TIME MANAGEMENT
How many of these “Time Wasters” can you see happening? If you want to solve some productivity problems in your office, take a look at this list and you may discover some ideas on how to improve your efficiency.
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How, When & Where People Share Content
Search Engine Land Infographics writes…
Today being Wednesday, the odds are better than any other day you’ll share this post with someone else. Or so say the stats from social sharing service AddThis, one of several it compiled into an infographic…
Other interesting stats?
- People tend to share the most around 9:30 Eastern Time so we cunningly timed this post for just before that peak moment, 75% of clicks on a share will happen within the first day that the content is shared
- Most users click within 2 minutes of a share
- Copy-and-paste to share can be used up to 10 times more than those social sharing buttons out there
Facebook’s ticker privacy scare, and what you should do about it | Naked Security
Amongst the recent new changes to appear on Facebook, there is a “ticker” (a rolling real time list of what your friends are doing). This great piece by Naked Security does a great job explaining what you can/should be doing about it.
13 Mind-Bending Social Media Marketing Statistics
Many of us know that social media marketing is an important part of a solid inbound marketing strategy. However, sometimes we need some backup when speaking with others who might still be struggling to understand how social media fits into the overall marketing mix. This post is for them — and you. Even if you are a veteran inbound marketer, these stats will get the gears in your head turning about the still limitless possibilities that the internet provides.
Infographic: The ROI of Social Media
Is social media marketing effective? That’s the question being asked as more and more businesses are investing in increasing amounts of social media marketing. With no standard means of measurement, there’s a wide variety of goals and metrics used to define the ROI of social strategies. Fortunately, this enlightening infographic, developed by MDG Advertising, helps clear up the confusion by outlining the objectives, benefits and factors that affect the success of social media marketing.
Infographic by MDG Advertising
Google+ / Video Growth
Great article yesterday by Chris Schreiber called “5 Ways Google+ Will Drive Social Video Growth“
In particular, Google+ is opening up a number of different opportunities for brands to get their videos seen and shared. It’s quite possible that we will look back on the Google+ launch as a landmark moment for social video advertising, because of the new possibilities it created for people to share, co-view, chat and text about entertaining videos.
If you’ve got video content, do yourself a favour and read this post!
Why Social Media Overload Means New Opportunities for Startups
VERY interesting post by Mashable…
Social assistance will be the next frontier spawned from social networking, and we’re all going to need it. We’ll require help managing our online relationships, tying our streams together, sifting through the noise, keeping up with what matters personally, finding who and what we need, and remaining productive.
Read the whole post via Sharepocalypse Now: Why Social Media Overload Means New Opportunities for Startups.
I’ll be watching “The Obvious Corporation”. How about you?
Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jason Goldman, three key founders of Twitter announced last week that they are launching a new company… The Obvious Corporation the company that originally incubated Twitter. They blogged…
In more than a decade of developing large scale systems on the Internet, we’ve never been more excited than right now. The possibility to reach and connect expansive numbers of people fundamentally changes the nature of what’s possible when it comes to building businesses on the Internet. Also, there’s room for innovation in how businesses measure success and more meaningful definitions of ambition.
I sure will be watching for The Obvious. What about you?
Are you managing your online profile?
Even if you have chosen NOT to promote your business via social media, 70% of Canadians are using Facebook alone, so it makes sense to monitor your brand to see what people are saying about you there. Technology who explains ways you can manage your online profile including…
Creating a Google alert that tells you when people are mentioning your business, using a service like Technorati, Trackle or SocialMention, or simply searching Twitter daily for any comments. From there, it’s merely a matter of employing customer service.
in their post The Magic Weapon Against Online Complaints. How are YOU managing your online profile? Click on the link to read more on this vital topic and/or give me a call and I’ll help you setup a brand monitoring system that will keep you in the know.
