The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How Startups Can Build Lasting Relationships With Journalists”. Dmitry Dragilev says, “It’s a week before launch and you’re hoping to score some awesome traffic from a well-known publication. Here is what usually happens: You send a PR release to a bunch of publications, you pay big bucks for PR agency representation, you tweet the day of the launch, and you hope your story gets picked up”. How Startups Can Build Lasting Relationships With Journalists Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “U.S. Online Retail Sales to Reach $327 Billion by 2016 [STUDY]”. Lauren Indvik says, “The future of ecommerce looks bright. After topping $200 billion for the first time, online retail sales in the U.S. are forecast to reach $327 billion by 2016, a study from technology and market research firm Forrester says. Overall share of the retail market is expected to increase from 7% to 9% during that period”. U.S. Online Retail Sales to Reach $327 Billion by 2016 [STUDY] Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook Denies Looking At Your Text Messages [VIDEO]”. Alex Fitzpatrick says, “Facebook denied a report Monday from the UK’s Sunday Times that the company is reading text messages sent by users that have installed its popular app on their mobile phones. “The Sunday Times has done some creative conspiracy theorizing but the suggestion that we’re secretly reading people’s texts is ridiculous,” said Iian Mackenzie”. Facebook Denies Looking At Your Text Messages [VIDEO] Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How to Turn Off Google Search Plus Your World Results [VIDEO]”. Joann Pan says, “If you are tired of seeing the pileup of social content from Google+ friends every time you use Google, you can now do something about it. Here’s how to get old Google back and block the personalized results that Google Search, plus Your World spews up”. How to Turn Off Google Search Plus Your World Results [VIDEO] Mashable.com  [...]

Silverpop has released a white paper titled “The State of the Social Universe: Insights from Four Experts”. Silverpop team says, “For brands interested in harnessing the power of social networking to further their goals, social media offers enormous opportunities. But navigating this universe requires more planning and strategy than ever. Get insights from four industry experts on what social marketing trends are emerging and how you can make the most of it all, including: Driving the mobile vehicle smartly Increasing relevance with location-based marketing Using social intelligence... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How to Turn Social Feedback into Valuable Business Data”. Joshua March says, “You’ve set up your company’s Facebook Page and Twitteraccount, pulled together a social media team to start generating engagement, and now you’ve got a decent audience involved in conversations about your brand. Great, but where’s the real value?”. How to Turn Social Feedback into Valuable Business Data Mashable.com  [...]

Rich Schefren has released the latest issue of ‘One Step Ahead’ newsletter. The featured article is titled “How To Tap Into Your Inner Business Genius”. ‘One Step Ahead’ Newsletter Contents – How To Tap Into Your Inner Business Genius – The Rules of the Game… – Let’s Walk Through An Example – But That’s Not All That Sentence Stems Can Do For You – Resources To Grow Your Online Business… “From Frustration to Freedom!” ‘One Step Ahead’ Newsletter  [...]

Matt Bacak is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, February 28 at 8.00 pm EST. The topic of the webinar is “The ‘2’ Money Making Sides of Affiliate Marketing”. Webinar Details Organizer: Matt Bacak Topic: The ‘2’ Money Making Sides of Affiliate Marketing Day/Date: Tuesday, February 28 Time: 8.00 pm EST – Time Zone Converter Register for webinar details. ‘The ‘2’ Money Making Sides of Affiliate Marketing’ Webinar  [...]

Aaron Wall’s latest blog post is titled “The Return of GoTo / Overture (and AOL)?”. Wall says, “Overture wasn’t able to build itself into a credible search destination in part because their brand was positioned incorrectly as being primarily about paid ads that only would backfill with other results in when the ad auction was empty, so as a destination it was seen as a payolla engine. Likewise AOL peaked because it was seen as a walled garden & couldn’t keep up with DSL and the open web”. The Return of GoTo / Overture (and AOL)? SEO Book Blog  [...]

Paul Colligan’s latest blog post is titled “I do think that it’s kind of silly that for all the effort/time/money Google…”. Colligan says, “I do think that it’s kind of silly that for all the effort/time/money Google has invested in this social network that there is no real way to deal with pages on mobile devices. The iOS app ignores the role of pages (treats them as html) and the mobile version won’t, well, do pretty much anything”. I do think that it’s kind of silly that for all the effort/time/money Google… Paul Colligan’s Blog  [...]