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Social Media In The Car – The Pros And Cons

  • October 6th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
If you mention social media whilst driving you will often get strange looks and even the occasional “you are doing something illegal” but this isn’t always the case. You can stay logged on to both Twitter and Facebook all of the time if you are prepared to pay the right money and get the right vehicle and guess what? It’s… Read more

Twitter Testing Advertising Revenues by Expanding ‘Promoted Tweets’

  • September 27th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
In what could be considered as a broad indication of the growth path being chartered at Twitter, the company had announced sometime last week that it will begin testing the ‘promoted tweets’ on a limited set of twitter user pages. This will be irrespective of the fact whether the twitter account holder is following the promoted tweets’ business. While the… Read more

The World’s Top Ten Social Networks

  • September 21st, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Social Networking has become a global phenomenon over the past 8 years and continues to grow year on year. So we’ve all heard of the big players like Twitter and Facebook, but there are thousands of Social Networking sites out there, many of which have been left by the wayside since the introduction of Facebook. Let’s take a look at… Read more

Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus – Can We Really Compare Them?

  • August 30th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
This is clearly the age of being a netizen, so much so that you will find even your next door 12-year old being busy doing something with his keyboard. Take a closer look and I am sure you will find him doing what most grown-ups like doing. Social networking! There have been a host of social networking sites, like those… Read more

Is Your Business Social Enough?

  • August 22nd, 2011 by SEM Contributor
In a day and age of ever-growing social media, how much importance does your business place on this subject? Marketing one’s company is more important than ever given the struggling economy and the fight for every business dollar. Is your company positioned to take advantage of the social media revolution? If you are not currently using social media or are… Read more

How To Change The World … On Twitter??

  • August 17th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Lady Gaga does it. So does President Obama, Charlie Sheen and Ai Weiwei. What’s that? Tweet, of course. They of course, know how to get followers on Twitter. But they’re also global figures. And Twitter is becoming, more and more – a global commodity and a platform for discussion…and punishment. It’s amazing how quickly 140 characters and the ability to… Read more

Get in the Mix with Turntable.fm

  • August 2nd, 2011 by Damian Davila
If you spend too much time letting everybody what you are listening to via Twitter and Facebook, there is a new great service for you: Turntable.fm. Just released in June 2011, this service has become the talk of several professional musicians such as Talip Kwli and Diplo. Apparently even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been caught on the site listening… Read more

Is an Online Lawsuit in Your Future?

  • July 27th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
The age of the Internet has meant many things, including more cases for savvy lawyers who are looking to cash in. It is no secret that many legal offices now have employees on the payroll specifically to look for and set online lawsuits in motion, given the potential financial awards that one can obtain. While the Internet and social media… Read more

What is Your Digital Footprint?

  • July 25th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Dear Big Brother, Forgive me for not Tweeting this, but this is going to be more than 140 characters. I know your spiders will eventually crawl the text on this blog, but I’ll post a link to it on Facebook just in case that takes more than a day or you don’t read the email I sent to my mother… Read more

Twitter and Your Business: K.I.S.S. Marketing

  • July 7th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Most businesses present themselves on social network sites for expanded customer exposure, but many business owners are lost when attempting to figure out how to properly, legally and kindly exploit Twitter. The fast pace of this social networking environment can add to confusion, but when properly managed, Twitter can offer quick market research, easily build relationships and enhance business profiles.… Read more