Pinterest has quickly become a powerful brand, one of the fastest growing networks of all time and a powerful business referral tool. The accomplishments are impressive and the social giant itself is strangely addictive. But how much do we really know about this power hungry monster? Did you know that Pinterest … Was started in [...]
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Pinterest – A power hungry social monster
Posted 4 December 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: facebook marketing, google plus, linkedin, pinterest, social media, social media followers, Twitter | Categories: Digital Marketing, Social Media | Leave a Comment
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Nov 27th 2012)
Posted 27 November 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: Facebook, facebook marketing, facebook privacy, social media, social media followers, social media marketing, Twitter, twitter marketing | Categories: Social Media | Leave a Comment
It seems that freedom of speech and social media do not go hand in hand. Recently, there have been many arrests over tweets and Facebook posts. Until recently, Twitter had never blocked an account, but after a group in Germany started tweeting neo-Nazi comments it decided to take this unprecedented step. It has also agreed [...]
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Nov 20th 2012)
Posted 20 November 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
There is a rumour circulating the cyber world that Marissa Mayer, Yahoo!’s chief executive, has been in discussions with Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, about the possibility of them working together. This would not be a first, as they have previously collaborated on a number of smaller projects, like Yahoo! news showing [...]
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Nov 13 2012)
Posted 13 November 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: Facebook, facebook marketing, linkedin, social media, social media followers, social media marketing, Twitter, twitter marketing | Categories: Social Media, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies participate far less in social media networks than the rest of us. There have been interesting surveys conducted, and the findings are shocking! Having CEOs that actively interact and make themselves available on social platforms leads to greater faith in a company. In fact, 93% of those surveyed believe that [...]
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Nov 06 2012)
Posted 6 November 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: blogging, Facebook, facebook marketing, linkedin, social media marketing, Twitter, twitter marketing | Categories: Social Media, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
In this week’s social headlines it seems we are in for a Face-list, as Facebook has been quietly trying out a new tool for advertising, using the recycled name, “Marketplace”. This could give Craigslist a real run for its money. Apparently, users will be able to create short personal ads. These will show up in [...]
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Oct 30 2012)
Posted 30 October 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: Facebook, facebook marketing, linkedin, social media marketing, Twitter, twitter marketing | Categories: Social Media, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
I’m sure we have all seen and, in some cases, fallen for the sneaky, pointless viral links circulating Facebook more and more often these days. They go like this: “1. Click on Photo, 2. Comment Jump 3. See what happens.” What happens? Nothing! This is a sneaky tactic to make cyber scammers rich. These pages [...]
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Oct 23 2012)
Posted 23 October 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: | Categories: News, Social Media | Leave a Comment
This is not the most comforting of news, especially for parents, but we need to make people aware of the dangers. A recent study conducted by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which was carried out over a 47-hour period during four weeks, found that 88 per cent of nude or explicit photos and videos posted [...]
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Oct 16 2012)
Posted 16 October 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: blogging, brands, Facebook, guest posts, linkedin, online brand, seo companies, social media, twitter marketing | Categories: News, Social Media | Leave a Comment
Top news in the world of social media seems to be pointing to an on-going scandal where social media consulting firms are buying “fake followers” to increase the visibility of their own profiles. This leads one to ask, “What is the deal with the numbers?” One would think the word social is an obvious clue. [...]
Tuesday Morning Roundup: Latest Social Headlines (Oct 9 2012)
Posted 9 October 2012 by AynsleyTagged As: Facebook, facebook search engine, linkedin, social media, social search engine, Twitter | Categories: Digital Marketing, Social Media | Leave a Comment
The world of social media is extending beyond simple social interaction. It seems that over the eight years of Facebook’s existence it has been collecting data from its now one billion users (as if we ever doubted that) and there is talk that this information will be used to fuel some sort of social search [...]