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 | Yes, but the visibility is much higher on Craigslist. I never heard of ohsohandy before, will check it out. |
| | Re: PR There is a wealth of backlink recommendations on this site - especially from users like Canada Fred, Mackone, and Marketing Rob to name a few. I |
| | Very true. That is why it is very important to have an Information Architect and or Usability Expert to help map out the infrastructure from the user perspective and increase user experience. |
 | Thanks for sharing this story. I personally liked it and it gives hope to children that Santa is alive. Reminds me of an episode I saw of the Twilight Zone where Art Carney played a Sears Santa who became a true santa and little kids tracked him now.  |
| | Perhaps HP and other technology companies need to pay heed to what pharmaceutical companies have to do while performing necessary clinical trial runs - pharma companies have to test the product with different groups including control to make sure the drug works. There are usually 3 rounds before the drug … |
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| | Directories were an "in" thing back a few years ago until search engine spiders caught on and revamped their algorithms to put more weight on directories that are relevant to the content of the site. Something to keep in mind. |
| | In due time, I betcha that the group/mastermind behind this Facebook group will be known. I smell a hidden agenda. What do you think? |
| | For a medical information site I used to manage, the site included many high ranking governmental urls. It did not only help increase the site's PR but it also helped increase traffic. FYI - some of the governmental sites allow others to re-publicize their content, of course, as long as … |
| | Tis the season to be giving and if you have a business, it is very important to spread the love. So would you give your clients an virtual good or gift instead? Would you accept virtual gifts from a vendor? |
| | I have read many blog posts online about how being on social media can help alleviate depression, especially among the elderly. The other flip side of the coin is that social media can increase depression, especially during the holidays. How? Well, what about other Facebook "friends" post pictures of their … |
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| | Hi How would you brand yourself? What would you do online to brand yourself and help your business increase sales? Twitter have allowed many to brand themselves but is this long lasting or just last for one tweet. |
| | Mafia Wars on Facebook is a very successful viral game. I know so many professionals who are hooked. |
| | Once upon a time, Myspace was the biggest and fastest growing social media online community and then it got too big for its britches. Where is Tom now? Facebook have learned the lessons from Myspace and has applied it well.  |
 | Now that Bing is in the picture, will advertisers flock to advertise on Bing instead of Yahoo or even Google? Or is it too new to say? |
| | I read a LinkedIn post with the same above title and some say Orkut. I say, Myspace. What do you say? |
| | Whenever I am trying to assess the popularity of a topic, I may go to YouTube or Facebook to see if I find any user generated content on it. So other than using social media for this type of research, how else have you used it for gathering insights? |
| | It now seems that there is a new app or tool on social media that will help resolve everyday's communication and issues. I have seen different communities rising up every day, especially when I read killer startup or silicon alley. So other than us still stuck brushing our teeth, what … |
| | Almost all the businesses I know what to create a Facebook page but I do wonder, what happens next? Does the business actually measure the results of having the Facebook Page, both on Facebook and ROI seen through additional business transactions or sales? Did the business use a third party … |
| | I just read this blog and it makes total sense. [url]http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/156630[/url] I personally prefer to be a social media scientist since I can link success of a social media campaign with real metrics and some type of metrics. What do you think? |
| | I just read on a blog that Real CEOs dont send email holiday cards. As a CEO of my own company, I prefer to send gift packages but I do argue with the blogger that emails do take more than 3 seconds to create it. [url]http://www.taariqlewis.com/articles/19363/real-ceos-dont-send-electronic-holiday-greeting-ca/[/url] So what do you … |
| | With the increase of smart phones, getting a mobile site for a business may be the next smart option. From a social media angle, having a mobile site may be more luring for the tweeters to view it on their smart phone. So when you are creating a mobile site, …  |
| | I advise you to read through DaniWeb's sections - SEO and SEM and it will give you lots of resources and suggestions on how to market your new site. Good luck and prosper! |
| | This is really a cool site. I dont use Digg as much as I used StumpleUpon so I can predict I will use this new site more often. |
 | Yelp has a good and loyal client base (including yours truly). Google has tapped into this following and from a marketing standpoint, it will be a good segment to unleash pilot ad campaigns and market research. Let see... |
| | Hi I recommend taking a look at the tactics that Chrisitan Carter have used to create a very strong affiliate program for his "Catch Him and Keep Him One" ebook. I love how he used short docs on Scribd to entice visitors to check out his ebook and buy it. … |
| | I just read this post on Social Media Today and I hope you all enjoy it. [url]http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/157376[/url] The prediction that made me say, "Umm" was that SEO will fall out of favor. What do you think? |
| | Though Social Media is now an integral part of Internet Marketing, it is still emerging and evolving. Thus, some terms and measurement of social media marketing are still ambiguous and not really measurable. So I wonder if readers on this board have read or know of social media standards? |
| | Believe it or not, many visitors to YouTube or Myspace are actually tapping those sites to listen music. Yup, rather than going to Pandora or buying the song on iTunes, visitors are using YouTube as a music radio stop. I know I sometimes do it while I know some co-workers … |
| | Influence Marketing. I just read on this post - [url]http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/157376[/url] that said that Social Media Marketing is not really capturing the true meaning and power of user generated content. So what do you think? |
| | Sadly, the magic of Santa have been replaced the spirit of capitalism 2.0. |
 | There are two sides here: 1. Google is becoming the ultimate datawarehouse of digital behavior 2. People will either fight against Google or just swim with it and accept Google as the big mighty one. |
| | I personally have been turned off by a subjective blog but then again, would one expect to find objective blog in the first place, especially an employee's blog. |
| | Back even a few years ago, people sent christmas cards. Now, including me, I have sent an e-card, happy text, or left a holiday greeting on social media communities. So what do you think? Are you a modern day happy holiday wisher or a traditionalist? Do you think that modern … |
| | As I am trying to determine what is the best percentage to spend time and funding, I would like to know from your experiences, how do your appropriate effort and resources to SEO and SEM. Which one do you consider more important?  |
| | Almost every business I know either wants to create a Facebook Fan Page or has one. So I read on Social Media Today the following stats: # 95% of pages have more than 10 fans # 65% of pages have more than 100 fans # 23% of pages have more … |
| | For those who advertise on Facebook, has it worked for your business or has it helped bring higher sales/conversion? |
| | As Im analyzing the performance of paid search on WebTrends, I noticed that all my paid search keywords are indicated as organic since none of them were tagged. So have you encountered this problem and what did you do to solve it? Help! |
| | The issue is that there is already so much surveillance going on - both from the private and public sectors - that the main issue is data integration and dissemination. Look - Google is a main data depot. To your point - Marketing Rob - if we go back to … |
| | I just read on a blog about Web 3. 0 - collective intelligence and how twitter helped expedite this. But dont you consider Twitter to be part of Web 2.0. Then what would you consider Web 3.0 then? I remember reading on wiki that web 3.0 was semantic driven. Then … |
| | As social media gains more popularity and frequent use, many news outbreaks have started on twitter or other forms of social media just to be validated by established more expensive media. So with this issue becoming more commonplace, do you think that one day, there will be no more established … |
| | I just read a report based on Experian/Hitwise data that showed that the majority of searchers use 3 or more key phrases. Keeping this in mind, would you optimize your site to included longer search phrases? |
| | I just read an article on Google Wave - Mashable. [url]http://mashable.com/2009/11/22/news-media-google-wave/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader[/url] I dont have an invitation yet so I have not had a chance to check Google Wave out but I wonder if you do have the access of Google Wave, then what do you think about it? Do you … |
| | In todays age, it is important to monitor your reputation. I personally do it be running Google Alerts and searching on my name on google and various search engines. What about you? How do you monitor your online reputation? |
| | Yes, there are countless number of social media tools but none were able to give me just the answer to: 1. how many threads on "topic a" 2. how many original posts on topic a? 3. how many responses on topic a? Perhaps Radian6 can give me these metrics but … |
| | I just read a nifty new project that Google is testing out - Google Goggles - you take a picture and ask Google what it is. I like the semantic aspect of it. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6tT3JGV1iY&feature=player_embedded[/url] I can just imagine the wealth of information and how this new tool can be incorporate … |
| | I am wondering what will inspire someone to even sell their template in the first place? |
| | I just read an article that said NYS is planning to issue Emergency Alerts on the XBOX Live. So will this type of interrutption cause you to stay away from that video game? Or will it increase your chances of playing online games? [url]http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/new-york-state-will-issue-emergency-alerts-via-xbox-live/[/url] |
| | As we know, Facebook and many other online sites collect our personal and site behavior for behavioral targeting. Think of it as free information exchange. So if Facebook or another online community you belong to allows you to opt out, would you do it? |
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