Archive for February, 2009
New Social Media Survey: Twitter Rulez, MySpace Droolz

New Social Media Survey: Twitter Rulez, MySpace Droolz

Posted 20 February 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Marketing, Research, Social Media | 274 Comments

Abrams Research released a Social Media Survey this month, where they surveyed over 200 social media leaders from the US/Canada during Social Media Week (during January 2009). Their key findings are not surprising to me as a Social Media marketer, but happily reinforce much of what we believe to be true: brands should be on [...]

Hey @VirginAmerica, 10 Free “Viral” Twitter Ideas Here!

Posted 18 February 2009 | By | Categories: Marketing, PR, Self-Promotion, Social Media | 192 Comments

Virgin America (or @VirginAmerica to those of you on Twitter), decided to crowdsource “viral” ideas to grow their presence among Twitter users. We thought it would be a fun exercise… but hey, we are supposed to get paid for this sort of advice/consulting/creative brainstorming!! So we decided we’d post a handful of ideas here (10, [...]

A Social Media “Gut Check” – Own Your Presence. Own Your Relationships. Own Your Data.

Posted 17 February 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Marketing, PR, Social Media | 734 Comments

The recent, unannounced changes to Facebook’s terms of service seem to have gotten many folks up in arms. While this has caused a stir among consumers and privacy advocates, it is also raising flags with brands who are voicing concerns about what this means about ownership of their profiles, relationships, and data. Can Facebook use [...]