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The Stories Behind 5 Social Networks That Never Caught On

Hubspot

What was the first social network you ever joined? While many people will recall it being Facebook or Twitter, others might remember some of the earlier, less popular social networks. A lot these primitive social networks go forgotten, but that doesn't make their stories any less important. 1) Friendster.

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#Pubcon 2012: Tips, Tools & Trends

KoMarketing Associates

Last week I was fortunate enough to spend the week in Las Vegas for Pubcon 2012. Pubcon is by far the biggest search and social media conference around and features some of the brightest minds in the industry. With over 50 sessions a day along with non-stop networking events, Pubcon can be pretty overwhelming. Write a Blog Post.

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40 Awesome Marketing Tweets From 2011

Marketing Insider Group

” Here is my 2011 list of favorite tweets.@ e6e6e6 ;'> February 11, 2011 8:32 am via HootSuite Reply Retweet Favorite. e6e6e6 ;'> February 15, 2011 1:22 pm via TweetDeck Reply Retweet Favorite. e6e6e6 ;'> March 4, 2011 8:18 am via UberSocial Reply Retweet Favorite. Social Business Leadership Framework: [link].

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Best Quora Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity

According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site). Then they began to taper off and disappear.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? While 47% felt somewhat good at social measurement in 2011, just 38% said the same in 2012.

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You’re the culmination of what you’ve shared and kept online

Biznology

Much of that older stuff died when some servers died back in 2012, but those posts are still somewhere in the Wayback Machine. On February 14, 2009, I wrote New book: ‘Social Network Business Plan’ for Socialmedia.biz and we were off to the races. I’ll find and revive them. People are Impressed by Writers and Writing.

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1 Billion Facebook Users in 2012? Not So Fast

Biznology

That 2012 could or rather should be the year that Facebook reaches 1 billion accounts. In 2011 Facebook announced they hit the 800 million mark in September. That means that the social media giant needs to grow by 25% before the end of 2012 in order to hit the 1 billion mark. We reported on it over at Marketing Pilgrim.