Paul Gillin

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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. Facebook is fun, LinkedIn is business, Twitter is rapid-fire news. CME Group (the former Chicago Mercantile Exchange) has amassed the largest Twitter following of any B2B company of which I’m aware.

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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.” Most people probably think of Facebook or Twitter, but not of blogs, customer review sites, video and other tools that also come under the social media umbrella.

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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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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. For example, when I consult TripAdvisor to make a hotel reservation or Google Maps to find a restaurant, I put faith in the advice of total strangers. No social map is going to unearth these relationships.

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My Favorite Productivity Apps – Multimedia & Web

Paul Gillin

You can even create collages like the one I use for my Twitter page background. Tweetdeck for Twitter is one. monitors any RSS feed you specify and automatically posts items to social media accounts such as Twitter and Facebook. I also have all my most important feeds organized into Google Reader. I have dlvr.it

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15 Tips for Getting the Most From LinkedIn Groups

Paul Gillin

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. It generates longer links, but they’re compatible with Google Analytics. URL shortening services like Bit.ly prior to posting them.