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Facebook addicts, take a sigh of relief – you’re not the freak you thought you were. Well, that might still be debatable, but you’re at least in good – and international – company. Nielsen this week found that internationally, Internet users spent 22 percent of their online time engaging in social media. In fact, the [...]
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Need some reassurance on the effectiveness of Facebook marketing? Well, one German 16 year-old doesn’t. After accidentally creating an “open to the public” invitation for her 16th birthday party, this froline found herself the host of 1,500 guests. Talk about a house party. But one teenager’s cautionary tale is a businessman’s motivational parable. What small [...]
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If you needed one more reason to set up your business on Twitter, or to get an iPhone, we’ll kill two birds with one stone—well, as long as those birds aren’t tweeting. The popular social media mogul will now be a primo feature on Apple’s new operating system, [...]
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In case you’ve been a Negative Nelly about Twitter, complaining about its textual base and its lack of photos and streaming video, you’re in for some good news; now there’s more to Tweets than 140-character blurbs. Now, there are images and streaming media, which you can view without utilizing [...]
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You’ve seen the headlines: “$10 for $20!” “Half off drinks!” “Five car washes for $15!” These days, savvy shoppers aren’t perusing their weekly grocery circulars and Value-Paks to score a deal; they’re logging on to social media to grab Groupon, Living Social, Facebook and Yelp deals. And just this week, granddaddy Google threw his hat [...]
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You probably thought the ubiquitous Twitter couldn’t get much more pervasive, right? Wrong! Last week, Twitter announced a new feature – email notifications letting you know when your Tweet receives a reply or someone reTweets you. What’s that mean for you? Now it’s easier than ever to keep [...]
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In case you didn’t mark it on your calendar and count the days until you got that free day off work, we thought we’d let you know that there’s a big holiday coming up this weekend. And even if that holiday doesn’t find you on the road, it will [...]
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Don’t wait for People’s Most Influential People issue to break out onto newsstands to determine just how much impact you’re having on your fans (and believe us, it’s probably not as much as Lady Gaga has). Sneek Peak, a new web analytics tool from Visibli, measures the amount of influence your [...]
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Have you considered blogging but have no words? Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand, and with the ease of digital photography, photo blogs are gaining speed in the world of social media. That is especially true if your business has something to say – we mean display. Has your bakery perfected the [...]
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Move over Groupon, there’s a new dog in town. Actually, it’s an old dog that’s learned a promising new trick. That’s right; Facebook introduced local deals, debuting in five cities including San Diego and Atlanta. Bowling for 75 percent off? Wine tasting for 50 percent off? The deals we’ve grown accustomed to with Yelp, Groupon, [...]
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