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Using Data to Rank 2011′s Top 20 Internet, Social Media and SEO blogs
For three years now, the folks at Cision have ranked the Top 100 blogs in our category by looking at specific data points. These data points are designed to reward actual site performance versus popularity or “Internet fame.” Last year, Ignite Social Media was ranked second, only to the blog powerhouse Mashable. This year, Cision [...]
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2011 Social Network Analysis Report – Geographic – Demographic and Traffic Data Revealed
2010 was a rocky year in the social network space and many sites closed their doors including Propeller.com and Team Sugar, to name a few. Quite a few others continued their decline into yesterday’s news as we see more social network users consolidating their social profiles. Undoubtedly, Facebook’s continued growth worldwide has led to this [...]
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Ignite Social Media named one of “World’s Top Social Media Marketing Firms for 2011″
The International Business Times came out with their list of 5 agencies they describe as “The World’s Top Social Media Marketing Firms for 2011” and Ignite Social Media is one of the five selected. We’re honestly not sure of the criteria, but we’re flattered to be included in such a small group of firms on [...]
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26 Facebook Fan Page Examples in Detail
Since the conclusion of our previous series “26 Social Media Marketing Examples in Detail” and with the start of the new year, I have been inspired yet again to evaluate what other brands are doing in the space. However, instead of covering what a brand is doing across multiple platforms, in this series we will uncover specifically what the top brands on Facebook are doing on their pages to engage with their fans.
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YouTube Partner Program, Rescued Kittens, Employer Ban, Tax Deadline – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | April 16, 2012 | View Comments
YouTube Partner Program Gets Public Release; Lets Users Monetize Content To help build up more original content on the site, YouTube’s Partner Program has now opened to the public. Prior to this announcement, the program was only available to some creators who had created videos obtaining a few million views. Now, anyone from the approved [...]
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Beyoncé, Glam Media’s Tend, Bronx Shoes, Zeen – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | April 09, 2012 | View Comments
Beyoncé Launches Social Media Campaign On Tumblr, Twitter, Revamped Website After years of closely guarding her private life, Beyoncé has now made three very public debuts. The singer is sharing intimate moments of her life through a series of photos via her new Tumblr site. And after joining Twitter last week, she announced the third leg [...]
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Pinterest, YouTube, Hubbub, Yammer – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | April 02, 2012 | View Comments
Pinterest’s Growth Comes Back to Earth Data through the 18th reveals that Pinterest’s growth has started to slow in March. A four week moving average of unique users showed that growth slowed from an 85% rate between mid-January and mid-February, to an 18% rate between mid-February and mid-March. Based on the latest data, Comscore projects [...]
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FIAT, Neiman Marcus, Gnip, CareZone – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | February 20, 2012 | View Comments
FIAT’s Score a Scorpion Campaign FIAT recently launched a Facebook campaign that gives fans the opportunity to participate in the social media version of a classic scavenger hunt. The contest is called Score a Scorpion and gives fans the chance to win a new FIAT 500 Abarth, which will officially launch in March. Score a [...]
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Pinterest and Threadless, Japan, Top Chef, Foodie.com – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | February 13, 2012 | View Comments
Threadless Launches a Valentine’s-themed Pinterest Contest Last week, the folks over at Threadless announced a fun Pinterest contest just in time for Valentine’s Day. To enter, contestants needed to make a board titled “Threadless Vday challenge” specifically for the person they have in mind. They then had to add 10 pins to the board that [...]
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NASA, Reuters, NASCAR, Social Media Project – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | February 07, 2012 | View Comments
NASA Releases First Multiplayer Facebook Game NASA recently launched its first online game for the social media age, Space Race Blastoff. Available through NASA’s Facebook page, the multiplayer game challenges players with trivia of NASA history, technology, science, and pop culture. Players who correctly answer questions earn virtual badges depicting astronauts, spacecraft, and astronomical objects. David Weaver, [...]
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PowerVoice, Snickers, Journalists on Facebook, Air China – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | January 30, 2012 | View Comments
PowerVoice Pays Users To Post Ads On Twitter, Facebook PowerVoice, a new social media marketing company, launched last week. The service compensates users for sharing brands’ messages on social networks in a somewhat similar fashion to Adly. However, unlike Adly, it’s not focused solely on enabling celebrities and other public figures to earn additional income through recommendations. [...]
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YouTube Film Festival, XFINITY, McDonalds, Sam Adams – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | January 23, 2012 | View Comments
YouTube Launches Online Film Festival Last week, YouTube continued its efforts to become a more serious media platform announcing the Your Film Festival, a competition for aspiring film makers. The festival is a collaboration between Youtube, famed director and producer Ridley Scott, Scott Free London, the Venice Film Festival, and Emirates. Applicants from all over the world will [...]
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Heineken QR Codes, Chicago Snow, Klout raises $30 million, London Olympics – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | January 09, 2012 | View Comments
Heineken Turns People Into QR Codes at Open’er Festival A case study was just released for Heineken’s U-Code promotion at their 2011 Open’er Festival in Poland. Heineken wanted to create an easy way for attendees to interact with each other at the 4 day festival. Concertgoers could enter a booth and print QR Codes which upon [...]
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RFID Tags, NASCAR, Hyundai Race, Alabama – Topics That Are Igniting
Craig Carter | January 02, 2012 | View Comments
Ski Resort Uses Social Media To Revolutionize How Photos Are Taken On Vacation This winter, Vail Ski resort is integrating RFID tags to all lift passes and allowing people to earn rewards, track their stats, and share their photos through Epic Mix, a social network for skiers. Professional photographers around the mountains take pictures of you [...]
