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FB: Nine Important Facts About Facebook Photo Sync

Now that Facebook’s photo sync feature has officially been rolled out for iOS and Android users, what should users of the social network know about it? Sophos’ Naked Security blog offered a primer. Here are nine things Facebook users should know about photo sync, courtesy of Naked Security: Photo sync is an opt-in feature: Facebook does not turn it on for mobile users by default. The social network is...

“Content” is still King..

"Content". For better or for worse, Content in the Data World; is still King. Creating content isn’t just about finding stuff to fill up your blogs, newsletters, website or populate your Social Media Page's. It's about "Relevant and Engaging" content to fuel your marketing efforts, and in return let you generate the type of Business Results (ROI) you’re looking for...

6 Tips for Planning and Promoting a Successful Event on Facebook

With the release of Timeline earlier this year, Facebook has made lots of adjustments, both big and small, to its user experience. From cover photos to adopting a new storytelling approach, most of the new features have all been discussed thoroughly in the tech scene. However, there is one element of Facebook that has seen extensive alterations, and can be a huge asset for businesses,...

FACEBOOK ROLLS OUT NEW PAGE NOTIFICATIONS FEATURE

Facebook rolls out new Page Notifications featureFacebook began to roll out a new feature this week, which could help brands improve the likelihood of actually getting their content seen by fans on Facebook.According to Facebook, the new Page Notifications feature will give users the capability to elect to receive notifications from their favorite Pages. The tool is meant to...

Wednesday Gory Tip on Halloween – Social Media

Wednesday Gory Tip on Halloween: The Truth is – whatever 'tool' you use to communicate with your audience – it’s the way in which you 'use it' that matters most. Don't ponder each day that you need to be using every tool or network available ~ You don’t. Focus on the tools that allow you to best engage current customers, connect with...

Is Email Better than Social Media?

A new report from Monetate, an e-commerce software firm, has found that email marketing is still driving more overall sales than social media efforts. Some of the key findings: • 2.49% of visitors from search engines buy something • 4.25% of visitors from email buy something • 0.59% percent of visitors from social media sites buy something That’s a big difference, but there's no need to start grappling your forehead and...

Pinterest Gets Mobile, Yelp Gets Social, Instagram Gets Even Cooler … And Other Hot Topics

Don’t you love it when companies listen to the requests of their customers? I do! And that’s exactly what happened this week with three social companies. Pinterest users wanted a better mobile experience: they got it. Yelp users wanted a better way to connect with friends: they got it. Instagram users wanted to better tell the story behind their photos: they got it. Plus, a boat...

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HTML vs Flash: That is The Question…

Categories: Ecommerce Trends According to the NetCraft site, in 2012 there were more than 580 million websites online, of which more than 175 million were termed active. That said, there are many design languages available to help you create a website, but today we’re pinning two of the most popular languages head-to-head: HTML and Flash. I-What is HTML? HTML (HyperText Markup Language) stands for Hypertext Markup Language. Simply...

Photographs: Social Media’s Hot Content Marketing Asset

Photographs are social media's hot content marketing format. Easy to take with any smartphone and/or other mobile device, photographs are fueling social media platform growth. Instagram, which recently passed the 80 million user mark, and to a lesser extent Pinterest, which has just under 20 million users, exemplify this trend. Even more important, consumers prefer photographs to engage with brands, according to research by...