Shhhhh! 10 Social Media Secrets for Marketing to Women |
Also today wanted to share a link to some gender specific factoids/statistics from one of Anderson Analytics recent social media studies as well as the 10 tips below which came out of the group discussion with myself and, |
A few I knew, most I didn’t. You’ll need to go to the original article to see the links for each item. I couldn’t amplify the links for some reason. 15 Awesome Google Services You Never Knew Existed |
Never miss another important headline
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Let’s get political, political
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You’ve got questions? They’ve got the answers |
Explore the world on foot
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Learn HTML all over again
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Find exactly what you’re looking for
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Watch as your image search dances around you
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Peruse news on the web a dozen pages at a time |
Discover what’s trending on the web |
Trace the genealogy of your friendships
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| Widgets and plugin and apps, oh my! |
If you have great content, don’t let it languish. The first step is integrating your business’ social profiles — but the real jump will happen when you give your audience the tools they need to make it easy to share with their networks. Read more at smartblogs.com |
Great ideas for keeping newcomers in your community. Keep New Members Hooked For 21 Days |
 It takes 21 days for something to become a habit. If you can keep new members engaged for their first 21 days, they’re hooked.
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| Newcomer of the month award |
| Introduce new members to groups. |
If you’re just starting out using the Web as a research and analysis tool to find out about your customers’ needs and wants and have never used a search service to do this, a great place to start is Twitter Search as it is instantly gratifying! However, fair warning: these tools are addictive. If you are ready to take the plunge, read on. |
Search Your Product, Service or Topic Using Twitter Search |
Progressing to a Desktop Application For Market Monitoring |
Create Custom Filtered Views of the Conversation |
| Setting up canned searches |
Building Community and Learning from the Twittersphere |
I definitely agree you need to jump in there and interact. Balance would be the key to this. If this is all I saw, I’d unfollow someone.  8 Simple Steps to Growing a Quality Twitter Following |
Step 1: Choose Your Preferred Audience |
Step 2: Decide How Many Tweets You Want to Send Daily |
Step 3: Decide How Long You Want to Make Your Tweet Plan |
Step 4: Find the Keywords You Want to Use on Twitter |
Step 5: Choose Different Formats for Your Scheduled Tweets |
Step 6: Write Your Timeless Tweets |
Step 7: Choose Your Times |
Step 8: Schedule Your Tweets |
Although a tweet plan is useful when your schedule gets busy, it’s not a way to avoid real-time tweeting. The tweet plan’s main advantage is to maintain brand awareness consistently and attract the people you want to meet on Twitter. |
You must find a balance to make this work for your business. And you can only find this balance by jumping in, listening to your audience and tweaking the content you share on Twitter to get the best results. Read more at www.socialmediaexaminer.com |
To iPad or Not, That is the Question! Apple Reveals it Finally! |
| iWork for iPad – downloadable apps priced at $9.99 each (pages, keynote, Numbers) |
Let’s talk about prices of the service. $29 per month for unlimited 3G and $14.99 for up to 250 mb per month. AT&T is offering wifi hotspots for free. |
Starts at $499 for the 16 GB wifi up to $820 for the 64 GB wi+3G. |
| wifi is 16 GB – $499, 32 GB – $599, 64 GB – $699 |
| wifi + 3G is 16 GB – $629, 32 GB – $729, 64 GB – $829 |
I like how real many of the things look. For example, the iBook software looks like a bookshelf with books on it. When you read a book, it looks like a real book and you can see the pages behind even. Apple always takes the time to add little things that make the whole user experience exceptional and very real. |
6 Really Good Sites with FREE Video Lectures from Top US Colleges |
Watching free video lectures is easier to do than you might think. All around the world top-tier universities are offering videos of entire college courses for free. |
The OpenCourseWare Consortium |
You might feel silly sitting in front of your computer alone, taking notes, but trust me: you’ll learn better this way. Best of all, at the end of the course you’ll have created a useful resource for future reference; I constantly find myself refering to my college notes. |
Let’s keep that spirit of bettering the world alive in the comments below. If you have any favorite places to access free university courses online, or any study tips to help make use of such resources, please share them so that we all can benefit. Read more at www.makeuseof.com |
How to Better Engage Facebook Fan Page ‘Fans’ |
But, if you build it, will they come? And if they come, will they stay and engage? |
Share Quality, Relevant Content – Daily |
| 1) How Often Should You Post? |
| 3) Sourcing Quality Content |
| 4) Cultivating Your Style |
| 5) Mix Up the Types of Posts |
Now it’s your turn: What types of content are you finding sparks the most engagement on your Facebook fan page? Where do you get stuck most with your fan page and what else would you like to see covered in future posts about social media engagement? Please add your thoughts in the comments below, then stay tuned for part two! Read more at www.socialmediaexaminer.com |
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