New keyword research from WordStream suggests that buffalo chicken dip — apparently a dip designed to taste like buffalo chicken wings — owes virtually its entire existence to Super Bowl Sunday and the NFL season. WordStream, a Boston-Based search marketing company, conducted extensive research into the seasonality and trends of keyword searches on Google corresponding …
With the new moon in February, the Year of the Snake will be upon us. Although it won’t have the fanfare of its Dragon forerunner, there’ll still be plenty of fireworks in a year bursting with opportunities for businesses selling in China. China’s sixth zodiac animal, the Snake, is said to have many material possessions. …
Last week, Global Web Index released its December 2012 study of Active Social Platform Usage. As expected Facebook remains on top with over 50% of global internet users actively engaged on Facebook each month. The jaw-dropper of the report is that the Google Plus (G+) network has surpassed Twitter in number of active monthly users. …
On Monday, January 21st, Social Media specialists from all over the country gathered to pick up tips and tricks for maximizing Google Plus from guest expert, Annalise Kaylor (@annabelleblue). Ms Kaylor is Director of Social Media at Intrapromote. She built her first social network in 1992, back when 14.4 was considered fast and the “internet” was $8/hour. …
Users of real-time communication giant, Twitter, experienced connectivity and access issues yesterday. Although there were no “fail whales” to be seen, page load errors for Twitter.com were common for a good portion of the afternoon yesterday. The issues started around 4:00 p.m. Eastern as messages about President Obama’s second inauguration began to fill twitter streams …
What does it take to be a pioneer, a change agent, a success in business today? Do Mark Zuckerberg and other innovators like him have some special formula? Author Ekaterina Walter explores the secrets to success in Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook’s Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg. From the book description: If …
Yesterday Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, unveiled the next big step in the social network’s development. Soon Facebook users will be able the search within the walled garden for things their friends like, places they’ve been, and pictures they’ve posted. Currently users can add themselves to a wait list to get this first iteration of search, …
Jeremy “ShoeMoney” Schoemaker has been an Internet Marketing phenom for years now, and he is a polarizing figure in the community thanks to his pulls-no-punches persona along with his notorious marketing techniques. Love him or hate him, you can’t ignore him. But what a lot of people don’t realize (and what he probably wants to …
Last week Facebook sent out an invitation to the press to “Come See What We Are Building.” The invitation gave no clues as to what the press would be coming to see only when and where to be to see it. The event is scheduled for tomorrow, and speculations have been running wild about what …
Yesterday, the Google+ Help Page alerted its G+ followers that Hangouts on Air have a new look. The Hangout is a feature of the growing Google Plus network. You can start a hangout at will from your profile, your business page, or by clicking the hangout icon in the left margin of G+. You can …
