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Remove Filter  | I have lots of PPC campaigns to monitor and I am wondering what do other internet professionals recommend changes to the campaigns? I would say to monitor at least for 3 months but always keep a vigilant eye from month to month.  |
| | I cant believe that the holiday season is already here, thus, very soon, we will see on TV and online, Predictions for 2010. So let's say our thread here - what do you predict for 2010 on Social Media. Let me start with mine: 1. I predict social media will … |
| | One of my client's site is actually going through a site refresh. As an analyst, I advise to monitor the site's web analytics for at least the first 6 months and see if there were any increase in traffic from the major search engines. What else do you monitor to … |
| | Yes, it may seem like a simple question, but I often run into this question among internet marketers. So I ask you the same question. |
| | I have a client that is exploring launching co-promotion on content and online network sites - not only with rich media ads, but with push-polls, banner ads that include surveys, forum discussion, and a page with relevant content. Thus, the goal of this campaign is to create multiple touch points … |
| | There are thousands of blogs and sources to learn about social media, but among this clutter, where are the best resources to learn and keep up about social media? I will start with Mashable, DaniWeb (of course), and eMarketer. Where else would you say? |
| | After running a Google campaign, you will get a long data report. Other than looking for the obvious, CTR, what else do you look for, both from a tatical and strategic level? |
| | I just read on a blog that 18% of online visitors use social media to search for information. I actually think it is higher. I personally have used Yelp, Facebook, and Twitter to search for restaurant recommendations and events. What about you? What do you think? |
| | Yes, almost every single business out there wants to start a social media outreach, but I do wonder, from a marketing standpoint, which objectives are you trying to measure or answer with a social media campaign? IS it engagement? Or does having a Facebook page increase brick n mortal sales? … |
| | I just read this blog post and I found it very interesting to share: [url]http://searchenginewatch.com/3635508[/url] What made me want to share is the fact about content networks. So what are your thoughts?  |
| | There is so much out there on search marketing and PPC. The question is: "Where would you recommend to learn the nuts and bolts of these two and similar areas?" I like to read from blogs and I really want to start reading some books out there. Any recommendations? |
| | Well, did I get your attention? If I did, it worked!!! I wonder how many people who freely use the term social media actually understands it. Do they understand its uses and implications? Or could it be a fad that most will forget after a while. What do you think? |
| | I have been at so many internet marketing events where every other person is a social media consultant. So I ask, "If you hired a social media consultant, what factors or qualities are you looking for?" |
| | Mobile is growing and growing. Hence, have you used or explored mobile push campaign to recruit new members to your online community? Im just curious. |
| | Years ago, chat was a big thing. Now, chat is also a regular part of social media and online communication. I know at many jobs, my bosses wanted us to either use Yahoo Messenger or Google Chat to continue communication - even if we were just a few offices away. … |
| | With all the changes constantly going on, I would not be surprised that in a few years from now or even months, it will be common place to go to a major search engine and see a little icon next to the search signaling me if its positive, negative, or … |
| | Perhaps I am not hip yet, but I read too much about Hulu. I just read Hulu will start charging for content. Why is this big news? Perhaps is it because in today's society, people have become accustomed to a free site or is it that people are just cheap. … |
| | I read on a blog that Facebook will have a new look - [url]http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/091020-141738[/url] I personally did not see much difference on the Facebook page except the letters looked bigger but I thought I changed my screen settings. So what do you think about it? |
| | We all have received multiple emails from Nigeria requesting us for funds. Also, if you saw District 9, "The Nigerians" also played a bully role on the site. Thus, I thought this was sort of funny but I am glad the Nigerias are finally taking a stand. [url]http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/nigeria-actually-arrests-shuts-down-online-scammers.ars[/url] |
| | I just read on a blog a new social media mashup site - tracked.com and I really liked it. [url]http://www.tracked.com/[/url] For an internet marketing professional, I really see this site has strong potential. So what do you think? |
| | I just read on Mashable the results of this week's faceoff. [url]http://mashable.com/2009/10/23/wordpress-over-typepad/[/url] So I figured we members of DaniWeb can have our own FaceOff. |
| | Each of our our facebook pages are different. Why? Not only is it because of our postings on our wall, but also the apps we add to our pages. I just read about the plethora of Facebook apps on Mashable - [url]http://mashable.com/2009/10/24/facebook-apps-guide/[/url] So which apps do you use? |
| | What if there is a social media bill of rights? What will it say? Let's do some crowdsourcing now. What would you include? See this: [url]http://www.digitalconsumer.org/bill.html[/url] My recommendations are: 1. Do not start unnecessary flame wars. 2. Always be nice and giving What else would you add? |
| | Once upon a time, I saw many sites that had a word cloud. Even some of the sentiment tools have a word cloud. I even think some websites have it. Do you think these wordclouds increase your stickiness to an online community? |
| | No longer are the days when people would photo copy a note or a page of a copy. People now a days say "email it to me" or post it on FB. Thus, the other day, I was taking a commuter train from the burbs to NYC and noticed lots … |
| | Okay, Folks, we all know that writing online has disrupted the writing styles that our grammar school teachers have taught us. All I know it not to type in caps since it is yelling. Other than that - almost anything goes. So what do you think about this? I thought … |
| | As people on this board may know, I have drank the Apple Kool-aid though I dont have an IPhone yet... Anyway, I just upgraded to Snow Leopard OS and I dont see any difference whatsoever. Not even online or offline. Saying that, I do wonder if it will enhance my … |
| | I just read this on a blog about RainDrop - [url]http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Mozilla_s_Raindrop_Wants_to_Solve_Your_Communication_Woes[/url] It is not a widget but a script and it is still in baby mode. So guess what, you will encounter bugs. I personally like Firefox - it rocks! But anyway, I do like how Firefox is taking this … |
| | A friend of mine shared a warning yesterday about a hoax email being circulated about "Facebook needs you to re-enter your login" for security purposes and then it attacks your computer. This is really dangerous because we have so much on our computers and then it can spread non-stop in … |
| | With technology and actually with anything else, adoption of the new item or technology takes times and lots of effort. With the adoption of social media at fast speed, I truly believe that now the laggards are embracing it. You are seeing older generations on Facebook. One important fact is … |
| | Smartphones have increased the ways people are connected. Thus, it is very easy to integrate Facebook, TweetDeck, and other applications to your phones. I have FB on my blackberry but I dont follow tweets. I used to but not anymore since I was getting tweets all day on my cell … |
| | I read on the Forrester Blog that it found in its recent survey that: [LIST] [*]Young singles and couples are the most connected. [*]Young families are heavy tech users, especially for shared experiences. [*]Older families are straddling different worlds. [*]Older singles and couples use technology more surgically. [/LIST] This is … |
| | We all know that Twitter and Facebook allows for some level of privacy in regards to your tweets and updates. Some users just make it very public while others make their updates very private and for the eyes of selected few. Thus, there was a concern that search engines, especially … |
| | Nielsen found that 18% of online visitors (at least from their sample) use social media as a discovery tool aka as research tool. I know I do it. It is a way to find "hidden gems". [url]http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/social-media-the-next-great-gateway-for-content-discovery/[/url] So what do you think? I am very big into finding so much … |
| | In this digital age where tweeting and updating your Facebook page is such a common place behavior, one major concern for me is online reputation management. The information you put online can come back and bite you. Most people may not realize this. HR folks facebook potential employees and now … |
| | I read on a blog about how RSS may be out. I dont know about you but I actually subscribe to many blogs and I look forward to reading or at least glancing my Google Reader's headlines. Yes, I dont have time for all the feeds but I do scan … |
| | As we all know DaniWeb has a new look and feel and I like it. It also allows users to include tags on post and responses. From a SEO perspective, tagging helps content be crawled by engines. But how many of us actually tag content outside this site? |
| | We all know that any lead helps with this economy. Online job boards are full of job seekers who are really looking. But I read on a site about how social media has helped job seekers find jobs. There are many job related twitter accounts and also other karma related … |
| | I just read a Comscore report stating that the click through rates for display ads have gone down throughout the years. Hence, if this revenue stream is being diminished, will this push companies to start charging members for membership? I remember this was done in the early 2000s and those … |
| | If you have not heard yet, there was a study coproduced by Comscore and Group M about social media and paid search. [url]http://www.scribd.com/doc/20703026/The-Influenced-Social-Media-Search-and-the-Interplay-of-Consideration-and-Consumption[/url] Above is the 6 page link. Basically it found that social media increases visitors consumption on context, experience, and increases click through rate. |
| | With the exception of Digg, all the major social networking sites had more women than men. I wonder why? Why do you think so? Personally, I know I have been on social networking sites since 1992 via Usenet and IRC. Yes, you might not have heard of these two, but … |
| | I just read that Google have added new filters: Here's a list of the new filters: * Past hour * Specific date range * More shopping sites * Fewer shopping sites * Visited pages * Not yet visited * Blogs * News So how do you think this will affect … |
| | We all know majority of businesses are jumping into social media. The question is: "When is it not appropriate to do so?" I personally dont recommend it for certain type of businesses like funerals, unless you are adding sending a gift. What do you think? |
| | I just read on a blog about how Fox News had a blogger and this blogger developed a strong following. The importance about this blogger was that the visitors to his blog also visited other pages of Fox site and this is what content publisher sites really desire - to … |
| | I just read on a blog post about how social media may save businesses. What do you think about that? I do think social media may help certain businesses more than others. For example, social media may help a beauty product than a pesticide product. |
| | I just read an article that Google has removed Pirates Bay from its search results. Okay, Pirate Bay may have violated a few rules here and there. ut what happens if your online community encounters similar roadblock? What would you do to grow it? |
| | AS we al know, there are millions of online communities and presence, yet only a few actually were able to penetrate and influence people to join and engage, like Facebook and Myspace. so my question is: How did these online communities set themselves apart to make them so widespread? Why … |
| | I just read an interesting report on eMarketer. [url]http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007303[/url] It found that over 48.5% of tweets that menitoned companies were comments. It is no surprise. What do you think? |
| | I just read on a blog about how Drew Carey started a bid $25k to buy his username on Twitter. Drew is willing to go up to 100k!!! So what about the non-celebrities out there. Would you buy your name on Twitter if someone else already has this? What do … |
| | Hi I know I am not the only one who blogged and then one day, realized, why am I doing this and why should I continue lightbulb revelation. So I wonder who else also had this type of epiphany? |
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