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What’s Pinterest?

Post author:alison
Post published:February 1, 2012
Post category:Pinterest

Pinterest, an invite-only website, calls itself a virtual pinboard. The average person might use Pinterest to help plan their wedding or gather information about an upcoming trip.

How to Get Facebook Fans in 2012

Post author:alison
Post published:January 25, 2012
Post category:Facebook

Everyone is trying to cash in on the social media marketing craze. The biggest player in the social media game for now is Facebook. So how do you get Facebook fans?

Advertising on Social Media Sites

Post author:alison
Post published:January 21, 2012
Post category:Facebook / LinkedIn / Reddit / Social Media / StumbleUpon / Twitter

Recently, Kissmetrics discussed marketing on various social media sites. Here is a summary of their findings.

Free Twitter Tools

Post author:alison
Post published:January 18, 2012
Post category:Twitter

The Social Media Guide recently released its list of four free Twitter tools they suggest users download. We agreed with their list and wanted to share it as well.

What Do People Notice On Your Facebook Fan Page?

Post author:alison
Post published:January 14, 2012
Post category:Facebook

EyeTrackShop recently did a study for Mashable to help determine what people actually looked at when they went to some of the top Facebook fan pages. Here's what they found.

Google+ Gains Momentum

Post author:alison
Post published:January 11, 2012
Post category:Google+

Only two months ago, we reported that Google+ was growing but not yet expected to be a major contender against Facebook. In that short amount of time, Google+ traffic has increased 55% and some estimate they will have 400 million users by the end of 2012.

Groupon’s Quadruple Threat

Post author:alison
Post published:January 7, 2012
Post category:Groupon

Although some businesses are revolting against Groupon because they feel like they end up losing money and catering to someone else's clientele, Groupon continues to grow in popularity with consumers.

Does Your Business Need a Smartphone App?

Post author:alison
Post published:January 4, 2012
Post category:App Development

As smartphones such as the iPhone and the Android become more popular, development of programs (known as "apps") that can be downloaded to the phones are also rising in popularity. …

What is Klout?

Post author:alison
Post published:December 31, 2011
Post category:Klout

Klout uses information from your connected Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, FourSquare and Google+ accounts to determine how much you influence your followers.

Social Media Statistics

Post author:alison
Post published:December 28, 2011
Post category:Social Media

A web analytics company, comScore, just released a report called "It's a Social World: Top 10 Need-to-Knows About Social Networking and Where It's Headed." Here are some of the highlights, which you can use to help plan where you should spend time promoting your business.