tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21861479807287815612024-03-21T20:20:10.217-07:00Social Media TechnologySocial Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-48105480871923502202011-02-08T08:01:00.003-08:002011-02-08T08:01:31.728-08:00Write. Help. Connect. Inspire. Be relevant.<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/02/08/write-help-connect-inspire-be-relevant/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>How to be a bigger resource to your customers? Learn more from Lee Olden of "TopRankBlog" - in order or priorities or process - about:<br /> 1) Blog<br /> 2) Newsletters & Email Marketing<br /> 3) Media Coverage & Contributes Articles<br /> 4) Resource Center<br /> 5) Social Networks & Media<br /> 6) Events<p /> Notice: Social Media is only on 5th position in order of priorities & focus</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/" title="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">www.toprankblog.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">For small businesses, looking “big” online isn’t so much about appearing as a large company when they’re not. Its about being a big resource for prospects and customers.  As the popularity of <a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2010/03/content-marketing-strategy-dao/" rel="nofollow">content marketing</a> and brands as publishers heats up with large companies, many small businesses still have the advantage of being nimble and adaptive to new ways of engaging customers.  That ability to experiment and implement quickly as well as creatively can be a big advantage.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/" title="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at www.toprankblog.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/gDXoOq">http://bit.ly/gDXoOq</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/write-help-connect-inspire-be-relevant">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-27082822802960947572011-02-08T08:01:00.001-08:002011-02-08T08:01:26.039-08:00Write. Help. Connect. Inspire. Be relevant.<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>How to be a bigger resource to your customers? Learn more from Lee Olden of "TopRankBlog" - in order or priorities or process - about:<br /><br />1) Blog<br /><br />2) Newsletters & Email Marketing<br /><br />3) Media Coverage & Contributes Articles<br /><br />4) Resource Center<br /><br />5) Social Networks & Media<br /><br />6) Events<br /><br /><br /><br />Notice: Social Media is only on 5th position in order of priorities & focus</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/" href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/">www.toprankblog.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">For small businesses, looking “big” online isn’t so much about appearing as a large company when they’re not. Its about being a big resource for prospects and customers.  As the popularity of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2010/03/content-marketing-strategy-dao/">content marketing</a> and brands as publishers heats up with large companies, many small businesses still have the advantage of being nimble and adaptive to new ways of engaging customers.  That ability to experiment and implement quickly as well as creatively can be a big advantage.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/" href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/02/small-business-content-marketing/">Read more at www.toprankblog.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/gDXoOq">http://bit.ly/gDXoOq</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401325205718214109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-75193439821597136152011-02-07T08:01:00.003-08:002011-02-07T08:01:18.831-08:00Bucking trend, Dremel picks Web over mobile apps<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/02/07/bucking-trend-dremel-picks-web-over-mobile-apps/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>A well thought out mobile website is able to accommodate more phones that Androids or iPhones. They also use QR codes throughout their printed catalogs.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html" title="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">news.cnet.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>QR codes are all the rage in marketing circles, appearing on <a href="http://www.nickburcher.com/2009/02/qr-codes-hitting-mainstream-seen-on.html" rel="nofollow">Pepsi</a> and <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/01/cellar-key/" rel="nofollow">wine</a> bottles and <a href="http://adage.com/digitalnext/post?article_id=140932" rel="nofollow">Google QR code stickers for businesses' windows</a>. </p> <div> <img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/01/28/Dremel-QR-desat.jpg" height="435" alt="Dremel is using QR codes--the black-and-white checkered area to the lower right of this promotional material--to try to get mobile phone users to explore its product line." /> <p>Dremel is using QR codes--the black-and-white checkered area to the lower right of this promotional material--to try to get mobile phone users to explore its product line.</p></div></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html" title="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at news.cnet.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/fIwKpp">http://bit.ly/fIwKpp</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/bucking-trend-dremel-picks-web-over-mobile-ap">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-77613463285264520672011-02-07T08:01:00.001-08:002011-02-07T08:01:16.376-08:00Bucking trend, Dremel picks Web over mobile apps<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>A well thought out mobile website is able to accommodate more phones that Androids or iPhones. They also use QR codes throughout their printed catalogs.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html">news.cnet.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>QR codes are all the rage in marketing circles, appearing on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nickburcher.com/2009/02/qr-codes-hitting-mainstream-seen-on.html">Pepsi</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mashable.com/2010/09/01/cellar-key/">wine</a> bottles and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://adage.com/digitalnext/post?article_id=140932">Google QR code stickers for businesses' windows</a>.<br /></p><br /><div><br /><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/01/28/Dremel-QR-desat.jpg" alt="Dremel is using QR codes--the black-and-white checkered area to the lower right of this promotional material--to try to get mobile phone users to explore its product line." width="620" height="435" /><br /><p>Dremel is using QR codes--the black-and-white checkered area to the lower right of this promotional material--to try to get mobile phone users to explore its product line.</p></div></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20029952-264.html">Read more at news.cnet.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/h2F9Bt">http://bit.ly/h2F9Bt</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401325205718214109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-25221669590748209142011-02-03T13:34:00.001-08:002011-02-03T13:34:55.868-08:00Location-Based Check-in Motivation = Deal & Sharing<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/02/03/location-based-check-in-motivation-deal-sharing/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>If you are running a restaurant or a store or another cool place and your audience is increasingly mobile, you should look into location based service like Foursquare, Gowalla, Facebook Place and use their special deal features. Only then will you learn more about your customers and build relationships while they are in your store and shop and not when they pay and the experience is over. Get Social get relevant, build relationships with your customers... Offer them a deal for checkins, advertise your location on those sites.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-media-stats/foursquare-facebook-places-checkins/" title="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-media-stats/foursquare-facebook-places-checkins/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">www.ignitesocialmedia.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-media-stats/foursquare-facebook-places-checkins/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="Amp_Content_Item_Image" align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/4025CA0C-2D3E-4E8B-9861-3B7C6FC6948F/963E2AF3-6000-4C1E-8A75-40305E404C42" height="182" alt="" width="324" /></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-media-stats/foursquare-facebook-places-checkins/" title="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-media-stats/foursquare-facebook-places-checkins/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">See more at www.ignitesocialmedia.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hspDGS">http://bit.ly/hspDGS</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/location-based-check-in-motivation-deal-shari">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-1607837740684508292011-02-02T08:01:00.001-08:002011-02-02T08:01:45.163-08:00QR codes on all kind of print media - Graphic #sbrn #swfl<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>BTW: Blog post is over 4 years old and from Danmark. Seems it's already mainstream in Europe and Japan. Ah well...</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://martinschultz.blogspot.com/2006/10/qr-code-ie-quick-response.html" href="http://martinschultz.blogspot.com/2006/10/qr-code-ie-quick-response.html">martinschultz.blogspot.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://martinschultz.blogspot.com/2006/10/qr-code-ie-quick-response.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/F984C02E-FAF3-4874-BE87-7EAB4C02E3B6/27C199F4-F2A1-472A-8296-A6F63D6045C2" alt="" width="384" height="220"/></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://martinschultz.blogspot.com/2006/10/qr-code-ie-quick-response.html" href="http://martinschultz.blogspot.com/2006/10/qr-code-ie-quick-response.html">See more at martinschultz.blogspot.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/fI8mQW">http://bit.ly/fI8mQW</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401325205718214109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-56744044098293613632011-01-31T08:02:00.001-08:002011-01-31T08:02:39.823-08:0015 Useful B2B Twitter Tools on SocialMediaB2B<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/31/15-useful-b2b-twitter-tools-on-socialmediab2b/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>The whole Twitter Tools environment can be quite daunting, just look at oneforty.com (<a href="http://amplify.com/redir_twitter_handle.php?t=@OneForty" class="ML">@OneForty</a>) so any article that briefly explains addtional Twitter service is worth reading. It also expands the horizon in terms of possibilities and different ways to use Twitter.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://socialmediab2b.com/2011/01/b2b-twitter-tools-social-media/" title="http://socialmediab2b.com/2011/01/b2b-twitter-tools-social-media/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">socialmediab2b.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://socialmediab2b.com/2011/01/b2b-twitter-tools-social-media/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">With Twitter such an important social media platform and with so many Twitter tools available, we thought we’d highlight a few that could be valuable to the social media managers in your B2B organization. Here’s a list of 15 tools you may find useful:</div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://socialmediab2b.com/2011/01/b2b-twitter-tools-social-media/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="Amp_Content_Item_Image" align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/F642C006-BB7E-476F-9489-3C97E3261EAD/07E95A77-BC3E-4CB4-B19F-51C5A189B5E4" height="246" alt="" width="234" /></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://socialmediab2b.com/2011/01/b2b-twitter-tools-social-media/" title="http://socialmediab2b.com/2011/01/b2b-twitter-tools-social-media/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">See more at socialmediab2b.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/go25ge">http://bit.ly/go25ge</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/15-useful-b2b-twitter-tools-on-socialmediab2b">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-29361694011218117432011-01-31T06:15:00.001-08:002011-01-31T06:15:23.448-08:00Take 2 on Socialnomix by Erik Qualman (@equalman) #sbrn #swfl<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/31/take-2-on-socialnomix-by-erik-qualman-equalman-sbrn-swfl/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Well worth watching, updated stats and insights into the world of doing business.<br /> This hits the nail on the head: "The ROI of social media is that your business will still exist in 5 years" Be relevant, be social!</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" title="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">socialnomics.net</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="Amp_Content_Item_Emb" align="center"><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lFZ0z5Fm-Ng?version=3&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&hd=1" wmode="opaque" height="329" quality="high" width="400"></embed></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><ol style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li>34% of bloggers post opinions about products & brands</li></ol></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><ol style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li>Do you like what they are saying about your brand? You better.</li></ol></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><ol style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li>People care more about how their social graph ranks products and services  than how Google ranks them</li></ol></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><ol style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li>78% of consumers trust peer recommendations</li></ol></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><ol style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li>Only 14% trust advertisements</li></ol></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><ol style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li>Only 18% of traditional TV campaigns generate a positive ROI</li></ol></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" title="http://socialnomics.net/2010/05/05/social-media-revolution-2-refresh/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at socialnomics.net</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/gESY04">http://bit.ly/gESY04</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/take-2-on-socialnomix-by-erik-qualman-equalma">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-66642068300016025782011-01-28T08:02:00.001-08:002011-01-28T08:02:18.412-08:00What's the cost of Public vs Private Cloud<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/28/whats-the-cost-of-public-vs-private-cloud/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Cost comparison is per user seat. Still need to deal with the headaches, when going private, and balance it with perceived peace of mind regarding security. You definitely will be able to save a ton of money, when getting rid of your own hardware and network. Well worth looking into.</p></div></div><div class=" ClipTheme postit"><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://wikibon.org/blog/private-cloud-computing/#comment-126697808" title="http://wikibon.org/blog/private-cloud-computing/#comment-126697808" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">wikibon.org</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://wikibon.org/blog/private-cloud-computing/#comment-126697808" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><div><a href="http://wikibon.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/public-private-cloud-computing.html" rel="nofollow"><img title="Public vs Private Cloud Computing" src="http://wikibon.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/thumb.png" height="250" width="250" /></a><p>Public vs Private Cloud Computing</p></div> There are as many definitions of cloud as there are technology bloggers. However, the major theme is that a <strong>Public Cloud</strong> provides IT resources that are provisioned remotely from the consumer and operated by a third party.<p></p> <p>In a <strong>Private Cloud</strong>, the infrastructure policies are governed by a single organization where workloads and data can be moved to and from internal and external data centers. Private Clouds provide an organization a single point of control for security, manageability, privacy, audit, compliance and governance. </p> <p>However the business case for engaging in a public or private cloud strategy involves several factors, the most important being business revenue and/or budget.<br /> <span></span><br /> <a href="http://wikibon.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/public-private-cloud-computing.html" rel="nofollow">Clic</a></p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://wikibon.org/blog/private-cloud-computing/#comment-126697808" title="http://wikibon.org/blog/private-cloud-computing/#comment-126697808" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at wikibon.org</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/ggYAEU">http://bit.ly/ggYAEU</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/whats-the-cost-of-public-vs-private-cloud">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-18844982068293073082011-01-25T14:01:00.003-08:002011-01-25T14:01:30.307-08:00The Science of Twitter: A 10 step-guide to Retweets by Chris Lake. Go See How!<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/25/the-science-of-twitter-a-10-step-guide-to-retweets-by-chris-lake-go-see-how/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Bases on Dan Zarrella's Science of Twitter study, Lake develops clear explanations what makes a tweet to be retweeted. It's not all that matters but it exposes your stream to other people's followers, and if they find it interesting it's worth spreading is it? Good luck on the Twitter quest.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/7073-how-you-can-attract-more-retweets-a-10-step-guide" title="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/7073-how-you-can-attract-more-retweets-a-10-step-guide" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">econsultancy.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/7073-how-you-can-attract-more-retweets-a-10-step-guide" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">I have previously described Twitter as “Delicious with opinion, in real time, and delivered to your door”. Follow the right people and the news comes to you: there’s no need to browse the news aggregators. Zarrella found that <strong>retweets are about three times as likely to contain a link</strong>, compared with a standard tweet. So spread the love and share links, if you want to be retweeted. </div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/7073-how-you-can-attract-more-retweets-a-10-step-guide" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>There are various factors that come into play, and thankfully there is some data to back up some of these ideas. </p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/7073-how-you-can-attract-more-retweets-a-10-step-guide" title="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/7073-how-you-can-attract-more-retweets-a-10-step-guide" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at econsultancy.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/elSAFO">http://bit.ly/elSAFO</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/the-science-of-twitter-a-10-step-guide-to-ret">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-44810901897660577662011-01-25T08:05:00.001-08:002011-01-25T08:05:11.184-08:00The Next Great Extinction Event by @tedcoine #custserv #leadbiz<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/25/the-next-great-extinction-event-by-tedcoine-custserv-leadbiz/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>How Social Media will reshape businesses through the power of customers. We might finally be there, that customer service and leadership become personal and individual. Ted Coine is a great writer, too. Look at the start of his blog post... tension building and attention grabbing.</p></div></div><div class=" ClipTheme metallic"><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://savvycapitalist.blogspot.com/2011/01/next-great-extinction-event.html" title="http://savvycapitalist.blogspot.com/2011/01/next-great-extinction-event.html" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">savvycapitalist.blogspot.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://savvycapitalist.blogspot.com/2011/01/next-great-extinction-event.html" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><div>Sudden change is called an extinction event. Think of the dinosaurs. 65 million years ago, they were everywhere, these lumbering beasts that ruled the land, the sea, and even the air. 64,199,000 years ago (give or take), all we had left were some lizards, some little birds, and a few gators, their cousins. There was nothing gradual or gentle about the end of the dinosaurs at all. They were here, and then an asteroid* smacked into the earth, and then they were gone. Just like that.</div><p /><div>Extinction events aren't that common, but when they occur, they're scary and exciting, all at once. They're unrelenting. And nothing is the same after the event. Nothing.</div><p /><div>Social Media is an asteroid. It has struck the earth. 20<span>th</span>-Century businesses... those are the dinosaurs of our time. And their time has come.</div></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://savvycapitalist.blogspot.com/2011/01/next-great-extinction-event.html" title="http://savvycapitalist.blogspot.com/2011/01/next-great-extinction-event.html" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at savvycapitalist.blogspot.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hFpjCI">http://bit.ly/hFpjCI</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/the-next-great-extinction-event-by-tedcoine-c">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-21880668609639407602011-01-24T11:02:00.003-08:002011-01-24T11:02:52.080-08:00Google Places Google Offers: Very promising @mashable<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/24/google-places-google-offers-very-promising-mashable/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>The Power of the Search Engine Giant behind a Coupon program, when local business are already claiming their businesses on Google Places.</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/01/20/google-offers/" title="http://mashable.com/2011/01/20/google-offers/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">mashable.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://mashable.com/2011/01/20/google-offers/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p><a href="http://mashable.com/category/google" rel="nofollow">Google</a><span><a href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336661-Google" rel="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336661-Google.whtml"><span> (</span><img src="http://cdn.blippr.com/images/inline-face_07.png?1265851550" height="14" alt="Google" width="14" /><span>)</span></a></span> is actively reaching out to businesses now to get them on board with Offers. It even apparently has a writing team in place to craft the write-up for offers.</p></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://mashable.com/2011/01/20/google-offers/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="Amp_Content_Item_Image" align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/BF30875D-1F3F-47B5-8BB6-D27A22F7D95D/32C897C5-9EDD-4244-B486-5147C3FC73B4" height="255" alt="" width="384" /></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://mashable.com/2011/01/20/google-offers/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>The search giant clearly isn’t giving this market up without a fight, though. With its vast reach, huge resources and brand recognition, it could prove to be a powerful player in the space. We’re going to be watching these developments closely. We’ve reached out to Google for comment.</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://mashable.com/2011/01/20/google-offers/" title="http://mashable.com/2011/01/20/google-offers/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at mashable.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/fOFTvk">http://bit.ly/fOFTvk</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/google-places-google-offers-very-promising-ma">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-55631345581752470112011-01-24T06:01:00.003-08:002011-01-24T06:01:41.452-08:00Pew Internet: Stable for stats on Internet User behavior. Make sure you stop by!<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/24/pew-internet-stable-for-stats-on-internet-user-behavior-make-sure-you-stop-by/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Here the latest on Generations Online. If you are looking to reach the broadest of all audience, look at the most common activities over all generations, and at the change in population over 45...</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" title="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">pewresearch.org</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>Among the major trends in online activities:</p> <ul> <li>While the youngest generations are still significantly more likely to use social networking sites, the fastest growth has come from internet users ages 74 and older. Social networking site usage for this age cohort has quadrupled since 2008, from 4% to 16%.</li> <li>The percentage of all adult internet users who watch video online jumped 14 points in the past two years, from 52% in May 2008 to 66% in May 2010.</li> <li>51% of all online adults listen to music online, compared with 34% the last time this question was asked, in June 2004. While Millennials used to be by far the most avid listeners, Gen Xers and Younger Boomers are catching up.</li> <li>As of May 2010, 53% of online adults have used a classified ads website such as Craigstlist, up from 32% in September 2007.</li></ul></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="Amp_Content_Item_Image" align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/B14CB62D-3D80-41E0-A8D2-93F3F6E5D25F/28B47EAF-9E8B-4ECD-BE3E-009345AA4D83" height="250" alt="" width="384" /></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><ul> <li>Email</li> <li>Search engine use</li> <li>Seeking health information</li> <li>Getting news</li> <li>Buying products</li> <li>Making travel reservations or purchases</li> <li>Doing online banking</li> <li>Looking for religious information</li> <li>Rating products, services, or people</li> <li>Making online charitable donations</li> <li>Downloading podcasts</li> </ul></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><p /><blockquote cite="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>Finally, the biggest online trend: While the youngest and oldest cohorts may differ, certain key internet activities are becoming more uniformly popular across all age groups. These include:</p></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" title="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1831/generations-online-2010" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at pewresearch.org</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/iaDoHV">http://bit.ly/iaDoHV</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/pew-internet-stable-for-stats-on-internet-use">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-28339443244047178162011-01-21T12:01:00.003-08:002011-01-21T12:01:30.854-08:00The Fallacy of Social Media Reciprocation on @socialmediatoday<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/21/the-fallacy-of-social-media-reciprocation-on-socialmediatoday/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>The post on socialmediatoday.com by Amber Naslund, VP on Social media at Radian 6 (<a href="http://amplify.com/redir_twitter_handle.php?t=@AmberCadabra" class="ML">@AmberCadabra</a>) is all about, "you are not entitled to people follow you back just because you follow them". Twitter is not Facebook, no built in reciprocity, which I cherish. However there is a lot of peer pressure going on demanding a follow, or demonstratively unfollowing people three days when they don't get followed back. <p /> So go ahead and resists the follow back instinct, if the person/brands stream is not relevant to you. Be egotistical. Those with relevant content will be very grateful:-)</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" title="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">socialmediatoday.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">If you find something interesting, useful, entertaining, or valuable, give it your attention. If you don’t, don’t. If someone<a href="http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2008/11/the-fallacy-of-qwitter/" rel="nofollow"> makes that choice for themselves</a> and their assessment doesn’t agree with yours, tough. Discuss and learn to understand their reasons if you like, offer them yours and make your case, consider both sides…but <em>get over it already</em>.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" title="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at socialmediatoday.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hOwaTC">http://bit.ly/hOwaTC</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/the-fallacy-of-social-media-reciprocation-on">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-68889513898248544882011-01-21T12:01:00.001-08:002011-01-21T12:01:16.116-08:00The Fallacy of Social Media Reciprocation on @socialmediatoday<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>The post on socialmediatoday.com by Amber Naslund, VP on Social media at Radian 6 (<a href="http://amplify.com/redir_twitter_handle.php?t=@AmberCadabra" data-uid="@AmberCadabra" class="ML">@AmberCadabra</a>) is all about, "you are not entitled to people follow you back just because you follow them". Twitter is not Facebook, no built in reciprocity, which I cherish. However there is a lot of peer pressure going on demanding a follow, or demonstratively unfollowing people three days when they don't get followed back. <br /><br /><br /><br />So go ahead and resists the follow back instinct, if the person/brands stream is not relevant to you. Be egotistical. Those with relevant content will be very grateful:-)</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" href="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter">socialmediatoday.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">If you find something interesting, useful, entertaining, or valuable, give it your attention. If you don’t, don’t. If someone<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2008/11/the-fallacy-of-qwitter/"> makes that choice for themselves</a> and their assessment doesn’t agree with yours, tough. Discuss and learn to understand their reasons if you like, offer them yours and make your case, consider both sides…but <em>get over it already</em>.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" href="http://socialmediatoday.com/ambernaslund/261890/fallacy-social-media-reciprocation?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter">Read more at socialmediatoday.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hugTLq">http://bit.ly/hugTLq</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401325205718214109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-25548905651997644832011-01-21T08:02:00.003-08:002011-01-21T08:02:23.370-08:00Tongue-in-Cheek: Post about Twitter Profiles by @Joey_Strawn<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>I giggled all morning at the egg heads and other symptoms. Don't take it too seriously. Sometimes reverse psychology works. Hehe.</p></div></div><div class=" ClipTheme newspaper"><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/" href="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/">joeystrawn.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">It seems a lot of people <em>want</em> to build terrible and crappy profiles, so I thought I would answer the call and put together this little How-To to teach people the proper ways to really suck it up on Twitter.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/" href="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/">Read more at joeystrawn.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hrnu1Q">http://bit.ly/hrnu1Q</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401325205718214109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-15020718403753185052011-01-21T08:02:00.001-08:002011-01-21T08:02:04.017-08:00Follow-up #SBRN event tonight: How To Write a Blog That Others Will Want to Read<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/21/follow-up-sbrn-event-tonight-how-to-write-a-blog-that-others-will-want-to-read/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>For those starting out or thinking about blogging, you probably have a few ideas, but you also need to look into the future, 2 - 3 times a week blogging that 100 - 150 Blog posts per year... An all should be relevant to your audience? Phew, seems like a taunting task... You know how to eat an elephant? Right? Once bite at a time or one blog post at a time;-)</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://socialmediatoday.com/grattongirl/262164/how-write-blog-others-will-wants-read?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" title="http://socialmediatoday.com/grattongirl/262164/how-write-blog-others-will-wants-read?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">socialmediatoday.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://socialmediatoday.com/grattongirl/262164/how-write-blog-others-will-wants-read?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">Wisdom aside, in an attempt to give you a generous dose of inspiration, I thought that I’d purvey my own thoughts with regards to what makes a good blog that people will remember, re-post, retweet and, most importantly, return to again and again.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://socialmediatoday.com/grattongirl/262164/how-write-blog-others-will-wants-read?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" title="http://socialmediatoday.com/grattongirl/262164/how-write-blog-others-will-wants-read?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at socialmediatoday.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hjtpop">http://bit.ly/hjtpop</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/follow-up-sbrn-event-tonight-how-to-write-a-b">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-25146171576732377392011-01-21T08:01:00.001-08:002011-01-21T08:01:22.313-08:00Tongue-in-Cheek: Post about Twitter Profiles by @Joey_Strawn<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/21/tongue-in-cheek-post-about-twitter-profiles-by-joey_strawn/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>I giggled all morning at the egg heads and other symptoms. Don't take it too seriously. Sometimes reverse psychology works. Hehe.</p></div></div><div class=" ClipTheme newspaper"><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/" title="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">joeystrawn.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">It seems a lot of people <em>want</em> to build terrible and crappy profiles, so I thought I would answer the call and put together this little How-To to teach people the proper ways to really suck it up on Twitter.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/" title="http://joeystrawn.com/2011/01/17/how-to-build-a-crappy-twitter-profile/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at joeystrawn.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hLOBzD">http://bit.ly/hLOBzD</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/tongue-in-cheek-post-about-twitter-profiles-b">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-31884016910733063402011-01-20T08:01:00.003-08:002011-01-20T08:01:19.808-08:0010 Reason Why Facebook Page, rather than Profile @Larrybrauner<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/20/10-reason-why-facebook-page-rather-than-profile-larrybrauner/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Somehow, a set of businesses and nonprofits got it all mixed up and created Facebook Profiles, instead of Facebook Pages. <br /> The heavy-weights reasons: #1 - #2 - #6 - #7 - #10</p></div></div><div class=" ClipTheme notepad"><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://online-social-networking.com/one-facebook-business-page-no-more-no-fewer" title="http://online-social-networking.com/one-facebook-business-page-no-more-no-fewer" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">online-social-networking.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://online-social-networking.com/one-facebook-business-page-no-more-no-fewer" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt"><p>Here are 10 reasons to use a Facebook business page for business instead of a Facebook personal profile:</p> <ol> <li>Facebook members who wish to follow your business will typically feel less comfortable adding you as friend and opening their private lives to you than merely connecting with your Facebook business page by “liking” it.</li> <li>In addition, Facebook has created barriers to adding strangers as friends, as I explained in <a href="http://online-social-networking.com/3-key-social-media-and-web-marketing-strategies-for-2011" title="3 Key Social Media and Web Marketing Strategies for 2011" rel="nofollow"><strong>3 Key Social Media and Web Marketing Strategies for 2011: Good-Bye Facebook Open Networking</strong></a>.</li> <li>Mixing business and pleasure on Facebook personal profiles is often complicated.</li> <li>Because of these limitations, Facebook personal profiles will not grow virally, but Facebook business pages might.</li> <li>Facebook personal profile friends are limited to 5,000, but there is <em>no</em> limit on the number of Facebook business page fans.</li> <li>Facebook business-page content <em>can</em> be indexed by the search engines, but Facebook personal-profile content <em>cannot</em>. Facebook business pages can make use of search engines and <strong><a href="http://online-social-networking.com/the-new-search-engine-optimization" title="The NEW Search Engine Optimization" rel="nofollow">SEO</a></strong>.</li> <li>There can be multiple Facebook business page administrators, and their identities will be shielded from visitors and fans. This feature offers Facebook business page administrators flexibility and some degree of privacy.</li> <li>Facebook business pages support applications and tabs. Personal page <a href="http://online-social-networking.com/facebook-applications-tabs-going-away" title="Facebook Applications Tabs Going Away" rel="nofollow"><strong>application tabs have gone away</strong></a>.</li> <li>Facebook business page administrators can send updates to fans. Some, not all, of the fans will actually read them, but this feature still has value.</li> <li>Facebook business pages come equipped by Facebook with a set of analytic tools called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/help/?search=insights" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook Insights</strong></a>.</li></ol></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://online-social-networking.com/one-facebook-business-page-no-more-no-fewer" title="http://online-social-networking.com/one-facebook-business-page-no-more-no-fewer" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at online-social-networking.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/h6pNgD">http://bit.ly/h6pNgD</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/10-reason-why-facebook-page-rather-than-profi">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-66085670649793493962011-01-19T08:01:00.011-08:002011-01-19T08:01:23.593-08:00Mobile GoPayment - Battle over Small businesses begins<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/19/mobile-gopayment-battle-over-small-businesses-begins/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Competition is a good thing! Going free including reader and free account via Intuit. To qualify you need to sign up before Mid February. <br /> Many small business could benefit that historically didn't take credit cards or had little benefit from it, baby sitters, plumbers, flea-market dealers...</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter" title="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">tech.fortune.cnn.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">Intuit, best known for its Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax accounting software, is making a big push into the burgeoning mobile payments business with the launch today of a free version of its nearly two-year-old GoPayment service</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter" title="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at tech.fortune.cnn.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hfYUVJ">http://bit.ly/hfYUVJ</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/mobile-gopayment-battle-over-small-businesses">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-62326873397760251732011-01-19T08:01:00.007-08:002011-01-19T08:01:21.131-08:00Don't overlook your fans!<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/19/dont-overlook-your-fans-2/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>This is were engagement with followers and fans really pays off: If you are able to motivate your most engaged followers to post your content, like the shared link, comment on your blog & retweet your twitterstream. Find a few ideas on How to Activate Your Brand’s Super Influencers</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/11/12/activate-super-influencers/" title="http://mashable.com/2010/11/12/activate-super-influencers/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">mashable.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://mashable.com/2010/11/12/activate-super-influencers/" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">As a marketer, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the 1% rule — that just 1% of your brand’s social media followers are responsible for the majority of sharing. They share your social media campaigns with their larger social network, passing on links to your contests, promotions, deals, and other marketing campaigns. These key influencers are more than just fans — they’re <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/10/25/brand-ambassador-campaigns/" rel="nofollow">brand ambassadors</a>.</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/11/12/activate-super-influencers/" title="http://mashable.com/2010/11/12/activate-super-influencers/" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">Read more at mashable.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/fimAgL">http://bit.ly/fimAgL</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/dont-overlook-your-fans-0">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-153661411046956072011-01-19T08:01:00.005-08:002011-01-19T08:01:15.202-08:00RT @ chrisbrogan PingTags Adds QR Code Access to Your LinkedIn Profile « [chrisbrogan.com]<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/19/rt-chrisbrogan-pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-to-your-linkedin-profile-%c2%ab-chrisbrogancom/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer_Bookmark"><div class="Amp_Bookmark_Link"><a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-to-your-linkedin-profile/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+chrisbrogandotcom+%28%5Bchrisbrogan.com%5D%29" title="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-to-your-linkedin-profile/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+chrisbrogandotcom+%28%5Bchrisbrogan.com%5D%29" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">http://www.chrisbrogan.com/pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-to-you...</a></div><p /><p /><p /></div></div></blockquote><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/fJcreR">http://bit.ly/fJcreR</a></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://amplify.com">Amplify.com</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://socialmediatechnology.posterous.com/rt-chrisbrogan-pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-t">Socialmedia Technology</a> </p> </div>Social Media Technologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999056657567448226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-30341175560571991742011-01-19T08:01:00.003-08:002011-01-19T08:01:13.403-08:00Mobile GoPayment - Battle over Small businesses begins<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Competition is a good thing! Going free including reader and free account via Intuit. To qualify you need to sign up before Mid February. <br /><br />Many small business could benefit that historically didn't take credit cards or had little benefit from it, baby sitters, plumbers, flea-market dealers...</p></div></div><div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter" href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter">tech.fortune.cnn.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">Intuit, best known for its Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax accounting software, is making a big push into the burgeoning mobile payments business with the launch today of a free version of its nearly two-year-old GoPayment service</div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter" href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/09/intuit-takes-a-swipe-at-square/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29&utm_content=Twitter">Read more at tech.fortune.cnn.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/hfYUVJ">http://bit.ly/hfYUVJ</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401325205718214109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-2598953564643913082011-01-19T08:01:00.001-08:002011-01-19T08:01:03.868-08:00RT @ chrisbrogan PingTags Adds QR Code Access to Your LinkedIn Profile « [chrisbrogan.com]<div class=""><div class="Amp_Content_Outer_Bookmark"><div class="Amp_Bookmark_Link"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-to-your-linkedin-profile/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+chrisbrogandotcom+%28%5Bchrisbrogan.com%5D%29" href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-to-your-linkedin-profile/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+chrisbrogandotcom+%28%5Bchrisbrogan.com%5D%29">http://www.chrisbrogan.com/pingtags-adds-qr-code-access-to-you...</a></div><div></div></div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://bit.ly/fN6hLN">http://bit.ly/fN6hLN</a></div><br/>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401325205718214109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186147980728781561.post-36223930734108747352011-01-18T08:01:00.009-08:002011-01-18T08:01:27.780-08:00Insider's Guide to Mobile, Free Edition by @tomiahonen<div class='posterous_autopost'><blockquote cite="http://paulisystems.amplify.com/2011/01/18/insiders-guide-to-mobile-free-edition-by-tomiahonen/" style="margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; border: none !important;"><div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>Published October 2010</p></div></div><div class=" ClipTheme newspaper"><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/insiders-guide-to-mobile-free-edition/14591083" title="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/insiders-guide-to-mobile-free-edition/14591083" rel="clipsource" target="_blank">www.lulu.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote cite="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/insiders-guide-to-mobile-free-edition/14591083" class="Amp_Content_Item"><table><tr><td><div class="TxtCntnt">Comprehensive overview of mobile telecoms and smartphones business opportunity, from end-users to service and apps, to handsets, to the business of mobile. This free edition has the full 350 pages of original content including the Foreword by Raimo van der Klein, CEO of Layar. 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