Monthly Archives - October 2012

Presidential Candidates on Social Media

Infographic: Who Is The More Social Presidential Candidate?

 How much does Social Media play a part in the 2012 elections? Obama certainly has the edge in social popularity. Will it make a difference on November 7? America will decide. Check out the comparision numbers from each candidate's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube platforms.Source: Public Twitter, Facebook and YouTube platforms from each respective candidate as of 11:00 a.m. CST, October 24, 2012 Twitter Romney: Tweets 1,296 Following 274 Followers 1,569,734 Obama: Tweets 7,283 Following 671, 342 Followers 21,291,253 Facebook Romney: 10,625,106 likes  3,499,015 talking about this Obama: 31,333,564 likes  2,884,682 talking about this YouTube Romney: Subscribers 25,993 Video...

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Social Media

Edudemic: 10 Real-World Ways Schools Are Using Social Media

(happily shared) from edudemic.com Two big milestones were hit recently. First, the population of Earth hit 7 billion, more than double what it was fifty years ago. Second, the population on Facebook hit a billion users, meaning that roughly one in every six humans has a Facebook account, something that wasn’t remotely possible fifty years ago. Social media is changing the way we communicate. By extension, it’s also changing the way we get our information and how we learn. Rather than banning social...

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Your Blog

Time to grow your blog (via HubSpot)

Let’s get a little nostalgic for a second. Remember when you first started blogging? You probably thought of your blog as another marketing asset for your business. ‘Blog marketing’ meant “using a blog to market your business.” Your business was the center of your galaxy, and your various marketing assets – email, social media, landing pages, etc. – were all planets in your business’ marketing galaxy. Now you’re above and beyond beginner blogger status. You’re older and wiser. Instead of thinking...

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