28 Jan 2014
Posted by davidboland 
Gone are the days of radio and billboard ads, commercials and word of mouth as the main venues of public relations and marketing. Social media has become such a cultural force that business owners have to recognize the futility of ignoring this market. Social media can be particularly helpful for businesses...
Read more → 04 Jan 2014
Posted by davidboland 
Twitter was launched in 2006, but back then it was called Twittr and nobody, not even its founders, Biz Stone, Jack Dorsey and Evan William could have imagined that the company will become a $25 billion behemoth within 7 years of its launch. With around 232 million monthly active users, Twitter...
Read more → 29 Nov 2013
Posted by davidboland 
Did you hear how Domino’s Pizza in the UK used Twitter and generated something over 80 000 tweets? What they did was to offer to reduce the price of one of their pizzas by one penny at a time when tweets were posted with the hashtag #letsdolunch. They set a floor price below which the pizza would not drop....
Read more → 29 Nov 2013
Posted by davidboland 
Facebook competitions can be a great way to promote your business, as there are so many people out there that turn to social media these days. If you aren't tapping into the potential involved with your social media marketing, you could be leaving money on the table. The key is to find what works for you,...
Read more → 16 Nov 2013
Posted by davidboland 
The use of the social media and internet technology has made a significant impact on the lives of children in this modern age. While the use of the internet can offer youngsters a broader source of knowledge and information, it can also be used to bully children and make them suffer some traumatic...
Read more → 10 Nov 2013
Posted by davidboland
Neilson has long had a stronghold on TV viewer data and people have been filling out their surveys and attaching their measurement devices to their TVs for years. Now that social media’s becoming a bigger and bigger part of the media conversation, however, Neilson’s had to adapt to a new genre of measurement....
Read more → 28 Aug 2013
Posted by davidboland 
Twitter plays a vital role in communication. This famous social networking site connects like-minded people or people with different characteristics. And even though a handful of social networking sites had already emerged, twitter remains to be at the top. Many are becoming a part of this social...
Read more → 19 Jul 2013
Posted by davidboland 
In today’s modern, “share everything” and “connect with everyone” world, the notion of etiquette may seem like a quaint idea best relegated to the attic — along with your grandmother’s crocheted doilies. But proper etiquette never really goes out of style. The rules may change, but being...
Read more → 10 Jul 2013
Posted by davidboland 
Twitter has become a playground for fascinating and unique occurrences. Here's 5 tweets that take your breath away! 5. Real life Fruit Ninja pic.twitter.com/zgU9c66hKF — Perfect Timing (@TimedPerfectly) July 9, 2013 @TimedPerfectly tweets never cease to amaze me 4. Do you know? pic.twitter.com/l1rsfm8H4D —...
Read more → 17 Apr 2013
Posted by robertboland 
Just because you are the industry juggernaut doesn’t mean your product has to stay static, or at least that’s what the people at Facebook believe. The company rolled out some new features this week, proving once again that no matter how perfect their social media formula may seem, they are always...
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