Posts Tagged ‘ social media ’

New Online Reputation Monitoring tool from Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim

Feb 18th, 2008 | By Kat | Category: community & connection

This morning, I received an email update that Trackur, the new online reputation management tool from Andy Beal, had gone live.
I immediately trucked on over to the site to check it out. There’s a nice video demo available that takes you through the basics, and it’s available for a free 14 day trial. [...]



The Psychology of Social Media: Or “Why Twitter is so darn addictive”

Feb 15th, 2008 | By Kat | Category: community & connection

When people talk about social media, you often hear it described as addictive. “I’m addicted to Twitter/Facebook/StumbleUpon.” One reason people lose track of time when posting on various social media sites, such as blogs, forums, news engines, and social networks, is because such participation actually is highly addictive.
I’m not being metaphorical here. [...]



Social Media and Marketers: Learning to Play Nicely Together

Jan 16th, 2008 | By Kat | Category: community & connection

Brent Csutoras wrote a great, thoughtful post this week which should probably receive “Catchiest Social Media Headline of the Week”: Silly Marketer, Mixx is for Kids. As a marketing and advertising professional who’s also a social media addict and a fairly early adopter of Mixx, I found Brent’s take on it interesting. [...]