Category Archives: Social Media
Hispanics are online more than ever, but do you know where to find them?
A social media organization, Latinos in Social Media (#LATISM) has conducted a survey on Latino bloggers. If you’re not already aware, there are 50 million Hispanics living in the U.S. according to the 2010 U.S. Census, and the average time Hispanics … Continue reading
Tags: #LATISM, Hispanic, Latinos, Nielsen.com
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Interacting with your Likes
Social networking sites have become consumers way to talk directly to brands. Human interaction is an important part of social media and it should be considered a two way conversation. Just like in face to face interactions, people don’t want … Continue reading
Tags: affinity, EdgeRank, engagement, facebook, Facebook EdgeRank
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Asking Questions Is Always Encouraged
Over the past three blog posts we have discussed different topics leading up this one: the importance of asking your audience questions. The more comments and “likes” a post has, the higher the EdgeRank will be. When people are prompted … Continue reading
Tags: EdgeRank, facebook, Facebook EdgeRank, Facebook likes, focus groups, Questions on Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking
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Gaining Interaction Through Trivia and Games
Ensuring your message is received by your fans is the most important reason for putting messages out there. What good is a great message if no one is paying attention to it? One tactic used to help EdgeRank place your … Continue reading
Tags: EdgeRank, facebook, Facebook EdgeRank, Facebook games, Top News feed, Trivia Questions
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Social Media battle Google vs Facebook
If you haven’t heard, Google launched a social network called Google+ Project yesterday. Don’t get too excited…..Google is holding a field trial period by which you must be invited to participate. No worries though, if you leave them your email … Continue reading
Tags: facebook, Google Buzz, Google Plus, Google Wave, Google+ Project
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The Use of Photos and Videos on Facebook
As we discussed in the last post, incorporating current events into your Facebook posts encourages users to respond and increases your affinity, helping you score higher with EdgeRank and increasing your chances of appearing in Top News feeds. EdgeRank also … Continue reading
Tags: algorithms, EdgeRank, facebook, Facebook Fan Pages, Facebook news feed, Photos, Videos
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Leveraging Current Events on Facebook
According to Facebook statistics, there are more than 600 million active users that spend a combined total of over 700 billion minutes per month on the social networking site. Where else can you place one single message and have it … Continue reading
Tags: affinity, algorithm, current events, EdgeRank, facebook, Facebook EdgeRank, Facebook news feed, Google, Google Page Rank, PageRank, Social Networking
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Who made the Royal guest list? Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
So, did you catch Charles and Diana’s wedding on YouTube? No? Oh yeah, that was 30 years ago. Well, you’re in luck this time around. Social Media is capturing the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and you can … Continue reading
Earth Day Goes Social
Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is a day to promote awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, and this year marks the 41st anniversary of making a Greener Earth. Many companies are using … Continue reading
Tags: Be Green, Carbon Foot Print, Earth Day, facebook, Lowes, Mother Earth, Recycle, recycling, Social Media, Starbucks, twitter
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