Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion
Facebook has just finished a deal to acquire mobile photo sharing app Instagram for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock. Instagram will remain an independently branded stand-alone app that’s separate from Facebook, but the services will increase their ties to each other. Read article …
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My cafe-salute to Instagram
My humble most-liked pic
Cut-through is a great reason to do Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ & Linked In for starters.
Social Media ~ Welcome to the Revolution …
Social media video:
Celebrities are hyper-narcissists who usually don’t follow back. Don’t waste your time with them, instead swim in the rich, deep waters of the vibrant,mutually respecting twitter-community at large …
TEN Minutes Per Day on Twitter
Interested in the Sydney market? Follow the Followers of …
Ms Darlinghurst
Hollingsworth
Iggy Pintado
Twitter is Prestigious – and Dangerous!
David Jones Social Networking Policy
Managers Need To Up Their Game With Social Media: Harvard Business Review
Student Jailed for “Vile Tweet”
Examples of Tweets
Nicole Greentree about Getting Hired by a Startup
Spicy Ice Cream – shows bit.ly shortener
Chris Miller about Kangaroo Valley
Twitter Tales ~ It’s More Than Just ROI …
@NAB @QantasAirways @Telstra @Westpac - consumer power never been more public. Corporates’ goal is to get the matter out of public eye, e.g. Westpac response.
Friends of Twitter:
Instagram + Vegan/Pieface + Big Brekkie
Some Basic Business Strategies
Multiple staff accounts – cheerleading – 3rd party endorsements …
Applying a Twitter Consciousness to a Personal Facebook Page
Can your Facebook page become a community meeting point? Bodytrim
Relevancy + High Numbers!
Outsourcing!!
Foodies on Twitter
Get a Free Coffee in San Francisco
Pinterest – Fantastic to Use with Twitter (and Facebook):
http://pinterest.com/stewartdawes/
Great for infographics e.g. History of the Web
http://pinterest.com/EmpowerSM/
Keep in touch with Us – we #FollowBack
Nicole: @EmpowerSM
Stewart: @sydneycafes
Social Media News Sources:
@mashable
@jeffbullas
@askaaronlee
@silkcharm
@chrisvoss
@SEOtherapy
@EmpowerSM
Plus @iggypintado, @socmediologist, @hollingsworth etc etc …
Further Reading: Social Media Articles:
Quality info for student research: how to use Google more effectively
http://mashable.com/2011/11/24/google-search-infographic/
Great Social Media Video on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZ0z5Fm-Ng&noredirect=1
A Visual History of Twitter
http://mashable.com/2011/09/30/twitter-history-infographic/
40 Fascinating Twitter Facts
http://waynemansfield.blogspot.com/2011/10/40-fascinating-twitter-facts.html
4 Social Media Trends in 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-macy/social-media-business_b_1065400.html?t=1320010518
Best 3 Social Media Infographics
http://blog.involver.com/2011/10/17/best-social-media-infographic/
Are your tweets being heard?
Recent Twitter Joinees:
@EngagingChina
@NicolaParise1
@LucieDaGraca
@cjmedlicott
@georgialeathart
@kccwyc
@2012SBrallyteam
@nathwiltshire
@jazpreetdhillon
