Tag Archives: social media
Minneapolis startup unites athletes and adrenaline junkies
With almost 50 millions users, Pinterest has carved out a sizable niche in the corner of the social media playground. Yet with an overwhelming majority of pinboards dedicated to food and drink recipes, DIY crafts, apparel, and home decor, it’s …
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Just how social is your brand?
Social is synonymous with engaging, and media platforms should be no exception. And while not every brand has the budget or the clout to trigger 58,000 #Clydesdales hashtag mentions over the course of a sporting event, the principles and techniques …
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What “tax refund” means to Facebook
Most people would associate a half-billion dollar payout with the Powerball. For Facebook, however, that ballpark figure constitutes their tax return. So while most people I know are waiting for a few hundred dollars in tax refund checks, the leader of …
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Twitter’s primary audience and their using habits
This week brings in some more interesting Twitter statistics that should be quite valuable to social media marketers. A study compiled by Compete found a few pearls of wisdom regarding “primary” mobile Twitter users in the United States. The bottom …
Read MoreEncouraging news for brands using Twitter
Social media, particularly in its relationship to marketing and advertising, has its fair share of critics and naysayers. And surely, some have strong arguments. Contentions include, but are not limited to: 1) it just creates online “noise” and clutter; 2) …
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Introducing Foursquare for Business
On January 30th, Foursquare launched its new app, aimed at helping help business owners and entrepreneurs showcase new products, promotions or updates to their customers. According to Black Enterprise, the social networking site’s new Foursquare for Business will streamline the process of …
Read MoreFacebook takes a giant, mobile leap forward
In the ongoing tug of war for active Facebook users, mobile has just pulled desktop over the centerline for the first time. This month, CNN reports that some 157 million Facebook users are visiting daily from mobile devices. It’s safe to …
Read MoreWeighing-in on #InternetFreedomDay
Last Friday marked a very important milestone for many people on both sides of an internet controversy: the one year anniversary of the tech community’s internet blackout over the SOPA and PIPA bills. In memory of January 18, 2012, an online …
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Inc. shares five social media resolutions for 2013
While we’re a little bit late for the New Years celebration, we couldn’t help but earmark John Brandon‘s fresh take on social media improvements for 2013, as featured in Inc. Magazine. So, without sliding any further into the year without …
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How social media is used around the globe
Last week, the Pew Research Center published an extensive survey detailing how, and for what purposes, social media is used throughout the world. Of the 21 countries involved in the study, Pew reports majorities in 17 countries use their social …
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