Google Experimental Labs has been testing its +1 feature, similar to a Facebook “Like” for a few months now. For those participating in the experiment, a +1 box at the end of each website’s title on a search engine query display allowed them to give their digital stamp of approval to sites they enjoy. So […]
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Social Media Trends in Europe and Russia
The use of social media is certainly not limited to the United States alone. In fact, for some internet users, social media networks may have been their first experience in connecting to someone outside of their own local, state, or even country. Russia has a significantly different social media audience in the simple fact that […]
Transparency & Social Media
Embracing social media 100% may be the best investment, you as a business owner, can make for your company and brand. However, businesses already renowned in the social media world, can also be considered pioneers of this method of advertising and marketing. Although many have heard of the benefits, fear of possible damage may have […]
7 Digital and Internet Media Conferences you should know about
Part of any smart businesses marketing plan is the continued education of the employees responsible for these vital tasks. For this reason many businesses schedule regular digital and internet conferences for their marketing departments. 7 Highly Informative Digital and Internet Media Conferences Over 500 of the top decision makers in the entertainment, technology, and media […]
Social Media For Recruiting
It wasn’t long ago that social media was defined solely as a way to learn how a friend just ate at a great restaurant or who was getting engaged. However, social media continued its evolution and became particularly useful for companies to locate, recruit, and learn about candidates for open positions. Using social media for […]
Social Media is Saving Lives & Raising Awareness
Has social media proved itself beneficial to your business? What if it actually saved your life or the lives of your children? Would you be a believer then? Haiti Earthquake We heard plenty of stories after the earthquake in Haiti last year of survivors under the rubble tweeting their locations, pleading for rescue. We may […]
The Pros and Cons of Article Base Sites
The Pros and Cons of Article Base Sites Although many small business and subsequently website owners may have their content creation options well in hand, others can struggle when it comes to supplying their websites or blogs with fresh topics and themes. Though the concept of article bases are far from new, they are certainly […]
Klout Measures Your Clout On LinkedIn Social Business Network
Have you ever wondered how your resume stacks up against others with much the same experience as you? Fortunately, Klout, the startup that previously only measured a person’s influence across the social media board, and LinkedIn, the business-related social networking site, has now partnered up to allow users to see their own influence when it […]
LinkedIn and Klout join the Social Button Revolution
There does seem to be a button for just about anything digital these days. The Google +1 button provides a promotional value similar to Facebook’s “Like” button, and savvy blog readers will realize right off the bat if they have come upon an outdated blog if they arrive to one that doesn’t provide buttons to […]
Crowdsourcing
Outsourcing is already an old word, and we all know what it means – sending jobs to countries where the labor is cheaper than in the US. The new worldwide pool of cheap labor, they say, is called Crowdsourcing.It means taking a task, especially in software design, and putting it out there to the world […]