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Since the new Facebook Timeline is now rolling out to everyone (do you have it yet? do you!), I was doing a little digging this morning on the social networking site. As I was researching, I found this gem of a video – Jerry Seinfeld basically predicted Facebook in the 1990′s. (I dedicate this post … [Read more]
A recent study by MarketingProfs titled “B2B Content Marketing: 2012 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends” shows blogs are on the rise as a viable source for content marketing purposes. In 2010, only 51% of B2B surveyed said they used blogs for this purpose. It rose 27% to 65% in 2011. Using blogs as a content marketing tactic … [Read more]
Facebook confirmed on Monday (December 5th) the rumored acquiring of the Texas-based online location service Gowalla. The plan behind the deal is to hire the talent behind Gowalla and shut the service down completely. They have not purchased the Gowalla technology or service, but rather have hired the team. Facebook said in a statement, “Gowalla … [Read more]
As most of you know, Daily Deal sites exploded in 2011. As of now, there are 800 daily deal sites in the United States alone. In 2010, there were only 20. The site 8Coupons.com put together this fantastic infographic which gives us a look back at daily deal sites in 2011. From the acquisitions and … [Read more]
As an affiliate marketer, or even just a blogging, the end goal is to bring new traffic to your landing pages, sites and blogs. What is changing, is how you can advertise and bring in a new flow of traffic to your target points. No longer do you have to blindly create ad campaigns on … [Read more]
What if you could play a Facebook game for fun and do good at the same time? I know. It sounds too good to be true. Sojo Studios announced the preview launch of WeTopia, a community-building game where players can develop a better world for children on both Facebook and in real life. Ellen DeGeneres … [Read more]
Remember that one day, back in September, when the whole world was shaking their fists at Facebook? That was a fun day wasn’t it? We woke up to a Facebook we no longer recognized. The most notable change was in our Facebook news feed. We could no longer choose between the “Top Stories” and “Most Recent” … [Read more]
Do you remember at the end of September when we all woke up to those many changes on Facebook? That was an interesting day to say the least. From the “Hate the New Facebook News Feed” image that ended up plastering my feed, to all of the complaints from Facebook friends, it was clear people … [Read more]
Security on Facebook is a hot topic, especially with all of the changes they’ve made lately. October is “National Cyber Security Awareness Month” and in support of this, Facebook is introducing a few new features which are aimed at strengthening security. They want their 800 million users to feel comfortable sharing on the social networking … [Read more]
Usually, I don’t get too freaked out by social media sharing. I keep my Facebook profile set to “friends only.” I don’t have any friends on Foursquare or Gowalla and only use it for things like finding people at conferences. I’m careful about what I say on Twitter, especially in terms of my location. I … [Read more]
June 5-7, 2012 • Jacob Javits Conv. Ctr.
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