Spamming has been in evidence ever since the Internet began to mature and people realized they could reach masses of people relatively easily. It began with email, and when that was found to no longer be effective, folks got creative.
Nowadays you can find blog spam, comment spam, forum spam, Facebook spam, Twitter spam, LinkedIn spam, Spammed Ham… Oh… Read more
Social networking has accomplished a feat hardly possible by any other means of communication in the last century: bringing different generations, lifestyles and schools of thought together under one umbrella of technology. MySpace can still claim the historical significance of being the first major social media site. Membership is waning, however, mostly due to more sophisticated sites like Facebook,… Read more
As a small or large business online, social media should be one of your main focuses. You can start out by creating several social media profiles, which will allow you the perfect platform to expand your brand and increase traffic to your website.
Today we will look at two small topics concerning YouTube. If you’re interested in being the next major sensation, here are two tips that can help you. First of all, YouTube, unlike TV is not monitored by the FCC. Yes you can’t post nudity, terrorist stuff or other crap but basically that is the all the rules there are.… Read more
Today I came across this article on tracking social media marketing and was quite impressed. Some points are just awesome and definitely deserve more attention.
Here are some of my favorite take-aways:
There are three things I cannot stand, someone who steals from the elderly, someone who steals from a child and someone who steals from the unfortunate. Yes I don’t like stealing at all, I despise it actually, but these three require a special place in hell.
I find it to be quite interesting the amount of people who have gotten in trouble over simple things like MySpace Bulletins, Facebook status updates and most recently Tweets. Venting online seems to be the fad of the day as it requires no specific audience and even after everything is over, people can still find out what got the… Read more
Google “Michelle Obama” and you might come up with a picture looking like a cross between an ape and the first lady. Search Facebook for “f*** Jesus” and you will come up with at least 3 groups dedicated to their hatred of Christianity and Jesus Christ.
As social media continues to change the way consumers think and shop, the FTC is changing the rules to protect those consumer interests. The new rules are now requiring bloggers and social media users to disclose any payments received for a written review of a product or service. Violators can face punishment that includes a warning letter to up… Read more
Social media web has always lured marketers: that’s where your customers are, just go ahead, pretend to be their friend and sell them anything!
Social media community is a great way to approach people, to make them trust you and to fool them, right? Well, no, and those who think so, do not get the point.
