Tag: LinkedIn
Why bloggers dont register on LinkedIn, Plaxo and Xing
LinkedIn is the #1 business social network by a wide margin. Of the ~25.3 Million registered accounts that we track, ~20 Million have more than 2 connections. We decided to track more than 2 user connections since most folks just login to check things out when they get the first email invite. Of the 20+ [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2009 under Analysis, Social Networks.
Tags: LinkedIn, Plaxo, social media, social networking, Statistics, Xing
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BuzzGain Recommends: Discussions on the economic crisis
Lots of discussion on the economic crisis and social media. Here are the ones that generated the most reactions and engagement:
1. Todd asks if Social media will help PR weather the storm?
2. Chris talks about 25 ways social media prepares you for the downturn.
3. We covered where you should be spending marketing dollars during a [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2009 under Marketing, social media.
Tags: chris brogan, Downturn, Economic Crisis, LinkedIn, Marketing budget, Todd Defren
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The Fail Whale vesus the Oops Merlin: Who wins?
Friday are fun times are they not?
I have always liked the Twitter Fail Whale. Somehow the frailities of web applications, not able to scale has made the service more human. Possibly added to the appeal of the “we are normal folks unlike Google” kind.
I saw the fail whale equivalent Oops Merlin at LinkedIn today.
So which [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2009 under Marketing, Public Relations.
Tags: Fail Whale, Humor, LinkedIn, Merlin, twitter
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