Category Archives: social network

What Do Social Media Czars Think About Google+

The moment you think of social networking, you cannot help but think of Google+. The newest social media service managed to amass over 25 million users in just 4 weeks of launch.
There are many views about the newest kid on the social media block, but what do the social media gurus think? Let’s quickly have a look -
Facebook CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, isn’t too worried. He feels Google+’s primary challenge would be to build up its user base and [...] Read more..

Google+ Is Buzzing With Millions Of Users, And Its Just 3 Weeks Old

If you are asked, “When was Google+ launched?”. You will certainly come up with, “Uh, just a few days back, couple of weeks maybe.” And, you are almost pitch perfect. Yes, Google+, the newest social networking service, was released just 3 weeks back, in the last month.
Now, hopefully you have received an invitation to join this service, and did become a member, as well. But, could you tell how many people are using Google+ at the present moment? Hold on, [...] Read more..

Twitter By The Numbers…

About 10 years back, did we ever imagine social media would become an integral part of our lives. Definitely not!
But here we are today, excessively dependent on various social networking services, more so on Twitter. This social media platform has changed the way we look at life.
Twitter, which generates more than 200 million tweets each day, helped us bring the world at our threshold. We get up in the morning, start with our daily activities, but never forget to check [...] Read more..

Social Networking Is Big. No, it’s Huge. Uh! Colossal Will Be a Better Word

For long we have been giving you facts and stats, tips and suggestions, and of course, a lot of advice on how to leverage the power of social media. Now, take a minute, sit down and think carefully. What comes to your mind when you think about social networking? Is it the Facebook interface, your Twitter profile picture, or you typing down your YouTube id and password? That’s pretty hard, isn’t it? Yes, we are so drenched in social media’s [...] Read more..

Mark Owes Mark Big Time

Well, we are talking about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Zynga founder Mark Pincus.
We all know that Zynga’s Facebook games such as FarmVille, CityVille, and Zynga Poker has contributed hugely in making the numero uno social media platform more popular. It was Mr. Pincus who understood that Facebook has great potential to excel as a social-gaming platform, and the rest is history.
Some of the most popular Zynga games on Facebook are Blackjack, Café World, Fashion Wars, Special Forces, Scramble, and [...] Read more..

The Dawn of Social News

Osama bin Laden’s death once again highlighted how important social media has become to how people consume news. A survey done by social media website Mashable discovered that a full 51% of their readers found out about Osama’s death from either Facebook or Twitter. Now granted, readers of a popular website that focuses on social media and technology are more likely to be always connected to the social web and be more social media savvy. But consider the following data [...] Read more..

6 Social Media Facts That Would Leave You Awestruck

The social media landscape is changing and changing pretty fast. When Facebook reached the 500-million mark, it became THE topic of discussion among netizens. But, it’s passe because Facebook presently boasts of over 600 million users.
If you had been a social media user for at least a year, you must have come across some amazing [...] Read more..

Twitter Uses beyond the Mundane A.K.A. People really Don’t Care What You Had for Breakfast

Originally, Twitter was used exclusively by technophiles…The non-techies took some time to warm up to the service. However, today the picture is very different. People from almost every profession and background is familiar with the microblogging service, and its share of hardcore users numbers in the millions…as of June 2010, 65 million tweets were being [...] Read more..

Some Captivating Social Media Stats – Now & Then!

Social media has come of age. There was a time when only a scant few would use social media tools to market their products or services, and even then after much deliberation and little expectations…but, boy have things changed!
Nowadays any marketing executive worth his salt knows that success in marketing cannot be achieved if the [...] Read more..

What Powers Social Media Success for a Company?

When you, as a company, want to discover success with social media, then you need to understand certain aspects that drive sales. In this blog, we tell exactly where to concentrate in order to attract more first-time visitors and make them regular ones. Read on:
Keep Listening
Keep your communication channels open and listen from your customers. [...] Read more..