Social Media Survey

I am studying for a CIM in social media and would really appreciate your support with completing a survey. I can’t wait to see the results, I am trying to establish which social media platforms are the main focus, how long people have been using them, how frequently updated. Whether social media users research first and outline a clear strategy before engaging, what methodology is proving most beneficial in expanding networks and which platforms have shown the best results.
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Majora Carter: 3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship

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A Dream To Be A Website Creator Which Lead Advertisers Chase The Bait!

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Written By Shiramae Sepida

Once I dream to be a a programmer. Tho deeply, it’s still there. A dream maybe I can reach in my next life. I don’t know how website designers, programmers did it tho one thing for sure, they did a good job.

Creating website is seriously not that easy. Have you wonder how Facebook been made? Well, many surely eager to know how. Facebook games became a craze, I suppose because people around me been addicted to farm until they build an extraordinary cityville and now, Tetris is on the top track. Do you play tetris? I bet only few couldn’t and I’m counting myself in.

As long as there’s an interaction of people, I’d say promotion or advertisement is always there. It’s one of the factor that a website can earn with the help of traffic.

I’ve seen how Facebook upgraded to the fullest. Now…

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5 Ways to Build Relationships and Build Your Business Using Social Media

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Social media is changing the way businesses grow their business.  This is especially true for the small business owner and entrepreneur. Social media is a level playing field and using it to build your business by building relationships is something anyone can do. Even you.

Cold calling, in-your-face sales tactics, and look-how-great-I-am approaches are a dying breed.  And, might I say, “Good riddance.” Nobody wants to “be sold” anything.  But an unlimited number of people do want to buy what you have to offer.  The secret is finding out how to connect your potential buyer with your product or service.

And, believe me, if you are in business you are in sales.  No matter what your product or service, you must become a great salesperson.  The key to becoming a great salesperson today is to become great in building relationships. For this is how people come to know, like and…

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How Pinterest Can Turn Your Brand Red-Hot [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Jeremy Cabalona

If your brand isn’t on Pinterest, you could be missing out on a growing stream of potential customers.

While shaping your brand’s image on Pinterest, remember to take into account the specifics of the site’s userbase. A recent study showed that home, arts and crafts,  style/fashion and food are the most popular categories on Pinterest.  The food category is the fastest growing segment of Pinterest.

Even if your brand doesn’t directly specialize in these topics, there may be a way to include them in your brand’s boards to gain maximum exposure.  It’s also important to remember that while Pinterest’s audience is heavily female, the demographics of the site are changing.

Take a look at this infographic from web optimization company Maxymiser, and then let us know in the comments if you’re altering your plans to take advantage of the explosive growth of Pinterest.

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Rockstar Group

Just finished first day at this great event -Business Expo 2012 FREE- was a real pleasure to meet so many aspiring entrepreneurs whose enthusiasm is inspiring. Bit cold inside the arena so if you are coming down today or tomorrow wrap up – you’ll find the Rockstar Group in Workshop Hall 4  not F2 ! (Programme has it wrong.) If you are looking at business guidance and advice from experts come down, enjoy the workshop – this is a really great event. You will just love the whole buzz of the place ,the energy and great ideas you will walk away with. Eveyone in business should take a few hours out and visit.

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All Those E-mails From Pinterest Are Very Good For This Guy

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SendGrid has sent 30 billion e-mails in the three years it’s been in business — and none of them are spam.

SendGrid is an e-mail cloud service hired by Pinterest, Foursquare, Hootsuite, Spotify, job sites, daily deal sites and many other companies.

About 40,000 Web applications use SendGrid, says its CEO — and Boulder startup icon — Jim Franklin. And none of it is spam because users sign up these e-mails, such as job openings, friend requests and the like.

Franklin says it even coaches its customers on how to do e-mail so people don’t report it as spam.

“One person sending e-mail to another is easy. But an app sending out e-mail is hard. E-mail is a problem for developers,” explains Franklin.

So it’s no surprise that SendGrid is growing at 10% monthly — it now sends out more than 3 billion emails per month — and it recently landed Microsoft Azure as a partner. SendGrid will now be the default e-mail service for any app using Microsoft’s cloud, Franklin says. New Azure developers qualify for 25,000 free e-mails a month.

The company is one of the shining stars of the blossoming Boulder startup scene. It began in Boulde

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