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Social Media and Surveillance | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 2 TWEETS
Image Revelations about the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance program have highlighted how much data the government collects on people both here and abroad.
Removing Sponsored Results from Facebook | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 200 TWEETS
Facebook is going to simplify their ad unit offerings. As part of that effort, Facebook is pulling the plug on it’s Sponsored results and focusing on the rollout of the Graph Search feature.
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Digital Advertising Found Annoying and Invasive | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 242 TWEETS
Even in the ad world content plays an important role. 68% of UK users responded that ads should tell a unique story which mentioned John Lewis and Guiness as good examples. One of the main ingredients should be the humour factor of the story. Funny is the
The Data Collection Fear | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 87 TWEETS
While government data gathering and tracking is a whole different issue, the fear behind the online tracking for marketing is unfounded. Yes, companies have data about your online activities, your purchases, some of your interests. Responsible companies u
socialmediatoday.com/caseybarto/1535206/data-collection-fear-it-realistic
Breaking Up with Twitter | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 203 TWEETS
Twitter jail is no joke – especially for chat guests and moderators. When you are presenting a topic to chat participants and suddenly banned from using your Twitter account for minutes, hours or days, it is disastrous. Trust me, I’ve been there far too
socialmediatoday.com/carriemorgan/1535221/sending-dear-john-letter-twitmo-twitter-jail
Breaking Up with Twitter | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 203 TWEETS
Twitter jail is no joke – especially for chat guests and moderators. When you are presenting a topic to chat participants and suddenly banned from using your Twitter account for minutes, hours or days, it is disastrous. Trust me, I’ve been there far too
SEO Writing that Ranks | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 1 TWEETS
While there is no simple formula for achieving top positions in search results, these tips will help appease both search engines and your site visitors. In addition to the tips above, focus on adding new and sharable content to your website or blog regula
SEO Writing that Ranks | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 1 TWEETS
While there is no simple formula for achieving top positions in search results, these tips will help appease both search engines and your site visitors. In addition to the tips above, focus on adding new and sharable content to your website or blog regula
Social Strategy and Social Media Trends | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 347 TWEETS
Every body is on the content band wagon. Businesses daunted by the prospect of social media are nowing having to recognise that search marketing is converging with social and this needs to fueled by a healthy flow of quality content.
socialmediatoday.com/tribalcafe/1534571/3-social-media-trends-guide-your-social-strategy
Secret Facebook Groups | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 130 TWEETS
In addition to communicating daily in our secret Facebook group, we group video chat once a month, and most of us have now met in person during various travels to each other’s states. Almost all of us went on a group trip to Arizona last fall to spend a f
socialmediatoday.com/pamannmarketing/1530256/secret-power-secret-facebook-groups
Social Media and Secret Surveillance | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 8 TWEETS
In a sense, social media embraces a flagrant disregard for one’s right to privacy. The volume of information that is voluntarily posted can be staggering. The most avid social media user can conceivably be tracked throughout most of their day.
Sharing on Twitter Without Reading Content | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 32 TWEETS
Last year Dan Zaralla did some research into social sharing, and something fascinating emerged. He discovered that 16% of us regularly retweet content without having read what we’re sharing.
Responsive Design Explained | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 1 TWEETS
With a multitude of mobile devices coming out almost every week, how can marketers ensure that their content is optimized for different device types, screen sizes, and capabilities? This videographic illustrates how responsive design allows marketers, des
Tumblr's Sponsored Posts | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 2 TWEETS
It's been a week since Yahoo acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion dollars and already the micro-blogging network has introduced sponsored posts to its desktop news feed for the first time.
Viral Content Creation | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 124 TWEETS
Have you ever published content so popular that it went viral?
socialmediatoday.com/monica-romeri/1531056/viral-content-creation-demystified
Facebook Hashtag Privacy | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 473 TWEETS
How will Facebook hashtags affect your online privacy?
socialmediatoday.com/mjmccook/1531421/will-facebook-hashtags-affect-your-privacy
SEOs Struggling with Penguin 2.0 | Social Media Today socialmediatoday.com 126 TWEETS
While many SEOs and webmasters have rightfully worried about the impact Penguin 2.0 will have on their rankings, they cannot accuse Google of cold-heartedly unleashing Penguin on the web and not helping them adjust. Following Cutts’ advice should help a n
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