Year In Review: A Look Back at 2009

TweetCurious to see what we were talking about on Twitter in 2009? Here’s the list: 2009 Twitter Trends News Events 1. #iranelection 2. Swine Flu 3. Gaza 4. Iran 5. Tehran 6. #swineflu 7. AIG 8. #uksnow 9. Earth Hour 10. #inaug09 People 1. Michael Jackson 2. Susan Boyle 3. Adam Lambert 4. Kobe (Bryant) [...]

Beware … The End Is Near … For Google, At Least.

TweetPundits web wide are asking if Google is afraid of Facebook based on the latest comScore data regarding time spent on sites owned by each of the megalith internet companies. Well … hold on a minute … last time I checked, actual time spent on Google’s search site averages about 3 nano seconds to return about 150 gazillion results, [...]

Twitter Wants You To Push Its Buttons … Twitter’s New Tweet Button, That Is

TweetTweet Twitter has become ubiquitous with sharing information through social media. In fact, according to a recent post on their blog, Twitter shares that nearly a quarter of all Tweets include a link.  One of the common complaints surrounding Twitter is the work that is required to share information in the form of a Tweet.  Copy. Paste. [...]

King James and How He Leveraged Twitter …

TweetTweet What can business owners learn from LeBron James? Any thoughts on what the most active water cooler buzz was about recently? World events? Global warming? The BP oil debacle? Not so much … Arguably the biggest question on the tip of everybody’s tongue was where NBA all star LeBron James would end up? While [...]

“Shocked” By Recent Facebook Virus and Spam Attack

TweetTweet Beware of a recent Facebook virus that we’ve seen circulating online beginning early today, Friday, June 25, 2010. It will arrive as a message in your inbox on Facebook and will include a link. Immediately delete this message and do not click on the link. If you receive this message, you should notify the [...]

The New York Times Bans the Use of the Word “Tweet”? … Well, Not Yet.

TweetTweet Aah! The Internet … source of all information, wellspring of data, and now it seems … not to be (entirely) trusted … who knew?? Recently a blog post by Choire Sicha (common pronunciation) at TheAwl.com proclaimed that New York Times standards editor, Phil Corbett had issued a memo banning the use of “tweet” the invented past [...]

Twitter’s A Buzz About Brands

TweetTweet In a recent study released by eMarketer, a leader in research and analysis on Digital Marketing and Media, it was revealed that based on an April 2010 study by ROI Research commissioned by Performics, active Twitter users spend one-third of their time tweeting about companies or products. Furthermore, Twitter users aren’t shy. 32% actively [...]

Facebook + Mobile = Social Media Marketing Success

TweetLooking for ways to easily increase fans on Facebook? It’s as easy as a text message! Anyone who has enabled Facebook mobile with their Facebook account can simply send a text to Facebook’s short code 32665 (FBOOK). Your customers can “Like” or “fan” your Facebook page by simply texting the message ”like yourcustomurl” to Facebook’s short code 32665 (FBOOK). [...]

Grass Roots Social Media Initiative To Save The Kansas City Folgers Plant

TweetHorrors! The delicious smell of roasting coffee as you walk or drive anywhere near Broadway in the heart of down town Kansas City is about to be stanched for ever! Since 1908 the aroma that has been delighting passers-by, its caffeinated tendrils wafting passed the noses and awakening the senses of Kansas Citians for more [...]

Social Media is a Science. Rocket Science, in fact.

TweetYes, that’s what I said. Rocket science.  Shaking your head in disbelief? Really? Well, would you design or develop your own website? Or would you look to a web development company or web designer to complete that piece of your marketing toolkit. Likewise, would you shoot your own television commercial or buy or place your [...]