Four predictions about social media for the coming year - Daily Territorial
As 2009 comes to a close, I am left feeling like I was unable to turn around this year without hitting something related to social media. We’ve all heard about it, some of us participate in it and others wish it would go away altogether. But the

Social Media Strategy Step One: Answer These Five Questions - Associated Content
"In August 2009, 276.9 million people used email across the U.S. as well as several European countries, Australia and Brazil .up 21% from 229 million in August 2009. But the number of users on social-networking and other community sites jumped 31

It’s time you become a player in social media frenzy - NJBIZ
It started like a small bunch of burning leaves. A little MySpace here and there, maybe a blog or two. And then the wind picked up — Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn. Growing from a windstorm to a firestorm, social media is a tornado running wild over

Social Networking Tools Are Priority for Retailers - RetailConnections - PR.com
Increasingly, retailers are realizing the importance of social media with a majority starting to develop a plan. In 2010, this becomes a major priority with more retailers using their budgets for social media. RetailConnections has realized this

Social media websites strengthened holiday season for retailers - Denver Post
Holiday retail sales might have staved off a visit from the Grinch thanks in part to social media. Nearly half of U.S. retailers polled in a pre-holiday national survey said they intended to increase their use of social media sites such as Facebook

Tampa Bay & Co. offers direct access to social media - MSN Money
Visitors to the Tampa Bay & Co. Web site now have direct access to community partners’ social media pages. VisitTampaBay.com now features social media icons with partner listings that take visitors directly to pages on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

HOW TO: Implement a Social Media Business Strategy - Mashable.com
Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com . Over the past few months, we’ve talked about whether you should have a

E-mail marketing and social media converge - dmnews.com
There is clear evidence that marketers are integrating social media and social media sites at a breathtaking rate of adoption into their overall marketing channel strategy. At this moment there is only anecdotal evidence that social media integration

Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Web Development & Social Media Jobs - Mashable.com
But we’d like to help in a more direct way, too. Mashable’s job boards are a place for socially-savvy companies to find people like you. This week and every week, Mashable features its coveted job board listings for a variety of positions in the

Kings sell out social media special - Sacramento Business Journal
The Sacramento Kings have sold out their first-ever social media promotion for Wednesday’s game. The Kings offered fans who follow the team on Twitter and Facebook a special ticket promotion and an opportunity to meet guard-forward Donte Greene