Archive for the ‘Social Media’ Category

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Nicole Provonchee

The World’s Most Popular Websites In Nifty Charts

As a visual learner, Fast Company's Infographic of the Day frequently catches my attention. Today's infographic was compiled by the BBC and takes a look at Internet traffic patterns by unique users in the U.S, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil and Australia. Where do you think people spend the most time online?

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Nicole Provonchee

Twitter Takes on Spam

So how many followers do you have on Twitter? If you are like most users, you probably have a few followers you wish you could get rid of: spammers. As Twitter's popularity has grown, so has the sophistication of spammers. And, with that sophistication comes a whole new way for evildoers to phish for your Twitter account information or get you to click on a link to drive up their site's traffic.

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Laura Pack

Client News: StopColonCancerNow.com Launches

One of our health care clients, AmSurg Corporation here in Nashville, recently launched StopColonCancerNow.com, a national awareness and prevention campaign. Throughout March — Colon Cancer Awareness Month — the company will be doing national media relations, local events and social media stuff to get the word out.

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Bobby Stark

Jeff Jarvis Offers Tips for Truckstop Owners

Yesterday, I had the privilege of hearing Jeff Jarvis, the author of the Buzzmachine blog and the book, What Would Google Do?, at the NATSO Show in Las Vegas.

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Laura Pack

Social Media Has Gone to the Dogs, Literally

Come fall, our canine friends will be on Twitter. Puppy Tweets, a new device from Mattel (known for their Barbie empire) is a new sound and motion sensor that owner’s can put on their dog’s collar. The high-tech toy will generate one of 500 pre-recorded tweets when it detects barking or movements.

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Bobby Stark

Socialnomics — Our Video of the Week

To kick off our Monday staff meeting this morning, we played a video. My goal was to give people something to think about, talk about and share. I think it worked, so we're going to do it every week.

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Kristen Steele

My Favorite Twitter Tool: TweetDeck

Twitter's social media presence isn't going away anytime soon, and any of you Tweeters out there know that it can sometimes be overwhelming if you're following a large number of people. Enter TweetDeck.

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Nicole Provonchee

Be Careful What You Post!

I have to be honest - the email's subject line caught my attention: "Creepy Ways Your Social Media Data Can Be Used." Posted on E-Commerce News a few days ago, the article outlines how some companies are starting to collect information about consumers by using information posted on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.

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Kristen Steele

SoFresh Nashville: Email is Still Key!

Yesterday, several of us got to go to the "So Fresh" Social Media conference here in Nashville. We had the opportunity to hear from amazing speakers about a wide array of subjects, but of course my favorite session was about how email and social media are merging together. Greg Cangialosi explained that it's important to not ignore your email marketing program, since it's the "work horse" of your social media campaign. By integrating social media into your email marketing programs, you have the opportunity to convert your loyal audience into faithful fans.

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Nicole Provonchee

Expert Advice on How to Use Twitter

How often do you Tweet? Too much? Too little? Not at all? Is there even a way to define what is "too much" or "too little?" Guy Kawasaki with Alltop (an avid Tweeter) commented on his Twitter habits in a recent post on American Express' Open Forum website.

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