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How to Find Key Online Influencers
Influencers reside in every knick and cranny on the web. They share stories about brands. The more influential they are, the more impact their stories have on the success of a business. Active web users create about 500 million impressions or...
White House Lack of Social Media Response Policy is Alarming
Last Tuesday Hacktivists supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad allegedly hacked Twitter accounts belonging to NPR and CBS. Once in, they tweeted that bombs had exploded at the White House and President Obama was injured. Minutes...
Nonprofits Must Take Their Fundraising Strategy To The Next Level
Image: Accountant.orgWhile thoughts of spring cleaning are filling your head, now is as good a time as any to clean up your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy. Hopefully, you met your first quarter goals and you’re strategizing for the remainder...
Social Media Alchemy: Turning Spam into Engagement Gold
Many thanks to Dino Dogan for this Guest PostI learned this from the always insightful Tom Webster about two years ago when he did a keynote at BlogWorld.Spam comments are a pain in the butt, they are made of evil, evil stuff. But, if you...
Vine iPhone App Lets Anyone Shoot Short Videos
Last October Twitter acquired Vine, the company that made a mobile app allowing people to film 6 second videos and post them on social sites like Facebook and Twitter. Before going any further I’ve got to ask why there isn’t an Android version...
Book Review: Brian Solis' "What's The Future Of Business?"
Image: Brad FriedmanBrian Solis‘ book [What's The Future] Of Business came out in March. I was excited to finally receive the book I pre-ordered last Fall. The book’s format is not what you would expect from the author of two other...
Use Social Media to Engage In March Madness
More than ever before, social media has made it incredibly easy to engage in March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament started yesterday with the play-in games. And with that, March Madness is officially underway. Articles are being...
Facebook News Feed Is Huge Change
Last week Facebook unveiled a new news feed with an entirely new look and feel. The rollout was to commence immediately and many users are currently using the first overhaul of the Timeline since the launch at the end of 2011.“The news feed is...
You Can Use Your Smartphone To Run Your Small Business [INFOGRAPHIC]
The very creative people at Desk have put together a comprehensive Infographic detailing how one might run a business from a smartphone with thirteen different apps. We use several of the apps mentioned ourselves but have mixed feels about running...
Is There a Formula for Social Media Success?
Some think there is a formula for social media success. They assume if they mimic the activity of a major brand, success is just moments away. Like with many other things, people seek the simple answer that will provide the huge boost they are...
Best Practices for a Solid Social Media Strategy
Social media has grown from a curiosity to an integral piece of corporate strategy in the space of only a few years. Nearly overnight, business owners have brought on whole teams of specialists to craft effective social media strategies and manage...
So, You Want To Be A Social Media Manager?
At its core, social media is about being social. It is about back-and-forth interaction. It is about engagement. Businesses that have successful social strategies understand this. They also understand their customers have certain...
Reports of Yahoo's Death Are Premature
Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer appears to be on course to turn around Yahoo, a company many took for dead not long ago. A review of recent interviews indicates Mayer’s vision for Yahoo “is about making the world’s daily habits more...
5 Must-Haves for Social Media Management
5 Must-Haves For Social Media Management Social media has grown from a curiosity to an integral piece of corporate strategy in the space of only a few years. Nearly overnight, companies have brought on whole teams of specialists to craft...
Facebook's Big Announcement Improves Search Capabilities
Facebook notified media around the world they had a big announcement to make yesterday. Like many others, I was on the edge of my seat waiting to hear what new feature was going to be introduced to boost Facebook’s stock price and confidence on Wall...
The Library Of Congress Archives Your Tweets
The Library Of Congress Archives Your Tweets In 2010, the Library of Congress used its Facebook page to announce it was acquiring the entire Twitter archive – all public tweets – back to March 2006. And it has been archiving public tweets ever...
FTC Closes Google Antitrust Case: Law Protects Competition not Competitors
The FTC closed its 19 month antitrust investigation of Google and Google came out of this largely unscathed. The FTC reports that Google agreed to change some of its business practices to resolve Federal Trade Commission concerns that "those...
FTC to Investigate Violations of Current Children’s Online Privacy Laws
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently gave a “Two Thumbs Down” to mobile apps for children in terms of privacy, according to the release of their most recent report on the issue Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade. The...
This Is Your Brain On Social Media
Social media is everywhere. As hard as many of you are trying to deny it, social media is here to stay. It has changed the way we do business. It has changed the way we market our business. It has changed the way we communicate with each other. We...
5 Inbound and Social Media Predictions For 2013
If you’re reading this, then the world didn’t come to an end last night and I’m already batting 1000 on this year’s list of predictions. As 2012 draws to a close we’re apt to start looking ahead to 2013. I’m looking forward to another year of...
