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Facebook Unveils Inaugural (And Rather Bland) Top Status Trends of 2009

Facebook has identified and compiled a list of the top status trends on its social network for 2009. They’re calling it “Facebook Memology” with the word memology referring…

By Nathania Johnson · 22 Dec 2009

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LinkedIn’s Search Filters Make Finding Contacts MUCH Easier

About a year ago, LinkedIn launched a new search platform, which has turned out to be wildly successful. Search activity has doubled…

By Nathania Johnson · 14 Dec 2009

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Is Social Media Privacy an Oxymoron?

Social media has forever changed the way we live. Businesses and individuals must focus on their strengths, have fun, and use common…

By Erik Qualman · 14 Dec 2009

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Yahoo! Adds Additional Twitter Integration Into Search Results

A few weeks ago, Yahoo! added Twitter to their News Shortcut. Now, Yahoo! is adding Twitter updates directly to their search results.…

By Nathania Johnson · 11 Dec 2009

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Google Launches Chrome for Mac and Linux (FINALLY)

I’ve been using a preview version of Chrome for about a month and it’s been sooooo buggy. Until about a week ago.…

By Nathania Johnson · 09 Dec 2009

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@ericschmidt Tries Out ‘Poor Man’s Email’

Looks like Google CEO Eric Schmidt has adopted an “If you can’t acquire beat them, join them” attitude when it comes to…

By Nathania Johnson · 07 Dec 2009

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In 2010, Y!ou Can Access Facebook on Yahoo!

Yahoo! really does want you to make their homepage the center of your web-browsing universe. Next year, they’re going to make that…

By Nathania Johnson · 02 Dec 2009

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Social Media FAQs

Answers to some of the most often asked questions about social media marketing.

By Erik Qualman · 30 Nov 2009

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Marketing Tactics vs. Social Media Strategy

Fully research why you're using a particular social media strategy tactic. Did your agency tell you that you "need" it? Or is…

By Liana Li Evans · 23 Nov 2009

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Twitter Consults the Ghost of Fred Berry for New Status Prompt

Twitter has announced that the question that appears in the status update box will no longer be “What are you doing?” Now,…

By Nathania Johnson · 20 Nov 2009

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Social Media Success Stories

What is the ROI of social media? Consider these success stories before activating your calculator.

By Erik Qualman · 16 Nov 2009

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The Williams Defense: Twitter CEO Defends Retweet Functionality

Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter, has taken to his personal blog to defend the new, official implementation of Retweeting. The main problem…

By Nathania Johnson · 11 Nov 2009

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LinkedIn Enables Simultaneous Twitter Updating

You can now update your status on LinkedIn and Twitter simultaneously. To do this, sign on to LinkedIn. Then, go to your…

By Nathania Johnson · 11 Nov 2009

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Twitter Tries to Get Rid of Spammy Trending Tweets

If you’ve ever viewed the stream of Tweets in a Trending Topic on Twitter, you’ve no doubt seen your share of spam.…

By Nathania Johnson · 09 Nov 2009

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Your Social Media Content Must Be Valuable

Listening to your audience in social media communities talk about the best features of your product should give you insight into how…

By Liana Li Evans · 09 Nov 2009

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Digg Trends: Experimenting with Users Choosing Homepage Stories

Ok, so technically Digg users do choose homepage stories by voting up submitted links. But Digg Trends is an experiment in being…

By Nathania Johnson · 04 Nov 2009

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Banning Social Media Is Counterproductive

Just as we now look back on the movie "Footloose" as being rather silly, the same will probably apply to the social…

By Erik Qualman · 02 Nov 2009

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How to Earn Respect in Social Media

Just because you and your company are a big deal in the offline world doesn't mean you'll win friends and influence in…

By Liana Li Evans · 26 Oct 2009

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Four Steps to Social Media Marketing Success

Companies that appropriately engage in these four steps will take their product or service to the top.

By Erik Qualman · 19 Oct 2009

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Who Owns the Social Media Conversation?

Your company is more than just one person; make sure your social media strategy reflects that.

By Liana Li Evans · 12 Oct 2009

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StumbleUpon Enhances Search in Latest Update

StumbleUpon updated its social bookmarking service last week and one of the key improvements was search. Users can now search within their…

By Nathania Johnson · 12 Oct 2009

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Is Google a Social Media Company?

In the future, we won't search for products and services: they'll find us via social media. Perhaps Google's stiffest competition in the…

By Erik Qualman · 05 Oct 2009

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Google to Send Out 100,000 Wave Invites

Beginning tomorrow (September 30), Google will send out 100,000 invites to Google Wave. The product has received a lot of buzz, both…

By Nathania Johnson · 29 Sep 2009

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What Is Your ‘R’ for ROI in Social Media?

Each company needs to define its own "return" in their ROI when they implement social media strategies. You can have several reasons…

By Liana Li Evans · 28 Sep 2009

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Sage’s Twitter Promotion Experiment

How do people feel about selling or being sold in social media? Is charity one thing, but for-profit something different?

By Sage Lewis · 24 Sep 2009

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