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Posted November 10, 2010 in How-To , Social Media http://freelancefolder.com/how-to-write-a-great-twitter-bio-to-get-targeted-followers/

How to Write a Great Twitter Bio to Get Targeted Followers

http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter446.htm#facts

Get local: how to get on Google's first results with Google Places

Some days ago, Google released Places Search .
A plurality of small businesses will keep their marketing budgets steady next year across the board, including spending on websites, direct mail, print, TV and social media, according to research by Zoomerang and GrowBiz Media , a provider of information and services to help organizations reach the small and midsize business audience.

Small Businesses Focus Online Spend on Websites

http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Small-Businesses-Focus-Online-Spend-on-Websites/1008036

Comparing SEO & Social Media as Marketing Channels

You may have seen the recent string of posts about SEO vs. Social Media, starting with this effective, but poorly argued controversy-bait , which was excoriated by Elysia Brooker and Hugo Guzman , then followed up with a more nuanced view by Darren Rowse . http://www.seomoz.org/blog/comparing-seo-social-media-as-marketing-channels
Are you wondering how to leverage your presence on LinkedIn to build social influence? http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-connecting-your-linkedin-contacts-builds-social-influence/

How Connecting Your LinkedIn Contacts Builds Social Influence

Facebook Comprises Nearly 25% of Page Views in the US

Facebook's domination of the Internet continues, as evidenced by numbers released today by Experian Hitwise today that find Facebook accounting for nearly 1 in 4 page views in the United States. In March the intelligence company found that visits to Facebook had surpassed those to Google. And since then, Facebook's growth has continued, increasing 60% from the same time last year and making up 1 in 10 website visits in the U.S. last week alone. http://readwrite.com/2010/11/19/facebook_comprises_nearly_25_of_us_page_views

Don’t Create an App for Apps’ Sake

http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Dont-Create-App-Apps-Sake/1008055 The trendiness of mobile apps has made them a popular tactic among some marketers who want the latest, coolest thing—even if it doesn’t always make sense for their brand.
http://www.fastcompany.com/1704854/why-social-media-makes-brands-do-good

Why Social Media Makes Brands Do Good

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What once started as a convenience for users has, over time, started to sound more like some Orwellian nightmare stalking us at our every turn. http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-wants-to-know-all-about-you/25914/

Google wants to know all about YOU

http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Social-Media-Marketing-Integration-Years-Away/1008069

Is Social Media Marketing Integration Years Away?

Many social media marketers are working with the ultimate goal of integrating social into their company’s overall marketing efforts and gaining the experience to conduct the best social campaigns .
The economy may be on an upward trajectory, but continued caution among advertisers will lead to a continued shift toward online advertising, eMarketer forecasts.

Online Ad Spend Continues Double-Digit Growth

The World is Watching: The State of Online Videos

- You are now able to add new people to cast/crew in IE - You can now click through multiple pages to see all reviews - A bug which prevented users from receiving level points for reviews is now fixed

Duplicate Content and Ways around It

What Is Duplicate Content Duplicate content is a forbidden practice in Google World, and probably every other search engine realm.

How to Develop a Social Media Content Strategy

Do you have a social media strategy ? Does it involve content?

Social Minefield: Navigating The Office Holiday Party

Blurring the social and the professional is always tough, and nowhere do these two blur more thoroughly — or more (potentialy) catastrophically — than at the dreaded office holiday party.