
Ahhh, Facebook, my fickle friend. It’s almost impossible to keep up with with your constant changes. One day a “fan” button, the next day a “like”. One day fan pages, the next day community pages. One day smooth sailing, the next user authentication required. You never know what a new day will bring!
The latest change? [...]
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Foursquare is fast becoming a popular social networking site with more than 700,000 “check-ins” each day. As networks like Foursquare gain popularity with users, we all start asking ourselves how we as businesses and brands can capitalize. Well, here’s a start.
If you don’t have a Profile on Foursquare, start one. Every business who is looking [...]
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The internet has forever changed the travel biz. Online travel planning is a booming business, and it’s growing exponentially. So, it’s only natural that Facebook would eventually acquire a travel related social site, and so they have!
TechCrunch reported yesterday that the almighty FB acquired nextstop, a social travel recommendation site. According to TechCrunch, “The startup, [...]
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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – search is no longer just about the engines. Proof? Twitter is now the world’s fastest growing search tool. According to Biz Stone (co-founder), the site sees 800 million queries per day. That adds up to more than 24 billion searches per month, which is “more [...]
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As someone who is always doing some kind of social media, it’s always nice to see engaged users. Usually that’s a string of comments on your latest post on Facebook or a large number of retweets on Twitter. What happens when what you have posted ignites into a ball of fire? What you started wasn’t [...]
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My 10-year high school reunion is fast approaching. And what strikes me the most about this landmark occasion? The fact that it’s not so surprising anymore, thanks to our old friend Mr. Facebook.
Granted, it will still be fascinating to see all my old friends in person, given that I haven’t seen most of them in [...]
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Because part of what we do involves discovering the hottest new social sites – and we believe in sharing the wealth - we’re introducing you to the joys of Foodspotting today.
Foodspotting, if you haven’t heard about it, is the latest social media craze for foodies and travelers. Basically, users upload photos of food from various [...]
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I’m a big believer in the power of social media – both for good, and evil. What do I mean? Well, social media is not to be trifled with. It’s crucial to be careful with what you say and do online, because it can always, always come back to haunt you.
Generally, the guidelines are common [...]
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Since the dawn of social media, ROI-focused marketers have been attempting to put a price tag on the value of Facebook fans and Twitter followers. But is it possible to truly break social media fans down into dollars and cents?
According to a new study by Digital consulting firm Syncapse and research company Hotspex, as [...]
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Well, it’s official. Twitter has rolled out its newest advertising model – promoted trending topics. This morning, upon logging in, you might notice the Toy Story 3 trending topic with a “promoted” label beside it. Yes, Disney purchased the first promoted Tweet – go figure.
We’ve become accustomed to promoted Tweets, since Twitter rolled them out [...]
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