Google researcher Paul Adams explains in the slide show created for Google execs below, that those considering a product are more apt to trust their friends than strangers – or search ads.
Do you think Facebook or Google is more trustworthy when it comes to buying a new pair of shoes? Toaster? Golf clubs? Clothes? How [...]
Category Archives: Social Marketing
Google Research On Social Marketing & Facebook
July 8, 2010 – 7:02 am
Facebook Now Powered By Bing
June 21, 2010 – 2:28 pm
On Febuary 5th, Microsoft made a deal with Facebook to supply Bing search results on Facebook.
Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Watch just alerted me, “If you do a search on Facebook, the web results are powered by Bing and more importantly, carry the Bing logo.”
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It is also important to note, [...]
Social Marketing Power (yours)
May 26, 2010 – 6:58 am
We are all writing blogs, networking of Facebook and Twitter and building our email lists because we want to further our business. That’s what we do.
But here is the power of social networks and how we can use them to effect change and better the life of our neighbors and friends.
U-Haul Construction Invades Working Class [...]
Facebook Hacked Again Live Video 02-13-2010
February 13, 2010 – 11:05 am
WARNING: Is your Facebook profile hacked or infected with the latest spammer script like the profiles below?
Cnet said “The issue with Google’s new social toy [Buzz] is that 400 million people already use Facebook and have been offered no viable incentive to switch.”
I would say the damaging hacked profiles below would be reason enough. Better [...]
Andy Jenkins Works For Burger King
February 5, 2010 – 8:58 am
It seems Andy Jenkins of StomperNet fame has gotten a side job doing Burger King commercials
Life can be good it seems when you find your true calling in life.
Andy, if you see this, it was just too good to pass up. I wish I was as well known as you and it was someone who [...]
Bill Gates Just Joined Twitter
January 19, 2010 – 8:14 pm
The real Bill Gates on twitter no less. In the first hour he pulled 79,387 followers.
Why should you go friend Bill Gates right now?
In another hour he jumped to just under 100,000.
First off joining new very powerful profiles on Twitter will bring you lots of new followers.
Secondly you are linking your Twitter profile to a [...]
Chris Lang’s 8 Days of Christmas Bonuses
December 13, 2009 – 3:10 pm
I decided that Christmas should last longer than just one day, so I have 10 straight days of bonuses just for my subscribers. If you like it, we can do this every year. Just like I share my birthday with you each year, if you are on my list you will get the alerts.
Some of [...]
Don’t Trust URL Shorteners?
August 26, 2009 – 7:39 am
Don’t trust URL shortners for links on the web unless you have to and here’s why!
After Digg started directing it’s URL shortener to it’s post / Digg story pages in this story July 19th, 2009 by Pete Cashmore, Mashable’s CEO you can see why.
Here’s what Jason Kincaid had to say about Digg’s Career Suicide and [...]
Are You A Human or a Chew Toy?
June 15, 2009 – 7:45 am
We are helping one of our own select a social marketing profile today, so is Barb human, or is she a Chew toy?
One of my email delivery clients and has been swayed over to the social marketing side as email delivery continues to slide with Conficker delivering spam by the boatload and spam filters cranked [...]
How To Make Money In This Recession
April 8, 2009 – 4:48 am
Here is a copy of the email I sent out today
It is not about making money in this economy, it is about surviving it.
And if you can help people.
Above all feed your kids, take care of your family, do what ever you have to do to crush the competition and keep profits coming in.
Really great [...]
