Archive for the 'MySpace' Category

  • More Companies Are Using Social Networking To Build Buzz

    If you’re building a website for your small business keep in mind this latest trend: the use of social networking sites and social media to get the word out about your business.
    This is a story about a company hiring someone to surf MySpace to generate marketing buzz. It’s interesting reading and is a free […]

  • The Dangers of MySpace - Not Predators

    The biggest danger facing teens using MySpace in addition to predators stalking them is … future employers.
    It’s becoming a common practice to search MySpace for profiles of potential applicants. In fact, it can keep you from working and landing lucrative contracts because what you put there (unless you remove it of course) can show potential […]

  • Social Networking Sites Expose Your Private Info

    Online marketers, politicians, and - now - hackers are turning to Social Networking sites. The first two seek business contacts and votes respectively. The third hope to exploit the sites for criminal purposes to get at your personal information.
    So market online, but be careful what information you disclose.
    Read more…
    Related Link: Lifelock Identity Theft Protection

  • Book Marketing Failure Transformed To Success

    When Steve Weber started marketing his book. He did what everyone told him to do and ended up spending $20 on marketing for every book sold. Here’s what really worked:
    1. Blogging
    2. Myspace
    3. Free Review Copies ONLY FOR AMAZON TOP REVIEWERS
    From the Small Press Blog HT Steve Weber
    How did you learn the techniques in “Plug Your […]

  • Ad Agencies Seeking MySpace Addicts To Work

    Are you a MySpace addict who knows how to make MySpace work? There may be a job for you if you can prove it to the Ad Agencies.
    They are in a tizzy right now seeking people who understand social media and how to make money from the creature while promoting sales for their clients.
    If you’re […]

  • Free Zwinky Tool bar For MySpace, IM Fans

    Create your own free Zwinky!Personalize your Zwinky avatar - choose your own clothing, accessories, hairstyles, backgrounds and more!
    Publish your Zwinky avatars to share with your friends and use them on websites, blogs, email and your IM.
    You can access your own Zwinky character from the toolbar in your browser, or right from your desktop.
    Its Fun, its […]

  • “Camps” as do it yourself social media?

    Are you a total introvert who can’t make cold calls to save your life (or business)? But once people meet you you seem to be able to pick up business and take orders?
    If that’s the case you need some way to mobilize massive numbers of people to get to know you. It’s hard. You have […]

  • Fastest Growing Companies Value Social Media

    We “know” (or at least have heard) that “word of mouth advertising is the best”.
    So how do we generate word of mouth advertising?
    The Fastest Growing Companies actually do something about it. Here’s what they’re doing.
    If you’re trying to make money online… do you do any of these activities?
    From WOM Research
    Social media is elbowing its way […]

  • Retailers Take A Tip From MySpace

    If you can get “real people” to endorse your product - enthusiastic fans not “celebrity endorsers”… that can boost sales. Ask yourself this… how much stock do you put in the Amazon.com reviews if you don’t have a previous opinion about the product?
    From Business Week
    Retailers are taking a page from MySpace. They know that customers, […]

  • Using Social Networks To Talk Up Your Business

    The Wall Street Journal:
    The social-networking bandwagon is getting awfully crowded.
    For companies looking to better connect with consumers and build brand loyalty, social networks are increasingly looking like the ideal tool.
    Users get a forum in which to share information, pictures and videos about themselves and their likes and dislikes — and, companies hope, talk up a […]