Hubspot CEO Brian Halligan presents several new features in their inbound marketing software for the coming year. Competitors report will provide new benchmarks to compare social media reach for Twitter and Facebook. View Original ArticleSome of the features include: Content Management System (CMS) will include mobile-ready templates. Email Management templates will be optimized for mobile consumption. MORE >>

According to Hubspot , a leader in inbound marketing, the definition of inbound marketing is “ marketing focused on getting found by your customers. Share your perspective in the comments below or with me on Twitter ( @wittlake ). will outline a new functional definition for inbound marketing, adding additional key components and expanding on the role of search and social in inbound marketing, in the next post on inbound article. Content Demand Generation Content Curation content marketing hubspot inbound marketing michael brenner outbound marketing search social MORE >>

48% of these consumers responded to a retailer’s offer posted on Facebook or Twitter. Twitter is about in the middle (55% of users age 35 or older) while 65% of Facebook users are over 35 (didn’t this start with college students?) Slashdot is almost 90% guys); LinkedIn is close to a 50-50 split; Twitter and Facebook are both about 40% male / 60% female; and women account for almost 90% of Pinterest users. 83% use Facebook and 53% are on Twitter, though that gap is expected to narrow by 2014 due to rapid growth in Twitter use. Twitter Facts. But 3.1 MORE >>

Last year, my colleague Tom Pick ( @TomPick ) and I introduced the #Nifty50 awards , which honored 50 men and 50 women who were leading the way in social media through their active engagement on Twitter. So, without further ado, here are the 2012 #Nifty50 Men, each of whom has represented the technology world on Twitter with class, dedication and integrity. Once you’ve taken a look at these Twitter innovators below, don’t forget to check out the 2012 #Nifty50 Women at Webbiquity too! Brian tops most CMO and Twitter lists, and is super-smart and well-connected. MORE >>

As the fourth-largest social network, and the fastest growing in 2012 , Twitter has emerged as a serious platform for business professionals to share breaking news, promote thought-leadership content, and engage with customers, prospects, peers and industry influencers. As noted here in a preliminary summary of the best Twitter articles and posts of 2012 last fall, “Twitterers collectively post a billion tweets every three days. ” How can you grow and maintain an active, relevant Twitter following? Most effectively use Twitter advertising? MORE >>