Twitter Places May Let Businesses Claim Locations Soon

Only a few months ago, social media giant Twitter launched their Places feature. Twitter Places has been a useful feature in that Twitter users can search for tweets from a specific location. Now Twitter may be testing a new feature to add to Places; businesses may soon be able to “claim” their physical location on…

Quantity or Quality? The Twitter Debate

The age-long debate of quantity versus quality has made it’s way to social media marketing, Twitter specifically. Is it better to have more followers or “better” followers (i.e. followers who are more interested in what you actually have to say, and will more likely respond). Guy Kawasaki co-founded the media aggregation site Alltop and has…

Find Popular Local Locations with Facebook Places

Facebook, the ever-popular social media giant, launched Facebook Places in back in August, and have since then have been upgrading Facebook Places by adding features and functionality. Users on Facebook are now able to check-in, meaning that they can display to their friends, strangers, etc. where in the world they are and at what time…

Social Media Sees Increased Used Among Small Businesses

According the fall 2010 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor, 39% of small business owners reported using social media to increase their exposure. Business owners are beginning to see the incentive of using social media as part of their Internet marketing strategies. When small businesses connect and interact with customers they build brand loyalty, which…

Social Media Statistics Reveal the Most Popular Brands

Social media marketing is easily the most cost effective way to build brand recognition and loyalty in most industries. Famecount is a website that regularly lists information related to popular social media accounts. More specifically, Famecount lists all of the most popular brands, specifically related to followers from Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. These brands are…

What is Siine?

What if you found out that the keyboard that you use to type, either from your mobile device or your tablet PC or even just your home keyboard, was obsolete? In other words, what if someone were able to make a better keyboard, making it easier to browse social media, talk to friends, and get…

Facebook and Twitter Not Enough? Make Your Own Social Media Network

 WordPress.org is widely recognized as being a popular and powerful tool for blogging, and now they have something more to offer. Users can now create their own social network using BuddyPress. BuddyPress is a new social media tool from WordPress, and is designed specifically for niche groups and small communities. Whereas Facebook and Twitter are…

WWE and Social Media Collide with Fantastic Results

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is very, very big. Sometimes it’s easy to imagine the organization as some fringe network with only a few devoted fans. Surprisingly , this is not the case. WWE has a huge fanbase worldwide, and their website, WWE.com, has over 14 million unique average monthly visitors worldwide. In fact, WWE.com has…