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 | Just like any other social crowd, social media is no exception. There will be cliques, consisting of leaders, followers, and missing links. To answer your question, I know of friends in the internet marketing space who have complained about this. |
 | I just read on a blog about how Drew Carey started a bid $25k to buy his username on Twitter. Drew is willing to go up to 100k!!! So what about the non-celebrities out there. Would you buy your name on Twitter if someone else already has this? What do … |
| | Yes, many companies and people are jumping into the "social media bandwagon". I was actually commissioned a few months ago to develop metrics for social media due to its strong qualitative nature. These metrics per se may not necessarily drive financial business decisions but it does help assess if the … |
| | It may damage fan base but I can see why the leagues are doing so. Such tweeting behavior by the players can lead to illegal sports betting. Such accusations can further hurt a league, both publicly and financially. |
| | I actually commented to a similar post on Daniweb a moment ago. But my point is that most businesses and users want to leverage the good and business driving power of social media. But like anything good, if taken by excesses, good can become very ugly. It is also sad … |
| | Hi I know I am not the only one who blogged and then one day, realized, why am I doing this and why should I continue lightbulb revelation. So I wonder who else also had this type of epiphany? |
| | Being on social media, I have noticed there are certain "twitter celebrities" or even Myspace celebrities like Tila Tequila. Thus, I wonder what makes someone into an online celebrity, does it matter, and does it help you from a professional standpoint? Perhaps I am already a celebrity here on DaniWeb? … |
| | Is it me or have I noticed that popular online communities have been down this week, like Google, YouTube, and of course Twitter. So what happens to the users who want to log on and face this roadblock? What to do next? Its like when the computers are down at … |
| | Oh yes... Especially with people who are from the traditional marketing mindset or even the bloggers' mindset. There needs to be a change of attitude first for your client to really modify his behavior. I dont think your client is the only faulty one. Just a look at many tweets … |
| | I agree with you 100%. There is active engaging participation in Social media marketing and online communities which allows marketers to further deepen their relationship with the consumer, unlike with the traditional web activity which mostly allows for a one way engagement. |
 | Yes, the user generated content material on social media is a gold mine for any type of research. My colleague research new members of the team. My friend research potential dates, etc, etc, etc. Thus, for divorce, there are not only monetary but also emotional painful ties, so for many … |
 | I found this site useful and it may help you in answering this question: [url]http://www.searchengineguide.com/mike-moran/best-practices-in-search-are-where-you-s.php[/url] |
| | Even though most people are familiar with Wikipedia, many may not realize that creating a wiki is another social media tactic that business can leverage. Thus, have you used a wiki to build your client's online presence? I have managed a few wikis in the past and it takes time … |
| | It also depends on which niches these politicians may want to target and go after these online communities that cater to these niches. It may not go be pure social media marketing but it can consist of a combination of a paid campaign and stirring up some sponsored rich media … |
| | I do like your list. I also would add: 1. Not contributing to comments 2. Not giving credits to tweets and retweets |
| | Oh adult stars and Sarah Palin. Hmm.. Anyway, this is interesting because such connections may lead for misinterpretations by others who may not directly know you. That is why it is important to be careful with whom you connect with. |
| | Web 1.0 consisted of mostly static web pages full of lengthy text that did not follow "above the fold" rule. Thus, many of these webpages felt like lecture notes. So what do you think of how businesses use social media which is now part of Web 2.0? It seems that … |
| | The times of generating profits via blogs are probably limited. I remember even a few years ago when many bloggers touted making beyond 6 figure just by blogging. What do you think? |
| | We know that when school is in session during the Fall, it can also be a season of communal flu and the cooties. Thus, what do you think of Google's FluTrend - [url]http://www.google.org/flutrends/[/url] ? It is good for writing a blog posting or a report for a kid, but from … |
| | If you are not aware, recently, a picture of Obama and his wife taken with Spain's presidential family was shared online. The picture was removed quickly after the First Family of Spain complained since it contained their teenagers. So what do you think? [url]http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/09/29/shocking-photos-spains-first-daughters-appear-to-be-teenag/?icid=webmail|wbml-aol|dl2|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicsdaily.com%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2Fshocking-photos-spains-first-daughters-appear-to-be-teenag%2F[/url] |
| | I just read this article a moment ago about a Christian Couple giving each other full access to their login information. [url]http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4K9oYt7cM-jdwRCVMU9TgajMsygD9AHAMUG1[/url] So what do you think? I personally dont agree with it. Why? Well, I believe there should still be a level of privacy in a relationship. |
| | President Obama has successfully used social media to launch his campaign. But perhaps too much of a good thing can back fire. It is just awful that users will post such negative user generated content against him or against anyone. But actually Newsweek posted an article some time ago about … |
| | Always remember that which ever link you are submitting has to entice the visitor to spend more time on the website and to provide value to the visitor. |
| | As we all know, social media is mentioned by almost every single internet marketer out there. Saying that, have you used social media to promote a product. Has it helped or was it a learning experience? What do you think? Please do share your case stories. |
| | There was a very interesting article about Craiglist and how it has more traffic than Monster, CareerBuilder, Yahoo's HotJobs combined. Thus, despite Craigslist now having stricter posting policies, it still seems like a good place to help grow your online community, or not? What do you think?  |
| | Oh Im not surprised with this one. Wherever there are people, malevolent thinkers will create something against them. |
| | Most of the SEO related courses are either taught as part of the university or college's continuing education division or as part of a graduate course in internet marketing. I recommend checking your local business college's CE division for possible SEO related courses. [url]http://www.gscs.rice.edu/NccCourseView.asp?Mode=View&clCourseID=522&SnID=2[/url] |
| | Hi I have seen so many ads for marketing plan consultants and templates. Have you used such services . And most of all, was it successful in helping your business get its idea across for investors and funding? |
| | These results will not deter many businesses who are looking for any way possible to gain sales and reach, especially in this economy. |
| | Oh I liked your Zune comment. It be interesting to use LookingGlass to monitor social media buzz. This Looking Glass can be a competitor for Radian6 and other tools. |
| | I do agree with this article. Social media marketing is more of an engagement and ongoing. Many people think that a business should just create profiles and put it out there on social media. I totally disagree - these profiles only help to create an initial presence. |
| | This is truly scary. Though Google is the leader for paid search, such Google practice will definitely alienate customers and they will instead advertise on Yahoo/Bing. I am also looking forward to members sharing their stories. |
| | I strongly suggest you to re-optimize your site via: 1. content optimization - create fresh and relevant content 2. also remember with adwords, if the keywords you use are not relevant to your site, it will not only get a poor score, but it will also not have the first … |
| | I will use it, at least once in a while. It seems that Google is becoming a one stop shop for most productivity online utilities.:cool: |
| | Perhaps but the mere fact that people are talking about him days after shows that his extreme tactics does help increase sales, even if its for one song or radio plays. So if he tweeted apologies will it help? Perhaps, but my ture question is: is this genuine? |
| | From my experience, CTR for adsense words depends on categories and there could be vast differences between the keywords within that same categories. Usually 1-3%. In some long tail categories, I have seen CTR of 0.1%!  |
| | Web analytics only provide insights for your own site but what if you want to know what your competitors are doing. Comscore or Nielsen only helps for sites which attract large about of traffic, over 50k monthly visitors. So which tools do you use to gather insights on the traffic … |
| | I just read on a blog about optimizing SEO for emails. I do think that optimizng the subject line is most important to ensure that the intended recipient actually opens and reads the email. What are your experiences regarding optimizing for emails? Have you used a particular service like ReturnPath? … |
| | It is interesting that Nielsen announce this partnership as their competitor, Comscore, just announced a partnership with Omniture to ensure more metric centric actionable insights for businesses. Thus, this reminds me when Myspace made changes to suit to businesses and where is it now? J |
| | What is your social media ettiquette? My rules is that I use LinkedIn for business and professional colleagues. I only accept invites from people I either met in person and/or I have interacted with. Facebook for friends and professional associates so I can keep up with relevant news feed. Twitter … |
| | Though Bing may not necessarily out beat Google, it is now a preferred search engine for image search and verticals. [url]http://www.bing.com/visualsearch[/url] So what do you think? Would you use images for your online communities and optimize it to increase traffic to your site? |
| | It could be useful. Only time will tell. |
| | I remember listening to a few business owners sometime ago about using Skype to provide long distance customer service for clients. Though I never used it, I advised against it due to my research on Skype. So if you used Skype for business purposes, I would like to know your … |
| | A popular social media tactic for small businesses is to establish and build a corporate presence on LinkedIn. Has this helped your business? Did you get any new leads? What do you think? |
| | Though I am not a big Twelebrity nor Twitter user, early on, I have recognized the value of retweeting, especially if it is for a good purpose, like retweeting someone's resume or a public event. So how have you used retweeting? Do you do it or if you dont, why … |
| | Almost every user on this board has an alias that is unique and descriptive. But also, many users create multiple alias to fit in different environment. So my questions for the members here are: 1. What does your name/alias mean? 2. What else would you like to share? 3. Does … |
| | Hi Im composing a paid search campaign report and never done one before. What would you recommend me to do it on? Powerpoint or Excel? or even Word? Please advice. Thanks! |
| | Let say you are creating your first marketing report, what do you include? I recommend adding or focusing on KPI. What do you think? |
| | It depends. Are you looking for a small digital shop that helps advertising agencies or a business that caters small businesses? |
| | We all know most business users use Excel to track sales and metrics. Thus, which tricks on Excel do you use that you strongly recommend for others to use? Please do share. |
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