When posting to Twitter many of us have often used a third-party tool to attach a photo as part of our “tweet”, showing something new, sharing something funny or even adding an image to news coverage.
Now twitter have introduced their own photo-sharing for users but will users switch to using built-in functionality?
If you have a product which sells well through word of mouth, then social media is an opportunity not to be missed when planning your marketing strategy. It is the “go to place” for generating viral campaigns which spread out like ripples on a pond, through crowds of followers or friends, passing on new product launch information, special offers or even establishing a new brand in the market, in no time at all.
But what kind of products or services really work well advertised through social media? Continue reading
We’ve previously discussed the fact that many companies are failing to capitalize on the
social sharing opportunities which they instigate by inviting people to connect with them through the use of “buttons” installed on their website and link directly to their social profiles. Continue reading
If you regularly use the microblogging site Twitter then you probably already know this but it
was announced yesterday via tweet that all users currently still using the old style interface will be migrated to the new layout at some point over the next few days, certainly during this week. In its official twitter feed the company followed up on the warnings it had been issuing since the release of “New” twitter nearly a year ago. Continue reading
How would you go through the decision process of buying a new car? Would you make the purchase based on a bulleted list of just 10 things known about the model you were looking at?
Would you take on a bank loan without looking at the repayments & length of time you were going to be paying it back? Continue reading
According to figures from Experian Hitwise, Google’s new social networking site Google+ has seen it’s user levels take a fall of approx 3% against the previous 7 days in the number of US visitors, and that these visitors are also spending a little less time on the online tool (5 mins 15 secs as compared to 5 mins 50 secs per visit, in the previous 7 days)
You may have noticed an increasing trend in the businesses, both large and small, encouraging you to “Find us on Facebook & Twitter” … through the use of social sharing buttons on their website or similar links on printed media. Continue reading
Google’s +1 facility has been around since the end of March 2011. Like Twitter mentions and Facebook shares it can change the order of Google search engine results but how can SEO’s adapt their techniques to ensure that their clients don’t end up disappearing off the critical first page of results?
You may think that removing a social media account is a simple task but with Google+ there are a couple of pitfalls worth avoiding to ensure that you don’t end up removing other associated services to your Google account.
Google has announced that businesses and brands should not set up Google+ profiles and is currently in the process of building a Google+ for business.
