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It was clear that it was going to be a different sort of panel when lawyers from Foursquare, Meetup and Etsy admitted their somewhat-derogatory in-house nicknames during the “Lawyered” panel at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival: Foursquare General Counsel Brian Chase, or “Dreamsmasher”; Meetup General Counsel Daniel Pashman, or “Lawzilla”; and Etsy Counsel Sarah Feingold, or “Dreamcrusher.” This lively panel was attended not only by interactive and social media lawyers but also by social media and interactive mavens looking for advice on how to cope with their own dream crushers, while staying on the leading edge of electronic and Web commerce.[…] Continue Reading »
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Social Media — tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues.
This week, we asked: What was your reaction to Facebook’s announcement turning out to be a search tool?
- No opinion: 49.67%
- I’m disappointed: 24.84%
- It’s cool, but not quite what I expected: 19.61%
- It’s just what I was hoping for: 5.88%
Facebook’s “big announcement” generated a lot of excitement early last week.[…] Continue Reading »
Fifty-six percent of Americans now have a profile on at least one social media networking site, according to a report by Edison Research. The same report found that a majority of social media users now check their accounts multiple times a day. While Facebook remains the most popular social media site, the number of daily tweets is on the rise — from 47% in 2010 to a whopping 76% in 2012 — for users with Twitter accounts.[…] Continue Reading »
This post is by Jessica Miller-Merrell, a leadership blogger at Blogging4Jobs. She is a digital strategist with a passion for recruitment, human resources, training and social media and is the author of “Tweet This! Twitter for Business,” a how-to business guide for Twitter.
Social media has arrived and has seeped into every facet of our lives — including our work.[…] Continue Reading »
What you can learn from REI’s social media strategy; how to liven up your brand; and details of Facebook’s recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media:
- How to build buzz for a boring brand
- Facebook, FTC settle privacy charges
- 3 ways to embrace social without losing your local roots
- See what your social media strategy is missing
- Study: 40% of job seekers have a social media problem
Image credit: narvikk, via iStockphoto[…] Continue Reading »
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