Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Twitter: don’t believe the hype?
From Ashton Kutcher versus CNN, to the Hudson Plane crash to the Iranian elections: Twitter certainly has been a “buzz” word. It’s interesting to note that a new study by RJMetrics found that by year-end Twitter had just over 75 million user accounts. New user growth peaked last July at 7.8 million new users per…
Read MoreSmall Business Owners Are Passive In Social Media
Very interesting to read Media Post.com’s article that small business owners “show a strong preference for “passive” social media sources of business instead of actively engaging online. In the article Ben Hanna notes that, according to the Business.com study of over 1,700 small business owners/managers, they “currently use one or more social media resources to…
Read MoreSocial Media ROI: Socialnomics video
A very interesting video on Social Media ROI: Socialnomics [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmfs3z8esI&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Fun to see WHO is making money using Social Media. Don’t you think this video have more impact if they showcased HOW?…
Read MoreSocial Networking vs Twitter: What Works for Women
According to the Los Angeles Times, statistics show that women are emerging as the having the purchasing power. (I’m sure you’re thinking, “yeah, tell me something I *don’t* know). By 2020, the total amount of women’s private U.S. wealth will be approximately $22 trillion. So are they using Social Networking or Twitter to make decisions?…
Read MoreSmall Businesses Still Have A Lot To Learn About Social Media
Today’s eMarketer newsletter outlined some statistics about how small businesses are using or perceive the value of social media. According to the “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2010” from Ad-ology, lead generation is the biggest benefit of social networking for US small businesses. Businesses are also using social media for keeping up with trends and monitoring word-of-mouth.…
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