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Coursera | Online Courses From Top Universities. Join for Free. Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide. Committed to connecting the world. B2B Lead Generation on Google+ Google+ is the social network created and powered by Google—the most influential search engine around. When Google updates its algorithms, marketers, content writers and all companies with a website should update their content and SEO strategies on the double. Google+ should certainly be included in your social media marketing, as it is now the second most popular social network after Facebook. Google+ is all the more important because of its increasing influence on Google search results. Social signals, like +1s, and AuthorRank are seriously changing the marketing landscape and the way businesses should approach social media. It is critical to promote your company and your original content on Google+.

Google+ allows companies to create pages and develop relationships with prospects and clients on multiple levels. 10 Important Google+ Facts Here are some interesting and useful facts about Google+ from Magdalena Georgieva of HubSpot: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Connect: Google Reader Is Shutting Down; Here Are the Best Alternatives. Digital media | Media. Connecting. The five rules of social media management. Clay Shirky: How the Internet will (one day) transform government. Seminar: "Public communication in the evolving media landscape: adapt or resist?" Smashing Magazine — For Professional Web Designers and Developers. Twitter references. Twitter Marketing Software - Community Management and Relationship Management Service for Social Media | Commun.it.

Crowdbooster: Social Media Marketing Analytics and Optimization. Topsy » Free Analytics. Twitter Verification Has More To Do With Being Good At Twitter Than With Identity. Twitter has done a great job at keeping the whole “blue badge” verification process a mystery. If curiosity eats away at you like it does me, you’re in luck. A new video from comedians Hari and Ashok Kondabolu, featuring Anil Dash who has around 500k followers, shows the magical transformation from start to finish. First off, it’s important to know that you can’t ask to be verified. Twitter only offers this blessing upon those with enough followers and popularity to deserve it.

However, the company promises that follower count has no bearing. We don’t accept verification requests from the general public, but we encourage you to continue using Twitter in a meaningful way, and you may be verified in the future. If you have been chosen, the Twitter account @verified will hit you up to let you know you’ve been selected, and tell you that you’re only “three steps away” from having that bright blue badge pinned to your account. Mashable. .net magazine | The world's best-selling magazine for web designers and developers since 1994.

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