#Amazon Offers Social Friendly “Pages” for Brands
Holiday shopping season has begun in earnest, and Amazon is kicking it off with new brand opportunities for their 3rd party vendors. Introducing Amazon Pages...
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Michelle Stinson Ross is a digital marketing industry recognized authority on the outreach power of social media. She has worked as a community manager and consultant for several brands to increase brand awareness, raise the visibility of special promotions, and train their teams to use the social space to connect with media influencers and the public. Michelle is the Director of Marketing Operations at Apogee Results and co-host of #SearchTalkLive. Her passion for digital marketing has made her a regular conference speaker at events like Digital Summit, Pubcon, Zenith, and Search Marketing Expo. She has also been a featured guest on Webmaster Radio and several industry Hangouts on Air.
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Tablet Shopping Guide
The grocery shopping is done, the house is ready for guests, and the kids have been working on their wish lists. As soon as the...
#Pinterest for Business Is Here
Pinterest, the online virtual dream board, has officially opened the doors for business. Up to now, the brands represented on Pinterest had been making due...
#SocialChat: The Little Social Sites You Should Not Overlook
On Monday, November 12, the #SocialChat crowd gathered to welcome Monica Wright (@monicawright) for a round in the hot seat to discuss some of the...
Facebook Couples: Your Relationships as Curated by an Algorithm
Facebook took everyone’s “friendships” to the next level, and as usual it was met with less than enthusiastic responses. If you visit facebook.com/us you will...
Is Twitter on the Road to an IPO?
Judging by the new faces that have started to work at Twitter this week, there is a possibility that the microblogging site may be setting...
University Athletics Struggle with Second Screen Concept
The score is tied. Both teams are traveling up and down the court almost as fast as a tennis match. You scored one of the...
White House May Soon Take Action on #Cybersecurity
Now that the dust of the elections has settled, and Congress is due back in session tomorrow, President Obama may soon add a signature to...
Clear Your Mind Must Be for #AngryBirdsStarWars Has Arrived
Begins now your journey young Padawan. You must teach your birds to fly with the power of the force and defeat the Pigtroopers of the Dark...
Search Engine Journal Getting Its Social On in Vegas
That’s right! SEJ will be well represented at Search Marketing Expo’s Social Media Marketing conference in Las Vegas in December. Yours Truly will be taking...
Facebook EdgeRank: The Truth About Page Feed Reach and Promoted Posts
There have been a lot of articles circulating through the blogosphere over the last several days about whether or not Facebook intentionally adjusted the EdgeRank...
A Conversation with Danny Sullivan
Recently I had the pleasure to talk with Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief of Search Engine Land, about Search Marketing Expo. Danny serves as Third Door Media’s chief content...
Barack Obama: President of the Tech Era
YouTube videos of Hurricane Sandy. Instagram pictures of lines at the polls. Heated debates on Facebook. Photos tweeted by the President. Is there any doubt...
Where Do I Go To VOTE? Links to Polling Locators
Has it been a while? Have you moved since the last election? Is this your first time voting? Then you might need to double check...
#Instagram Introduces Web Profiles
Photo sharing mobile app, Instagram, began a roll out of Web-based user profiles this week. Each Web profile will feature a selection of recently shared...
MajesticSEO Launches Backlink Upload Tool
Majestic SEO has added more tools to the SEO’s bag of tricks. Paid account users now have the option to upload their backlink list in...
Blacklist Database to End Demand for Stolen Cell Phones
The first phase of the FCC PROTECT initiative went into effect this week. PROTECT was started in April to combat the theft of mobile devices like phones...
Dislike Timeline? Facebook Testing New Layout
The wizards of smart at Facebook are testing an new layout for Timeline. This version features a single column for posts, instead of the two...
HootSuite Adds New #SocialApps
HootSuite, has added several tools to the line up of SocialApps available on their Web-based dashboard. Reddit, StumbleUpon, Scoop.it, Nexalogy, and CMP.LY have been added to the company’s ever-expanding App Directory. HootSuite is...
Shakeup at Apple: Scott Forstall Leaving, Jony Ive Taking Larger Role
Late yesterday afternoon, Apple announced a major overhaul of the upper level management structure in Cupertino. According to the Apple press release, Scott Forstall will...
SEO Tech Leader #Conductor Secures $20 Million in Financing
Conductor, a leader in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) technology, today announced that it has secured $20 million in financing led by Investor Growth Capital, marking the...
LivingSocial Contributes to Amazon Q3 Losses
Yesterday, Amazon posted it’s third quarter earnings statement. The $13.81 billion in revenues fell short of covering the company’s expenses for the quarter, costing shareholders $0.60 per...
Facebook Leaves the Privacy Barn Door Open to App Developers
Updated Post Yesterday afternoon, Miranda Miller of Search Engine Watch broke the news about how some Facebook app developers are exploiting the private information of...
#SocialChat Discusses Social Media and the Law with Guest David Adler
On Monday evening, Oct. 22, the #SocialChat community on Twitter gathered to discuss the legal considerations businesses must keep in mind when using social media....
Learn PPC & SEO and Master Search Engine Marketing
New Online Training for Pay-Per-Click (PPC) & SEO from Instant E-Training begins October 31. The skill sets for successful Internet Marketing is constantly changing. The...
#Pinterest Makes Top 50 Website List
Pinterest has finally made it into the top 50 most visited websites in the United States, according to comScore, with just over 25.3 million visitors...
#Facebook Posts Better Than Expected Q3 Earnings, Stock Up
Wall Street investors seem to happy with yesterday’s 3rd quarter earnings statement from Facebook. According to Don Reisinger writing for CNet, “The social network’s shares have...
Apple News: iPad, MacBook, iMac
As reported to you last week, Apple kicked off a what will be a full week of tech announcements and product launches—and the tech giant...
Future of Yahoo: Mayer Expected to Announce Plans
Yahoo will be releasing its third quarter earnings statement later this afternoon. CEO Marissa Mayer is also expected to announce her plans to turn the...
Tweet the Vote: Is Social Media Impacting Political Engagement?
There is no doubt that social media is certainly enabling the campaigns to measure the volume of political discourse in a way it hasn’t been...