Social Media Marketing

Search and Social: The Best of Friends

The intersection between social and search is an untapped link-building, keyword-boosting goldmine. But how can you integrate social media into an already successful paid search and SEO program, and make all of your marketing initiatives deliver more ROI?

Twitter 101, Part 1

This three-part article is for those who are just getting started with Twitter or who simply want to know what it is and how it works. We'll cover everything you need to know about setting up and using a Twitter account, and share some tools and resources to help you leverage Twitter to market yourself or your company.

Social Media Marketing 101, Part 1

Before you begin any kind of social media marketing, I highly recommend setting up an account and jumping into a conversation or community. It's one thing to talk about social media, and another to experience it firsthand. You'll be a more effective social media marketer if you're already a participant.

Zappos + Twitter = Innovative Success!

Most companies use Twitter as a PR machine, covered in a thin veil of down-home personalization. But Zappos' CEO exposes a deep level of intimacy and behind the scenes information. That's how they connect with their audience, and get links as a result.

Could Social Media Be the Google Killer?

Much discussion has been made of where the David to the Google Goliath will come from. The ongoing growth of social media may indicate that we should look beyond a Yahoo-Microsoft merger and other algorithmic-based search engines and explore the possibility of search becoming less important.

Social Networks: We Are All Animals

People don't talk anymore. They misinterpret information, fly off the handle, and dehumanize the people around them. To them, people on the receiving on end of communications aren't people at all. A lot of human complications could be reconciled by being forced to experience the tears, smell the anguish, and see the bloody devastation that one has created, live and in person.

Do Social Networks Bring Out the Animal in Us?

The surreal nature of the Web has shown it brings out the animal in people who don't feel anchored to society's rules. Kevin Ryan visits SEM Crossfire to add his thoughts on the flawed promise of social networking bringing human communities together.

Social Search: It's Time For Monetization

Contrary to popular belief, social marketing doesn't have to be painted with visions of Big Brother. As a publisher, you cannot have a better segmentation methodology -- in real time and without any bias -- than the one that organically grows on your site.

Social Search Gets Going

Search has evolved from a way to address the fundamental challenges of finding a particular item, to become a method of finding the most relevant content out of a sea of possibilities. There are benefits for users, publishers, and advertisers to bring a social element to site search.

Social Media: One Size Does NOT Fit All

Spending time on linkbait or viral ideas can drive traffic to a site. However, if the same attention isn't given to preparing what to do with the traffic, the only remaining value is links, many of which don't pass juice.