Entertainment

3 Social Media Sources for Official NBA All-Star Content

February 13, 2010 · Comments Off

Jalen Rose is a former 13-year NBA star and current ESPN sports analyst but may be best known for being a member of the famous University of Michigan Fab Five. This year’s NBA All-Star() weekend will be held in Dallas, Texas, and like all others that came before, it will be an awesome spectacle. They say everything is bigger in Texas, and this event will be no exception. The 59th All-Star Game will be played this Sunday, February 14th at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. This venue has the potential to hold a large crowd and could break the all-time NBA attendance record. The old All-Star... [Read the full story]

Business

4 Elements of a Successful Business Web Presence

February 13, 2010 · Comments Off

4 Elements of a Successful Business Web Presence Buzz this! share // This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. What’s the most important piece of your business’s web presence? Your website, of course. Creating a website requires a good deal of thought; it’s important to plan what information you want on the site, what the layout will look like, and how you’ll connect each piece together. Think of your website as your hub; it’s what people will... [Read the full story]

News Stories

Twitter Is Still Growing Rapidly

February 13, 2010 · Comments Off

Maybe Twitter doesn’t have a growth problem after all. According to new stats out today from Royal Pingdom, Twitter saw an all-time high of more than 1.2 billion tweets in January. Perhaps this is what CEO Evan Williams meant last month when he said that the site was hitting records “across all the metrics that matter.” Diving a bit deeper into the numbers, Royal Pingdom reports that tweet volume grew by 16x from January ’09 to January ’10. Over the past three months, tweet volume has grown steadily at around 17 percent. In other words, if tweet volume is the metric that matters,... [Read the full story]

Thought Leaders

4 Myths About Social Media and Business

January 27, 2010 · Comments Off

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. It was written by Leah Betancourt 25% of small business owners said they plan to spend more on social networking in 2010, according to the Ad-ology Small Business Marketing Forecast. Facebook() ranked as the most beneficial social network for small businesses, followed by LinkedIn() and Twitter(), according to the November 2009 report. The 1,100 small business owners surveyed said the biggest benefits of social networking... [Read the full story]

Social Media

HOW TO: Integrate Facebook, Twitter, and Buzz into Your Gmail

February 13, 2010 · Comments Off

GMAIL USERS: We hope you’ll join the discussion over on Mashable’s Google Buzz account. With over 9 million posts and comments in two days, Google Buzz() has stormed the web like a swarm of locusts. An array of strong features, integration with Gmail(), and lots of press have turned Buzz into an overnight phenomenon. If you’re like a lot of us, you’ve suddenly found yourself using your Gmail even more than you already were. Spending so much time in Gmail and Buzz though inevitably takes away from your Facebook() and Twitter(), and who wants to sacrifice their tweeting and facebooking? Luckily... [Read the full story]

A Twitter World

Tweeting Dog Collar Posts Your Dog’s Movements to Twitter

Mattel is about to launch a toy that will brighten the lives of some dog lovers — but act as a sign of the coming apocalypse for folks who aren’t so keen on cute pet gimmicks. It’s called Puppy Tweet, and it gives your dog the ability to send Twitter updates about what he or she is doing. Well, sort of. The...

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Corporate Twitter Toolbox: Twitter Tools for the Enterprise

Sudha Jamthe consults as Social Platform Strategist for PayPal X Platform and advises companies on innovation and building engaging communities. She blogs at coolastory.com and tweets as @sujamthe. Twitter is a great listening post for companies to monitor conversations related to their brand and engage with customers;...

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HOW TO: Start and Run a Successful Twitter Chat

David Spinks is the Community Manager for Scribnia, where the world’s bloggers and columnists are reviewed by their readers. He also blogs at The Spinks Blog about business, careers and professional communities. If you spend enough time on Twitter(), chances are you’ll come across an occasional chat being held...

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The Tao of Tweeting

Soren Gordhamer works with individuals and groups on how to effectively use new technologies. He is the author of the book Wisdom 2.0 and the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conference. He is @SorenG on Twitter. It doesn’t take much skill to tweet — you simply type what you want to say in under 140 characters....

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