Tag Archive | "facebook"
Viral Marketing, Web 2.0
AJ Bombers, is a popular burger place in Milwaukee owned by Joe Sorge. On Sunday, Sorge’s sales were up 110% thanks to the new social media application FourSquare. 161 FourSquare users checked into the restaurant at the same time, that’s between 25-35% of Milwakkee’s FourSquare user population.
So what brought 161 FourSquare users to this already popular [...]
Studies & Stats
According to the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, the relationship between social media and small businesses have doubled in the past year from 12% to 24% in the United States.
The study which was released earlier this week found that roughly one in five small businesses have embraced social media and are integrating those [...]
Social Media, Studies & Stats
It was just last week, I was explaining how some of my predictions for the next decade in the social media world were coming true. This week, thanks to the latest study from Pew Internet, another prediction has become a reality.
The study analyzed how American’s are now using social media and other variables to consume their news. [...]
Week In Social Media
Facebook accomplished a few major accomplishments in January according to recent surveys, and could the tree in your front yard soon be twittering?! Get up to date on today’s social media news brief!
Search News, Social Media, Studies & Stats
We already know that Internet users are spending most of their time on Facebook more than any other site. Despite the time spent on the site, Google continues to dominate the web as the most visited site on the web.
However a new report from Compete.com shows that Facebook has now taken out Yahoo as the second [...]
Studies & Stats
How much time do you think you spend on the computer a month? Do you spend the majority of your time updating your status and poking your friends on Facebook? If you’re like the average American, you do.
The folks over at Nielsen have released yet another interesting survey which shows how much time we spent online in [...]
Studies & Stats, Web 2.0
In their latest study The Center for Client Retention, found that consumers are more likely to favor companies that not only are on social media sites but those who engage with clients as well. During the the study 55% of consumers said they felt positive about the company while a small 5% acted negative towards [...]
Week In Social Media
From Google trying to get into the social media business, to Facebook celebrating 6 years on the web and a weather man going crazy, get caught up in today’s social media news brief.
Social Media, Studies & Stats
Whether you love it or hate it, you have to admit Facebook has accomplished a lot in the past 6 years. The company recently just announced they have more than 400 million users, and had changed it’s layout. So with 400 million users on the site, what are they all doing on the site?
It’s funny [...]
Social Media, Social Networking, Studies & Stats
Last week was a major week for the social network Facebook. Not only did the social network celebrate it’s 6th year birthday, but also officially announced there are more than 400 million users.
That means in just over two months, the company has gained more than 50 million users. It took more than 4 years to [...]