If this is not on your reading list already, it should be. It is insightful, well written, and considered by many as the State of the Union Address for all things Internet. Here are some highlights: • Internet user growth has slowed below 10%; smartphone growth is still strong but slowing. But mobile data traffic […]
Elon Musk is one of my favorite entrepreneurs. Not only has he hit it out of the park multiple times, the companies he built are downright cool. The two I am referring to here are Tesla and SpaceX (oh yea, he also co-founded PayPal). On top of this he is also a savvy social media […]
According to a recent article in Fast Company Magazine, there are , in fact, optimal lengths for our various missives on social media networks. The article also provide some backup research. Here are the highlights: • Perfect tweet length was right around 100 characters, resulting in a spike of re-tweets • Facebook posts of 40 […]
In an informative piece in Social Media Today, Ben Harper discusses how social data must be a core component of your content strategy. He also points to three tools you can use to gather insights in-house. These include: – Followerwonk: Followerwonk allows you to analyze any Twitter audience by age, location, and bio word clouds […]
With mobile commerce continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate, it is important to keep an eye on emerging trends as they will no doubt impact all industries. Here are some key highlights from this recent article in Forbes Magazine: • 70 percent of mobile searches lead to action within one hour. (It takes a […]
In a well-written piece in Fast Company, Belle Beth Cooper shares some eye opening metrics that all marketers should to take into consideration as they continue to shape corporate social media strategies.
An excellent piece in the Social Media Examiner looks at which marketing tactics are most effective on Facebook.
The vast potential of social media as a business tool is sometimes tempered by the potential risks it can engender. In a recent brief, Ryan Holmes, the CEO of Hootsuite, outlines a five step guide to social media security.