Posts for "social media"


Trend Watch: People Are Online What They Are Offline: Divided, and Slow to Build Bridges

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
September 2, 2010 at 2:21 pm
IN 2007 Danah Boyd heard a white American teenager describe MySpace, the social network, as “like ghetto or whatever.” At the time, Facebook was stealing members from MySpace, ... (more)

Facebook Places and Your Brand

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
September 2, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Now that Facebook has decided to one-up Foursquare and other location-based platforms I thought it might be useful to think about what Facebook Places means for ... (more)

What Type of Twitter User Are You?

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
September 2, 2010 at 5:30 am
After reading Chris Brogan’s 50 Power Twitter Tips I started really thinking about how people are using Twitter. The tips are insightful and should be ... (more)

Using Facebook Like to Market Your Business

From Danny Brown
September 1, 2010 at 8:37 pm
According to new figures released by a joint survey between Exact Target and CoTweet, Facebook users use the Like option for a brand for one overpowering reason – discounts ... (more)

7 Things to Know About Social Media for Your Business

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
September 1, 2010 at 10:38 am
Businesses use social media for various reasons: to understand their customers; to listen to conversations; to respond to questions; and to be found by others.  The Yellow Pages ... (more)

Report: 90% of Tweens are Playing Online Games & Kids’ Mobile and Social Media Use is on the Rise

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
August 31, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Kids and Games: What Boys and Girls are Playing Today is a new report launched by M2 Research and youth marketing research firm KidSay. Survey data was collected from over 5,000 ... (more)

5 Little-Known Factors Could Affect Your Personal Brand

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
August 31, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Although it’s a constant uphill battle to build your brand, destroying or severely damaging it is scarily easy. In that vein, you’ll want to stay away ... (more)

Recap of TalentNetLive #TNL Social Recruiting Conference 2010

From Radiant Veracity
August 30, 2010 at 8:42 pm
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10 Reasons Why YOU Should Care About Personal Branding

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
August 30, 2010 at 9:37 am
The demand for personal branding is increasing faster than I can type this post. Many of the reasons why you should build your personal brand have been discussed ... (more)

Social Media Bashing is Boring as Hell

From Danny Brown
August 29, 2010 at 9:50 am
There’s a fair few blog posts doing the rounds about social media. How its practitioners are snake-oil salesmen. Why everyone’s just out to make a quick buck. How businesses ... (more)

What is an Online Marketing Sales Funnel and Why is it Important?

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
August 29, 2010 at 8:01 am
As a new contributor to YoungEntrepreneur.com I want to talk about a topic that is probably at the most forefront of doing business online, and that is the online marketing sales ... (more)

Cliques, Why I Exist, and How to Join In

From upstartHR
August 27, 2010 at 2:10 pm
The other day there was a popular post on the HR Minion blog about cliques. I had a good time reading it, but the comments were great, too! Go here to read the ... (more)

New Survey Reveals Social Media Trends Among Employers

From Entrepreneur & Self-Employed Business Journal
August 27, 2010 at 11:45 am
As companies emerge from one of the steepest economic downturns in history, they understand the significant reach and importance of using social media to promote ... (more)

CollegeOnly: A Parent Free, Exclusive Social Network for Students

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
August 27, 2010 at 7:02 am
Remember when Facebook was only for college kids? CollegeOnly is a return to those simple, pastoral days — with a whole lot more tech. If you have a university e-mail address ... (more)

Why Loyalty and Mobile Marketing is the Future for Retail

From Danny Brown
August 26, 2010 at 3:13 pm
You’re a customer that does all your food shopping at your favourite grocery or deli store. When you get there, you see the normal weekly flyer that has the current offers. ... (more)

How I Would Market Reactor Watch By Being Smarter, Faster and Cheaper

From The Rise To The Top
August 26, 2010 at 9:21 am
If you haven’t checked them out, Reactor Watch is a cool company. They make really neat watches that are sporty and fashionable. They are designed for the action-sport ... (more)

Infographic: Social Media Equivalents in China

From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
August 25, 2010 at 11:33 pm
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Social media for job seekers – what you need to know now

From Keppie Careers
August 25, 2010 at 10:31 pm
I was honored to be invited to serve on a panel for the Voice of Careers webinar series. Mark Stelzner moderated the webinar: Social Media for Job Seekers: A Career Coaches ... (more)

Why Social Media Matters To Your Business

From Brand-Yourself.com Blog
August 25, 2010 at 2:21 pm
In my Brand-Yourself post last week I spoke about the benefits of using Twitter for your business.  This week I wanted to discuss why social media, as a whole, matters to your ... (more)

I scored the best job on campus!

From Reckitt Benckiser
August 25, 2010 at 1:11 pm
It is often said that, as a Reckitt Benckiser Campus Brand Manager, I have the “best job on campus”. Whilst my friends are slaving away in fast food restaurants and reading ... (more)

8 up and coming social change blogs to follow

From Justice for all
August 24, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I’ve recently been finding a lot of new blogs that center around social justice and non-profit issues, and I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you! Some of these ... (more)

HOW TO: Maintain Consistency Across Branding Channels

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
August 24, 2010 at 1:30 pm
There’s no doubt that you have a lot of branding opportunity on the Internet today. With every newly released social networking or blogging site comes another ... (more)

Curating: Everyone’s Doing It

From Know Your Own Bone
August 23, 2010 at 11:32 am
Curating is not just for museums anymore At the initial rise of social media, everyone was a self-proclaimed guru. Then last summer, everyone hopped on the entrepreneur bandwagon. ... (more)

The importance of unplugging

From Justice for all
August 23, 2010 at 8:00 am
If you know me, you probably know that I’m pretty addicted to social media. I’m constantly checking my google reader, Twitter feed, and email and reading my favorite ... (more)

Welcome Back, #12for12k

From Danny Brown
August 23, 2010 at 2:05 am
Back in December 2008, I launched the 12for12k Challenge with the help of some great friends. A social media-led charity initiative, it was a project that I always had belief in, ... (more)