1. Starbucks Enjoys Social Media Exposure  permalink

Pronet Advertising

Starbucks is certainly no stranger to community involvement and corporate responsibility. Their involvement and awareness with many public issues has gotten them a nod from firms that measure social media exposure and involvement. There are many campaigns that Starbucks has initiated that have contributed to their social media popularity. Some of ...

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Starbucks Enjoys Social Media Exposure 7 Social Media Resolutions to Improve Customer Engagement   —  Being on social media is nothing new. A lot of businesses are on social media. Many are even spending a lot of time and effort on social media. But are they using social media to actually engage their customers? Treating social media as another advertising channel is a big mistake. Here are some social media [...]

Otilia Otlacan / AdOperationsOnline.com
Starbucks Enjoys Social Media Exposure Harvard Business Review Analytics Services Releases Study on the Impact of Social Media   —  BOSTON – While a growing number of companies are experimenting with social media as a way to have a new conversation with customers – few feel they have the metrics and tools in place to judge the impact of their efforts. Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, in partnership with SAS, recently conducted a survey of [...]

2. Goldman Offering Clients a Chance to Invest in Facebook  permalink

Dealbook.nytimes.com

Goldman Sachs has reached out to its wealthy private clients, offering them a chance to invest in Facebook, the hot social networking giant that is considering a possible public offering in 2012, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Facebook, Groupon’s Valuations Go Up, Up And Away!! Help! No one can see my Facebook Fan Page   —  Talk about frustrating! For the past few months, I’ve had no activity at my Facebook Fan Page,  despite the fact that I’ve been posting videos, notes, tips and photos. If you click on that link or paste into your browser window, you’ll end up in your own account.  Yet the page comes up in ...

Priya Ramesh / The Buzz Bin
Facebook, Groupon’s Valuations Go Up, Up And Away!! 2011 is Here. Now Let’s Get Serious About Facebook Marketing   —  By Priya Ramesh (@newpr) Happy New Year! I am sure you are tired of the “Top ten trends in 2011” blog posts that most of us forget anyways in less than ten days so let me take you through a different route with this one I am writing from Bangalore, the Silicon Valley capital of [...]

3. New Android Tablets To Challenge The Apple iPad In 2011  permalink

New Android Tablets To Challenge The Apple iPad In 2011
Daisy Whitney / SEO

Get ready for a slew of new tablet introductions. The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show kicks off this week and manufacturers like Vizio, Toshiba, as well as Motorola, LG, Dell and Microsoft expect to introduce new tablet computers (many using the Android OS) this week in Las Vegas. But will anyone want a tablet that’s not [...]

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New Android Tablets To Challenge The Apple iPad In 2011 Apple Leads Smartphone Race, while Android Attracts Most Recent Customers   —  The race for the lead in U.S. smartphone operating system (OS) consumer market share is tighter than it has ever been. According to November data from The Nielsen Company, the popularity of the Android OS among those who purchased a smartphone in the last six months (40%) makes it the leading OS among recent acquirers.

Tameka Kee / the Econsultancy blog
New Android Tablets To Challenge The Apple iPad In 2011 Will publishers crack the iPad code in 2011?   —  Remember the fanfare when Wired launched its first iPad app – and the frenzy that ensued once Conde Nast announced it had been downloaded over 100,000 times? Publishers need to swallow the fact that Wired's success was an anomaly, and it likely won't be repeated unless the current app development and pricing strategies change dramatically. ...

4. Power Tool Battery  permalink

Power Tool Battery
Www.ibuynow.com.au

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5. Christmas Pictures  permalink

Christmas Pictures
Www.christmascarnivals.com

Just a glance at the Christmas pictures, is sure to set anyone in the mood of celebration. There are various symbols of the celebrations, which are displayed all over, around this time. You can see the Christmas lights, decked up shopping malls, music playing all round and people going out for their holiday shopping. So, there is no reason, why ...

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Chocolates – One of the Best Christmas Gift Ideas : Christmas deals 2010   —  Chocolates – One of the Best Christmas Gift Ideas : Christmas deals 2010   Christmas is a time for sharing, a time of meetings, and clearly a time to stop and celebrate the centuries-old tradition ‘. During this time, people give time to be at home in their homes to celebrate with family and friends. [...]

Admin / Tech News
Christmas Decorating Ideas to Brighten Up the Holidays   —  Christmas celebration is incomplete, unless you see the all the trees, markets, homes and streets in your locality, decorated with festive lights and colors. All of us have out own unique and special way of celebrating this season, but you will find that most people include decorating as an important part of this event. Many [...]

6. I love Twitter lists.  permalink

I love Twitter lists.
Kirsten Wright / Wright Creativity

Twitter lists  -  I couldn’t imagine dealing with twitter without them. Twitter lists are simply a list that you add your followers to, based on your own criteria. You can have small lists, large lists (up to 500 people) and you have 100% control over who you put into any list you create. To create [...] Related posts: “We” ...

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I love Twitter lists. 5 ways to use Twitter lists for PR, marketing, spying   —  Anne Deeter Gallaher has written a helpful blog post on How to add Twitter to your PR to mix in 9 easy steps. I commented and suggested using Twitter lists these five ways. All were discussed in more detail during the webinar I hosted on How to Use Twitter Lists &  Directories to Generate Publicity & [...]

Scott Gould / Scott Gould and Friends
I love Twitter lists. Why I Don’t Complain On Twitter, And Why You Could   —  It’s hard to resist having a good moan on Twitter, especially when something or someone isn’t doing their job and we hope that our moaning, combined with our perceived influence, will get us special attention. The trouble is that your complaining, whilst seemingly resolving your current short term frustration, might be causing you ...

7. #YearInReview What did you ship in 2010?  permalink

#YearInReview What did you ship in 2010?
Sethgodin.typepad.com

This might be a useful exercise. Doesn't matter whether it was a hit or not, it just matters that you shipped it. Shipping something that scares you (and a lot of what follows did) is the entire point.

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8. DuckDuckGo Challenges Google On Privacy With DontTrack.us  permalink

DuckDuckGo Challenges Google On Privacy With DontTrack.us
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land

DuckDuckGo, a small search engine that’s largely flown under the public radar, has started the new year by taking a public shot at Google on the issue of search privacy. The company has launched DontTrack.us, an illustrated guide showing how Google tracks its users … and how DuckDuckGo... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full ...

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DuckDuckGo Challenges Google On Privacy With DontTrack.us Google Transit Arrives in Pune!   —  Google has just announced that Google Transit will be coming to Pune. For those unaware, Transit is a Google Project that seeks to encourage travelling by Public Transport in various cities around the world. It is now present in almost 500 cities around the world including Bangalore and Delhi. It has tied up with the [...] REGISTER FOR WATSUMMIT -

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Site Hacking Alerts Added to Google Searches   —  To make your Google search results more productive for your needs, a new feature has recently been added by the search engine industry leader that promises to make users more confident while searching and visiting sites. Google recently introduced a new feature that will alert users to potential hacking activity from their online searches. Google&#

9. Video Curator  permalink

Desktopvideo.about.com

A video curator has a knack for finding the gems in mountain of online video. Video curators watch hundreds of videos, gather the best video in playlists on YouTube or another website, and distributes the channel to a network of fans.

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Jeremy Scott / SEO
Online Video in 2011: Are You Ready For The Storm? Study: Online Users Willing To Pay For Digital Video Content   —  There’s a new study out from Pew Internet & American Life Project, and the overall theme seems to be that digital content purchases are on the rise.  In fact, they’ve pulled even with traditional e-commerce purchases.  66% of Internet users purchase traditional goods and services through e-commerce, and a whopping 65% purchase ...

David Murdico / SEO
Online Video in 2011: Are You Ready For The Storm? Online Video And Social Media Marketing Advice For Executives   —  Over the holidays I took my two nieces ice skating for the first time. I observed the distinct ways they approached the problem of staying up, moving forward and not falling on their butts. The six year old took a cautious yet determined approach, going steadily from the walker gizmo to holding my hand, to [...]

10. Food Network Challenge  permalink

Food Network Challenge
Www.foodnetwork.com

Claire Robinson brings her culinary knowledge and enthusiasm for reality television to prime time! Don't miss her twist on Sex and the City cakes, contestant catastrophes and more this season. Get to know Claire

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11. Coca-Cola Zero: The Swap  permalink

Coca-Cola Zero: The Swap
Ivan / Ads of the World™

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Madrid, Spain Executive Creative Directors: Pablo Stricker, Pablo Colonnese, Mónica Moro Creative Director: Leandro Raposo Copywriter: Mikel Echeverria Art Director: Javier Rodriguez Film Director: Juan José Ocio Learn how to do great ads like this on Creative Pro .

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Coca-Cola Zero: The Swap Hot Wheels   —  Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, Mexico Chief Creative Officer: José Montalvo Executive Creative Director: Miguel Angel Ruiz Head Art Director: Iván Carrasco Art Directors: Iván Carrasco, Mario Salgado, Jaime González Creative Director: Abraham Quintana Copywriter: Abraham Quintana Advertiser’s Supervisor: Roberto Guzmán Planner: … ...

Ivan / Ads of the World™
Coca-Cola Zero: The Swap Toyota Prius Hybrid: Sheep farts   —  Advertising Agency: TBWA/Yehoshua, Tel Aviv, Israel Creative Director: Amit Stoler Art Director: Kobi Benwalid Copywriter: Nir Ambar, Alon Hadad Published: December 2010 Learn how to do great ads like this on Creative Pro .

12. AOL Using A Billboard In Silicon Valley To Recruit Employees  permalink

AOL Using A Billboard In Silicon Valley To Recruit Employees
Www.businessinsider.com

AOL is fighting the so-called "war for talent" in Silicon Valley on a new front -- highway billboards. AOL employee, and TechCrunch founder, Michael Arrington posted this picture of an AOL billboard on highway 101 in Silicon Valley. He thinks it's "odd," and says most people would rather go to Zynga, Twitter, or Facebook.

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Pantyhose Revisited, AOL Recruits, Outdoor Excites Blacks, Latinos and women lose ground at Silicon Valley tech companies   —  Vincente De La Cruz, middle, works with students Joanna Curiel, left, and Faby Saucedo at Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose, January 30, 2010. Mindful of the lack of Latinos in tech jobs in Silicon Valley, he is trying to encourage Latino kids to be interested in computer science through a group that he mentors.

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AOL Agrees to Acquire Social Identity Site about.me   —  PALO ALTO, Calif. – AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) announced that it has agreed to acquire about.me, Inc., a product that empowers people to create a single personal profile page that presents their online identities together in one place, simplifying the social experience across the web. This includes profiles on Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, email, ...

13. RNC's Doug Heye Moving On  permalink

RNC's Doug Heye Moving On
Blain Rethmeier / Potomac Flacks

CNN's Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser reports that the RNC's Doug Heye is moving on -- and we at Potomac Flacks wish him the best. Steinhauser writes ... Call it one of the most demanding jobs in Washington: Communications Director at the Republican National Committee under the often-outspoken chairman Michael Steele. Well, after ...

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RNC's Doug Heye Moving On RNC spokesman moving on   —  Washington (CNN) - Call it one of the most demanding jobs in Washington: Communications Director at the Republican National Committee under the often-outspoken chairman Michael Steele.

14. Epic Ca$h Money  permalink

Epic Ca$h Money
Jim / Jim Kukral

Do you want epic cash money for little to no effort and just a $37 investment? A lot of people are seduced by those sorts of ridiculous promises on sales pages like from self-professed gurus. Me and Shawn Collins are sick and tired of the “gurus” out there and their false promises. So we [...]

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Epic Ca$h Money Epic Cash Money   —  Do you want epic cash money for little to no effort and just a $37 investment? A lot of people are seduced by those sorts of ridiculous promises on sales pages like from self-professed gurus. These vultures have long frustrated Jim Kukral and me, so we decided to start Unguru.me as a place for [...]

15. It’s 2011. Go do it.  permalink

It’s 2011. Go do it.
Www.johnon.com

You saw her do it. You saw him do it. You don’t know why you were never given a chance. Go do it. You almost tried it once, but then, on second thought, they were probably right. It wouldn’t have worked. Go do it.

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16. New Year's Search Opportunities  permalink

New Year's Search Opportunities
Community.microsoftadvertising.com

Now that you’ve (presumably) battled your way back from a hard-earned New Year’s hangover, we can talk about the Apple Cider Vinegar Diet, liver flushes, and magnetic elliptical trainers. What? You’ve never heard of these things? I hadn’t either until my colleague, Erin O’Donnell, put some New Year’s ...

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New Year's Search Opportunities Reinvention…Welcome to the New Year!   —  Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were most enjoyable and you took time to be with family and friends. The birth of a new year is also a time to consider reinvention, both professionally and personally. Some people decide to make New Year resolutions of exercising, eating better foods, being nicer, spending more time [...]

Kate Morris / SEO
New Year's Search Opportunities 5 SEO Tactics to Explore in 2011   —  Posted by Kate Morris It's the New Year and I can guarantee there will be a ton of new people at my gym this week ready to work on their resolutions (and generally getting in the way </grumbling>). In SEO, some resolutions might include working on personal sites (I might have a few abandoned sites...) or writing more blog posts. ...

17. PSFK Launches Quora-Like Service for Marketers  permalink

PSFK Launches Quora-Like Service for Marketers
Adrants

New York-based trend and research company PSFK has launched PurpleList, a Quora-like question and answer service for marketers staffed by 750 invited industry experts from around the world including Foursquare Founder Dennis Crowley, Engadget Founder Peter Rojas and Treehugger FOunder Graham Hill.

18. Anatomy of a Bug  permalink

Randall Knutson / Internet Insights

I tend to spend a lot of time tracking down and fixing bugs on our websites. After doing this for a while, I developed some tricks to help figuring out what is going on more quickly. I'm going to walk you through a recent bug report and fix that I had to do and how I fixed it. Unfortunately most bug fixing involves reading code though so if you ...

19. Transforming your business and yourself in 2011  permalink

Transforming your business and yourself in 2011
David Meerman Scott / Web Ink Now

With the New Year comes an opportunity to transform your business. This is especially true if you run a small business or are a sole proprietor. You don't have to accept the label others have put on you. You don't have to limit your company by a label like "B2B" or "auto industry." Forget terms like lawyer, consultant, writer, singer, graphic ...

20. McDonald’s: Everyone saves for something  permalink

Sander Janssen / Creative Criminals

McDonalds Hungary wanted to promote their new euro-deal promotion, 2 cheeseburgers for only 1€. The philosophy behind this euro-deal is that everyone can save money at McDonalds. They used the iconic wrapping of the cheeseburger to wrap several items in the windows of stores, accompanied with a tag with the euro-deal promotion. Save money by [...