Betty White to Appear on SNL – Thanks to Facebook Fans!
It all started with a 29-year old man living in San Antonio around New Year’s Eve. He created a simple, and even polite Facebook page called “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!” The initial goal was to find at least 5,000 fans and then share the feedback with the executive producer of SNL, Lorne Michaels, hoping this would inspire SNL to feature the octogenarian as a Saturday Night Live host. Near the end of January, the page hit the original goal of 5,000 fans, after about a...
Read MoreEvans Media Group adds Director of Social Media Strategies
Overland Park, KS (Evans Media Group) – MARCH 4, 2010, Evans MediaGroup, Kansas City’s Social Media Agency is very pleased to announce the latest addition to its team. Mark Van Baale of Olathe, KS has joined the firm as Director of Social Media Strategies and will be responsible for strengthening the company’s expanding need for key client service in the social media segment. “We were impressed with Mark’s experience in the social space, but his background in traditional marketing...
Read MoreDeath of the DM (Part II)
Just a few days ago, we posted a warning about a new Twitter spamming and hacking scam via Direct Message. Guess what, we’ve found another one! Be wary of the following Direct Message through Twitter: Here is a preview of the message: Don’t click on these links and be sure to send a message @ the individual that sent it to you if it is from a known Twitter account. If not, be sure to unfollow, report as spam to Twitter, and block this user. Luckily, unlike Twitter, Tinyurl is aware of...
Read MoreWill Google Buzz Kill The Social Media Star?
For all of you little guys on the internet that have been leveraging your brand using social media and social search – sit up, and pay attention. Last week, Google launched their own social network, called Google Buzz. For those of you just getting up to speed on Twitter and Foursquare, did your shoulders just slump with the burden of another social media network to manage, monitor, and update? Especially one with the likely impact of Google Buzz? It’s Google, for Pete’s sake....
Read MoreMy Blog Has a First Name … It’s B.R.A.N.D.
In the old days … that is, before the web and more recently social media … choosing the name for your business was a simple matter. If your name was Bob and you were a plumber’s apprentice, there finally came a time for you to spread your wings and go off on your own. Now in charge of your own destiny, you set off for the local print shop to buy your first business cards and maybe some flyers and post cards. “Bob’s Plumbing Service”, you proudly said to the...
Read MoreTop 10 Tweets This Week From Evans Media Group
10. Building a Network of Gen Y Entrepreneurs: A Story of Optimism http://ow.ly/XYLc 9. Online Media Online Media Daily: Schedule Set For Social Media Week NYC http://ow.ly/16mSzo 8. Public Relations … Where have all the reporters gone? http://ow.ly/X5bI 7. Bill Gates Explodes Onto The Social Media Scene http://ow.ly/Zfxt 6. Twitter’s Growth Slows Dramatically http://ow.ly/YtrP 5. Blogging is over, argues social-media adviser http://ow.ly/XYIE 4....
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