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Social Media Revolution 2011

 Part of the world's most watched Social Media video series; "Social Media Revolution" by Erik Qualman. Based on #1 International Best Selling Book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman. This is a shorter version that includes new social media statistics for 2011.

Social Media on the Front Lines in Egypt

Even though Egypt is in the midst of an Internet and SMS blackout, the rest of the world is glued to the web, watching. Protesters and journalists have found ways around these roadblocks and are using social media to inform and organize.

Following #jan25 or #egypt on Twitter produces an amazing amount of results. By the time you read the first few, you’re already five hundred tweets behind. Many protesters are posting via proxy server, and some journalists are even using landlines to phone tweets back to their headquarters.

Social Media Loves Rubik's Cubes and You Should Too

Ever wondered how Rubik’s Cubes can help your social media marketing strategy? Probably not. But now you’re curious, aren’t you.

Stikky Media Rocks Blogworld in Las Vegas

Social Media nerdry, gambling, and four days in a city that seemingly has no connection to the real world. It doesn't get much better than that. BlogWorld New Media Expo 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada was all that and more.

10 Social Media Marketing Tips for Business Owners

As business owners venture in to the scary world of managing their own Social Media campaigns, many are driving blind. A little bit of education goes a long way and we suggest following these 10 Social Media Marketing Tips for Business Owners to get started. There are endless ways to drive traffic to a website, increase brand awareness around the web, and engage with potential clients through Social Media Marketing. The ability to reach people in real time and target a relevant audience has never been easier.

Pepsi's 20 Million Dollar Social Media Campaign

Pepsi has decided to axe their Super Bowl ad campaign for Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida this year. Instead they are dumping 20 million dollars in to a Social Media Marketing campaign. The move by Pepsi exemplifies the major shift in advertising dollars that we have seen develop over the past year. As corporations large and small continue to pull advertising dollars from traditional markets like television, newspaper, and print, we are seeing these funds relocated to online campaigns that engage customers and allow for advanced statistical tracking. This marks the first year in 23 years that Pepsi has not developed an ad for the Super Bowl.

Chad Ochocinco - Social Media Marketing Guru

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States of America and for many people that just means a day to stay home and watch some awesome NFL football match ups. One NFL star has embraced the Social Media revolution and is using all avenues possible to market himself. The outspoken Chad Ochocinco (formerly Chad Johnson) of the Cincinnati Bengals is on a Social Media Marketing mission as of late. Fanfare for Chad has always been huge, his extravagant and innovative touchdown dances and his always controversial comments to the media have kept him in the NFL spotlight for years. Some hate him, some love him, but everyone can admit that he is entertainment. Ochocinco has been stuck on a mediocre team in Cincinnati for the past few years but they have really picked it up this season and are playing the their lowly rivalries the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon in a bid to go 8-3-0 as they sit on top of the AFC North.

Social Media ROI Examples

Finding good statistics and examples of the Return on Investment (ROI) for Social Media Marketing campaigns on the web is tough. One man, Erik Qualman author of Socialnomics: How Social Media has changed the way we live and do business, seems particularly adept at finding social media statistics. In the popular Socialnomics: Social Media Revolution video he created provided a mountain of previously unavailable statistics that have now been posted and reposted all over the web. Qualman has taken this one step further by providing some Social Media ROI Examples that make the sale of Social Media campaigns much easier for those in the business. Since Social Media Marketing is such a new business, not much of this kind of information has previously been attainable, thanks in large part to Erik Qualman, some statistics and examples are beginning to pop up. Watch the video to see some Social Media ROI Examples. Listed below the video are 14 Social Media ROI Examples from Qualmans post Social Media Success Stories.

Social Media Marketing Industry Report

A recent study of 900 marketers by Michael Stelzner of WebPro News and showed some interesting facts about Social Media Marketing. Along with gaining valuable statistics, this study provided Internet Marketers with a good starting point in getting in to Social Media Marketing. I have broken this post in to 4 parts, the statistics gathered, the major questions asked, the video, and the report itself.

Twitter in Plain English - Common Craft

In this Common Craft video the social networking website Twitter is explained in plain english.

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