Link: The Geosocial Universe – An Infographic How many active users to YOU think there are in each of the “geo-social” environments online (e.g. think beyond facebook & twitter)? In fact, two of them are larger than Facebook’s half-a-billion users. Check this Infographic for the up-to-date numbers for each of 12 environments, as of August…
Link: 33 Common Business Blog Mistakes “Lately, I’ve been reviewing dozens of business blogs for a new project I’m working on. The good news is that many businesses are catching on to the blogging thing fast… Others are still missing the mark. Here are some common missteps that everyone can learn from.” by Stanford Smith…
Link: 25 brilliant examples of Facebook brand pages “… brands generating innovative, engaging and creative advertising online …” using an easily customizable Facebook landing page. Here are 25 examples to give you ideas regarding what can be done using FB’s easy-to-use FBML. It’s much better than users landing on your Page’s wall of random comments……
Link: The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing. How to use customer-generated content to increase sales “There’s been too much talk about social media vs. email vs. search. All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions.” Jay…
As a sea of reporters, journalists and bloggers were squeezed into a presentation room at Facebook HQ this evening, Facebook announced its “Facebook Places” capability. There are three components to this first release of Places: (a) you are able to share where you are; (b) you can determine where your friends are; and (c) you…
Link: Wearable Computing: Check-In Here on Foursquare (via Nike+) What would you think of having your running shoes automatically check you in on Foursquare just by walking in the front door of a venue? Well, look at a project from Nike+ for just that! by @MobileBehavior
Link: Foursquare for the Real World? ShopAlerts Debuts Geo-Fenced Mobile Promotions “The ShopAlerts service is actually a white-label platform that allows retailers and other businesses to send location-triggered mobile text messages to consumers who’ve opted in to receive them. Yes, geo-fenced, geo-targeted mobile couponing, discounts and promotions have arrived.” by ReadWriteWeb, @rww
Link: jQuery Goes Mobile “With more and more individuals accessing the web through mobile devices, publishers will increasingly find that they need to offer satisfactory mobile browsing experiences to attract and retain visitors to their websites. For publishers using the jQuery JavaScript library (30% of top 10,000 websites), that may get a little easier thanks…
Link: A formula for finding social media fans “Why does getting social media strategy dialed in correctly matter so much to the future growth of your business? For one, never before in the history of brand marketing and public relations have we been in such a position to construct close, credible, and interactive relationships with…
Link: The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media “The enthusiasm about social media among public relations professionals is rampant, and encouraging. Wanting to be at the center of a new way to communicate to customers and prospects is a worthy objective. But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking…
