With 2013 here, SO! What? SOcial has compiled a list of social media networks that are bound to get bigger in 2013. Feel free to add in additional social media marketing networks that are on your radar under this post in the comments section below!
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These social networks are bound to get bigger in 2013. Feel free to add in additional social networks that are on your radar under this post in the comments section below!
1) Inbound:
The goal of Inbound.org is to enable great content from the world of inbound marketing to get noticed. There’s an amazing community of bloggers, marketers and enthusiasts passionate about non-paid channels like SEO (search engine optimization), social media, content marketing, conversion rate optimization, etc. and we believe they deserve a site where sharing great content is controlled by them.
2) Instagram:
A picture is worth a thousand words, and Instagram has plenty of photos to go around with one hundred million users and billions of photos between them. Instagram is a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your photos with friends and family. Snap a picture, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then post to Instagram. Share to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr too – it’s as easy as pie. It’s photo sharing, reinvented.
3) Myspace:
MySpace social media network is back, again. They are sticking to their roots by empowering people to express themselves however they want. This is especially true for musicians, photographers, filmmakers, designers and dedicated fans. The website’s still in closed beta at the moment but will be released soon. The new look, new management and direction of the site make it one that’s worth following in 2013!
4) Quora:
Quora connects you to everything you want to know about. Quora aims to be the easiest place to write new content and share content from the web. We organize people and their interests so you can find, collect and share the information most valuable to you. When you want to know more about something, Quora delivers you answers and content from people who share your interests and people who have first-hand knowledge — like real doctors, economists, screenwriters, police officers, and military veterans. On Quora, it’s easy to create a personalized homepage of everything you want to know about by following topics, questions, people and boards.
Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) January 11, 2013
Social Media Strategies Summit Las Vegas 2013 invites social media professionals to take advantage of the last early bird special, where attendees who register by Jan. 11th can save $200 on their general conference admission. Make sure to register by January 11th and get the best deal on the summit.
Social Media Strategies Summit Las Vegas 2013 is ranked in the top five social media conferences for the upcoming year. The three-day summit focuses on taking attendees’ social media efforts to a higher plane. With an agenda of of talented speakers, each of whom have played significant role acceleration of social networks, it is a “who’s who” of top brands and thought leaders.
Attendees can learn to take advantage of effective methods of expanding their business’ online presence via social media at this groundbreaking event. In addition to soaking up ideas from social media pioneers, guests will have the opportunity to network with numerous companies diversifying their portfolio through the use of social media including Wells Fargo, SAP, Boston Celtics, Cisco, American Express, and USA Swimming.
During SMSS Las Vegas, top notch practitioners will speak and provide key lessons on how to strategically operate a social media strategy, gauging effectiveness, and enhancing the online presence of a company.
Make sure to take advantage of the last early bird special and save today by clicking SMSS Las Vegas Early Bird.
About: GSMI is leader in the industry of executive education, creating conferences, summits, workshops and training sessions that combine rich learning environments with the opportunity to network with today’s most relevant thought leaders, speakers and practitioners. GSMI’s annual events have reached 70% of the Fortune 500 companies, in over 30 countries, covering topics that today’s leaders find most challenging and inspiring. More information about Global Strategic Management Institute’s upcoming educational events for professionals, visit: http://www.gsmiweb.com
With an agenda of of talented speakers, each of whom have played significant role acceleration of social media, it is a “who’s who” of top brands and thought leaders.
A new edition of Vincenzo Cosenza World Map of Social Networks for December 2012, showcasing the most popular social networking sites by country as reported by Alexa traffic data. Facebook still reigns supreme globally with 1 billion active users in 127 out of 137 countries that were analyzed, Facebook has established the leadership position.
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Social networks allow consumers to sing praise or vent frustrations to an audience of hundreds, or even thousands, with the click of a button. This is both a threat and an opportunity for large organizations.
The first step in developing Social Customer Services is to develop a listening programme. But this raises a lot of questions: How can you filter out the conversations that really matter to your organization? How should you route this data to the right people? And how should you track issues to ensure they have been resolved?
This free webinar will bring together leading experts to discuss how to develop an effective social media monitoring programme for customer service.
Gareth Ham Head of Insights,
Ben Kay Head of Digital Strategy & Adoption,NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/
TBWA\Worldwide today announced the release of a new global study that reveals the powerful engagement opportunities that exist with young adults by leveraging their deep commitment to social causes. The study proves that companies, brands and NGOs have invaluable opportunities to engage in social issues with this powerful generation.
Tom Carroll, TBWA Worldwide President and CEO, said, “This study gives us insight into a generation that will inform clients’ CSR and brand strategies going forward. This engagement can be a big business driver – the more that brands understand this shift, the better relationships they will form with this generation.”
Moral obligation to add value
Two out of three young adults think companies have a moral obligation to help solve social problems. Even more of them (73%) believe companies should use their knowledge and resources to help societies solve problems. The difference between this generation and the previous one is that they don’t just point fingers at bad companies, but include them to be part of the solution.
They are talking about you
77% of young adults will tell their friends about a company that supports a cause they care about. As the social media generation, young adults have redefined activism by combining social causes, social networks and fun.
They will show you the money
74% of young adults prefer to buy from a socially responsible company. It is a strong differentiator from the competition.
They want to work for you
Unlike previous generations, social activism is the foundation of their identity. It even impacts their job-hunting strategies, as more than two in three would seek employment from a company that supports a cause they care about.
“This generation operates like no other,” said Laurie Coots, TBWA Worldwide Chief Marketing Officer. “We need to understand their motivations, which are far more global and pragmatic than any other generation we’ve seen before.”
For a generation of young adults in search of meaning, who came of age in a world marked by global turbulence, there are five things that organizations can do to leverage this very important idea learning.
The study was revealed at an event for opinion leaders in New York City, November 15th, in partnership with TakePart Group, a division of Participant Media.
The survey was conducted in partnership with M/A/R/C Research.
For more information please visit TBWA.com
About TBWA Worldwide
TBWA Worldwide (www.tbwa.com) creates Disruptive Ideas expressed through Media Arts for global clients, including ABSOLUT, Accenture, adidas, Apple, Energizer, Four Seasons, GSK, Henkel, Infiniti, McDonald’s, Michelin, Nissan, Pernod Ricard, Pfizer, Roche, Standard Chartered Bank and Singapore Airlines. TBWA is ranked as a Top 10 worldwide advertising agency and was recognized by Advertising Age in 2010 as the “Best International Network of the Decade.” TBWA has 274 offices in 100 countries and over 11,000 employees worldwide.
About Omnicom Group Inc.
TBWA is part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com), a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.
About TakePart
TakePart is an interactive publisher and the digital arm of Participant Media, the company responsible for award-winning films such as An Inconvenient Truth, Food Inc. Waiting for Superman, Charlie Wilson’s War, Contagion and The Help. Participant’s ethos that “a story well told can change the world” is the driving force behind TakePart’s daily mission: To inspire and accelerate social change by connecting compelling content to social action. TakePart’s news, videos and campaigns can be found on Take Part.com; YouTube via TakePart TV at youtube.com/takepart; MSN at Takepart.msn.com
SOURCE: TBWA Worldwide
The power of advertising on social media platforms is the ability for brands to make a one-to-one connection with their customers. But in order to truly engage them, marketers must understand their specific mindset and deliver relevant content.
Join us as we present a new global study from LinkedIn and TNS that uncovers the mindset and motivations of personal and professional network users.
You’ll learn:
Featured Speakers:
LinkedIn TNS
Christina Jenkins Stephen Yap
Insights Lead Group Director
An exclusive, live webinar from Social Media Today
October 9th at 12pm EST / 9am PST
Register here: http://bit.ly/PG7kvX
Can image-driven social networks such as Pinterest effectively monetize, and how can other business leverages these platforms to sell? Until Pinterest, most major social networks were formed around collective social histories, relationships, and written ideas.
A social platform based entirely on sharing “liked” images – many of available products – centers more around the items pictured, and may serve as leads to sales online. But where does Pinterest take a cut of the action when images on its site lead to purchasing? And in what other ways can businesses make use of that social exchange in order to get found?
Join us http://bit.ly/PG7kvX as we ask this expert panel:
-How active are businesses on Pinterest and how do they behave?
-Is the Pinterest business model based on selling space in the normal boards?
-How is Pinterest dealing with copyright problems from images displayed without permission?
-Who are Pinterest’s competitors and what are they doing differently?
**Register http://bit.ly/PG7kvX for the live event to receive the replay.
Panelists:
Beth Hayden, Author of Pinfluencce
Gini Dietrich, CEO of Arment Dietrich
Robin Carey, CEO of Social Media Today
Register here: http://bit.ly/PG7kvX
Source: Social Media Today
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach
Risk Based Security announces the release of a new and free tool, MyPrivacyAudit. The potential privacy risks to social media users are staggering and yet relatively unknown to most people and organizations. “Our new service is designed to close the awareness gap and to equip users with a real sense of the risks they are taking,” says Barry Kouns, Risk Based Security’s CEO.
Whether purposefully or accidentally, many people share an enormous amount of private information on social media sites. MyPrivacyAudit was designed to help people and organizations better understand the risks associated with the information they share. For those individuals and businesses that use Twitter this free service will help them better appreciate the risks associated with information “over-sharing”.
MyPrivacyAudit currently reports on the privacy risks associated with using Twitter by analyzing a user’s tweets and identifying if tweets are protected, if geo-location tags are enabled, if sensitive information has been shared, and if other sensitive information such as credit or debit card pictures have been posted.
“Since no rational person would purposely share self-damaging private information on a social network, users must suffer from either a “false expectancy of privacy” or a lack of understanding concerning the risks they open themselves up to. We believe that MyPrivacyAudit can help to raise individual awareness and reduce those risks,” says Kouns.
Although in some instances gaining the benefits of social media requires some risk taking, MyPrivacyAudit helps both individuals and businesses understand those risks and make informed decisions.
The initial focus of MyPrivacyAudit is to calculate the privacy risks associated with a user’s behavior on Twitter, the company plans to expand the risk calculations to include Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace to name a few.
Please visit MyPrivacyAudit at http://www.myprivacyaudit.com/
About Risk Based Security, Inc.
Risk Based Security equips organizations with vulnerability intelligence, data breach analytics, risk management services, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 consulting, and on-demand security solutions to establish customized risk-based programs to address information security and compliance challenges. We provide clear guidance and ensure that organizations are able to implement the right security based on grounded data while making solutions affordable.
For more information, please visit http://www.riskbasdesecurity.com/ or call 855-RBS-RISK.
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Media Contact: Barry Kouns MyPrivacyAudit, 855-727-7475, bkouns@riskbasedsecurity.com
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SOURCE: Risk Based Security, Inc.
(PRWEB) August 11, 2012
Think Big Online is releasing a new [Social Media Management Service designed to give business owners a Done For You social media presence. One of the biggest complaints business owners have is that social media is time consuming. With Think Big Online’s new Social Media Management Service there is no need for businesses to actively manage their presence.
“We’ve developed a complete hands free experience for business owners, where they can have an active and engaging social media presence without having to do all the hard work. Our team of qualified and experienced social media consultants will set up their presence and then manage it to results for them,” says Samuel Junghenn owner of Think Big Online.
Social media is a fast growing online advertising medium for businesses, with Facebook now being the most visited site in the world accounting for one in five of all daily visits. The new Social Media Management service launched by Think Big Online focuses not just on Facebook but on other popular social networks as well.
“We’re not focusing just on Facebook, we understand that different businesses will get results from different social networks. Our goal is to select and use social networks which would get the best results for the businesses,” says Samuel Junghenn owner of Think Big Online.
Business owners who are interested in a hand off, done for you social media management service can get a free preview of the service. The first step in developing the managed plan for businesses is a social media strategy review.
Currently Think Big Online are offering this service free to all business owners, all you need to do is complete a simple review request form and then make an appointment with a Think Big Online social media consultant.
“The free reviews are designed to help business owners get direction on their social media strategy. Too many businesses are not effectively utilizing social media and we hope to correct that with these reviews.” Says Samuel Junghenn owner of Think Big Online.
To claim your Social Media Strategy review visit: [http://www.ThinkBigOnline.com/social-media-management/
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/8/prweb9785612.htm
SOURCE: PRWEB.COM Newswire
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