterest

April 25, 2012 by Mac Ocampo
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Should Google buy Pinterest? It’s a question that matters to the world’s widely-used search engine. Especially when the other giant that is Facebook has acquired a visual platform like Instagram along with its users. [read more]

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Instagram for $1 Billion: What to Do in the Absence of Owning a Hot Social Startup

April 19, 2012 by Jake Wengroff
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Social infrastructure providers deliver social CRM data to publishers, which can be used to monetize their sites. [read more]

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Why It's No Longer Safe to Click On Pinterest Images

April 18, 2012 by Hans Kullin
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Spammers have made clicking on Pinterest images into a lottery, you never know where you will end up. The latest scam includes using a link from BBC's site in the UK to gain credibility, but in reality the link takes you to the spammer's site. [read more]

Is Your Content Worthy of a Like, Share, Pin, Retweet, Google +1?

April 14, 2012 by Pam Moore
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How many hours have you spent adding buttons, gadgets and widgets to your new blog or website? You research the right tools, share buttons, share bars, analytic tracking tools and more. You install them with a hope and a prayer that someone somewhere is going to use them.  However, unfortunately many business leaders find they don’t... [read more]

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A Thousand Words: Social's Visual Economy

April 13, 2012 by William Smith
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Does our Visual Economy mark the maturity of Social? [read more]

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Pinterest Uninterest

April 11, 2012 by Seth Grimes
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Analytics strategist Seth Grimes turns a critical eye to image-sharing sensation Pinterest. "Pinterest has to be the least-social social platform I've encountered in a while, with the business impact of a pin prick, useless except to marketers who are looking for yet another billboard for their brands." [read more]

Pinterest Outpacing LinkedIn - Is Social Media Going Exclusively Visual?

April 9, 2012 by Shaun Hinklein
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There are more Pinterest pins out there than LinkedIn Groups. Pinterest is not even five years old. LinkedIn is a publicly traded company. What the hell is going on? [read more]

Pinterest Experiment: Can It Really Drive Leads For SMBs?

April 9, 2012 by Tammy Kahn Fennell
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Lately I've been getting into the newest social network on the block: Pinterest I've been hearing all the hype and the buzz, but I had one question in my mind: How can this be used for Small Businesses? The results may surprise you... [read more]

Should Pinterest Avoid The 'Twitter Problem?'

April 6, 2012 by Tammy Kahn Fennell
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Although the API for rapidly growing social network "Pinterest" is done and ready for developers, it has not been released to the public yet. Why Stay Closed? According to Business Insider, Pinterest fears having a "Twitter problem." An API, or application programming interface, allows developers to build apps using Pinterest data. [read more]

19 Tools for Pinterest Pros

April 4, 2012 by Tia Fisher
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As Pinterest growth skyrockets, so follows the number of tools available to help us manage our content, understand our metrics, and be better pinners. Here are just a few of the tools and services now available for use with Pinterest that are especially handy for brands, marketers, and Pinterest devotees. [read more]

Inbound Marketing Works: A Copywriter’s Success Story

April 1, 2012 by Barry Feldman
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I want to tell you a little success story and help you understand why the same strategy can be the most effective marketing tactic your company will ever take. It's the story of a copywriting company, my company, and how I've managed to revive the demand for my services by pulling the plug on advertising and using inbound marketing. [read more]

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Confessions of a Social Media Girl: Mega Millions Insanity & Missed Opportunities

March 31, 2012 by Veronica Guzik
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I’m willing to bet that none of my friends on any social media outlet will win the NY Mega Millions Lottery tonight. I’d go so far as to bet that I would shave my head, if one of them would win. [read more]

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He's just not that Pinterested in you! Social Media and the Sexes

March 30, 2012 by Mimi Sells
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In the online battle of the sexes, men are from Foursquare and women are from Facebook! At least that's what my data review shows. And it isn't any different across the latest social darlings like Pinterest & Google+. [read more]

Pinterest - are the new terms better? The Legal View

March 29, 2012 by Tia Fisher
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Pinterest's new Terms come into force on April 6th. How far have they changed, and what's the upshot for the Pinners in terms of legal liability and ownership? eModeration takes a legal view. [read more]

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Three Things You Need to Leap Into Pinterest

March 28, 2012 by Christina Inge
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The secret to success on Pinterest is no secret: it's the brands that approach the channel with passion, quality, and a sense of fun that are reaping the most benefits. [read more]

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