By Dan Stelter | March 8, 2013
World Backup Day is March 31, which is good news for any potential April Fools out there.
A recent Wired.com survey discovered that 40 percent of participants have never backed up any of their personal data, while 25 percent perform a monthly backup. A whopping 80 percent reported that they have no backup of their most critical work files, digital wedding ima…
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Posted in General Web, Graphics, How To, Mobile, Small Business, Socialnomics | Tagged Backup, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, IT, small business, technology
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By Arash Shoushtari | 118 days ago
Pinterest has become one of the biggest and fastest growing social networking sites out there. Its easy to use, graphical platform coupled with the seemingly endless supply of new things to look at make it one of those time warp destinations. You know, one of those sites you go on, and the next thing you know its 3am and you realize you haven’t even blinked in ove…
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Posted in Featured, Pinterest, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media, Tips | Tagged branding, marketing, pinterest, small business, Social Media
By Mark Johnson | 142 days ago
Youtube has finally taken a step further in its war against fake views, deleting thousands of videos that received ‘unnatural’ views during the past few months. Each of these users received a warning email clearly stating that this is a breach of Youtube terms of service and that if they are caught again, their account will be terminated.
Here i…
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Posted in Case Studies, Featured, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media, Social Media Small Business, Social Networks, YouTube | Tagged buy youtube views, youtube deletes videos
By Arash Shoushtari | 167 days ago
I was recently introduced to a new social WiFi service at my local coffee shop. I went there to get some coffee and (hopefully) get some work done. I sat down, opened my laptop and attempted to log-on to their WiFi network when I was welcomed by a splash screen. It instructed me to either “like” the cafe’s Facebook Page or “Follow” the cafe’s Twitter to gain access…
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Posted in Small Business, Social CRM, Social Media, Social Media Small Business, Startups
By Mark Johnson | 170 days ago
10 years ago, probably half of the population wouldn’t even know the meaning of the word ‘viral’. In 2012, thanks to Youtube, this word has become common, and describes news, videos, photos, content or people that experience overnight fame and become instant celebrities, mostly through social media exposure.
My question is: are vira…
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Posted in Case Studies, Featured, General Web, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media, Social Media Small Business, Social Networks, Socialnomics, Startups, Statistics, Stories, Uncategorized, Video, YouTube | Tagged social media marketing, viral marketing, viral videos, youtube views
By Ed Michelson | 192 days ago
Building your brand online is hard. Everyone it seems like the newest, greatest social media site has launched, and yesterday’s hot thing goes the way of Friendster or MySpace. But even with whatever Tumblr or Pinterest site comes next, there are a few big boys that are probably here to say. The biggest, of course, are Twitter and Facebook. Both offer incred…
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Posted in Facebook, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media, Socialnomics, Startups, Tips | Tagged Facebook Branding, Facebook Business Plan, Online Branding, social media tips
By Sean Rosensteel | 212 days ago
Testimonials are one of the most powerful ways to boost online credibility and harness social proof. Usually showcasing first-hand examples of happy customers, testimonials provide supporting evidence from third parties that lend credibility to what you’re offering.
Some types of testimonials, however, are more powerful and persuading than others…
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Posted in Featured, How To, Klout, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media, Social Media Small Business, Socialnomics, Tips | Tagged credibility, customers, marketing, online credibility, social commerce, Social Engagement, Social Media, social media video, social proof, video, video testimonial
By Mike Lewis | 220 days ago
Small and medium sized business, a segment responsible for up to 50% of our GDP, is well-poised to shake things up in the social space. Duct Tape Marketing partnered with Vocus, a provider of cloud-based marketing and PR software, to conduct a survey of 400 marketing SMB decision-makers. The results provide interesting data on the amount of money invested i…
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Posted in Small Business, Social Media, Social Media Small Business | Tagged Awareness Inc., Carol Rozell, Duct Tape Marketing, Gartner, Mike Lewis, SMB, Social Media, Vocus
By Sean Rosensteel | May 25, 2012
User-generated video is becoming a hot commodity online as its value and advantages become more obvious. Marketing departments in particular understand how user-generated video can benefit their allocation of finances, time and resources while improving their efficacy in promoting a product, service or brand.
User-generated video is now more acces…
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Posted in Featured, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media Small Business, Video | Tagged Social Engagement, social media video, user generated video
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