There’s bad news for businesses counting on their ads on social media sites to DIRECTLY affect their sales. Mark Dolliver of Adweek says that a recent study by Knowledge Networks has shown that “just 16 percent of the social-media users surveyed said they’re more inclined to buy brands that advertise on social sites.” The good [...]
Twitter has certainly gained a lot of ground lately, particularly when it comes to boosting the supposed marketing of online businesses and blogs on the Internet. Twitter has been around for some time now and it is really intriguing why this social networking tool suddenly got a big boost or push that has made it [...]
There was a time when not everyone in your circle of friends and acquaintances were on Facebook or Twitter. Those days are long gone, however, and practically everyone you know has an account in one – or both – of these social platforms. Furthermore, it is not surprising that even businesses are making use of [...]
We have seen a lot of social networking software come out in the market today and one of the more familiar ones would have to be HiveLive. HiveLive uses social networking technology to allow companies to communicate and market to their customers — and that means it’s trying to take the lead in an incredibly [...]
Social Media is undoubtedly relevant these days and is proving just how much more with the latest cross-platform event that’s set to raise lots of money for charity: Social Media Smackdown for Charity – Celebrities Compete, Charities Win. Indeed this competition leaves no losers. The Social Media Smackdown started yesterday and gives celebrities only ten [...]
When you sign up with social network, you are only half done as far as getting traffic is concerned. For one, take the word “social”. By being social you will need to build on acquaintances and making friends. Why? For one, even if you have the option to invite friends, you can be assured that [...]
Meeting people or carrying out transactions today are no longer constrained to having a personal computer or laptop. The important thing is to get online, access the web and check out social groups that seem to be growing in numbers as the years pass. Thanks to gadgets that have been brought to us by technology, [...]
For most website owners, ensuring that there is interaction and activity in them is something that many are targeting. This not only helps bring in the people via the web but also helps identify if the site is performing up to par as far as familiarity of the site is concerned. There are sites that [...]
AnnLuck posted her rules of engagement for any business using social media in Youmoz and I’m going to expound on her points. 1. Be transparent – Do not post as someone else, especially as a customer just to appear like someone’s interested in your company and/or product. Disclose your true identity and intentions. 2. Never [...]
Don’t look now but social media is going to the dogs! Well in a manner of speaking that is. We all know that there are a lot of dog owners out there who simply cannot stay put whenever their friendly K9 is not around them and given a choice, they would want to install surveillance [...]
