Did Twitter followers RT the funny tweet or the contrary tweet more? We discussed the overlap between social and search, and why social drives important signals that help determine rankings – with the key focus on understanding where search is...
Edges are connections, such as RT's. Joel Lunenfeld, Twitter’s VP of Global Brand Strategy, will be a keynote speaker at SES New York 2013. The leading event for experienced marketing and advertising professionals will take place March 25-28, 2013...
Simon Heseltine @SimonHeseltine esp.given he was a last minute replacement RT @AmzOnTheMoveSeriously good, slick keynote @olisnoddy #SESLON #owningthestage Morning #seslon I was too late for twitter @olisnoddy's keynote speech, but if I RT some...
You may get a ton of retweets of a link but only a few actual visitors, as it's not uncommon for people to RT others in their circles without personally vetting the links. There are cases where you can tell that a link gave you a conversion, or...
Those who used the shorter “RT” still saw a retweet rate 10 times higher than average, compared to those who didn’t ask for one at all. Twitter differs from Facebook in that it may actually be better to post during the “busy hours” of 7 a.m.to 8 p...
The mobile version of Office will be offered as a bundled package with the Windows 8 RT package on ARM hardware. Google has acquired mobile productivity firm Quickoffice in a bid to bolster its Apps platform.
The accusations relate to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system and in particular, the version that will be built into ARM-based mobile devices, known as Windows RT. Windows RT, along with other Windows 8 versions, will effectively have...
You might want to take a step back and read "How To Optimize Twitter: Be Real, Profiles, RT, Hashtags not automated ones," said Social Media Strategist Michelle Marie who was selected by Google as one of the "Most Entertaining and Interesting...
If you are using the RT button on Twitter, just hitting the RT is reserved for high level influences. Cutting and pasting the Tweet into the Tweet box and the semantics of RT = Headline, link, hashtag, RT @______, your comment Or
Google’s strategy is to simply give up on Rt cracked the semantic web? Given this is a thorny issue that really has divided the industry, SEW agreed to run the story with Gareth's permission. After all, isn't it time everyone just calm down?
Have an employee check brand mentions and RT messages from customers shopping or purchasing on your site or in your store. Soon we’ll be sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner or going out for Black Friday or worrying how to get the most out of Cyber...
Was there a nice RT of me I should acknowledge? Translate that to social media, are you working in social media or on social media? If you are “in” it, it’s time to figure out a way to be “on” it. But what if you could improve your social media...
To optimize retweetability, the title heading should be no longer than about 98 characters.i.e.char limit - [20-char shortened URL] - [15-char username] - [7-char RT prefix and spaces]) Social media optimization (SMO) is the process of...
Twitter has announced a new link-shortening service embedded into Twitter.com. The new feature will allow users to put in a full URL and have it shortened to 19 total characters (one character shorter than bit.ly) automatically, but will continue...
Ask for a share, surprisingly asking for a RT has been proven to help increase shares. It's important to examine how Google and Bing's social efforts may affect your brand. How do social signals, referral traffic, and conversions contribute to...
PR Power of the RT The late great Dale Carnegie was ahead of his time when he published the groundbreaking book "How to Win Friends and Influence People. First published in 1937, Carnegie's advice remains relevant and timeless addressing questions...
Twitter forced an auto RT button and later pushed everyone to the 'new Twitter. On Jan. YouTube changed its homepage layout. On Jan. Liz of the YouTube Team said in the Help Forum, "We've been listening over the past week, and it's clear that some...
Twitter forced an auto RT button and later pushed everyone to the "new Twitter. Netflix will no longer support DVDs and will move everyone to its streaming option. Google pushed Instant, Places, and about 10 other changes on us in 2010.
Don't always add "PLS RT" when you're tweeting articles. However, you need to leave space for people to retweet (i.e.anyone retweeting this blog post will have to add "RT @kevgibbo" to my original tweet).
Putting together sample promotional social networking messages (paying mind to make them of applicable length: RT-able for Twitter, etc. First Friendster and MySpace, then LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter -- popular social media sites change over time.
