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Social Marketing Compass – Infograph

David Veneski — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:05:45 +0000

Another brilliant piece of work by Jess3 and Brian Solis:

Weekly Wrap Up – 8.13.10

David Veneski — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:59:16 +0000

My top 10 reads for the week. This is a SMALL sampling of what I come across in my weekly media consumption addiction. If you’d like to be on my email list, please email me and I will add you.

Facebook Readying Its Mobile-Social Move - Adotas

Heavy Twitter Users Bring Social Activity to New Heights - eMarketer

How Starbucks Plans to Capitalize on Free Wi-Fi - Mashable

The Science of Sharing: Platforms inject data into the art of going viral - AdWeek

How Nike’s CEO Shook Up the Shoe Industry (off topic, but GREAT read) - FastCompany

Is Facebook Foursquare’s Enemy? It’s Complicated - Mashable

Facebook’s Foursquare competitor is imminent - CNET

Social Media Strategy Lessons From Pepsi - Business Insider

D.I.Y. Tool for Apps Needs Work - NYTimes

The Best and Worst Campaign Deals on Foursquare’s Turf - ClickZ

Social Vehicles Get Vintage Advertising

David Veneski — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:32:19 +0000

From Laughing Squid… Awesome

Weekly Wrap Up – 8.6.10

David Veneski — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:47:10 +0000

My top 10 reads for the week. This is a SMALL sampling of what I come across in my weekly media consumption addiction. If you’d like to be on my email list, please email me and I will add you.

Say goodbye to the era of new stand-alone social networks – Guardian UK

Why Facebook Questions Could Be Zuckerberg’s Dream Come True – ReadWriteWeb

Google, undisputed heavyweight champion of mobile search – Pingdom

More Than 60% of Phones Web Capable by 2015 – ReadWriteWeb

Vice, a Media Company, Shows Big Brands How to Reach the Hip Crowd – NYTimes

Digital Media Director 2.0: Jack-of-all-Trades, Master of Many – FastCompany

A Look Back at the Last 5 Years in Blogging – Mashable

Check-In On Foursquare Without Taking Your Phone Out Of Your Pocket – TechCrunch

BlackBerry’s New Torch Makes a Leap From Drab – WSJ

Apple and the war for the mobile market – arstechnica

How Starbucks Reached 10M Fans: 6 Tips From A Social Media Superstar – Critical Mass

Weekly Wrap Up – 7.30.10

David Veneski — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:33:48 +0000

My top 10 reads for the week. This is a SMALL sampling of what I come across in my weekly media consumption addiction. If you’d like to be on my email list, please email me and I will add you.

Forrester: Why Most Marketers Should Forgo Foursquare – AdAge

And the rebuttal…

Four Reasons Brands Must Check in to Foursquare. Now. – AdAge

Twitter Disconnect Between Marketers And Consumers – MediaPost

Are Location-Based Services All Hype? – NYTimes

Majority of Consumers Use Social Networks to Inform Buying Decisions – ReadWriteWeb

There will be blood: why Apple and Intel are destined to clash – ars technica

Once More, with Feeling: Making Sense of Social Media – Brian Solis

The Race to Organise Television – The Economist

Google Develops a Facebook Rival – WSJ

Why the Facebook-Amazon.com integration is bigger than you think – VentureBeat

Twitter User? Need A Job?

David Veneski — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:31:53 +0000

If you are a person who needs a job, is a strong user of Twitter, and has solid experience incorporating the service into your marketing activities, the odds are on your side. In a report released this week by Simply Hired, the instances of Twitter related jobs has exploded since 2008 – increasing by 2843%. Amazing.

Weekly Wrap Up – 7.23.10

David Veneski — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:50:41 +0000

My top 10 reads for the week. This is a SMALL sampling of what I come across in my weekly media consumption addiction. If you’d like to be on my email list, please email me and I will add you.

Android Versus Android: Which Phones Are Winning on the Web? – Mashable

Content Farms 101: Why Suite101 Publishes 500 Articles a Day – NYTimes

Beyond Foursquare: What Search Engines Could Do With Location Data – ReadWriteWeb

How to Measure Brand Value: Likes, Followers, Influencers, Views? No, Social Currency – FastCompany

A Look Back at the Last 5 Years in Social Media – Mashable

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Talks to Diane Sawyer – ABC News

Amazon Mobile Sales Topped $1 Billion In Past 12 Months – paidContent

Facebook Connects 500 Million People: Defines a New Era of Digital Society – Brian Solis

11 Mind-Blowing Mobile Marketing Infographics – HubSpot

Facebook Could Transform Mobile Phones – BusinessWeek

Summing Up Social Media

David Veneski — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:58:32 +0000

This graphic pretty much captures the essence… it’s not just one component – it’s all components dancing in unison. (courtesy: FastCompany).

Weekly Wrap Up – 7.16.10

David Veneski — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:51:05 +0000

My top 10 reads for the week. This is a SMALL sampling of what I come across in my weekly media consumption addiction. If you’d like to be on my email list, please email me and I will add you.

How Old Spice won the Internet – FastCompany

The Future of Mobile is Now – Canadian Marketing Association

Corporate Social Media Policies: The Good, the Mediocre, and the Ugly – FastCompany

Inventor of cell phone: We knew someday everybody would have one – CNNTech

TV on a PC or Phone Has Some Drawbacks – NYTimes

How “Real” Media Misses The Point Of Social Media – Business Insider

Skype and Fring Go to War Over VOiP Video Calls – Mashable article

Can WinTel gain a foothold in tablets? – MarketWatch

The Trouble at Twitter Inc. – Valleywag

Social Media is F**king Addicitve – Slideshare

Quoting: “What the F**k is Social Media NOW?”

David Veneski — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:44:52 +0000

Normally, I shy away from profanity in my blog posts. Today I came across a great presentation on Social Media through, well, my Twitter feed via David Armano. Passing along for your benefit. Some compelling data, visuals, and theories to be mindful of.

What the F**k is Social Media NOW?

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