Social Media

Archive of blog posts on social media marketing and social media tools.

The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube

August 31, 2010
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YouTube is both a major opportunity and an interesting challenge for news sites. News organizations want to drive video impressions to their own sites but since YouTube dominates the online video world they need to have a presence there. So whether they see it as a necessarily evil or a great chance to reach new [...]

JVC Facebook Page Sweepstakes a Big Success. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines?

August 16, 2010

Over on All Facebook there is an interesting post on how JVC USA is using a “Like it to Win it” sweepstakes to rapidly build up fans and drive frequent engagement on the JVC Facebook Page. Developed with RFI Studios (part of Ruder Finn), the campaign has been a great success. But does it violate [...]

NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

August 11, 2010
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Through branded profiles and the personalized “My News” feature on the new Digg, publishers are hoping that building up followers who view them as a preferred or trusted source will enable them to reach a larger number of users on a regular basis. This is particularly appealing for publishers with content that may be of [...]

News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

August 4, 2010

The new Digg has gotten a lot of attention for the opportunities it creates for publishers (see ReadWriteWeb and BlueGlass for details). First and foremost is the ability to create official profiles and automatically submit content, which publishers are hoping will turn Digg into a friendlier place for mainstream media. But how will users respond [...]

News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

June 15, 2010

I have done several posts on news organizations and Facebook recently so I thought it was time to switch things up and look at Twitter again. There is of course much more to the social media universe than just The Bobbsey Twins. But Twitter, Facebook in some cases Digg still represent the majority of social [...]

News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages

June 9, 2010

Between privacy issues, a sweaty CEO and technical problems with its “Like” buttons Facebook is having a rough time lately. But Facebook Pages remain a key audience development and content promotion opportunity for publishers so it is important to make the most of them. A good way to enhance Facebook Pages is by using Static [...]

Which News Sites Have the Most Valuable Facebook Pages?

May 17, 2010

Maintaining a Facebook Page is now a fundamental part of most news organizations’ social media presence. News sites utilize Facebook Pages to increase brand visibility, promote content, interact with users and drive traffic back to their main sites. But how much are these pages really worth to them, and which news sites are getting the [...]

NBA Playoff Teams Ranked by Facebook Page Engagement

May 4, 2010

So Lebron and Kobe may (or may not) be heading towards a much-hyped NBA Finals matchup, but the real question on fans’ minds is: Which NBA playoff teams have the most user engagement on their Facebook Pages? Ok fans could care less about that, but for myself and some sports and social media marketers out [...]

An Early Look at Facebook Open Graph Protocol Integration on News Sites

April 26, 2010

There has been a lot of news and reaction around Facebook’s new additions to the Facebook Platform: Social Plugins, the Open Graph protocol and the Graph API. News and content sites are a natural fit for participation and Facebook is encouraging news site adoption by showcasing sites that are already experimenting with it. So I [...]

The Most Popular MLB Teams on Twitter and Facebook

April 5, 2010
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A new baseball season is underway and we are in that wonderfully brief period when fans all over the country still believe this could actually be the year for their team. Enjoy it while you can. But while major market teams have a big advantage in the real game, social media is the great equalizer [...]

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