In the News: Surviving the Social Media World

Social media may all be about transparency, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to privacy.  Just ask Facebook on their 20-year settlement with the FTC!  The future of the Social Web may just be social-digital to help you engage with people that matters to you most… and survive updates from the searches by consistently raising the bar higher for quality content.  It may be more than just content marketing these days, but more on relationship marketing.  Besides, social media is all about real connections.

What the Facebook FTC Settlement Means for Social Media
( Source: Mashable )

On Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission officially rapped Facebook’s knuckles in a broad-reaching settlement on privacy, alleging the social network misled its users on what they were sharing and with whom. The settlement… READ MORE

Introducing the ‘Customer Advertising Relations Digital Marketing’ Firms of the Future ( Source: Social Media Today )

Now, what am I actually talking about? I’m talking about Lonelybrand’s oh-so-interesting report, Agency Growth Blueprint 2012. The company is a “digital marketing team” aiming to deliver a gamut of digital solutions to… READ MORE

A Six-Step Survival Guide for Search Engine Updates
( Source: Entrepreneur )

Anyone who has suffered a sudden loss of website traffic understands the frustration of trying to adjust to search engine algorithm changes. This year alone, business owners have been scrambling to modify their sites following… READ MORE

Relationship Marketing: A Long Term Strategy for Social Media
( Source: WebProNews )

When social media really began to come on the scene, the entire basis of social networks was built upon interactions and connections.  However, as it grew in popularity, marketers began to see its value and started embracing… READ MORE

Small Business Tip Tuesday: Social Media is Not About Marketing
( Source: Business2Community )

Forget Social Media and marketing. Toss it out the window. It doesn’t work. At least it won’t work if you approach Social Media solely from a marketing mindset. It isn’t television. It isn’t radio. It isn’t print… READ MORE