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Social Networks Will Become Marketplaces

For the last few years I’ve been promoting the idea that social networks are like outposts, in many respects, best suited to point the way to your hub or main content site. While I still believe this to be a fundamentally sound way to view social media use, I see a future that contains a shift in this thinking as well.

Facebook Making Important Moves Small Businesses Should Pay Attention To

We've been talking a lot about Google Places on SmallBusinessNewz lately, and while I've been writing a great deal about Facebook for WebProNews, we've probably neglected the subject here at SBN since the company announced its big plans moving forward - plans which have huge implications for small businesses.

Report: Most Small Businesses Still Not Sold on Social Media

Citibank put out a new report indicating that most small businesses still are not leveraging the social media tools available to them, despite the "relentless buzz" around them. Are you ignoring social media? Tell us why.

Twitter @Anywhere Gets Twitter More Integrated Into Your Site

Twitter has made a lot of headlines this week, beginning with its new Promoted Tweets advertising platform, and then with some interesting announcements for developers and some stats, which we talked about here.

Twitter Gives 3 Huge Reasons for Businesses to Use Twitter

If you truly feel that not using Twitter for your business is the way to go, then don't use it. However, Twitter dropped some pretty interesting statistics at its Developer Conference, which may perk your ears up, if not make you reconsider your position. 1. Twitter Gets 19 billion Searches Per Month.

More Options Arise for Selling Goods Through Facebook

Facebook is becoming much more than just a social network. It has already become an important business tool for lots of small businesses, and not just in the marketing capacity. Businesses are increasingly selling their products from Facebook, and why not? Your most loyal fans are there, they follow your updates, and you can list your products right there.

Using Facebook Because That's Where People Are

In my last article, I asked, "Is Facebook as important to your strategy as Google?" Whether your answer to this is yes or no, there are a variety of reasons why Facebook can be a useful part of your mix.

Social Media Can Drive Your Search Success

In case you haven't figured it out yet, social media and search can compliment each other quite well. Social media leads to links, which lead to better search engine ranking. On top of that, a lot of people are simply searching within social networks themselves.

Ad Dollars Follow Time Spent to Social Networks, Blogs

Nielsen has released a report looking at time spent on social network and blogging sites, and found that these accounted for 17% of all time spent online in August. That is about three times the amount of time spent on them during the same period a year ago.

When Should You Post To Social Networks?

When the company I worked for got into email marketing, the perfect day and time to send an email blast was the holy grail. Can’t send on Monday because people are digging out from the weekend. Can’t send on Friday because people are thinking about the weekend. Can’t send first thing in the morning because people are just getting into the rhythm of work and not ready to think about emails. Can’t send in the afternoon because people are shutting down for the day.