There have been a couple of interesting articles on social media lately. Patricio Robles (Econsultancy) suggests that brands overvalue social data. Michelle Stinson Ross (Search Engine Journal) looks at graph representing the size of social networks – Twitter is down to fourth. Greg Finn (Marketing Land) cites a report that says Twitter is the fastest [...]
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Make the Most of Social Media Data
Posted 1 February 2013 by SandyTagged As: Facebook, social media, social media marketing, social networks, Twitter | Categories: Digital Marketing, Social Media | Leave a Comment
Could You Wait Two Days for Someone to Review Your Tweet?
Posted 7 December 2012 by SandyTagged As: blogging, censorship, Facebook, Twitter | Categories: News, Social Media | Leave a Comment
If you’re at all concerned with online censorship then you should definitely be concerned about this: Apparently, the US State Department wants to change its staff communications policy in a way that will severely restrict social media interaction, blogging and other writing, including speeches (Washington Post). The changes will also apply to all public speaking [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Are Moms Chasing Kids off Facebook?
Posted 16 July 2012 by SandyTagged As: Facebook, niche social network, social network | Categories: Social Media | Leave a Comment
Are you ‘friends’ with your mom on Facebook or with your friends’ moms perhaps? Facebook’s demographics have been leaning towards the 45+ age group for a while, but it now seems as though youngsters are abandoning the ubiquitous social network for sites that are more relevant to their personal interests. There are several possible reasons [...]
Like, Want and Opt-in
Posted 2 July 2012 by SandyTagged As: Facebook, facebook marketing | Categories: Social Media | Leave a Comment
Raise your hand if you’ve liked a brand and then unliked them because your Facebook feed is flooded with useless updates. Raise your hand if you’ve ever liked a brand and then hidden them because your feed is flooded with useless updates. Brain Solis makes a very good point in an article published on Social [...]