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Using Facebook and Twitter to Stand Out
Facebook and Twitter have changed the online marketing arena tremendously. But since each platform has so many users, how can marketers get their message out? Relationship Marketing Specialist Mari Smith says marketers can stand out by “choosing a single area of focus.”
Is SEO Dead?
The stability in the future of search has recently been put into question due to the impact of social media on search. Since people are doing more and more searches on social sites such as Facebook and Twitter, does it mean that social media will eventually replace search engines?
Do You Depend on Social Media?
Twitter experienced a severe outage last week that left the site down for several hours. It was later revealed that the microblogging service was the target of a distributed denial-of-service attack as well as Facebook, LiveJournal, and certain Google websites.
Facebook Users Respond to Aging Social Network
Facebook is growing exponentially and it shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, recently wrote a post on the Facebook blog announcing that Facebook has grown to 250 million users. If that isn’t impressive in itself, 50 million of those users have joined the social network in the last three months! A recent study done by iStrategy shows that there has been a 513% growth with users 55 years and older. That same study also showed that the use of college-aged students has dropped 21.7%. So it seems that what once was a networking haven for a very youthful group of college students is turning into an aging social network.
What Comes Next in Social Media?
The coming of Oprah and Ashton Kutcher to Twitter brought a whole new meaning to the way the social site is perceived today and will be perceived in the future, according to social media expert Chris Brogan. He relates the situation to when the telephone came about saying that with Twitter, some will reject the service after a time, but there will still be newcomers anxious to get involved.
StumbleUpon Promises More Content Exposure
URL shorteners have grown increasingly valuable as a result of sites such as Twitter and Facebook becoming popular. They allow users to share long links across Twitter, Facebook, email, and other platforms. Up to this point, TinyURL and Bit.ly have been the most popular. This week however, StumbleUpon announced its own shortened url called Su.pr.
Will Monetization Models for Social Media Come?
Dave Naylor is never shy to share his opinion on matters and this interview with WebProNews is no exception. As evidenced by several of our videos from SES New York, social media was a hot topic. One area in particular that raised a lot of discussion was monetization of social sites.
Update on the Paid Search Marketplace
We hear and talk all the time about the evolution of the search market and the opportunities that it brings. In this video specifically, James Colborn of Microsoft talks about the opportunities created for advertisers in the area of paid search.
Advertising Based on Factual User Data
When Facebook launched its advertising platform back in 2007, the company received a lot of criticism from users primarily regarding Beacon. Nearly a year and a half later, users have grown accustomed to the ads and webmasters and site owners are taking advantage of the tremendous opportunities. Tim Kendall, the Director of Monetization at Facebook, walks us through Facebook’s advertising system in this video from SES NY.
WPN Is Bound for SES NY!
Are you getting packed and ready to go to SES New York next week? If you’re not able to go, don’t worry because WebProNews has it covered for you. SES New York begins on Monday, March 23rd with SEM training and is followed by 3 days of insightful sessions and ends on Friday, March 27th with SEO training.