We grow social networks expecting opportunities to create meaningful business relationships. Here’s a couple of creative ways to promote yourself and your content to users on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Facebook’s declining popularity – Does it matter?
A new report from Shareaholic shows that for the first time, Facebook is not the preferred network for U.S. teenagers. Facebook-owned Instagram has taken over that top spot, with 30…
Read More18 reasons to listen to social media before you leap
Among companies that are “very successful” at achieving goals with social media, 47% make extensive use of social analytics. Among companies that are “not successful,” 17% use social analytics (source: Marquette Group…
Read MoreRedefining success as social
How important is it to one’s career to be involved in social networks and to keep a high profile? For brands, it is key and there are metrics to prove…
Read MoreAre employers ready for the connected generation?
It wasn’t that long ago that our digital behavior and presence was something completely strange and unwelcomed by employers. Organizations used to lock access to the Internet, then to social…
Read MoreAre you a good online spokesperson for your company?
One of the more astonishing things about the social media revolution is that companies have had to dramatically loosen the reins on employees speaking publicly about their workplace over just…
Read MoreAre you ready for social + mobile + Big Data + Cloud?
Those who had the opportunity to attend the 2013 IDC Directions conference saw IDC Senior Vice President & Chief Analyst, Frank Gens, talk about how business technology is migrating to…
Read MoreBe careful what and who you listen to in social media
I have been concentrating on listening lately. Part of it is because I work with Trackur, an online listening tool for corporations. Another part of it is because I am trying…
Read MoreSocial media and content marketing
We’ve got to come up with a better name for social media. When people hear that phrase, most immediately think of the “what I had for breakfast, aren’t my kids great,…
Read MoreTurn social into your own personal media empire
If you read your local newspaper or a typical magazine, you’ll realize that most journalism is specialized. You have your columns, reporting, reviews, editorials, letters to the editor, and ombudsman;…
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