TIL More Fortune 500 Companies are on Twitter than Facebook

Google on Twitter

Despite the vast and utter hugeness of Facebook, Twitter has a few more Fortune 500 companies on their platform instead of Facebook. The difference isn’t much and the circumstances behind the fact are unknown (not every company should be on Facebook or Twitter), but it still makes for an excellent tidbit that can be used by Twitter fanboys.

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Would You Turn to the Crowd?

Crowdsourcing

Lately, there had been increasing number of organizations and even governments have recognized the power of crowds and are utilizing crowdsourcing for everything from design, marketing, administration, innovation to marketing research and raising money.

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The Current Stats on Facebook will Boggle the Mind

Mark Zuckerberg

There are over 100 billion connections between people and businesses on Facebook.

Please re-read the first sentence and let it sink in.

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Only 8% of the US Actually Uses Twitter

How we use Twitter

Mark this under “facts that will depress your favorite internet marketer if you have one.”

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The Social Network Yearbook: 50+ Years and Still Going

Social Network Yearbook

When most think of social networks, they think Facebook. They look back to the source being MySpace or one of the other “old school” networks from just a few years ago. They rarely think of going back 50 years to see the real start of social networking, but that’s when it all began.

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Facebook Timelines for Business: The Tutorial (by @brandgraphics)

Facebook Timeline for Business

Under most circumstances, I prefer to dive into changes in major social media sites and come to my own conclusions. It’s important that I try out the various “new hotness” candidates to see for myself if it’s something that I should explore further and recommend to others.

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13-Steps to Social Media Success

Social Media Success

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you have success in social media? One step at a time.

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Is Seattle the Next Silicon Valley?

Seattle Silicon Valley

If there’s one thing in common between Silicon Valley (San Francisco) and Silicon Alley (New York City), it’s cost. These cities are known for having some of the highest costs of living in the world, let alone America. When it comes to tech innovations, centralization is important to keep the various growing companies together, but it’s still relatively-exclusive.

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The Real Value of Pinterest: Time on Site

Pinterest Time On Site

There are lots of reasons to love Pinterest from a marketing perspective. The challenge is understanding why it’s potentially effective rather than trying to figure out how to work it.

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Social Media Milestones

Social Media Milestones

From Friendster to Charlie Sheen, social media has experienced more ups and downs in the last decade than most would believe imaginable. At times, it seems as if we’re just going through the motions and repeating the same things over and over again. Then, every now and then, something comes along that’s… different.

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