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ChoicePass. Five Social Media Tools I Use Everyday - Servant of Chaos. Just when I think that the world of social media has settled down – that I understand the linkages, measurements, approaches and benefits – something new comes along to upset my apple cart.

Five Social Media Tools I Use Everyday - Servant of Chaos

That means that I am constantly juggling old with new, testing and learning and attempting to map past successes against new tools and techniques. This is, in part, why we see lots of “5 tips” or “10 must haves” style articles. Constantly. But I have noticed recently that many of these articles talk about the “100 best” or “99 favourite” tips, tools or techniques. Now, I don’t know about you, but I don’t have time for 99 or even 100 anythings. So I thought I’d share with you the five generally free social media tools that I use everyday. SocialMention – as a general purpose social media monitoring solution, it’s pretty good. But let's take this a step further … maybe we should use some social media tools to keep track of these and others! How to prepare your clients for Facebook Timeline. All Facebook pages for brands will change automatically to the new Timeline layout on Mar. 30.

How to prepare your clients for Facebook Timeline

For many brands, the change delivers a mix of excitement and fear. But the shift to the new format also presents opportunity—and that’s where PR and marketing professionals come in. Agencies can prevent their clients from panicking about the change and educate them on what Timeline for pages means for business. From the basic to the detailed, here are five steps to prepare your clients for Timeline: 1. This tip may seem obvious, but there is usually a client or two that won’t believe change until he or she sees it—despite the thousands of stories and announcements about it.

With fewer than two weeks left before the official switchover, it’s time to inform this client that it's really happening—whether he or she likes it or not. One of the best things you can do for your clients is become an expert on Timeline. 3. A useful resource is Mashable's Complete Guide to Timeline for brands. Mature Dating – Senior Dating for over 50 senior singles in Australia.

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Beyond Facebook: The Rise Of Interest-Based Social Networks. Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Jay Jamison, a Partner at BlueRun Ventures, who focuses on early stage mobile, consumer and enterprise investments. He also serves on the boards of AppCentral, AppRedeem, Foodspotting, and Thumb. You can follow Jay on Twitter @jay_jamison or read his blog at www.jayjamison.com. Pinterest: The 10 Most-Followed Users. Zoomsphere has released a list of the 10 most-followed users on Pinterest.

Pinterest: The 10 Most-Followed Users

The most popular user? Co-founder Ben Silbermann's mom, Jane Wang. Although Pinterest has not been able to confirm that the account is in fact run by Silbermann's mother, we do know that is his mother's name. It’s Time to Pin Your Brand to Pinterest. As your business continues to move toward the social strategy of generating sales, you need to consider what methods are most effective. By now, everyone knows the power of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn—but are those necessarily the most effective ways to drive qualified traffic? According to recent studies, the social bookmarking site Pinterest is now driving more traffic to company websites and blogs than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined.

And it’s not just generating traffic, but also conversions. The site features an attractive visual layout that captures the user’s attention for an average of 98 minutes a month. Each pin has a link back to its online origin where the user can read more. In order to take advantage of the fastest growing social media site and use it for your benefit, we’ve put together a few tips on how your business can be “pinned” to Pinterest. 1. At its core, Pinterest is a social network, so interaction is its main purpose. How brands and publishers can use Pinterest for Content Marketing. Reviewing Pinterest, the Newest Social Media Site.