Andrea Loar
Social Media, Social Networking
It’s easy with a site called Ning.
What is Ning, you ask? According to Ning, “Ning is the social platform for the world’s interests and passions online. With Ning, you can make your brand social, amplify a cause you’re passionate about, or simply forge strong relationships with like-minded people.” Fancy for: a platform to create your own social platform on.
Ning allows you to get your custom network up and running in less than 30 seconds, and better yet the basi
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26Feb
Jill Jansen
Social Media, Social Networking
With something new and exciting happening in the world of social media seemingly everyday, keeping up can be hard. If you’ve lost track of the latest developments, let’s recap some recent changes.
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26Feb
Jon Legler
Bing, Google, POV, SEM, Yahoo
Microsoft and Yahoo gained approval from the US Department of Justice and the European Commission last week to move forward with integrating their two search engines into one. They have set a goal for completion late 2010 or early 2011. The two companies believe that this alliance will enable them to more effectively take on search giant Google. According to Hitwise, in January Google held 63.91% of search volume; Yahoo and Bing held 10.80% and 9.23% respectively. So they will have their work cut out for them.
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26Feb
Cory Grassell
15miles, tmp directional marketing, tmpdm
Just released! Read the February issue of StraightForward marketing newsletter, and stay updated on the latest industry and agency news.
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26Feb



Joey Woodbury
Google, Local, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
Twitter users beware you are causing your own Twoubles; you may inadvertently become an accomplice to a robbery, at your own house!
PleaseRobMe.com is now aggregating Twitter/FourSquare posts and letting viewers of their website know when the homes of Twitter users check in and are not at home.
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25Feb
Jamie LeRoy
PR, Social Media
Yesterday, Mike Flanagan, CEO of TMP Directional Marketing, wrote an article, “Content: The Foundation of a Social Media Campaign,” for Adotas. The article centered on the increasingly popular concept that content is king. Every successful social media campaign has one thing in common: lots of targeted content. Typically, the content is a combination of what you provide and feedback from your audience. Either way, it has to be there.
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25Feb
Cory Grassell
15miles, webinar
Our first webinar of 2010 is fast approaching. But there is still time to register. On Thursday, March 4 at 1:00 p.m. EST, Gregg Stewart of 15miles will present “Common Local Search Pitfalls (and How to Avoid Them),” in conjunction with Search Engine Strategies New York, which will take place from March 22 to 26 (network with 15miles at SES New York).
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23Feb