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Twitter has completely blown my mind and not using it for Internet marketing is quickly becoming as big a mistake as not using Google. This is not an exhortation to become social and participate in the conversation and all the rest of that. This is an exhortation to begin participating in what has become the [...]

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Though still in its infancy, location-based service (LBS) applications have experienced tremendous growth. Now that we’re seeing more rapid adoption, we expect the environment to change and start to show new innovations as services begin to mature. Let’s look at where the next wave of LBS applications is going this year. Beyond the Check-In As [...]

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Social media, in all of its forms, impacts our lives as consumers from the things we buy, to where we go, to what we like, and overall how we share this information with one another. Today, this influence is moving from the consumer realm into the workplace where almost 90 percent of B2B organizations are [...]

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Are you managing your company’s brand page on Facebook? Running out of conversation topics with your fans? Do you really know how to make good conversation? I suppose every brand should be considered an individual so it’s very hard to generalize. But below are some general tactics our social media team has been practicing with [...]

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The Social Network” tells the story (or, at least, a version of the story) of how Facebook came to be. I imagine most of you have seen it by now. It’s an entertaining film. I have no idea how accurate it is in regards to the actual legal wranglings that surrounded the birth of Facebook [...]

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emember in the “The Matrix” when Keanu is trying to figure out how those telekinetic kids are moving objects with their mind, then one of them gives him the secret? “There is no spoon.” Well, that’s what I keep thinking every time I hear someone say “Social is killing e-mail.” It’s just a mindset; it’s [...]

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alt Lake City– Adobe gave a sneak peek of its social analytics tool, which is designed to help marketers determine if conversations on social networks and blogs have an impact on business results. The tool, shown to 2,000 digital marketers and publishers at the Adobe Omniture Summit here, will be made available to a limited [...]

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  Before you decide to implement any tactic in social media, the first question you should ask is “Why?” Why should I have a Facebook page? Why should I have a Twitter account? Too many times I’ve run into companies asking why their social media strategy failed and when I ask these companies why they [...]

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There is a newfound sensibility that is redefining consumer markets. Whether driven by economic reality and the one-two punch of the “dotcom bust” (which, for most, reduced paper wealth) followed by the housing market crash (which for many more reduced actual wealth), or by the near-ubiquitous ratings of products and services, reviews, and digital testimonials [...]

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Facebook Messages is rolling out to more and more users, making its impact on your e-mail program imminent. Even if you haven’t seen the first @facebook.com e-mail address enter your list yet, there are some items you can consider now to help ensure your e-mail program is not negatively affected. What should you consider in [...]

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