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QR Codes of the Future?

QR codes seemed to charge into the worlds of marketing, advertising and social media with the speed of several turbo charged cheetahs towing product information. Some believe that the ancient Egyptians were introduced to QR codes by a benevolent...
Posted February 26, 2012 with 3,545 views     

Are You Your Own Worst Twitter Enemy?

Let's be serious, in this day and age there are two social networks that rule the land. There is Facebook and there is Twitter. Of course there is a multitude of others, but today, these two are king (and queen?). People use these sites from the...
Posted October 9, 2011 with 2,857 views     

Musicians & Celebrities: Why Social Media is Perfect for Them -- and What You Can Learn

In my early years working with social media, I was a member of a fairly successful pop punk band. I became somewhat of the social-media governor for the group. Our manager prided himself on being in tune with new and upcoming marketing trends. He...
Posted September 2, 2011 with 1,321 views     

Has Social Media Become Our Number Input Source?

Recently, we here at Social Turbine decided that we wanted to perform a brief social media experiment. No set up, just a quick “see-what-we-can-do” on a moments notice. We wanted to see if, with almost no set up time or thought, we could get #...
Posted August 19, 2011 with 705 views     

King Arthur on Social Media

King Arthur, the legendary king of Britain, inexplicably gallops into the parking lot of a small office building on a sunny summer’s day. Behind and astride their horses is a legion of beautifully gleaming armored knights. The king of the Britons...
Posted August 10, 2011 with 239 views     

Which Social Media Network Will Die Next?

Which of the major social media contenders will succeed and which will fall by the wayside like an unfurled and greasy burger king whopper sandwich wrapper? The question is real, and in the past social media networks and related tech companies have...
Posted July 27, 2011 with 1,883 views     

Why Using Social Media to Meet the Status Quo Isn’t Enough

Using social media can be as simple or as in-depth as you wish to make it. For some, simply hopping on Twitter and tossing out a few wild tweets or signing in to Facebook and posting incessant emotes makes up their entire social media interest. For...
Posted July 17, 2011 with 2,765 views     

Google+ and the Disappearance of the Wonder Wheel

Google+ has been making a lot of noise lately in the already outrageous soundboard that is social media and social networking. With key features such as easily handled social Circles; these being quite literal drag and drop-spots to dump categorized...
Posted July 9, 2011 with 1,874 views     
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