Tomorrow People

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The recent sale of former social media darling Digg for $500,000 (it was valued at $175m four years ago) is a timely reminder that in the world of social media , nothing is forever. In 2009, some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to harness the power of user-generated content and release it untamed on the Skittles homepage.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Bottom line is there is more content being produced by Users than by Publishers these days. Which means Publishers (or Marketers) are now the “white noise” in comparison to User Generated Content. Our messages are being drowned out by user generated content. And perhaps these two things have something in common.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 2, 2009

Treehouse Interactive just introduced a “talk it up” feature that embeds “share this” buttons in Treehouse-generated Web pages and emails. InsideView is already integrated with major CRM vendors and with the Marketbright demand generation system. They provide three basic functions: - send messages via social media.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2010

In an age where there is more User Generated Content than Publisher (or marketer) Content – here is one way that B2B Marketers can ride that user generated wave to make your content stand out and live longer than it does today. Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 20, 2010

One of the key characteristics I (and many other Twitter users) use when determining whether I should follow someone back on Twitter is the level of interaction in their tweet stream. It generates more retweets for you. Do they ask questions? Answer them? And most importantly, do they ever retweet others’ content?

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I had to chuckle when I saw some jaws drop at Tamar Weinberg’s mention that she had actually dugg over 18,000 articles in Digg since she started using it. If you read this blog post and were at the SMX event, why not add a comment as a registered user and alert us to your SEO/SEM blog, RSS feed or profile?

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Convert

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Growing a successful product means constantly adapting to your users’ needs. So, product managers, growth marketers, developers, founders, or anyone looking to enhance user experience and boost product adoption and retention, hang on to this. A data-driven approach is crucial for understanding users and making informed improvements.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 5, 2010

Tags: Communications Customer Customer Support Social Media User Generated Content.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation / demand generation software provider Manticore today announced the release of Manticore Technology VII, which includes a fully customizable user interface, email and landing page folders, an email delivery wizard, and drag-and-drop list building functionality. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo.

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Parse.ly

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Seeing the increase in traffic generated from aggregator apps from Asia in our network brings up an interesting point in market saturation and adoption. There’s a misconception that the Chinese push into the Western media tech market is to target new American users or to compete directly with U.S. Now, as Parse.ly tech companies.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 4, 2009

But the stat that really scares me is User Generated Content has surpassed that of publisher content – so now we marketers and publishers are “white noise” to their Content. As a solo blogger or corporate blog - you have a lot to compete with. Plus don’t forget the 50 Million bloggers that China has going strong. So what can you do?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2011

StumbleUpon : Connect to other users through common interests. Digg : Delve into this library of articles on almost every topic. What does the site’s main user base entail? General info sharing sites like StumbleUpon and Digg cover a wide variety of topics and that includes user profiles as well.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 6, 2010

As you may know Facebook’s Project Titan is about to unveil 400 million plus POP/IMAP access emails to all their users and they also plan on enabling Facebook Pages for this same type of access. to learn more see my blog post on generating a buyer persona with Facebook ). Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Webbiquity

MAY 18, 2010

Frequent best-of contributor Ron Jones provides an excellent introduction to Google Analytics for newbies, and even intermediate users may learn something new here. 6 Tools Every Google Analytics User Should Have by ROI Revolution. Google Analytics 101, Part 1 by Search Engine Watch. Advanced Segments can help answer such questions.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

If you are focused on market research, or messaging effectiveness then you should work with a vendor that tracks social media and user-generated sources. But some specialize in social media sources like Twitter, review sites, and even communities; others have the ability to cover offline media such as print, television, and radio.

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Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Social media, online PR and user-generated content sites open up a new world of places to be “found.&#. Promote your content (though not only your content, but other content your readers/followers/fans may be interested in) on popular social bookmarking sites like Digg , delicious , Reddit and StumbleUpon.

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Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Social media, online PR and user-generated content sites open up a new world of places to be “found.&#. Promote your content (though not only your content, but other content your readers/followers/fans may be interested in) on popular social bookmarking sites like Digg , delicious , Reddit and StumbleUpon.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 9, 2010

You’ve seen the eye-popping statistics: Facebook now has more than 350 million active users. TechCrunch predicts that “by this summer (2010) well over half of all Internet users will likely visit Facebook each month.&# While it may produce a lead now and then, it isn’t a very effective lead generation vehicle.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Those are the types of questions marketing automation / demand generation software vendors seek to address with their offerings. “Demand generation&# is a better term, though still not precise. The “science&# of marketing automation / demand generation is well-established and readily available. Post this on Diigo.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 15, 2010

But it’s been the explosion of social media and user-generated content over the past three years that has really changed the sales process. No wonder sales groups are among the heaviest corporate users of social media. Prospects can ask questions, within or beyond their social networks. What will they find? DBXNT74M6AKY.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 4, 2011

Microsites are also powerful lead generation tools. The microsite allows you to create a tightly-focused message and user experience, which engages customers and keeps them coming back. These chats are valuable tools for sharing information, finding out what potential buyers are interested in, and building relationships.

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 27, 2009

Facebook Profile = Social Reunion (the personal side of Facebook and the traditional audience of users. Digg = Cocktail Party (What’s the latest topic, hottest new trends). World Tagged: Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Google Alerts, Joint Marketing, social media, social network, Twitter.

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 26, 2009

Facebook Profile = Social Reunion (the personal side of Facebook and the traditional audience of users. Digg = Cocktail Party (What’s the latest topic, hottest new trends). World Tagged: Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Google Alerts, Joint Marketing, social media, social network, Twitter.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

The questions for discussion will be shaped and selected by the collective wisdom of Web users from around the world. The content of the debate will be collaboratively created by Web users, who can submit questions and promote them through a user-based ranking system, similar to the community-based news site Digg.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Despite the fact that Twitter has more than 32 million users , has received massive publicity from both celebrities and government , and produced remarkable results for companies like Dell and Zappos , many business executives still don’t “get&# Twitter. Here are seven reasons every business needs to be on Twitter. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 12, 2010

The last few years have, of course, seen the emergence of social media and an explosion of user-generated content. A company’s website is now only one of myriad places where customers, buyers and other interested parties can find information about it. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Share this on Reddit.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 11, 2010

awareness, much was said about the new —now old—Web being all about participation: in the age of User-Generated Content , everybody and their mother became a publisher, leveling the playing field. This is my final post on the skewed Web. In the early days of Web 2.0 Online content creators are well-served today.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Defining an outstanding corporate blog as “one that accomplishes the clearly articulated goals of the organization,&# Chris Baggott provides five examples, including Carhartt’s Tough Jobs blog (focused on user-generated content) and the Alerding Castor blog, targeted at attracting high-value clients. Post this on Diigo.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

How exactly did Dell generate so much revenue by Twittering? Sanity check: The four stages of a typical Twitter user by TechRepublic. million ), but Claire Cain Miller does an excellent job of outlining how Dell has generated, and continues to generate, significant sales through Twitter. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Your PR team was aware of most of these as it often had a hand in generating those placements. Popular with agencies as well as corporate users, Radian6 offers a rich set of tools for social media monitoring, responding, tracking, benchmarking and analytics. A simple tool like Google Alerts would pick up most stray citations.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 27, 2010

Metrics related to ROI, such as leads generated and direct sales, were mentioned by only about half of the survey respondents as key benefits of social media marketing. If content generation is included, overall costs aren’t likely to change much. Again, it isn’t clear what all gets lumped into this category. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. How To Use Linkedin To Generate Business by Search Engine Land. Share this on Bebo.

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LeadSquared

MAY 2, 2013

A small map locates the search according to the keywords users have punched in. Here are 5 lead generation websites in India for local businesses. Users/customers know of your new launches, products /services. Digg Delicious Reddit Bizsugar. This is beneficial for local businesses. How will this help your business?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Here are some random thoughts from a collection of these experiences and feedback from conference speeches: 1) Features are NOT user experiences: Warning…if you ask someone about desired user experience and they say wiki or forum, you have work to do. General Community Discussion. Generations. Book Reviews.

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LeadSquared

MAY 9, 2013

Heads up for all you advanced users; this post is meant for WordPress newbies. It helps the beginners, and advanced users alike. However, as Sharebar hasn’t been upgraded for the new WP versions, you can look at other plugins like Socialize, AA’s Digg Digg Alternative etc. vi) Social Profiles Plugins.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2016

So long as your goal is to provide value to your audience rather than generate linkbait, infographics are still highly effective as a content marketing tool. Tools such as Buzzsumo , Digg , and Reddit are also useful for sparking ideas for an infographic topic. Ensure your landing page is as user-friendly as possible.

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SnapApp

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Our business was centered on building great interactive content, driving traffic to that content, and generating advertising revenue from that traffic. SnapApp's built-in sharing functionality gives your user a personalized, first-person piece of content to share, which is like giving them a miniature blog post that they wrote.

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