
The benefits of social media are pretty obvious to most savvy marketing professionals these days – but what about the drawbacks? Using social media in the wrong ways can cause serious damage to your reputation, especially if you’re on the hunt for a new gig. Check out the 10 Ways Social Media Will Derail Your [...]
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Love that song! But really, I always feel like somebody’s watching me. Don’t you? Facebook…I can tell alot about what someone’s up to from Facebook posts. Twitter too for that matter. My last YouTube video shows where I was last week, where the kids and I like to spend our weekends and that my daughter [...]
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Just when you thought they couldn’t cover any more ground – Facebook is reportedly unveiling an e-mail service. So will the millions of active members ditch Yahoo and Gmail in favor of myname@facebook.com?! We will see. If so, Facebook’s on track to become our one-stop shop for everything from check-ins to deals to chat & [...]
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It’s true, we can say goodbye to Ask.com, formerly known as Ask Jeeves, the search engine will be stopping development on its current search engine and focusing its efforts on their Q&A service.
Ask.com will deliver results from a competitor, it’s not certain to which one. Although they have an existing deal with Google, Microsoft may [...]
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Since 2004, Technorati, blog search engine extraordinaire, has released a State of the Blogosphere, outlining key trends & statistics among blogs & bloggers. The latest report has just been released, and it includes some fascinating statistics, including the following:
25% of all bloggers are already engaged in mobile blogging
64% of respondents fall under the “hobbyist” category, [...]
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Mobile check-ins have been one of the hot button items for interactive marketers ever since the introduction of Foursquare, Gowalla and the like. And, with the introduction of Facebook check-ins over the past couple months, the concept has only heated up. Well, the bubble may be on its way to bursting (or at least deflating) [...]
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Choosing the right domain is just as important for your long term marketing strategy as your short term marketing strategy. It’s like buying that perfect property right off the information super-highway. There are several factors to consider…a recent article in Website Magazine takes a closer look at “what’s in a name?”
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So, how social is your state DMO? A quarterly report by Gammet Interactive ranks states across the nation on their social media presence. So where does your state stand in the latest rankings from October 2010? Click to check it out.
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The world is going mobile. In 2010, we saw some major jumps in terms of mobile development, including the explosion of the Android operating system, the introduction of the iPad and an increased rate of internet access via smartphones. In 2011, we can expect to see even more of a shift [...]
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In a surprising move, Google has announced a huge change to local search results. In an effort to offer more relevant local options to searchers, they are phasing out all organic results. The site will now offer up specific local business listings, shown on a map, instead of showing sites based on keyword relevance.
What this [...]
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