2012
Should You Hire a Fresh, New Graduate or a Firm For Your Soc
New graduates would be better seated in a social media marketing firm who can prune them to their maximum potential.
A Social Media Game-Changer? Facebook Quietly Launches Promo
Two weeks to the date after their initial public offering on Wall Street, Facebook countered their sliding share value with the announcement of a new ‘Promoted Posts’ option for status updates on business users’ pages.
Google Plus Local Is Replacing Google Places
The days of Google Places are a thing of the past with the recent announcement of Google Local. The new service will integrate Places listings with Zagat s Reviews and Google s social layer.
The Battle of Social Search Engines: The New Bing vs. Google
Bing is set to release a heavily social integrated version of their search engine in the near future that might just give Google a run for its money. The New Bing will introduce a three-column design with new information architecture that will help users interact with their social networks.
2011
How to Use Twitter for Customer Service
There is now a great new tool for customer service that would probably not expect: it is called Twitter. Not only is Twitter a great social networking web site, Twitter is a great tool. And, more importantly, a time saver. On the Standing Dog Blog, we have a great blog post by Paul Griffith about how use Twitter as a customer service tool for your
Why Social Validation is the New Search Engine Optimization
You probably have heard me preach it before: if at all possible, for search engine optimization purposes, your web site should include a blog or other section. Here is why your SEO Strategy must include social validation.
2010
Survey: Third of Companies Use Interpersonal Advertising to Promote Their Company
According to a new analyze by Career Builder, one-quarter of businesses leverage social media to recruit and research potential employees. Twenty-nine % of companies with 500 or fewer employees are utilizing social networking in some way. And much more than half of leisure and hospitality organizations use social media to help promote their companies.
Survey: Third of Businesses Use Social Media Marketing to Help Promote Their Company
According to a new analyze by Career Builder, one-quarter of companies leverage social networking to recruit and study possible staff. Twenty-nine % of businesses with 500 or fewer employees are utilizing social networking in some way. And more than half of leisure and hospitality organizations use social media to help market their companies.
New PubCon South At Dallas Video Interviews Online
During the recently concluded PubCon South at Dallas conference our own Vanessa Zamora, video content producer at WebmasterWorld, conducted many video interviews with some of the people who spoke to PubCon audiences about search, social media and other Internet marketing subjects. These interviews are available now on the PubCon video blog and are
Report: Half of Americans Have Social Media Profiles
A new study released today shows that consumer use of social networking web sites is not a youth phenomenon. Apparently now at least half of those living in the United States have social media profiles. A new study released today shows that consumer use of social networking web sites is not a youth phenomenon. Apparently now at least half of
Offerpal Launches Offerpal Tasks to Earn Virtual Currency
Offerpal Media has launched Offerpal Tasks, a new way you can earn virtual currency to use in online games and social networks. You can earn virtual currency through Offerpal Tasks by completing easy online tasks through Amazon Mechanical Turk.
Report Puts Value on Social Media Exposure of Brands
Marketers online have always wondered: How much would it have cost to attract the same media exposure through traditional advertising? Many of the answers have been released in a new report called The General Sentiment Media Value Report. This report attempts to calculates the dollar value of the buzz, content, and conversation taking place online.
2009
comScore: Mobile Social Networking is Responsible for Growth
A new comScore report out today shows that mobile social networking is responsible for the growth of the mobile internet in Europe. One third of European mobile social networking users access social media sites exclusively.
2008
XING Purchases Socialmedian
XING AG has purchased New York-based socialmedian Inc., a leading innovator in the social news industry.
Social Media Club Forms Interim Board
The Social Media Club (SMC), a new media and advocacy organization focused on social media, today announced that 42 well-regarded industry leaders have volunteered to form an interim Board of Directors.
Got a Look-Alike? iLookLikeYou Social Network Launches
Do you have a look-alike? Apparently we all do. Now we all have our chance to really find our look-alike with the new social network, iLookLikeYou.com.
Searchme Adds Visual Search Features and Social Bookmarks to Search
Searchme has added new visual search features to their site. These new features, called Stacks and Media Search, will help you find, organize, and share information.
2007
Social Networking Sites May Foster Same Old Divisions - Yahoo! News
The social networking site of choice is related to a student s race, ethnicity and parents education, a new survey indicates.
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