Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Finding the Best Time to Post to Social Networks

by Jason Fell

"Turns out the best time depends which social network you're posting to, according to popular URL shortening service bitly. It tracks metrics on bitly links that are shared across networks...But each social network has its own "culture," bitly says, and users exhibit distinct behavior patterns. Here's a rundown of bitly's findings on the best times to post to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr."

Read article here
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/223569?cm_sp=nextarticle-_-223569-_-222466

Monday, May 21, 2012

How to Use FB to Grow Your Business (Free Ebk)

Facebook is the most popular social network, and with over 800 million users, it can serve as an important marketing tool for any business. Let's face it: your prospects are on Facebook and you should be too!

View more details and download book here
http://www.hubspot.com/marketing-ebook/how-to-use-facebook-to-grow-your-business?source=hspd-marketingprofs-dedicated-eml-use-facebook-to-grow-your-business-ebook-20110809

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Content, Popularity, and Architecture: Things All Search Engines Look For

To keep their results relevant, all search engines need to understand the main subject of a Web site. You can help the search engines find your Web site by keeping in mind the three major factors they’re looking for — content, popularity, and architecture...

Read more here
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/content-popularity-and-architecture-things-all-sea.html?cid=dn_article

Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Bare Essentials of LinkedIn-Style Networking

by Joshua Waldman

To boost the number of LinkedIn network contacts, make sure you're fully using all your network-building options. To see what those options are, click on the Add Connections link at the top-right corner of your LinkedIn profile. When you do, you’ll see the following network-building options...

Read tips here
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-bare-essentials-of-linkedinstyle-networking.html?cid=dn_article

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Pinterest Now No. 3 US Social Network

Pinterest is now the third most popular social networking site in the US, behind Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report by Experian Hitwise.

Web traffic to Pinterest traffic surged 50% from January to February of 2012, enabling the invitation-only site to overtake LinkedIn, Tagged, and Google+ in total monthly visits, Experian reports.

Read more here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2012/7613/pinterest-now-no3-us-social-network-surpasses-linkedin?adref=nlt041012&utm_source=mpt&utm_medium=survey&utm_campaign=basic&utm_term=socmedia&utm_content=article

Friday, May 4, 2012

The Facebook Setting You Should Change as Quickly as Possible

by Ryan Tate

Facebook has at long last offered an option to use the encrypted "HTTPS" protocol, a feature it will begin rolling out today but won't finish for a "few weeks." You should check now if it's available, and sign up as soon as it is enabled for your account.

Read more on this here
http://gawker.com/5744229/the-facebook-setting-you-should-change-as-quickly-as-possible