Twitter Cuts Down on Spam

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If you’re a power Twitter user – lord knows you’ve had some experience with the often overwhelming spam accounts. I often wonder, why do they bother? Spam is hardly an effective marketing tool – but they just keep on coming with the “Click here to make $1,000 a day on Twitter!” messages.
The good news? Twitter [...]

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Social Gaming for Marketers

Farmville

Are you one of the millions of Facebook users who spends much of their time planting watermelons or engaging in Mafia wars? If so, you’re part of a growing market of social gaming users.
Even for the non-gamer types, the ease and popularity of Facebook has made social gaming a favorite activity. Farmville is the game [...]

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The Integration of Social Marketing

Social Media Integration

At this point in the evolution of marketing, most organizations understand the importance of social media to their overall efforts. But, a new study by marketing management firm Unica, as reported by emarketer, shows that integration is still lacking.
While 70% of responding companies have integrated voting features/product reviews into marketing campaigns, only 41% have [...]

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Facebook’s Weekly Updates for Page Admins

Facebook Updates

Are you the administrator of one or more Facebook fan pages? Most marketers are, these days. And sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of ongoing page statistics, while also worrying about content, engagement with fans and all the other elements that go along with maintaining a kickass fan page!
Well, Facebook has made it [...]

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What Does Privacy Mean to You?

Privacy Please!

With the meteoric rise of social networking sites, the concept of privacy has taken on a new meaning for current generations. Information that you may have once shared with only your spouse or closest friends, you’re now posting on Twitter.  If my grandfather knew the kind of detail that was being publicly posted online – [...]

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Twitter Users Not Tweeting?

In an interesting article released yesterday from CNN Reporter Julianne Pepitone, 73% of twitter users have tweeted less than 10 times. Is Twitter becoming more of a news feed than a place to conversate and engage with other tweeters?? Seems that way.
Late last year, we blogged about the different ways twitter users used the social network. The [...]

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Tips for Businesses on How to Handle User Review Sites

Small Biz Social Media Stats

When it comes to social media, most businesses nowadays understand the power of Facebook/Twitter and have started learning the ropes.  In fact, according to the recent “State of Small Business Report”, 75% of small businesses have a company page on a social networking site. The Facebook and Twitters of the world make it easy for [...]

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Getting Social Is About Being Real

Social Media

Today’s cultural movement of the introduction of new technology (beginning with the invention of the telephone in 1876 and continuing with the rapidity of subsequent entertainment technologies) has proven to be the cornerstone of our “gotta know” voracious appetite. In the early days of radio and television, advertising was geared to be an [...]

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Facebook vs. Yahoo

Who would have thought that a social site like Facebook would be out to dominate the web world?! Facebook started out small, and it almost feels like it grew overnight! Facebook just recently celebrated it’s 400 millionth user and that number continues to be on the rise. Facebook is now the number two most popular [...]

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Another Google Product

Has Google created the new interface in social networking? Google’s new social media product has everyone buzzing about Google Buzz. Many will call this a Twitter killer or a threat to Facebook, but suggestions that Buzz will kill them are overblown. Google has tried to succeed with social products that just haven’t caught on. There’s [...]

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