10 Best Social Media Infographics of 2012

Infographics, from the words INFORMATION and GRAPHICS are the newest trend in sending out valuable information. It is not just cool graphics which capture one’s attention, but great information that is easily understood. Integrating infographics into your social media approach can certainly do wonders for your marketing effectiveness. The infographics compiled below are the ones […]

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Social Media ROI, Is Social Media Marketing Effective?

The question of Social Media ROI and whether social media marketing is effective is one that is constantly on the forefront of businesses. It is no longer a question of whether a company needs to be in social media, but more how to measure the efforts. In the infographic below, thanks to MDG, we get […]

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Pinterest Growth and User Info, Will It Be The Next Big Social Media Site? (infographic)

So, exactly what is Pinterest and why is it taking off so quickly?  Simply put, Pinterest is a image and video sharing site which allows users to connect and share super simplistically. It works magnificently well because for the most part, we humans are visual people. It takes just a moment to understand and connect with pictures, […]

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Does Allowing DoFollow Links Increase Commenting on Your Blog?

Ok, I am taking a big leap of faith on this blog in that today I began allowing DoFollow links on comments and trackbacks. Why is this a leap of faith? Well, I already get TONS of spam bots sending over their junk comments by obvious amateurs who are clearly just buying the next easy commenting software. […]

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How to Set Up a Google+ Brand Page

Google+ Brand pages are here, and you should be taking them very seriously (Google is, hint hint). Like Facebook Pages, you now have the ability to quickly display your brand in a Google+ Page. Here are the simple steps to creating your own Google+ Brand page: Getting Started To get started, sign in to your […]

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How Do Today’s Social Media Consumers Buy? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Where will you go to buy your next cell phone, the Verizon store or will you check with Facebook or Twitter friends first to see their opinion of the next model first? When you buy music, will it be the record store (do those even exist anymore), or will you check Spotify? Social media has […]

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91% of Recruiters Use Social Networks to Screen Candidates!

91% of Recruiters Screen Candiates Using Social Media

Just how important is your social footprint now if you are looking for a job, well, 91% of recruiters use social networks to screen candidates now. In a recent study by the social media monitoring server Reppler, results showed more than 90% of recruiters and hiring managers have visited a potential candidate’s profile on a social […]

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How-To: Close Background Applications on your iPhone 4

Double Tap iPhone 4

OK, if you are anything like me, you probably have never read nor have any idea where your iPhone 4 instructions are (come on, I’m a guy, enough said), but one thing that has frustrated me to death was how to close background applications on the iPhone 4, sucking the little battery life out of […]

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HOW TO: Get Your Own Google+ Vanity URL

Unlike Facebook and Twitter, Google+ doesn’t offer vanity URLs for user profiles, making it more difficult to share your Google+ Profile with your friends. Instead, Google uses a long string of numbers to denote users (e.g. 117691391504351341685). The reason Google+ doesn’t use vanity URLs is because those could lead to spammers figuring out the email […]

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Google+ Gets a Feature Update Center

Google+ Feature Update (Finally)   In response to user feedback, Google has launched a new section of the Google+ center dedicated to Google+ feature update. The “What’s new in Google+” section is essentially a list of release notes for the Google+ Project. The updates are smaller than Google’s traditional blog posts, but longer than most […]

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