Mashable’s Social Media Guide for Small Businesses

Mashable’s Social Media Guide for Small Businesses

ver the past year, Mashable has written extensively on the value of social media to small businesses. We have also contributed regularly on this topic to the American Express Open Forum. From the fundamentals of Twitter() branding, to the importance of blogging, to getting work done with some great online tools, small businesses face many [...]

Corporate Twitter Toolbox: Twitter Tools for the Enterprise

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; and there are a variety of tools available [...]

10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists

10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists

November 4th, 2009 | by Sarah Evans Sarah Evans is a public relations and new media consultant and speaker at Sevans Strategy. She also authors a PR and social media blog and is the founder of #journchat. Twitter’s new Lists feature is all the rage right now. There are probably already millions of lists, and [...]

Pete Cashmore’s 10 Web Trends For 2010

Pete Cashmore’s 10 Web Trends For 2010

Editor’s note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable, a popular blog about social media. He is writing a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com. (CNN) — As 2009 draws to a close, the Web’s attention turns to the year ahead. What can we expect of the online realm in 2010? [...]

How Twitter Conquered the World in 2009

How Twitter Conquered the World in 2009

It’s hard to argue that 2009 wasn’t the year of Twitter. Yes, the questions about monetization loomed over the young web company as soon as it started gaining popularity, and they’re still largely unanswered. But people loved this new way of communicating via 140 character messages that go out to everyone who wants to hear [...]

A Guide to Mobile Web Design Tips and Tricks

A Guide to Mobile Web Design Tips and Tricks

by Christina Warren Having a mobile-optimized web site can really make your site stand apart from the pack. Even though smartphones like the iPhone and Google Android devices can display “the full web,” having a web page formatted for smaller screens and with features that can take advantage of a touch screen, geolocation, or address [...]

The Top 10 Facebook Apps [Poll Results]

The Top 10 Facebook Apps [Poll Results]

November 7th, 2009 | by Barb Dybwad Each week we do a Lunchtime Poll to get a sense of what tools Mashable readers use and which of today’s services and apps are your favorites. Last week we asked you about your favorite Facebook apps, and we have the results below. As it turns out, like [...]

Top 10 Games You Can Play on Facebook

Top 10 Games You Can Play on Facebook

by Barb Dybwad Without a doubt, social gaming is on the rise — and big business for some. With the Facebook application platform, game developers have an unprecedented opportunity to tap into existing social connections for both compelling gameplay and viral promotions for their titles. And they’re taking advantage of it in droves. Luckily for [...]

Sign-In to MySpace With … Facebook?

Sign-In to MySpace With … Facebook?

by Adam Ostrow41 Comments and 534 Reactions It could be the ultimate admission of defeat, or, a pretty smart move given its current strategy. According to The Telgraph, MySpace is currently discussing a partnership with Facebook where music and video content published to MySpace could easily be shared on Facebook via Facebook Connect. How far [...]

Top 5 Twitter Trends to Watch Right Now

Top 5 Twitter Trends to Watch Right Now

October 17th, 2009 | by Jennifer Van Grove We’ve been taking an active analytical look at emerging Twitter related trends on a monthly basis. This month instead of analyzing the state of the Twittersphere on our own, we thought we’d give some of the web’s most experimental, influential, and knowledgeable thought leaders an opportunity to [...]

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