With Groupon going public today on the Nasdaq, it seems that deals are still the main reason someone follows certain brands. Gavin O'Malley wrote an excellent report that broke down recent Nielsen/McKinsey NM Incite research. Taken from the article : For brands, the real value of Facebook “likes” and Twitter followers remains uncertain. Their growing […]
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WordPress.com adds a follow button
Last week Facebook added the "Subscribe" button and feature to their social offering. There is talk there will be more buttons to come. Read,Listened,Watched and Want according to a source are next. WordPress.com has unveiled the "Follow " button. It will be at the bottom of all wordpress.com blogs in an effort to increase traffic […]
Continue ReadingTwitter should take a clue from domains and provide an exchange to buy and sell twitter handles
I have been asked many times by clients, "Can I buy a Twitter handle ? We need the name." I say well here is the official Twitter rule: Username squatting is prohibited by the Twitter Rules. If your report involves impersonation or trademark infringement, please consult those policies for instructions for reporting these accounts. Please […]
Continue ReadingOver 10 million people have joined Google+ and their mostly men
On the Google conference call yesterday, Larry Page mentioned, "First we launched Google+ to field trial invitation only Our goal with Google+ is to make sharing on the web like sharing in real life, as well as to improve the overall Google experienceCircles let you choose with precision who you are sharing with. Not surprisingly […]
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