The Power of the Absurd. Over the last few days, I’ve run two satirical blog posts: Get More Twitter Followers TODAY and 10 – no 4!! – Days to Become a Social Media Expert. They were meant to highlight how silly it is that there’s an entire cash-sucking industry built around getting more followers or learning about social media. What I didn’t expect were the stats. I want to share my findings with you: The arrow marked “twitter post” shows the final day’s tally for the day I ran that post. For whatever reason, my stats package thinks the new day starts at about 10PM ET. Here’s the breakdown of the traffic on the day of the Twitter post: And here’s the breakdown of traffic so far of the “so far” day: What Does This All Mean? Near as I can tell, it means that writing absurd pieces that mock or mirror the current status quo of things we’re passionate about like Twitter and Social Media can get some attention.
Beyond this, I’m as stumped as you. ChrisBrogan.com runs on the Genesis Framework. Worldometers - real time world statistics.url. Official Google Webmaster Central Blog A new layer to Google Trends.url. Written by R.J.
Pittman, Director of Product Management - Consumer Search Properties Two years ago, we launched Google Trends, a tool that lets anyone see what the world is searching for, and compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Last year, we added Hot Trends, which shows what people are searching for right now - the fastest rising search queries on Google, updated every hour. And just last week, we introduced normalized search volume numbers available for export in Google Trends. Today, we add a new layer to Trends with Google Trends for Websites, a fun tool that gives you a view of how popular your favorite websites are, including your own! Let's take a look at one example, the release of Radiohead's In Rainbows album.
Using Google Trends, we can see the search volume for radiohead compared to in rainbows over the last 12 months. radiohead vs. Radiohead.com vs. inrainbows.com To start using Trends for Websites, head over to Google Trends. Word of Mouth Marketing Association. Influencer Guidebook (2013) This complete rewrite of WOMMA's 2008 Influencer Handbook is the work of the highly esteemed Research & Measurement Council and includes contributions from Neil Beam (MotiveQuest), Ashley Libby (The Anca Group), Susan Emerick (IBM), William Chamberlain (IBM), Jane Collins (Formerly of BlogHer), Michael Fein (Fanscape), Amy Laine (IBM) and Dhara Naik (Social@Ogilvy).
Share WOMMA's Influencer Guidebook within your organization to learn, New Definitions of Influencers 5 Categories of Influencers 3 Levels of Program Considerations “Before” and “After” Metrics Attributes of an Influencer Visit this link to download the Influencer Guidebook. Solving the ROI Riddle: Perspectives from Marketers on Measuring Word of Mouth The promise of word of mouth marketing (WOMM) and social media marketing initiatives have practically saturated the consciousness of every brand marketer: To download the first three chapters of the guidebook, visit here.
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