Back in March 2008, Facebook was poised to overtake MySpace, but it wasn’t yet the most popular social network in the world. Now it’s obliterating everybody. This chart from a report on SharesPost t...

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Facebook is Trampling Other Social Networks

Mobile check-ins have become the newest trend in the world of digital marketing. But just like in the early stages of Twitter, brands are trying to figure out what to do with it and how it connects ...

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Points and Badges and Mayors, Oh My!

The State and Future of Twitter was revealed to the world at the Chirp Conference. Developers, futurists, reporters, investors, stakeholders, and businesses convened at the Palace of Fine Arts in ...

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The State and Future of Twitter 2010: Part One

Trending topics reveal much more than the objects that captivate the hearts, minds, and keyboards of Twitter users around the world. Twitter’s trends is a cultural mirror that reflects the state o...

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A Prediction: Twitter to Predict the Future

And, are the days of the 'inverted pyramid release' over? In the world of user-led media, one form of content is always coveted by the recipient more than most. Surprisingly, it's not somethin...

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How 'Newsful' is Your Content?

This isn’t a post about how, as @MegFowler puts it “If you make a crappy product and treat your customers badly, all the “connecting” and ‘conversation’ in the world won’t save you”. We have lots of...

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A Hidden Value of Social Conversations: Recognize the Suck

There comes a point in life when you need to pick up an old book and refresh the ideas that changed the world. I picked up the Cluetrain Manifesto last night and read through a couple key chapters. ...

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Above All, Your Voice Matters.

B2B. Business to business. In the world of social media and relationship marketing, the B2B aspect seems to scare a lot of people. In all honesty when I first began working on B2B strategy ...

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Businesses Are People Too

Social media culture is all about transparency: tell the world about your last meal, your current location, your relationships, your likes and dislikes, your hopes and dreams. (So far, to the best o...

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Little Disclosures Can Add Up to Big Exposures

When the author of 'The World is Flat' speaks, listen. Thomas L. Friedman offers some colorful thoughts drawing from the foundation of his best-selling book: "Today, just about everything is...

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The World is Flat: But Ideas Aren't

Entrepreneurs used to be one in a million. Times have changed. It’s almost impossible to go throughout a week without brushing up against an “anti 9-5er” who’s looking to make their mark on the world....

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Generation Y Entrepreneurial Mindset

Kirstie Alley, the very public and notoriously inconsistent dieter, has made a cameo appearance in the Zoo World Facebook game.   The game, which revolves around building a zoo and keeping your cust...

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Kirstie Alley Is The First Celebrity Cameo In A Facebook Game

The U.S. Department of State sponsors something called the International Visitor Leadership Program which is a program in which young leaders from various parts of the world meet with leaders in the...

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Do We Take Social Media and Connectivity for Granted?

MobileYouth, the youth mobile marketing experts have released some interesting stats this week which highlight growing trends from around the world. Interesting to see that the largest growth in ...

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Youth Usage Drives Mobile Social Adoption World Wide