Nonprofits Outpacing Businesses on Social Media
Charities are often more savvy than businesses when it comes to using social media – especially blogging. The Center for Marketing Research looked at the top 200 largest US charities as defined by Forbes Magazine. They found that seventy-five percent of the charities are using some form of social media.
Former Google Masseuse Tells Her Story
Bonnie Brown worked as a masseuse with Google Inc right from the early days, and struck gold when Google went public in 2004.
Wal-Mart Leads Early Black Friday Traffic
The early birds are rising earlier this year as searches for Black Friday-related websites spike a bit earlier than last year.
Lyris Launches BidHero PPC Solution
At the end of October, J.L. Halsey Corporation changed its name to Lyris, Inc. On Tuesday, the company partnered with Trellian. And now it’s released a PPC campaign management solution called BidHero. Busy, eh?
Twitter as a Tool for Marketing & PR
In a previous post on MyBlogLog tips, I had mentioned a series of social media marketing posts Online Marketing Blog will be publishing where many of the tips will actually come from the community they’re about.
The End of the PR World as We Know it
Social Media is indeed making changes in our lives. Even Time Magazine, a bastion of old media, hailed user generated content as the single most influential change in 2006.
Is the Future of Television in Jeopardy?
“It’s all about power. Their delight is about screwing somebody,” said Charles Pogue referring to the major studios and production companies in Hollywood and New York. Pogue is a screenwriter, current member of the Writers Guild of America, and former member of the Board of Directors for the WGA.
SEM in Australia Dominated by a Silent Google
Internet companies down under are in a sticky situation. They’re handing Google about 80% of their search marketing spend, using Google for 82% of all online searches, and spending around AU$399 million a year. They’re playing nicely with Google, but Google refuses to play nicely back.
Why YouTube Needs to Offer Hi-Res Videos
CNET has word from YouTube co-founder Steve Chen that the online video company is testing streaming videos at higher resolutions.
Engadget Cofounder Launches Record Label 2.0
Downtown Records and internet entrepreneur and Engadget cofounder Peter Rojas today launched RCRD LBL, as an online label offering free, sponsor-supported MP3s from established and emerging artists and labels across a variety of niches and genres.