Third Door Media is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 30 at 1.00 pm EDT. The topic of the webinar is “Increase Shares, Tweets, Likes, and Pins to Fuel Search and Drive Engagement”. The TDM team says, “Social signals including shares, Likes, Tweets, and Pins are changing where, when, and how people search. Up to 70% of the visitors to any campaign site come from Social Sharing. Social visitors that originate from sharing – convert up to four times higher than conventional visitors. This rapid evolution in consumer behavior is creating big opportunities for brands that integrate... [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Social Media ROI: You Get What You Give Without Expectation”. Pam Moore says, “As we celebrate Memorial Day this weekend here in the USA, we’re reminded of the many soldiers, their families and friends who sacrificed so much. What did they get? Yes, many received a paycheck. However, when they stood, fought, cried, sacrificed for our freedom they didn’t expect us to give anything in return. They gave to give. They gave us the gift of freedom, security and peace. I am forever thankful to each woman, man and family who... [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “How Not To Pitch Your Infographic”. Danny Sullivan says, “I love good infographics. And as the person who considers which third-party infographics we run, I appreciate a good pitch, one that demonstrates that someone is aware of what our site is about, what’s appropriate for us and doesn’t take a cookie cutter approach. That’s a good pitch. Here’s a bad one that I received”. How Not To Pitch Your Infographic Marketing Land  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Google Updates Google Calendar for Android With Color Labels”. Emily Price says, “Google updated its calendar app for Android Wednesday, bringing with it one of the most requested features for the app: the ability to customize event and calendar colors”. Google Updates Google Calendar for Android With Color Labels Mashable.com  [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “How Sony uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+”. David Moth says, “For the latest in our posts looking at how major consumer brands make use of social media I’ve decided to take a look at Sony. The company’s official blurb states that it “participates in social media to listen, learn and share stories of the passionate people who help bring Sony to life.” The aim is then to learn from the conversations to create better products and services. But does the company achieve this lofty goal? To find out, here’s... [...]

The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “19 Free Website Design Tools”. Sig Ueland says, “If you have a small business website, chances are you can use all the free design help you can get. Here is a list of tools and resources to help you with website design. There are font, icon and image tools, as well as audio and”. 19 Free Website Design Tools Web Marketing Today  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “What Tim Cook Really Meant About Apple’s ‘Very Grand Vision’ for TV, Wearable Tech & Much More”. Noah Kravitz says, “On Tuesday evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook likened the wait for next month’s iOS 7 unveiling to being a kid on Christmas Eve, teased Apple’s interest in wearable tech and claimed the company has a “very grand vision” for the future of television. Cook touched on several topics during an on-stage interview kicking off AllThingsD’s D:11 conference, including what’s in... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Four ways agile marketing will change your business and interactions with customers”. Juliet Stott says, “At the recent Neolane & Celerity co-hosted breakfast seminar Ashley Friedlein spelt out what agile marketing is and how it’s going to change us all. In his introduction he said we’ll all be talking about ‘real time’, ‘agile’, ‘on demand’, ‘automation’, ‘speeding up’ and ‘event triggered’ in the months and years ahead. What was clear from... [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Twitter Reaches Spam Lawsuit Settlement With Tweet Adder”. Matt McGee says, “Twitter has settled its lawsuit against Tweet Adder, one of five companies that Twitter sued last year, accusing them of making tools that spread spam across its service. As AllThingsD first reported, the settlement places strict rules on what Tweet Adder is allowed to do with its current software — primarily, it has to play”. Twitter Reaches Spam Lawsuit Settlement With Tweet Adder Marketing Land  [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “A Methodical Approach to Content Marketing”. Ryan Farrell says, “It is a popular trend these days. When asked what is a golden strategy for gaining traction and sparking conversation online, the default term that gets tossed around with more reckless abandon than a frisbee at a Phish concert is “make great content”And I have to be honest, though I’ve been guilty myself of uttering this tidy little idiom, I have also found myself extremely dissatisfied by the use of this platitude as a good explanation for a successful... [...]