Top five Twitter apps


Hailed as the “SMS of the internet”, Twitter has become a popular social networking site with the micro-blogging facility.  To improve on its functionality across various platforms and enhance its services by ensuring compatibility with various devices, Twitter has come … Continue reading

The power of social media marketing in driving leads


Social media marketing has become the most powerful and formidable force for lead generation that has transformed marketing for the better. Social media marketing has now become a boon to businesses across the globe, especially small and medium scale businesses … Continue reading

Measuring Social Media Effectiveness


Social media has taken the entire world by storm. This channel for interaction among individuals and corporates has been adapted for web-based applications and mobile technologies. This is finding favor among the new age online marketers who would love to … Continue reading

Google Plus One – The Advent of Social SEO


With the launch of its latest social product Google Plus One or rather “+1” last month, the search engine Giant will now go social with searches results. Basically, the +1button is a stamp of approval that signifies “this is pretty … Continue reading

Facebook Business Pages – Are there revenues?


Thanks to Facebook, everyone is a celebrity today.  Google your friend’s name and if not anything else, at least your friend’s  Facebook profile, if s/he has one, will appear in search results. Likewise, thanks to Facebook business pages, even small … Continue reading

How to build an active Digg community


One of the areas of prime concerns in social media marketing for a business is setting up  thriving community pages on social networking sites. Let us see how we can start an active community on Digg.com, a popular social networking … Continue reading

Twitter Traffic and its effect on SEO


Twitter is a social media tool which acts as an online community fostering relationships among individuals. Think beyond conventional methods of search engine optimization and employ this micro-blogging site as a means to improve your web traffic. Optimizing your websites … Continue reading

The 80/20 Rule for Social Media


An often used business tenet is the 80/20 rule. This ratio is derived from the Pareto Principle which states that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. This principle is named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who … Continue reading

TWEETS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS


Who would have thought that a small online start-up like Twitter originally set up as a communication channel among individuals would be a worldwide phenomenon?  A hybrid between a social networking site and a micro-blogging forum, Twitter has become part … Continue reading

Top 10 Ingredients for a Successful Blog


Creating a successful blog is akin to cooking a gourmet meal.  One wrong step can prove disastrous.  However, if you use the ingredients in their right proportions,  you can come up with a delicious spread.  Likewise, an impressive blog results … Continue reading