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Just getting started with Twitter? Befuddled by the difference between a tweet and a direct message? Had it up to *here* with hashtags?
These resources will help you learn the lingo and find out how to use Twitter to boost your business.
With more than 750 million active users, and people spending over 700 billion minutes per month on the site, Facebook is no longer something businesses can balk at. It is a tool that you can, and probably should, add to your online marketing arsenal.
But where do you get started?
JoAnna Korkos, Corpoate & Group Sales Manager at Swaders Sports Park, recently asked (via the Key Web Concepts Facebook Page): “Do you have any tips for using HootSuite and programs like that? I’m not as familiar with them as I’d like to be, and I hear they make social media much easier. Thanks!”
You’re probably wondering how in the world a designing logo could be like writing an essay. Design. Writing. Graphics. Words. What in the world could these things have in common?
Is social media an effective customer service tool? It’s time to find out. When I run into the latest problem with my ISP, I try something new. I turn to Twitter to (hopefully) get my problem fixed.
Think Facebook is just a site for tweens? Think again!
Though most people tend to think that teenagers dominate the popular social networking site, your typical Facebook visitor is actually older.
As an SEO [search engine optimizer], how can I explain to clients that #1 rankings can’t be guaranteed?
Here are 4 things to tell clients to help them better understand search engine optimization and why rankings can’t be guaranteed.
Facebook has made it official: tabs are getting resized, and “Boxes” are getting dumped completely.
Facebook puts rumors about charging fees to rest. Again. If you’ve been to the Facebook website recently, you’ve probably noticed there’s something different about it. After a couple seconds, you realize what’s changed: there’s a new statement from Facebook about the nature of its services. Now when you sign up or log in, you’ll see [...]
A couple weeks ago, Facebook introduced a long-awaited change to its Pages: the ability to remove any Page Administrator.
December turned out to be a big month in the world of URL shortening services. With the rise in the use of Tweets and status updates came the popularity of URL shorteners. With the message length limits in place on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like, every character matters. As their name implies, URL shorteners [...]
Nielsen Wire has also releases its figures for search share for November 2009. While Experian showed that Google had a slight increase in its share from October to November, Nielsen shows that Google dropped, and that it was Bing that increased its search share. Below are some highlights of the data from Nielsen Wire’s November [...]
Experian Hitwise released its stats on search share for November 2009 earlier this month. According to their article, Google’s search share increased from October to November, but Bing and Yahoo each decreased. Ask.com also saw an increase. Search Engine Share of Searches Google 71.57% Yahoo 15.39% Bing 9.34% Ask 2.65% Source: Experian Hitwise Search Engine [...]
Last week, I shared some statistics about search share for October from Experian Hitwise. Nielsen Wire also has stats to share, with a new blog post about online search providers. They too put Google at the top, with the biggest percentage of searches, while Yahoo and Bing still fall second and third, respectively. Search Engine [...]
In a recent press release, Experian Hitwise outlined how the major search engines stack up as far as searches in the U.S. go. In the month of October, Google was the clear winner, accounting for close to 71% of all searches in the States. Yahoo was next at 16.14%, and Bing received 9.57% of searches. [...]
One of the great things about using social media (new media) is that you can provide customer service in innovative ways. Share information creatively – but make sure to stay on topic. Irrelevant posts, Tweets and status updates could turn customers off and leave them wanting more. So, how can you use social media to [...]
You’ve heard all about Twitter. Your company seems interested in developing a Facebook Page. You’re considering setting up a LinkedIn profile. But why? Getting involved sounds like a good idea, but what kinds of benefits are there to social media? Increased Visibility A presence on a site like Facebook could substantially increase your visibility on [...]
Social media is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Millions of people are using LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube; sites like Twitter are experiencing astounding growth rates. Not only are people using social media a lot, but they’re starting to expect others (especially companies) to start using or already be using Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and other [...]
Today, you can’t watch TV, listen to the radio, flip through a magazine or even surf the Web without hearing or seeing something about social media. Companies refer you to their Twitter; businesses say to check out their Facebook Page. But what is this “social media” phenomenon? Facebook, Twitter – what are they to us? [...]