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Good ideas to bring your followers more engagement. Delete the scoop?
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As it turns out, social media and search go hand-in-hand... From Facebook and Twitter, to Pinterest and MySpace (yes, it still exists), social media users are often on the search for… something. For marketers, understanding the searches that lead to improved engagement is critical. To that end, Azntaiji Multimedia and SocialRadius have produced a new infographic highlighting exactly what so many of us are searching for. Via Lauren Moss
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Ever wonder what people are searching for? This infographic will open your eyes. If you have a small business, you might want to be on the social media that can get this type of search by consumers. 
Joe Wise's curator insight,
May 21, 5:33 PM
Helpful in knowing which clients will need you to pull content out of thin air for them > 
Ramzi Mouakassa's curator insight,
May 22, 7:06 AM
Not a surprise at all that the top 5 searched topics socially are (1) Technology / Scoial Media, (2) Fitness, Health, & Sports, (3) Music, (4) F&B, & (5) Travel... I think that this one dropped Movies / Cinema for sure 
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May 23, 3:20 AM
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This infographic provides a visual guide and a brief synopsis of different uses for Twitter. It includes information about how Twitter can be used as a tool for information, customer service, networking, business management and website management. Via Lauren Moss
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Good insights into the use of Twitter.
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May 23, 3:16 AM
Can't think of anything I could have added usefully to that infographic. Delete the scoop?
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When starting a new website, one of the first and most important decisions you have to make is choosing a domain name. That choice will impact the website' Via Bonnie Burns, James Dean Waryk
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This is a very important post for how your domain name impacts search. 
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May 14, 11:03 AM
For years SEOs and Search marketers have often purchased domains that contained their targeted keywords in order to increase CTRs and to help gain higher rankings on Google, Yahoo and other search engines. Let’s examine this strategy to determine if it is still effective. Delete the scoop?
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I was invited to help design and participate on a panel on “trends in social marketing” last week for the first ever Real Magnet User Group Conference. ...
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You can take amazing portrait shots even if you have little to no experience in the field of portrait photography. Here are 10 useful photography hints and tips Via Rim Riahi
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Too often we forget to get corrective with portrait shots. Great article. 
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May 2, 6:52 AM
You can take amazing portrait shots even if you have little to no experience in the field of portrait photography. Here are 10 useful photography hints and tips 
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May 14, 2:47 PM
When using portrait's to your online efforts, whether web or social, great tips to keep in mind to deliver powerful images Delete the scoop?
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This is really cute on what our coffee says about our personality, it is comic fun. Delete the scoop?
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Good tips to help you manage social media marketing. Delete the scoop?
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Good follow-up on the announcement of Google Reader being retired on July 1st. Delete the scoop?
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Many of us are using our Smartphone more and more for photography, it is nice to find a good free app to help with editing. 
GIANFRANCO MARINI's curator insight,
April 26, 12:18 AM
Fotor è una piattaforma per l'editing di immagini gratuita. Si tratta di una applicazione web o webware che non richiede registrazione E' anche possibile scaricare gratuitamente una versione software (desktop app) di Fotor da installare sul proprio PC.
Fotor risulta molto semplice da utilizzare e molto versatile in quanto consente di ottimizzare le immagini, creare collages di immagini, inserire testo, modellare le immagini inserendole entro contorni predefiniti, inserire clip art, ecc.
Le principali funzionalità di Fotor come editor di immagini sono: Basic Edits - operazioni di base sulle immagini: ruotare; ridimensionare; ottomizzare i colori (curve); regolazione contrasto, luminosità, saturazione; regolazione tonalità (esposizione, brillantezza, ombre), tinta e temperatura colore, ecc Effetti - Filtri: applicazione di oltre 60 tipi diversi di filtri suddivisi in 7 categorie principali e personalizzabili Frames: applicazione di decine di cornici differenti ciascuna delle quali può essere personalizzata Clip Art: possibilità di isnerire clip art che possono essere selezionate atraverso delle parole chiave Testo: inserimento testo di cui possiamo decidere dimensioni, colore, stile Brushes - Pennello: per disegnare nell'immagine
Oltre al pannello di strumenti per l'editing di immagini Fotor offre anche una serie di strumenti definiti Photo Collage che consentono di realizzare collages di immagini attraverso l'utilizzo di modelli preimpostati e personalizzabili, intervenire sui bordi dell'immagine, realizzare montaggi tramite sfondi predefiniti in cui è possibile inserire immagini, utilizzare le nostre immagini per riempire testi (text shapes) o contorni (shape collage).
Infine esiste anche la possibilità di creare cartoline a partire da modelli personalizzabili con aggiunta di testi, clip art, ecc.
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per scxaricare fotor per il desktop http://www.fotor.com/desktop/index.html
versione fotor per Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.everimaging.photoeffectstudio&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5ldmVyaW1hZ2luZy5waG90b2VmZmVjdHN0dWRpbyJd Delete the scoop?
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SOCIAL MEDIA • SOCIAL MARKETING • WEBSITE DESIGN • STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS • STORYTELLING • BUILDING COMMUNITY • CAMPAIGNS. « Turn social into your own personal media empire. April 24, 2013 ...
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Instagram is among our first-thing-in-the-morning go-to apps, but its almost too simple interface has us wanting functions available on other social networks, chief among them: the repost (also known as a retweet, reblog, or share depending on your... Via Zbynek Kysela, Carly Alyssa Thorne http://XeeMe.com/CarlyAlyssaThorne
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While all that still goes on, social media sites are now powerful marketing tools as well. This article will help you to turn your Facebook and Twitter profiles into valuable marketing tools. Start a healthy competition on Facebook. Delete the scoop?
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Do you find that the daily demands of social media promotion are increasing?
Our time is our most precious asset and social media is great at eating into it! Thankfully, there are several wonderful tools that can help.
Here are 9 social media tools that will help you save time and improve your productivity.... Via Jeff Domansky, Ian Cleary, Gordon Diver
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This is an excellent article with good tools to assist the busy business owner or social media manager. Thank you Ian Cleary
Gordon Diver's curator insight,
May 23, 8:20 AM
Ian is a go to resource for staying abreast of most (if not all) the tools to help you get the most from your social efforts.
Venkatesh Iyer (venkyiyer.com)'s curator insight,
May 23, 11:04 PM
I did find some tools here that I had absolutely no idea about earlier. Nice. 
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Interesting ideas on how to improve your productivity... Delete the scoop?
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Search engine optimization has not been dependent on a minimal number of factors for a long time now, such as number of times a keyword appeared on a page, and it continues to become a more complex web of on and off-page factors every month. One of the more recent factors that has had an impact on search ranking is social media. This infographic breaks down ways that social media influences the visibility of your website in search results, including: Social media can help search engines find and index your content faster Likes, shares, retweets, etc. indicates to search engine that content is new and interesting, often leading to a temporary increase in rankingsYour content will increase in search results for people connected to youIncreases domain authority and the number of inbound links to your website Via Lauren Moss
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SEO and Social Media why it works and how it helps your ranking. Excellent infograpic.
Venkatesh Iyer (venkyiyer.com)'s curator insight,
May 22, 2:16 AM
How much social media support are you giving your site? 
Jayne Courts's comment,
May 22, 3:54 AM
Venkatesh - if I am able I give my site as much media support as I can. As a social media trainer I need to 'try out' media before I can teach others to use it and give an insight into which is useful and which is not. So I tend to put my site and what I am doing out on the various social media platforms at least twice a day - I don't over emphasise my site because that can be counter productive (people switch off if all they see from you is self-promotion) and so it is keeping your presence alive but not switching off potential clients by constant ME, ME, ME. I perform both SEO services and social media training for others (see - just a bit of self promotion LOL)
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May 22, 5:28 AM
Jayne, Thanks, but to be truthful, my comment wasn't addressed at anyone specific! I was just trying to get all readers (of my comment) to reflect on the extent to which they (positively) use social media to support their site. I am very interested in feedback in this issue, because I have been dithering about launching my site for a long time now.
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The mobile marketing ecosystem is projected to generate more than $400 billion to the U.S. economy by 2015, representing an annual growth rate of 52.5 percent. Via The Fish Firm, James Dean Waryk
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Mobile Marketing is hiting us in a big way and the growth is amazing. Be ready if you have a business. Delete the scoop?
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Facebook or LinkedIn Will Win the Online Social Media Market War?
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Today we shall touch on video marketing. Via Shamelle, Cyndee Haydon www.SandbarsToSunsets.com
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By Michael Chui (@mchui), Hugo Sarrazin (@HugoSarrazin), and Lareina Yee (@lareinayee) As business-to-business companies rely more on social collaboration tools, some of the biggest gainers are going to be salespeople – and not just because they...
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Salespeople are in flux with social media, find out why
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May 20, 6:54 AM
By Michael Chui (@mchui), Hugo Sarrazin (@HugoSarrazin), and Lareina Yee (@lareinayee) As business-to-business companies rely more on social collaboration tools, some of the biggest gainers are going to be salespeople – and not just because they...
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By Michael Chui (@mchui), Hugo Sarrazin (@HugoSarrazin), and Lareina Yee (@lareinayee) As business-to-business companies rely more on social collaboration tools, some of the biggest gainers are going to be salespeople – and not just because they... Delete the scoop?
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Every photographer dreams of capturing that perfect shot! But sometimes those moments appear, when least expected. Via Steven Hughes
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Social Range: Using Social Media Marketing To Better Hit Your Target Audience - Business 2 Community
Business 2 Community Social Range: Using Social Media Marketing To Better Hit Your Target Audience Business 2 Community You can create accounts on numerous social media web sites for your business, and in doing so effectively create a piece of...
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Hot trends to watch, Social Media where to focus? 
Steven Mallach's curator insight,
April 30, 11:00 PM
Trend watching is not only fun, it's one of the areas that every copywriter should keep an eye on.
Trends are ideal topics to give your content some snap. Topical issues and interest areas are also shared more often (obvioulsy).
So if you create content either for yourself, or for a client make sure that you have weekly recommendations for inclusion in their owned channel (blog / website) and their shared channels (social media).
There are plenty of great trend tracking software applications on the web, many of them free. Make use of them.
Keep an eye out for trends which are directly and indirectly related to client services and products and leverage this knowledge. Remember the sign of a great copywriter is to be able to apply knowledge laterally. The topic may not be directly related to everyday client activities, but will the audience find the trend interesting?
Remember to keep your copy light, humor never hurt either.
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May 2, 12:48 AM
Quite a few nuggets here. Wish I had been at the workshop. 
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May 6, 5:07 AM
Video will drive all online and social media platforms http://www.infogurushop.com/business-video-links-a-z/ for the next decade. Delete the scoop?
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Via Robin Good
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If this works like the article states, I'm signing up for the Beta, what a great presentation you could create. 
Payman Taei's comment,
May 3, 8:32 AM
Michele you can also try this app already in Beta: www.ewcPresenter.com ; This App requires no coding knowledge.
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This infographic poster highlights the consumer interaction with brands on facebook and twitter and customer branding settlement. Via Tocquigny, Carly Alyssa Thorne http://XeeMe.com/CarlyAlyssaThorne , Gerrit.Tienkamp
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Brands and Business can learn many new ideas from this infographic. 
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April 28, 1:53 AM
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But it's also vital to move beyond the standard logo and tagline and take a holistic approach to evoking emotions among potential customers across all of your marketing channels — including social media sites.
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Can't help feeling surprised that contests are scoring highest as engagement means for social media followers.
Interesting factoid here: questions rank pretty low on the engagement totem pole.
Posting this because it's useful, i.e., the "info" drives the "graphic", not the other way around.