Posts Tagged ‘social media marketing’

 

Leveraging Local Search to Boost Market Visibility

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

You may have noticed that no matter what you search for lately, your results almost always show a local business related to your query. Google announced in May that 20 percent of all searches were local search-related. Microsoft reflected even bigger figures this time last year, with 53 percent of Bing’s mobile searches having a [...]

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PubCon Las Vegas 2011 Kicks Off with PubCon Masters Group

Monday, November 7th, 2011

PubCon Las Vegas 2011 kicks off today at the Las Vegas Convention Center, featuring a full day of search and social media training with the PubCon Masters Group.  The official PubCon Las Vegas conference will take place from November 8 – 10. If you’re serious about the industry, PubCon is an annual event you can’t [...]

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Raven Tools Launches Real-Time Social Stream

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Any social media manager understands the necessity of implementing quality metrics programs. Raven Tools sets the standard for social media monitoring and management, and is used by the biggest names in the ad world. The social metrics giant recently launched a new real-time social stream feature and other social monitoring tools to further enhance their [...]

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Say Goodbye to Netflix with Six Great Alternatives

Friday, October 28th, 2011

You may have seen Netflix’s announcement on Monday that the company lost over 800,000 subscribers since they raised prices by 60%, which went into effect in September. If you were one of the customers that couldn’t justify the additional costs, fear not, there are plenty of alternatives you can explore. Mashable’s Veena Bissram outlined “6 [...]

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Facebook & OPOWER Team Up on New Green App

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Green efforts and sustainability are all the rage these days, and since Facebook is all about staying cool and fresh, they’re now working on an app that eco-friendly fanatics will adore. With the help of OPOWER, a company that uses game mechanics to encourage people to use less energy in their homes, Facebook is developing [...]

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Google to Connect Music Beta with New MP3 Store

Friday, October 14th, 2011

In the past year, Google has entered into several new markets and expanded its product offerings with services like Google+ and Google Offers. Five months ago, the billion-dollar company introduced Music Beta, a cloud music service. Up until now, Music Beta had limited capabilities, but according to The New York Times, Google is in negotiations [...]

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Blue Takes Facebook’s New iPad App for a Spin

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

iPad users and Facebook lovers rejoice! The long-awaited Facebook iPad app debuted earlier this week, and tech bloggers everywhere are feverishly penning their reviews. We’re as surprised as you are that the social networking site waited so long to release its own iPad app, having been delayed several times previously. Barring first-day bugs that left [...]

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