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We love the Olympics, but an international social media showdown is a little more our speed. Ignite Social Media is back with the 2012 Social Network Analysis Report, breaking down demographic, geographic and search data that shows which networks are the underdogs and which are mounting the winners’ podium. Via John van den Brink Delete the scoop?
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AlGonzalezinfo's curator insight,
May 16, 12:48 PM
As usual, another great scoop by Robin Martin. This one is VERY helpful to me right now. Thanks Robin.
From the article: 3. Use Google Alerts To Identify Clips, Comment Opportunities and Fresh News This last tool is something more people know about: Google Alerts. It’s typically used so that you get an email every time news about your client hits the Internet. Most set up alerts for the company name, stock symbol, executive names, brand or product names, etc. It allows them to capture a copy of the clip and monitor mentions. (Learn to set up Google Alerts here – it is also under the “More> Specialized Search” area.) However, most PR pros don’t think to use alerts in another way: to identify news articles where they can post a client comment. When a news article hits that is relevant to your client and you aren’t taking part in it, posting a comment is a great way to join the conversation. Delete the scoop?
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Working on our first WP site...integrating a blog, publish newsletter w/MailChimp...thanks for the info! Learn learn learn! 
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May 6, 10:01 PM
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If you are interested in what could be a good workflow and set of tools to use to curate content on your own WordPress blog, Nathan Weller has a must-read article for you.
In it, he dissects and explains the tools he uses to curate content on WordPress, from how he aggregates and browses RSS feeds, to how he filters, edits and actually curates the content of each post.
Interestingly his focus is on quality, not on having his site populated by lots of "somewhat relevant" content pulled in automatically by one of the many "content marketing"-oriented curation tools available today.
I think you will find several interesting ideas that you may have not considered on how to approach your curation workflow, let alone checking the several insightful comments at the end.
Lost of valuable information, resources, examples and advice. 8/10
Full article: https://managewp.com/wordpress-content-curation Delete the scoop?
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TechWeekEurope UK Via Richard Kastelein & Adriana Hamacher 
Rosetta Carrington Lue's curator insight,
May 8, 11:08 PM
Amazing infographic on the future of internet connectivity. This reminds me of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Total Recall"! Delete the scoop?
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Fiona Milburn: "As a creative practitioner, you're probably familiar with twitter as a key social media platform for marketing your projects to today’s internet-savvy audiences.But did you know it’s also a great storytelling tool?" Via The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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From company blogs to Pinterest boards, social media and content marketing integration is a must-do for today’s businesses. Strategic content marketing Via Neil Ferree 
Neil Ferree's curator insight,
May 3, 12:56 PM
You can't Manage it • if you don't Measure it Setting up Conversion Goals in GA is Step #1
Visit http://bit.ly/SocialAuditMaster (search for) Dashboard + Install
[Note] you must be signed in to G+ for these javascripts to work! 
Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting's curator insight,
May 7, 5:16 AM
Here's how to be the data person, get clear what social media is worth the time. ~ Deb 
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May 15, 10:27 AM
LOL Deb...I just rescooped my own scoop...! Guess it still is on my mind...trying to work in social media into our Google analytics...but first we absolutely need to get all of our SM in sync/on the same page!
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PR excels at messaging, but advertising focuses on results. So where does that leave your social media marketing?
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Great article...the evolution of social media seems to blend the two perfectly. It is necessary to have good PR before any customer becomes a lifetime customer! Delete the scoop?
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The police department’s stream of tweets ended up being the best defense against misinformation and Bostonians’ lifeline for communication about the men terrorizing their city. This single Twitter account, perhaps more than anything else on the Internet, memorialized the horror of the bombs and the joy of the capture in real time.
Via Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting
Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting's curator insight,
April 30, 3:29 PM
Social media continues the path to its more mainstream role. As I heard on the radio, it was also a safety net for downed cell phone communication from frantic friends and family. Officials encouraged tweets & Facebooks check-ins to reassure "I'm ok." ~ D
Robin Martin's comment,
May 1, 11:04 AM
Absolutely Deb! Another "great" reason to engage in social media...the benefits are endless...! Thanks for sharing!
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Here in the US, the Dow recently tumbled almost 150 points in a “flash crash” caused by widespread digital panic. What was the cause of this panic? Twitter. Via gdecugis 
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April 25, 8:11 PM
As Clair tweeted "a single twitter handle (AP's) is hacked and the Dow tumbles 150 points." Why? As she explains through a combination of automated trading and lack of social media usage by the traders. Technology is great. But I'm a firm believer that the best way to leverage it is not to let it go on auto-pilot but rather have its output curated by humans - a concept we like to call Humanrithm which we apply at Scoop.it, for instance when our discovery algorithm only makes content suggestions but lets users decide what gets published and what is not. Did we get lucky this time? Some people probably weren't and lost something in that story. But if we don't want SF movies to become real one day, we have to start educating and empowering everyone to curate social media. 
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April 26, 6:20 AM
Tous les outils quels qu'ils soient doivent être créés pour servir l'humain et non s'auto-gérer au-delà du raisonnable. Gardons cette éthique y compris dans les sytèmes de l'information et leurs processus. Quelques questions universelles peuvent nous aider à en faire le diagnostique et s'aplliquent à tous les systèmes ou projets:
1- Est ce que cela tiens la mer ? Est ce relié au monde des vivants ? (Approche)
2- Est ce bien fait ? ( Déploiement)
3- la boucle PDCA est elle bouclée et enrichie ? (Evaluation)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our tools should be created to serve humans and not to serve themselves. We must keep this ethical idea in mind for IT systems too. Universal questions should help us. They could be used to make the diagnostic of any system or project:
1- Does it stay afloat ? Is it linked with living world and specially human world ? (Approach)
2- Is it well done ? ( Deployment)
3- PDCA (Prepare, Start, Control, Secure) is complete ? (Assesment)
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Visual Social Media Marketing: learn how to share more visual content and create a visual conversation with your audience.
Have you noticed more photos on social networks? Do you have a visual component as part of your social media marketing strategy?
Do you need some help in getting started or maintaining momentum in sharing more visual content and in creating a visual conversation with your audience? Via Martin Gysler 
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April 23, 11:28 AM
Photos are very important, but be sure you have the right to use them before publishing your blog, post, tweet, etc.
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It’s been a while since SocialTimes did a round-up of the various tools that helped users manage their Twitter accounts by finding who to follow, following new people, unfollowing many people at once and organizing groups of users they follow into lists. Since our last round-up, Twitter has restricted use of its API significantly, causing several tools to shut down. No longer functional areUntweeps, Just Unfollow, Twit Cleaner, Who Follows Whom and Tweet Effect. Tweeter Karma is still functional but has had to remove its bulk unfollow tools. Via Frédéric DEBAILLEUL 
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April 23, 2:13 AM
If you are looking for tools that can help you cleanup, and unfollow useless or unworthy people, here is an updated list of the best free tools you can use for this task as many have shut down since Twitter latest API update. No longer functional are Untweeps, Just Unfollow, Twit Cleaner, Who Follows Whom and Tweet Effect. Useful. 7/10 (Image credit: TimeandDate.com) Delete the scoop?
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Here some very good stuff about community-building for your online business. Great points and great advice, including an awesome infographic.
I recommend this content for any small business online trying to establish greater reputation and crediblity for itself, as these are in my opinion, the key winning traits of successful web companies.
Excerpted from the original SEOmoz article:
Must-read. Right on the mark. 8/10
(Thanks to Pino Mauriello for having scouted it) Via Giuseppe Mauriello, Alessio Carciofi, Robin Good 
AndySernovitz's curator insight,
May 9, 9:03 AM
Here is a super awesome infographic and the play-by-play breakdown of each step in the process. ➨ Read Social Media Content Curation & Marketing Strategies articles here http://www.scoop.it/t/all-things-social-social-media-magazine
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Scoop.it is fun and valuable tool to curate content ... and it seems to be exploding across the web. Via Ally Greer 
Ally Greer's curator insight,
April 22, 2:04 PM
Thanks to Mark Schaefer for this great video interview with Guillaume! 
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April 22, 4:37 PM
Here's is some helpful ideas about what to do if you can't for what ever reason to write your own content. Delete the scoop?
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A massive survey of internet users reveals trends in social media usage across numerous platforms, ages, races, genders, population density and which social media sites do they frequently visit.
The Pew Research Center has released the results of a comprehensive social media survey, conducted over several years to evaluate which demographics were using social media, and on which platforms. Which social networking sites emerged on top?
Of the online adults surveyed at the end of 2012: 67% use Facebook 20% use LinkedIn 16% use Twitter 15% use Pinterest 13% use Instagram 6% use Tumblr
A decent amount of Americans appear to be using social media, but which demographics use social media in greater numbers?
It appears that women use social media 9% more than men do, at a whopping rate of 71%. Other frontrunners with the highest social network activity in their demographic include city dwellers(70%), Hispanics (72%) and adults with a household income below $30,000 annually (72%).
The most pervasive and consistent divider amongst social media users remains, unsurprisingly, their age. 83% of the young adult demographic (18-29 year olds) use social media, which is well over double the activity of online adults over 65 years old (32%). Via Jonha Revesencio, Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting
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How did I miss this one, Deb? Thanks for the scoop!!
Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting's curator insight,
May 17, 4:35 PM
Always good to see the current demographics in social. Facebook continues to be the king, with women, city dwellers, Hispanics and below $30K on the list, via Pew Research. Hmmm.... ~ D 
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
May 19, 11:09 AM
An important corollary question is what do we use social media for? 
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Interesting but not surprising. I think the older the Gen X-, Gen Y, Millenials and Digital Natives grow, the higher the stats for all ages. Delete the scoop?
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Whether you have created a website because you own a small business, you want to support one of your hobbies, or you are becoming interested in affiliate marketing, there is one thing that you need that is content. One of the easiest ways you can add content to your webpage is through the addition of a blog. This infographic explains why blogging matters? Via Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com, Steven Hughes, Esther Turón Perez
Ally Greer's curator insight,
May 15, 12:38 AM
Companies who blog regularly have better relationships with their customers. That's probably because 128 million consumers spend time reading blogs. That's, like, 256 million eyes. Potentially on your content. Delete the scoop?
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From company blogs to Pinterest boards, social media and content marketing integration is a must-do for today’s businesses. Strategic content marketing Via Neil Ferree, Robin Martin, Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting
Neil Ferree's curator insight,
May 3, 12:56 PM
You can't Manage it • if you don't Measure it Setting up Conversion Goals in GA is Step #1
Visit http://bit.ly/SocialAuditMaster (search for) Dashboard + Install
[Note] you must be signed in to G+ for these javascripts to work!
Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting's curator insight,
May 7, 5:16 AM
Here's how to be the data person, get clear what social media is worth the time. ~ Deb
Robin Martin's comment,
May 15, 10:27 AM
LOL Deb...I just rescooped my own scoop...! Guess it still is on my mind...trying to work in social media into our Google analytics...but first we absolutely need to get all of our SM in sync/on the same page!
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Brian Anthony Hernandez: "Tribeca Film Festival challenged people to use Twitter's Vine app to create six-second films — with a "beginning, middle and end." Here are the winners." Via The Digital Rocking Chair 
Cultureel Persbureau's comment,
April 30, 5:34 AM
Twitter is van het korte bericght. Vine is van twitter en gaat over korte filmpjes. Gaat groot worden.
Ky Stevens's curator insight,
May 5, 1:37 PM
More about Vine! I'm too afraid of being on camera to want to get one, but here's some really good ones. Delete the scoop?
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A 10th Grader Explains How Social Media Can Replace Textbooks (A 10th Grader Explains How Social Media Can Replace Textbooks. Via Susan Bainbridge 
Clay Leben's curator insight,
May 3, 1:21 PM
Social media is so temporary this might help context survive the momentary discovery learning. Delete the scoop?
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7 Actionable Social Media Marketing Tactics Via Neil Ferree
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April 27, 2:28 PM
Click thru to #13 after reading action item #6 on social media scent once you've figured out your social media call-to-action CTA routine 
Ken Morrison's comment,
May 8, 3:23 PM
Thank you for following my topic. I hope that it is helpful for you. It looks like you have some nice curation sites started! Keep up the great work!
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Discover 18 new social media marketing statistics to help improve your inbound marketing. Via Tocquigny 
Tocquigny's curator insight,
May 1, 11:36 AM
At some point or another, we’ve all heard people spout off about the “death” of social media. One day someone announces a boycott of Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest -- the next day, the social network is growing exponentially. So how should you, as a savvy inbound marketer, make sense of it all? As a data-driven and social media-loving company, we’d like to set the record straight: Social media is here to stay. So we’ve combed through some of the hottest new social media research -- including the new 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report -- to highlight some of the freshest stats that reveal the truth about the current state of social media marketing. Whether you plan to use these stats to inspire your company’s next marketing campaign, convince your CEO to increase your social media marketing budget, or simply justify your current inbound marketing activities, these 18 social media marketing stats are for you. Delete the scoop?
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April 12, 4:57 AM
MapBox combines his own online hosting service with his desktop software TileMill to a very good opportunity for publishing maps! Delete the scoop?
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Though some forward-thinking businesses are already using Instagram, chances are you aren't yet, and neither are your competitors. With its universal appeal, however, Instagram is not a medium marketers should ignore. And you'd better move quickly if you want to make an impact. Via Martin Gysler 
Martin Gysler's curator insight,
April 3, 3:42 PM
This excellent post says what we should know about Instagram and its use.
I wonder, too, if not everyone (who has an Instagram account) should read this post, because I think everyone can learn something interesting.
Let me know what is your opinion.
Martin Gysler's comment,
April 5, 4:19 AM
You're welcome Ivo. I'm glad if this post is useful for you.
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Social Media doesn't work for the vast majority of small businesses. That was the main message in the USA Today article titled, Study: Social media a bust for small businesses, published on April 17th, 2013. From the news item:"About 61% of small businesses don't see any return on investment on their social-media activities, according to a survey released Tuesday from Manta, a social network for small businesses. Yet, almost 50% say they've increased their time spent on social media, and only 7% have decreased their time. What businesses are trying to get out of social media: 36% said their goal was to acquire and engage new customers, 19% said to gain leads and referrals, and 17% said to boost awareness. Facebook was most cited as the hardest to maintain social-media platform, according to the survey." There is a big lesson in this data...
What you want from social media may be very different from what it is. Via Martin Gysler
Martin Gysler's comment,
April 22, 10:25 AM
Indeed Retro Social Media, but it's seems to be reality.
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April 23, 9:00 AM
Social Media is it worth your marketing efforts/time or still the traditional methods superseed the SM? It's truely stated as a matter of one's choice, totally agree!! Delete the scoop?
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Excerpted from article by Heidi Cohen published on Social Media Examiner: Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
Mary Anne Hahn's curator insight,
May 4, 8:32 AM
Your marketing goes nowhere without an effective call to action. 
Mr Branson's curator insight,
May 5, 9:13 AM
A great article. Social Media is the online promotional tool that communicates or presents you or your business locally, nationally or globally. http://www.infogurushop.com It has now become a central part of daily business and most business onwers will discover multi-tasking and updating all your social media outlets plus run a website and business are not easy. 
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May 5, 2:07 PM
How much time do copywriters give to crafting the best CTAs? Great tips here to do better. Delete the scoop?
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Taking a business idea from the drawing board to the launching pad takes a great deal of time, dedication, and hard work. Today, entrepreneurs have the benefit of social media, allowing them to con... Via Michael Cudahy Delete the scoop?
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Aside from being fun, optical illusions actually play a role in education and in visual literacy. They help illustrate that we see by learning to see. While our brains relay information taken in through our eyes, we learn to interpret what we see by recognizing and storing patterns we learn as we continuously interact with the world around us. These patterns enable us to identify faces, dangers, friends, directions, routes, and opportunities around us. Via Meryl Jaffe, PhD 
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Thank you Robin, Patricia and Sally for the visit and rescoop.
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