Using Social Networks

Digital Marketing, Internet Usage, Social Media

Social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and many others have become the online version of the coffee shop or barber shop of old. Because of this, many of them are effective tools for us to meet goals for our sites. Are you active on any social...

Facebook Eclipses Google Referrals on Some Sites

Search, Social Media

For a handful of sites where users enjoy passing recreational time, Facebook refers more traffic than does search giant Google. Such sites include CafeMom, Evite, video site Tagged.com, Twitter, and gossip sites PerezHilton.com and Dlisted. Advertising Age called the...

Giving a Hoot About Your Story

Podcast, Social Media

Now that mass marketing channels have fragmented and social media has blossomed, getting someone else to tell your story sounds pretty damn good. But, from the look of things, most companies just don?t get how this stuff works. People tell stories about themselves....

Facebook Becomes Largest Online Photo Storage Site

Social Media

Developer Doug Beaver reports that users have uploaded over 10 billion photos onto Facebook to date, making Facebook the largest online photo storage site — dominating popular photo sharing sites like flickr (two billion photos) and Photobucket (6.2 billion). Between...