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According to recent study by Constant Contact and research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey, "...consumers interact with their favorite brands on Facebook more than on any other social network..." Here are some key points:

• Consumers interact with their favorite brand on Facebook far more than other social networks
• 56% of consumers said they are more likely to recommend a brand to a friend after becoming a fan on Facebook
• 51% of consumers said they are more likely to buy a product since becoming a fan on Facebook
• 52% of ...

It seems like everywhere I look, there are new infographics this week. Check out this one from StumbleUpon. ...

NEWSPAPER WEB SITES CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST VALUED LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION SITES ONLINE Newspaper Advertising Cited as Most Trustworthy; Newspaper Web Sites Ranked First Among All Sources of Local Information in Usage, Credibility, Being Most Informative Local Newspaper Web Sites are Most Informative: Newspaper Web sites ranked first in all five content types, edging out local television websites for local news (34 percent vs. 32 percent), with wider margins for local information (32 percent vs. 23 percent), local sports (30 percent vs. ...

This blog post will have little to do with digital marketing, and other similar topics that I tend to blog on. However, over the past weekend, I was trying to buy a new car, and found the process to be extremely painful and, at the end, completely dissatisfying. This blog is a summary of my experiences. I started my search at the Honda dealership. Since I was not quite sure about what I wanted, I thought that test driving a new Honda Accord would be a good ...

This blog post is inspired by a combination of interesting ideas that I came across recently. It all got started with Pete Blackshaw's article "Do We Still Need Websites?" at the AdAge. It was widely discussed both online and offline, as people started to debate on whether or not we are entering a website-less era. In his article, Pete argues that the websites are far from being dead, but if they want  to be effective assests for the company they must serve a new purpose:

A ...

If you administer a Facebook Page or have integrated the Open Graph protocol into your Web pages, now you can see analytics for referral traffic and stream stories in the Insights dashboard, as well as tab views for your Page. Insights will capture engagement with Pages regardless of whether an action was taken on or off Facebook.

To see Insights for your website, you must first claim your domain by associating it with a Facebook page or application that you manage, or with your ...

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• Technorati – Allows keyword anchored link in My Bio section, plus links to claimed blogs.
• Youtube – Most popular video sharing network. Allows one URL link in user profile.
• http://slashdot.org
• http://sourceforge.net

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• LiveJournal – When you create a blog, you can also create a profile linking back to your main site.
• Blogger – When you create a blog or a user account to make comments on Blogspot blogs, your profile can include DoFollow links to your website. Be sure ...

How do you measure the effectiveness of your link-building efforts? Try this. Write down the number of links pointing to your site today (on Google command "link:"), your PR and your position for the top keywords you are targeting. Use the tools listed below for 3 months, and monitor your results every couple of weeks. Rinse and repeat....

Classifieds:

• Traditional classifieds: Craigslist, Oodle, USFreeAds,Backpage and Kijii
• There are thousands of classified ad sites in each industry.

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