The social video space has seen its fair share of flavor-of-the-month services and apps but, so far, nobody has figured out how to do it right. A few weeks ago, Twitter launched Vine, its new social video app. While the dust has settled (and the...

05 March, 2013

The 5th year of our social network analysis brought to light some interesting trends regarding Social Networking. Instead of pointing out specifics from our findings, we thought it might be interesting to ask several other social media practioners what they thought about the future of Social Networks....

21 August, 2012

Do you have an interesting story? Did you just accomplish an amazing goal? Are you looking for a way to have a substantial conversation with your fans that goes beyond 140 measly characters? Well, is there an outlet for you! It's called an AMA (Ask Me Anything),...

27 June, 2012

Spammers are nothing if not inventive, and social media sites have given them fertile-and lucrative- ground. The genius in the spam is hiding in plain sight. The best spam is friendly, inviting, and deeply ordinary, exactly like the links that millions of unsuspecting people click...

11 June, 2012

Pinterest has a reputation for being popular with the ladies. I suppose there's a reason for that; Forbes reported that 97% of Pinterest users are women, and that 47% of women who use social media have made purchases based on Pinterest recommendations. But that doesn't...

08 May, 2012

The entertainment check-in network, GetGlue has been growing in popularity over the last year and it appears that it is finally becoming more mainstream, as brands are calling it out on TV and in other promotions. So, how can TV networks, studios and brands take...

29 March, 2012

Social networks are pretty inescapable for most of us these days - and in this industry, people just don't know what to do with anyone who isn't already on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest...

21 March, 2012

Unless you’re living under a rock, or started boycotting the internet when SOPA was first introduced last year, you’ve heard Pinterest is growing. But just how much traffic is Pinterest getting these days? According to ComScore, Pinterest has over 4 million users and is rapidly growing....

24 January, 2012

If you haven’t heard of Pinterest yet, you should take a minute and kick around on their site. Give Pinterest a review. Inevitably, a minute will turn into half an hour as you click from one thing to the eye-catching next. And really, that’s the whole...

12 October, 2011

My fellow Social Media Practitioners will find the new social API connectiveness tool If This Then That (ifttt.com) an amazing way to streamline your content and your social media accounts. They tout themselves as a tool that alleviates the need to code, just think about things...

12 September, 2011
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