Tag Archives: Social

Thousands attend Mexican girl’s party after social media invite went viral

Rubi Ibarra, at her party that went viral CREDIT: REX Associated Press 27 DECEMBER 2016 • 4:10AM Looking overwhelmed by the attention, yet resplendent in an elaborate fuchsia dress and gleaming tiara, Rubi Ibarra celebrated her 15th birthday on Monday on a ranch in central Mexico after the invitation to the event by her father went viral and made her ... Read More »

US government collecting social media information from foreign travelers

The Customs and Border Protection has previously said it wouldn’t prohibit entry to foreigners who didn’t provide their social media account information. Photograph: Dave Einsel/Getty Images Edward Helmore in New York Monday 26 December 2016 19.48 GMTLast modified on Monday 26 December 2016 21.15 GMT View more sharing options Shares 655 The US government has begun asking select foreign travelers to disclose ... Read More »

‘Force Snapdeal to dump Aamir Khan: BJP IT chief told social media cell’

Following his comments in November 2015 that were perceived to be critical of the government, the BJP social media cell organised a campaign to get Khan removed as the brand ambassador of Snapdeal. The BJP social media cell was instructed, among others by the party’s IT cell head, to build pressure via social media on e-commerce platform Snapdeal to drop ... Read More »

US Asks Visitors for Social Media Information

FILE – Icons for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest are displayed on a window in New York, Jan. 13, 2016. Share Print The U.S. government has started asking some foreign visitors to provide their social media account information as part of the effort to identify potential terrorists. Since last week, foreigners arriving in the U.S. on the visa waiver program ... Read More »

Reports of mall disturbances light up social media

(Photo: Kevin R. Wexler, NorthJersey.com, via USA TODAY Network) A flurry of reports of mall melees and disturbances rippled across social media Monday on a day Americans swarmed shopping hubs for post-holiday bargains. Disturbances that led to some malls being evacuated included reports from Elizabeth, N.J.; Fayetteville, N.C.; East Garden City, N.Y.; Aurora, Colo.; Tempe, Ariz.; Beachwood Place, a suburb of Cleveland; and Memphis. About ... Read More »

30 Top Social Media Sites to Market Your Small Business Locally

The coming of social media has really been the game changer in the way we carry out business marketing and related activities. Their birth has made custom targeting of prospective customers a breeze. It has enhanced our ability to communicate directly with those we seek to reach. However, are all social media websites best for business use? Below we disclose ... Read More »

It’s Come to This? Pro-Trump Entrepreneur Blocked from Incubator’s Social Network

Andrew Torba, founder of Gab.ai, a social network preferred by conservatives, has been blocked from Y Combinator’s (YC) private social network, Bookface. Officials at Y Combinator, a funding source for early startups, says  it was due to a Facebook post that, allegedly, violated the investment firm’s harassment policy. What was the Real Reason Andrew Torba Got Booted from Y Combinator? ... Read More »

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING STATISTICS Important to Small Businesses

We’ve collected these social media marketing statistics for small businesses from a variety of sources. Last updated: December 4, 2016 NOTE: to discover how many users each social network has, see our Social Media Statistics 2016 post. GENERAL SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING STATISTICS: 6 percent of small businesses report using social media to promote their businesses and among them, Facebook is ... Read More »

Calculating Social Media ROI, Trickier Than You Think?

Back from 2010-2013, I used to provide social media services when I started my agency. It was a great way to add reoccurring revenue to our bottom line, but we always had a problem. And that problem was proving a return on their investment in our social media services. Meaning, that if they paid us $1,000 a month and they needed ... Read More »

50 Revolving Topics for Social Media Post Inspiration

Social media provides endless possibilities for small businesses. That means there are seemingly endless types of posts that you can share on different social media platforms. But when you need some extra inspiration, here are 50 different social media post ideas to use when creating content you can share with your followers. Social Media Post Ideas Quick Tips Social media is perfect ... Read More »