Why Businesses Should Get Excited About Facebook Places

Facebook Places

So Facebook has introduced its new Places tab (or started to … it’s rolling out slowly across the country), and you may be asking, what the hell do I care? Well, if you’re a business, this is good news for brand awareness.
The new Facebook Places feature will allow businesses and organizations to claim [...]

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Search: It’s Not Just About Google Anymore

Twitter

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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The Joys of Foodspotting

Foodspotting

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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Facebook Top Fodder for Divorce Cases

Divorce

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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Consumers Love Brands on Facebook – but Not for Research

Product Research

There’s no question that consumers are using social networks as a form of information gathering when it comes to making purchases or trying new products/services. However, according to some interesting new data reported by eMarketer, social networks are NOT primarily being used to seek out data about products.  Yes, people are connecting with brands through [...]

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Social Networking Never Sleeps

Business hours

The worldwide web never sleeps. A full-on insomniac, our favorite technological wonder is always awake, always buzzing, always selling something to someone.
So what does this mean for marketers? Well, it means we can’t live by a Monday through Friday, 9-5 schedule anymore, at least not when it comes to our web efforts. Weekends, holidays and [...]

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Facebook to Introduce Location-Based Check-Ins

Facebook

Location-based social networking via sites like Foursquare and Gowalla  is one of the most explosive trends to hit the web in the past couple years. These platforms have shown rapid growth, and have been utilized by major agencies and marketing organizations. With everyone jumping on the location-based bandwagon, it’s only natural that Mr. Zuckerberg would [...]

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Why Face-to-Face Meetings Still Matter

The internet has done wonders for the world at large. It has changed commerce, communication, research … and so many other elements of our day-to-day existence.
But, and this is a big BUT, the internet cannot take the place of face to face interaction. This is a key factor to remember. The smartest social networking strategies [...]

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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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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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