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ComScore Data Illustrates But Also Obfuscates

Paul Gillin

This graphic, which appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday , says a whole lot about Facebook’s success and Google+ ‘s struggles, but it’s an incomplete picture of the true value of social networks. shows that Google+ users are signing up—but then not doing much there,” the Journal writes.

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What Social Media Marketers Should and Shouldn’t Do

Paul Gillin

Listen to your market and customers using tools like Twitter filters, Google Alerts and LinkedIn searches. You don’t need to be active on every social network, but you do need to understand the culture of the ones that matter and you do need to respond to customers when they ask questions or talk about you there.

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Skepticism on Gallup’s Gloomy Social Media Assessment

Paul Gillin

The summary specifically mentions the influence of “social media institutions such as Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter,” and also refers to “social media campaigns.” These indicate that researchers were thinking in terms of social networks, which are only a subset of social media. More than Marketing.

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Not Dead Yet: Blogging’s Popularity Surges Among F500

Paul Gillin

” In the past year, the Fortune 500 have increased their adoption of blogging by 6%, their use of Twitter for corporate communications by 4% and their use of Facebook pages by 4%. Three hundred eighty-seven (77%) of the Fortune 500 have corporate Twitter accounts with a tweet in the past thirty days.

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15 Tips for Getting the Most From LinkedIn Groups

Paul Gillin

LinkedIn is the only major social network that doesn’t permit brands to interact as members. Don’t Copy From Twitter. The language we use on Twitter doesn’t fit well in the more generous confines of a LinkedIn or Facebook post. You can also use Google URL Builder. Do you agree?”. Make it Personal.

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Social CRM: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Paul Gillin

For example, I have 725 friends on Facebook, nearly 1,000 connections on LinkedIn, and almost 7,500 Twitter followers. Like most people, I keep my network of truly trusted advisers small and communicate with them largely outside of the public eye. I also often seek advice from people who aren’t part of my social network.

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Weinberger Wisdom

Paul Gillin

Google is about scale. That’s unsettling, because Facebook is to the social Web what Google is to the Web. The Web is rolling sets of instantaneous, always changing fragmented networks. These networks may be transient or last a lifetime. Network sociality is more like a party than a phone call.

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