3 Social Media Start Ups That Are Going to Change Your Life
No doubt, these three companies will change the social media world in the next year to three years. If you want to be ahead of the curve, check out what they do and why we think they they will be so important below. 1. Diaspora: Diaspora started to a lot of
5 Ways To Measure Your Influence In Social Media
It's no secret that search is going is social. Influence in social media is already a part of what drives page ranking at Google and Bing. There are more great tools out there than ever before, so we're going to cover 5 ways to measure your online influence in 2011. Get these
The 6 Stages Of Twitter Evolution
There was a great post here by Robert Swanwick, aka Swan, @spkrinteractive,@swanwick, or @twchat (definitely check him out, he has some great stuff) about the stages people go through as they find Twitter and begin to use it. The stages were great, but we tweaked a few based on what we see happening in among clients and friends. Any
Why Your Social Media Package Needs Music
It's Bumbershoot today and everyone in Seattle is thinking music. Here's why your business should be too! So you think you have it all, the Twitter page, the Facebook, the LinkedIn even. You’ve got a blog pumping out the fresh content daily, you know what, you even know how to use
Social Media ROI: Social Shares Are Worth Real Dollars!
Ever thought about exactly how much one of your Facebook fans or Twitter followers might be worth? In terms of real dollars? Well, Chompon set out to figure just that out and came back with some interesting results: Unfortunately, these numbers don't necessarily mean that every time someone tweets about you,
Cracking The Facebook Code: EdgeRank
Some of, if not the most important parts of the web are the algorithms that make it run. Google's search formula determines who shows up where in results, web crawlers are controlled by algorithms as they comb the web for information, and yes, social media uses them to make our online social
Just How Far Do Your Tweets Reach?
So you want to know: How many people actually see your tweets? How many people do those 140 characters actually make it to through your network? You know that social media is playing a role in SEO and you want to be influential, so let’s start with Twitter and see
Four Steps to Creating a Successful Content Strategy
Traditional media forces have become something of a pastime. More and more companies are using content strategies to improve their SEO and gain additional website traffic. The idea of free marketing is one that almost every business owner will take to. Creating content without a strategy is a big mistake
Writing Your First Blog Post – So easy an 8th grader could read it!
For someone who has never written a blog post, it is hard to know where to begin when you see the flashing cursor blinking at the top of your empty screen. With the help of Salty Waffle’s Social Media Class at thinkspace, I now have 3 easy guidelines for writing
Analyze Your Frequent Keywords With Wordle
I am participating in Salty Waffle's Social Media Class today and we are learning about social media strategy for brand marketing. This class is fantastic. I am refreshing my current knowledge, learning a ton of new tricks, and meeting great people. Class instructors, Nicole Donnelly and Mitchell Cuevas had us create a