Archive for October, 2010

The Empire Joins Facebook And Twitter

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Network | No Comments »

The iconic Empire State Building (ESB) has made a move into social media with the launch of a Facebook Page and a Twitter account. On Facebook, people can post comments, ... Read more..

To Accommodate Google IDs Flickr Moves

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in Google | No Comments »

Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service Flickr is getting more flexible with regards to how users can sign in. The site has started to support OpenID, and Google is its first partner ... Read more..

Social Strategy Key Elements for Increasing Conversions

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Strategy | No Comments »

As a business, it's great to get out there and engage with customers. It's great to use a variety of social media channels to open up communication and spread your ... Read more..

Generative Nature of Online Video Marketing

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in video marketing | No Comments »

It may only be 15 degrees outside in the Windy City; but inside Day 1 of the Search Engine Strategies conference, subjects such as online video seem to already be ... Read more..

Tips on How To Approach Social Media In 2010

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Media Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

While most companies have come to agree that social media use is important, the “how” remains unclear in many cases. Ravit Lichtenberg, founder and chief strategist of Ustrategy, was good ... Read more..

Remember to Manage Social Media

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

It’s no secret that businesses are becoming increasingly involved in social media. There are tremendous opportunities in the social space and as Lisa Buyer of The Buyer Group says in ... Read more..

Social Media and Business

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Chris Brogan and Lee Odden have been teased about their striking resemblance to each other, so WebProNews decided to feed to the humor and interviewed them together. Both Lee and ... Read more..

Put some Humor to Social Media Marketing

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Tim Washer, the Social Media Manager at Cisco, is bringing a unique element to the company’s social media efforts. When appropriate, he and his team incorporate humor. In this interview ... Read more..

Small Businesses Can Do Just like Walmart

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in marketing | No Comments »

Take a look at what Walmart's doing on Facebook. The retail giant has put together a Groupon-like model for driving sales via its Facebook page, with a Facebook called CrowdSaver. ... Read more..

YouTube CEO To Step Down

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in YouTube | No Comments »

A change in leadership will soon take place at the site Google bought for $1.65 billion. While speaking at a conference in Ireland, YouTube cofounder and CEO Chad Hurley ... Read more..

Facebook Makes Deal with Yandex and Places”Facebook Deals” Rumors

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Nick O'Neill at AllFacebook has an interesting story, claiming Facebook is testing a new "Facebook Deals" service, which would let businesses provide deals when users check-in to their brick and ... Read more..

Most Tweeted Halloween Candy on Twitter

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in twitter | No Comments »

Happy Halloween Everyone! Everybody is getting excited about trick or treat and more. E.Life, a social media monitoring firm, has released an interesting look at what Halloween candies people have been ... Read more..

Online Video Mysteries Revealed

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in marketing | No Comments »

Why is video so hot right now? According to Greg Jarboe of SEO-PR, the reason people are creating videos right now is because so many other people are as well. ... Read more..

Rise to Podcast Fame

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in Digital Media | No Comments »

Can you believe it? Adam Carolla actually comes from a long line of successful podcasters dating all the way back to his great-grandfather. Although it makes for a humorous story, ... Read more..

Challenges for Blogging Success

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in Blog Marketing | No Comments »

Although blogs are not a new concept, the basic challenges with them still exist. To get solutions for some of these issues, WebProNews caught up with Darren Rowse of ProBlogger. ... Read more..

Next Stage of Internet Video

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in marketing | No Comments »

If you’re involved in social media and marketing, you know who Chris Brogan is. As the President of New Marketing Labs, he is very respected in the industry for both ... Read more..

Social Media Transformed LIVESTRONG

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

The yellow wristband associated with LIVESTRONG has a different meaning for everyone. However, chances are, no one will argue with LIVESTRONG CEO and President Doug Ulman’s definition. He calls it ... Read more..

To Improve Your Social Strategy

Friday, October 29th, 2010 Posted in Social Media | No Comments »

Strategy is about having a road map to reach strategic objectives. Social strategies is about how to ensure your organization is ready to follow the map effectively and what new ... Read more..

Google Maps For Android Gets New Features

Friday, October 29th, 2010 Posted in Google | No Comments »

Google announced the launch of a new version of Google Maps for Android that has a new design for Place page reviews, more options to filter search results, and an ... Read more..

Friendship Pages in Facebook

Friday, October 29th, 2010 Posted in Social Network | No Comments »

Facebook announced the launch of new "Friendship Pages". These contain the public Wall posts and commetns between two friends, photos in which they're both tagged, events they've both RSVP'd for, ... Read more..

Is Social Media Part of Your Corporate Culture?

Friday, October 29th, 2010 Posted in Social Media Marketing | No Comments »

WebProNews recently spoke with C.C. Chapman, founder of Digital Dads, Co-author of Content Rules, and self-described Boston Media Maven. He says, "Social media has to be ingrained in you culture. ... Read more..

Search Marketing Growth

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in marketing | No Comments »

As search has developed, the end user has also undergone behavioral changes. Universal and blended search have played a lead role in the user’s changes. Many times, searchers don’t know ... Read more..

Trend in the Search Industry

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in Search Engine | No Comments »

Although it will continue to evolve, the search industry is not going away. According to Rebecca Lieb of Econsultancy, we can expect to see many changes over time, but we ... Read more..

Changes in the Search Industry and More

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in Search Engines News | No Comments »

Bruce Clay began doing SEO back in 1996. That was before Google. One can only imagine the changes that have taken place since then. In the above video, Bruce recalls ... Read more..

Social Media a Powerful Force

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in Social Media Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

According to Dana Todd of Newsforce, social media content is very strongly impacting search results. In this year alone, social media content has grown to the point that it makes ... Read more..