How Social Media Keeps Leaders Honest
David Jones of Havas and Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore recently sat down to talk about the responsibilities of the leaders of today to respond to social media, and how it holds them accountable.
“Google Clarifies: No, Ads Shouldn’t Help Rankings & No, SEO Isn’t Bad” Recent comments made by a new Google employee have some SEO’s up in arms. Apparently his comments included “SEO isn’t good for users” and “It’s a bug that you could rank highly in Google without buying ads.” Curious to know what else he has to say and what reaction this has caused within the online community? Via Search Engine Land.
“100 Million Americans Watch Online Video Per Day. Up 43% Since 2010- comScore” According to comScore Americans streamed 43.5 billion videos in December 2011 alone. This is an increase of 44% over the previous year. With this astronomical jump in online views, is television in trouble? Via TechCrunch.
“The Next Big Social Network Is You” Many companies are trying to address the now common social network exhaustion. Between the constantly shifting policy changes and programming updates many users are getting tired. This opinion piece shares that in the near future it will be less about your number of followers and more about a smaller group of well-connected individuals. What do you think? Via Information Week.
“5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics” If you are involved in social media, and are a small business this post provides some useful tools for measuring your data. Want to know the best part? They’re free, customizable, and easy to use. Via Mashable.
“Brand Storytelling Lessons You Can Steal from Hollywood” Innovation, a term we seem to hear quite frequently these days. As a content marketer innovation is especially important because not only must you attract customers, you must veer them away from your competition. Paying close attention to Hollywood entertainment and the way that promotion is done in that industry is a great means for discovering new ideas. Via Content Marketing Institute.
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Alexis Hall – Report: National Marketers Love Local, Fail At Basic Tactics
This post discusses survey results from late 2011 which revealed that although many marketers have the perception they are highly invested in local advertising, survey results show they are failing when it comes to basic tactics, like management of local directory listings. Those seemingly small tactics can have a big impact on local results, so if marketers are really invested in their online local presence, they must be diligent when it comes to education on all types of tactics. Via Search Engine Land.
Ken Horst – Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins
It appears as though Pinterest has found a way to monetize their site, even at this early beta stage. Most people would say that’s a good thing however the way they are making money has some people crying foul.
Pinterest is using a service called SkimLinks to add an affiliate link wherever there is a link to a product page that has an affiliate program. It’s not the idea that people are concerned about, it’s the fact that Pinterest is doing this without providing any disclosure to its users. Via LLsocial.
Brian Larson – Bing Now A Full Point Ahead of Yahoo In Search Share-comScore
According to comScore, Bing is now a full point ahead of Yahoo! in search share. While Google’s search results are highly flavored by Google+, Bing receives streams of information from Facebook and Twitter. With Yahoo! In Bing’s rear view mirror, is Google next? Via Search Engine Land.
Time to Weigh In: What do you think of Pinterest’s money making tactics? Smart move or too far? With so many American’s consuming video on a daily basis, are you including video in your 2012 online marketing strategy?
