Ahhh social media where the conversation is mostly about Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn… not this week. Two social media giants from the past are coming out in a big way this week with new designs and features and they are hoping to get their piece of the pie back – MySpace and Stumbleupon. The New…
Category: Content Marketing and Social Media
Social Search. Who’s Winning? Google vs. Bing
We trust our family and friends – more than any advertisement or endorsement by a faceless reviewer. It’s human nature to listen to and trust the people we know. So it makes sense that organic search is evolving to be socially relevant. Back in 2009 both Bing and Google launched the “social search revolution.” Bing…
Google+ Local and Online Reputation
For this blog entry, I wanted to illustrate an entire Local Search Snapshot using one specific study done randomly to explain Google+’s new system for Local Search, and how it can affect any business’s online reputation. I will make four observations and explain their impact which can be common for any business, anywhere. Perhaps because…
5 Simple Things Nonprofits Didn’t Know They Could Do With Social Media
This week I was fortunate to work with a great room of local nonprofits on the current state of social media and how nonprofits are utilizing these tools. At the end of the event, I heard from a few of the attendees on how surprised they were at some of the things they can do…