The Social Alchemist

10/13/2015

Authenticity and Design: How Consumers Feel About Online Content

Consumers are becoming more skeptical in the overwhelm of online content. In the midst of a barrage of information and tale-telling, friends and family are touted as the most reliable sources of reliable information in this expanding and changing content space. Check out this cool chart about what people are questioning and who they are trusting these days...

A slight majority (53%) of US consumers agree that, compared to 5 years ago, there is too much content out there, and 45% wish they could frequently "unplug" from all content and devices. While most feel that content has become easier to create and more visual, levels of skepticism regarding the...

10/09/2015

The Web is about to change forever - PageCloud

The web has changed forever! This platform is truly phenomenal for developers and designers. Can't wait to give it a try...

#webdevelopment #innovation #simplicity #tech2015

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10/05/2015

Twitter appoints Jack Dorsey as permanent CEO

Good move, Twitter...

10/05/2015

SUPER GEEKED UP

He's a super geek, super geek... Super geeky YOW!! Love this channel. Check it out.

SuperGeeks

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08/29/2015

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How well should you know your audience? Here's how the major retailers size things up:

#brandingtrocks #insights

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08/27/2015

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06/24/2015

The nature of social media is SOCIAL - don't talk AT your audience! Interactive exchange is where the magic begins. Open a discourse, share their good content, comment, acknowledge, banter & cross-pollinate their pages. Give a little to get ALOT...

#socialmedia #marketing #influencers #alchemy

06/23/2015

How Much Influence Do Teens Wield Over Their Parents Purchase Decisions?

Who's holding the purse strings in your household?

#influencers #marketing

Children are "active decision makers in family economies," says YouGov in releasing the results of a recent survey examining kids' influence on their parents' buying decisions. The survey analyzes kids' influence across a range of categories, noting that young children can hold as much...

05/04/2015

How Do I Manage My Brand Online?

How are you managing your brand and reputation online? Here are a few great tips from our friends at the Shaw Academy in Ireland...

Having an in-depth knowledge of Online Reputation Management can help you represent your business online in a positive light even if you’re working with a limited budget, staff or resources. ORM is technically controlled by the social media manager, however every action by an employee online is esse…

04/29/2015

Bye-Bye to These 10 Web Design Trends

Bye Bye Baby!!

Web Sites - These 10 Web design trends are among the fading. Ditch them if you want to keep with your competition and increasingly demanding audiences.

05/28/2014

The case of the brand tweet that (reportedly) took 13 people 45 days to write - Digiday

From DIGIDAY: Daily: 45 Days to Tweet with a team of 13. The art of agency...

#inefficiency Twitter

A Business Insider story about how branded accounts are made becomes its own story about the click-bait headlines that have come to shape the Web today.

02/28/2014

#SocialSkim: Twitter Cards How-To, Netflix Drone to Home, the Oscars, GIF Resumes

Bye bye GIF, hello GYF!

Social Media - Just in time for your weekend, this issue's action-packed with practical and inspiring social stories: Netflix Drone to Home, Oscars fun with kids and hashtags, GIF-based resumes, and a Twitter ...

01/23/2014

Why Partnering With Your Competition Could Be Your Key to Success

RT @EntMagazine: Why Partnering With Your Competition Could Be Your Key to Success http://t.co/A8JERcypsq by @IvanMisner

Sometimes there's simply power in numbers. Combining forces with competitors could be a significant way to grow your business. Here's how.

01/22/2014

5 Easy Ways to Connect With Online Influencers

Influence is everything in this game...

Following these tips to meeting influential people in your niche can help you get the exposure for your startup you've been looking for.

01/21/2014

The 10 Essentials of Facebook Etiquette

Tsk Tsk. Ms. Manners doth not approve.

#socialmedia #etiquette

Some brands have mastered the art of Facebook marketing; others, not so much. As with any social media platform, there are rules by which we should abide.

12/02/2013

A Facebook Tweak Gives Publishers a Traffic Boost - Digiday

Thank you, Facebook!!

Facebook has altered its newsfeed algorithm, which is turning out to be great news for online publishers.

11/05/2013

Pinterest Is Now The Fastest Growing Content-Sharing Platform

Pinterest-ed?

Pinterest is the fastest-growing content sharing platform, according to new data from sharing service ShareThis.

11/05/2013

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Monitor and manage up to 100 Social Profiles such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ Pages from one web-based dashboard.

11/05/2013

Yowsah! Amazon.com Cash COW!!

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11/05/2013

Mikal E. Belicove - Google+ - Whether we realize it or not, the cloud has changed the way…

Oh Cloudy Day! The wiles and worries of life in the Clouds, as told by Entrepreneur Magazine's Mikal Belicove...

Whether we realize it or not, the cloud has changed the way many of us conduct business, and it's not all blue skies. Here, in one of my latest articles…

11/05/2013

ManageFlitter - Work faster & smarter with Twitter

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10/31/2013

Social Media Today

Social Media Today

#Twitter announced its new "always-visible images" change this week, which could have both positive and negative effects on #social #customer service.

How will your #brand use this new feature to its advantage? http://bit.ly/16lZY9H

10/31/2013

Everything Social's in the Eye of the Beholder. Get your #Video on with Google!

Watch out iPhoto and iMovie: #Google+ is entering the game with better #photo editing and new #video editing features.

Click to watch this example of what Auto Awesome Movie can do: http://bit.ly/1f3W9sh

10/31/2013

FAA to Allow Most Gadget Use During Takeoff and Landing

Hip Hip Hooray!! No rest for tired thumbs...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday that it will allow airlines to ease restrictions on portable electronic devices during all phases of flight.

10/30/2013

When developing your social media strategy, it's vital to remember that "value add" & conversational content are the key to engaging and attracting your ideal audience/customer. Don't be like a bad first date by overselling, bragging, exaggerating.

Ask questions. Add intrigue. Respond.

#socialmediatips

10/30/2013

Drync Is the Shazam for Wine

Drync up! When wining a little's a little too complicated... Try this new iOS #wine app on. Shazam.

Ever tried a good wine, studiously made a note of it, then weren't able to find that bottle anywhere? Drync, a new iOS app, can help.

10/24/2013

Use Social Media to Create a Snowball Effect for Your Holiday Marketing

Use Social Media to Create a Snowball Effect for Your Holiday Marketing

Social Media - How do you make the transition from marketing strategy to actionable tactics in time for the holiday season? Here are three ways you can integrate social—and mobile—engagement into your holiday ...

10/24/2013

Cut the Crap: 6 Landing Page Conversion Killers and How to Avoid Them

Cut the Crap: 6 Landing Page Conversion Killers and How to Avoid Them

Are you still not getting the conversions you expected on your landing page? Let’s have a look at 6 landing page conversion killers you need to look out for.

10/22/2013

Adventures in Twitter Fiction | Poets and Writers

Very cool Adventures in @Twitter fiction: #clever and creative uses 4 our fave medium. http://ow.ly/q2vqS

Andrew Fitzgerald discusses Twitter, storytelling, and new ways to experiment with fiction and creativity in an evolving digital age.

10/21/2013

How Other Companies Manage Social Media (Infographic)

How do you grow your social garden?

The inside scoop on how your industry peers measure social media and staff their teams.

10/14/2013

Clever communication's key in all Social Media outlets; but you must bear in mind that SOCIAL means conversational, interactive, attentive & responsive. Avoid the ME-ME trap! Don't be a failed first date. Take an interest in your audience!

#socialmedia

10/14/2013

9 Excellent pages You Should 'Like'

#FF

Facebook isn't just for your high school friends and celebs. Here are nine pages you should be following.

10/14/2013

4 Ways to Write LinkedIn Messages That Actually Get Read

Get crafty!

Reaching out to someone on Linkedin requires crafted messages. These four tips to writing a LinkedIn message will help ensure yours will actually be opened.

10/03/2013

Facebook Graph Search Now Lets You Filter Comments, Posts

Facebook Graph Search Now Lets You Filter Comments, Posts

Facebook announced a graph search update Monday that will enable users to search for conversation topics within status updates, comments, and posts.

10/03/2013

LinkedIn Releases 'More Modern' Mobile App for iOS 7

LinkedIn's coming of age...

LinkedIn updated its iPhone app for iOS 7 Wednesday, providing a new look that the company calls "flatter, cleaner and more modern."