10 Social Media Tools and Abilities We’re Thankful For!

Wednesday, 26 November 2008 , 13:56 | Category : social media
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving (and #tweetsgiving of course!), we’ve been thinking about all of the websites, tools, and applications that help us and our clients to grow everyday. Here are our top 10 – got any others you think belong on the list?
10) Facebook – I know – OBVIOUSLY, right? I’d be [...]

We’re kind of a big deal

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 , 16:25 | Category : Buzzworthy
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I don’t want anybody to forget about Tweetsgiving, but I did want to make a quick note/announcement that we are officially on Alltop!

Alltop is self-described as an “online magazine rack” of popular topics – just browse through the listings and find your subject of interest and you’re likely to find dozens if not hundreds of [...]

Put the "giving" back in Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 , 10:35 | Category : twitter
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Today is the big kick-off for Epic Change’s Tweetsgiving meme – and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it!
The idea is simple: to use the power of social media (with Twitter, specifically) to spread gratitude while inspiring others to contribute to a great cause – the ultimate goal being to raise [...]

My Twitter Identity Crisis

Monday, 24 November 2008 , 13:31 | Category : twitter
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“My first twitter(tweet?), and thus the beginning of my downhill slide into horrible addiction. 12:31 AM Aug 20th from txt”
^ This was my first foray into the crazy world of Twitter, mere months ago. At the time, I had only started work at theKbuzz a few months prior and still worked primarily [...]

Is YouTube a Failure?

Sunday, 23 November 2008 , 8:38 | Category : youtube
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Often, clients ask me about viral videos. While it can be done, I try and tell clients that a video of my kids talking to each other, unprompted, has a better chance of going “viral” than a highly produced corporate attempt at a YouTube sensation. This leaves them puzzled, and it leads me to wonder:
Will [...]

YouTube Live Marks Turning Point in Online Video

Saturday, 22 November 2008 , 22:58 | Category : youtube
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Last night marked the debut of YouTube Live, a concert-meets awards show featuring literally dozens of YouTube stars and entertainment stars. International recording artist Akon headlined the show, although anyone who watches YouTube videos even occasionally (which is pretty much all of us) would have recognized some of the folks at the live party.
I was [...]

Tech companies using social media? There’s a novel idea!

Friday, 21 November 2008 , 15:33 | Category : social media
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After hearing all about HP’s 31 Days of the Dragon case study at the WOMMA Summit in Las Vegas last week, it’s good to hear that other computer hardware/technology companies are starting to jump into social media, too.
Honestly, you’d think that technology developers would have thought to invest more in social media even sooner, considering [...]

So You’ve Put Up a Facebook Page, Now What? 10 Tips for Business Community Building on Facebook

Thursday, 20 November 2008 , 15:49 | Category : Facebook
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Facebook is now the world’s largest online social network, with over 130 million users and still growing at an unprecedented rate. Thousands of companies large and small have now created Pages, and are trying to build communities of fans. Thousands more are running Facebook ads that appear beside personal profiles, home pages, and status feeds. [...]

Beware all 7 deadly sins

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 , 12:03 | Category : social media
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WOMMA featured James Clark’s post about the 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media on yesterday’s WOMMA Word. (If you haven’t seen it yet, you should check it out!) Of the full 7, one that really spoke to me was Gluttony – an oft-overlooked sin of the original list (at least in my experience). [...]

Wait, you mean no one has a LuvCrush on me?– Social Networking False Ads Get Removed!

Tuesday, 18 November 2008 , 14:28 | Category : social networking
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Darn.
I just read this article and now I’m sad. Apparently, someone does not have a luv crush on me, as my facebook profile ad suggested. Well, it wasn’t really me, but many of my single friends have received advertisements talking about the secret crushes that supposedly love them. After they go through a variety of [...]