Category Archives: social networking

Guide to Cultivating Relationships in Social Media

So, you’ve decided to bring your company into the world of social networking. Congratulations on evolving beyond the last stone age (but don’t feel too bad about being behind: online, anything more than five years old is considered to be part of that “stone age”). Social media sites can be a great tool in promoting […]

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Guide to Cultivating Relationships in Social Media

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Tumblr Introduces Curation Feature That Encourages Users To Tag Posts

Who here with a Tumblr blog tags their posts? Hands? Well, you might want to start sweetening up your SEO, as Tumblr has just added a page that… Continue reading

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Quora as Small Business Tool

I confess: I’m already addicted. While Quora is still suffering the occasional freeze and the frequent hiccup, I just can’t seem to stay away. But I am, after all, a geek. Here’s hoping you are faring better. I certainly hope you’ve passed the annoying “how to ask a question” test: Granted, the jury is still […]

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Quora as Small Business Tool

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What Is Data Privacy Day? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Just when we thought the holiday season was over, we came across another reason to celebrate: Data Privacy Day 2011 is today. The international event is the fourth annual “celebration of the dignity of the individual expressed through personal information” put on by the non-profit organization The Privacy Projects. Perhaps in an attempt to remove […] Continue reading

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Twitter Killer? Why Your Business Should Make a Facebook Group

Facebook launched their newer version of Facebook Groups back in October 2010. But it wasn’t until the last couple months of being personally involved in some very active and engaging Groups allowed me to see their business potential. If you have a Facebook Page for your business, non-profit, or hobby, let me explain why you […]

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Twitter Killer? Why Your Business Should Make a Facebook Group

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The History of Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

From the first e-mail to the domination of Facebook, social media has come a long way, baby. Here’s a visually organized look at the past 30 years or so of social media history, from Usenet to AIM to Friendster and beyond. This particular infographic comes with some fun facts; for example, did you know that […] Continue reading

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Connect With Fellow SXSW 2011 Attendees at a Mashable Meetup

From March 11 to March 20, creative people will come together to share ideas about media, technology and entertainment at the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. But why not get the party started early? We’re rallying readers to organize or attend a pre-SXSW Mashable Meetup on February 16. Less than a month […] Continue reading

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Twitter Ad Revenue May Reach $150 Million This Year [REPORT]

Twitter will triple its advertising revenue to $150 million in 2011, and it might reach $250 million in revenue next year, research firm eMarketer predicts. Twitter has so far managed to attract big advertisers such as American Express, Coca Cola, Nissan, HP and Starbucks, and companies such as Dell have proved they can promote their […] Continue reading

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Facebook Competitions – 5 Things You Should Know Before You Start One

There are two big challenges in using Facebook for business: building the number of ‘Likes’ for your Page and getting your posts noticed on a user’s Wall among the numerous posts by a user’s Friends and other Pages that are so easy to ‘Like’ these days. Many businesses are running competitions on Facebook as a […]

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Why Facebook’s “Threat” to Google Is Overestimated

Anyone paying attention to the web industry has probably heard Facebook touted as the “one real threat to Google.” Facebook has reached more page views per day and more active users than Google. And now, with the injection of funds into Facebook from Goldman Sachs, the idea of Facebook as a Google-killer is re-emerging. Here’s […]

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Why Facebook’s “Threat” to Google Is Overestimated

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