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7 ways to get noticed on facebook with facebook news feed optimisation

Sep
2011
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Are you wondering how to get your updates into your fans Facebook news feeds? Did you know that 90% of the people who click your Facebook fan page don’t come back to your Facebook page?  They are more likely to read your content in their own Facebook news feed IF you know how to make [...]

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4 successful and creative facebook contests

Sep
2011
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Years ago, if a marketer wanted to run a contest, he’d have to run print ads and hope that people would take the time to fill out an entry form and then mail it in. The Internet made things easier, but you still assumed that consumers would somehow find their way to your website. Facebook [...]

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The best tech people to follow on twitter

Sep
2011
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With so much tech news out there, it’s tough to keep track of what’s new, and what’s important. The best thing to do is turn to Twitter, where reporters and newsmakers share links and gab. We’ve assembled 25 of the best tech people to follow on Twitter. Click the link below to check them out. Read more [...]

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Why Facebook will destroy LinkedIn

Sep
2011
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The Wall Street Journal recently published a story by Joe Light that highlighted certain employers, such as Waste Management,finding more recruitment success on Facebook than on LinkedIn. “Facebook hires account for less than 1% of the total hires companies are making,” Light noted, quoting Jobs2Web’s recent analysis. “But if current growth trends continue, Facebook could rival [...]

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Facebook surpasses 1 trillion pageviews per month

Sep
2011
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Facebook garnered more than 1 trillion pageviews per month in June and July, according to data from DoubleClick. The Google-owned ad network found that Facebook received approximately 870 million unique visitors in June and 860 million in July, exceeding the known number of users by more than 100 million. Each visitor averaged approximately 1,160 pageviews in July [...]

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How a notorious spammer was brought down via Twitter

Aug
2011
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Twitter has been around for five years now, but there is still much confusion about what it is good for. How can you post anything useful in 140 characters? Isn’t it just people posting what they had for lunch? It’s a massive time waster. Those are typical complaints. And yet there are several thousand self-proclaimed skeptics actively [...]

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In 5 years time, how we’ll smirk at todays’ obsession with social media infographics

Aug
2011
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Ten million-dollar start-up mistakes

Aug
2011
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It’s a well-accepted axiom in the investor community that entrepreneurs learn more from their failures than their successes. Thus a well-explained startup failure often can actually improve your odds of funding in the next go-round. Yet, there is no doubt that the best strategy is to learn from someone else’s mistakes, so you can enjoy [...]

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Biggest social media users spend less and are less engaged, says research

Aug
2011
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People who use social media the most are less involved in the outside world and might not be as worthwhile targeting as marketers believe, new research indicates. Resonate, which specializes in online audience targeting, has found that heavy social media users are less likely to be involved in politics; less likely to donate to charity; and [...]

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Criminals can be reported on facebook in new Scottish scheme

Aug
2011
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Criminals can now be reported to the police on Facebook, under a new scheme which is being launched by the Lothian and Borders Police today. The ‘Made From Crime’ initiative allows internet users to report concerns online, with the option of being anonymous, using Facebook or via Bluetooth to link directly to the Crimestoppers website. [...]

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