Twitter has been going through quite a few changes as of late, and business owners might want to start paying attention. The blue-bird-themed social networking platform recently added a buy button to some of its tweets. With this button, users can now buy right from Twitter on their mobile devices, a move that should bring Twitter much needed revenue; but how will it affect casual users, and are the terms attractive enough to bring new business owners on board? Only time will tell, but let’s take a deeper look into these new Twitter changes to see what’s up.
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How To Protect Yourself On Facebook
As Facebook becomes more deeply ingrained in our daily lives, it is important that we remain vigilant when using the site so that we can protect ourselves from harm. When using Facebook for business practices, you leave yourself open to hackers, competitors who might want to do you harm and others who can quickly make your life hell as you attempt to socially network with your primary audience. The following tips will help to keep you protected when using Facebook so that you can get all the benefits out of the social network without any of the headaches.
Why People Still Prefer Pinterest Over Other Social Networks
The social network Pinterest, though still in its infancy, is already showing much more promise than any other social network that has come before it. Facebook, Twitter and even Google+ didn’t experience near the same growth in their first years as Pinterest has. The site has an excess of 10 million users and that number continues to climb every day. So why do people still prefer Pinterest over Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and all other social networks? The moment you visit the site, register and log on, you’ll soon learn why the site is generating so much interest from marketers and consumers alike.
What Is Facebook Exchange And Why Should Advertisers And Shareholders Be Excited?
Facebook, the most popular social networking platform the world has ever seen, has long been searching for more efficient ways to monetize its 800+ million regular users. Facebook is not only a great way to keep in contact with friends and family but has also been a great way to share interests and ads. With the recent launch of its near $100 billion IPO and shareholders eager to make an even larger profit from the offering, Facebook needs to find a more productive way to associate dollar signs with some or all of the individuals that use the site on a daily basis. This year seems to be a great year for Facebook, as the platform is about to launch Facebook Exchange, a new Advertising platform that could rival Google’s Adwords platform.
Getting Web Traffic With Social Media
Without web traffic, your online marketing efforts are going to fall very flat. Lucky for you, there is tons of web traffic out there. With billions of people using the Internet on a daily basis, you only need to funnel a tiny fraction of that web traffic in your direction and you’ll succeed. One of the best ways to funnel this traffic is with social media. Social media is taking the world by storm. Young people, middle aged and elderly alike use social media and this makes it one of the best forms of traffic generation the world has ever seen. The thing is, getting web traffic with social media is much easier said than done. It must be handled very delicately if you hope to succeed. Social media traffic generation rule number one is: Don’t be a salesperson.
The Benefits Of Social Networking
Social networking has taken the world by storm, but is it really necessary for business? If you want to draw more attention to your business and brand online, the answer is yes. You need social networking, period. There’s no other way around it. The way the Internet is evolving, you soon won’t have an option whether or not to engage in social media. If you do anything online, it will probably find you. That’s how much the world has taken to this media phenomenon. What are the true benefits of engaging in social media, you might ask? Let’s just say that you’ll soon see why so many online business owners choose social networking as one of their prime marketing efforts.
Facebook Marketing & The Changes to Facebook Fan Pages: On Tonight’s Internet Marketing This Week
Tonight I’ll show you a technique for using Facebook & go over the changes that happened today impacting Facebook fan pages. As usual, I’ll also help you with ANY online marketing question you may have. So you’ll really want to tune in TONIGHT for my LIVE show & learn all about it:
The show starts tonight at 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time / 9:30 Eastern. Stop by early & say hi:
http://www.billmcintosh.tv/live
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Tonight’s LIVE Show: Twitter Advertising, Google Buzz Promotions & Social Media Campaign Tools
Well… it’s Tuesday & you know what that means: It’s time for my weekly live show! This week I’m covering breaking news on Google Buzz & Twitter. I’ve also got 2 really awesome tools you can use to manage your online social media campaigns. So you’ll really want to tune in TONIGHT for my LIVE show & learn all about it:
The show starts tonight at 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time / 9:30 Eastern. Stop by early & say hi:
Guess Who Slapped Google? How Will It Impact Your Online Marketing?
The Internet world was turned on it’s head this week. Someone actually slapped Google! How could this happen, who did it & what does this mean for you online marketing? Find out tonight during my LIVE show…
The show starts TONIGHT at 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time / 9:30 Eastern. Stop by early & say hi:
http://www.billmcintosh.tv/live
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LIVE TONIGHT: Your Social Media Marketing Command Center. FaceBook & Twitter On Steroids!
I’m sure you’ve heard it’s critical that your business use sites like Twitter, FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz & the dozens of others like them. The problem is that it takes so much time! You’ll want to tune in LIVE tonight because I’ll show you how to create your very own social command center so you can be active on all these sites without wasting hours & hours of time…
The show starts TONIGHT Tuesday March 2nd at 6:30 PM Pacific Standard Time / 9:30 Eastern. Stop by early & say hi: