The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Curalate Study Finds Instagram Images With Blue Hues Win More Likes”. Amy Gesenhues says, “After analyzing over 30 image features of eight million Instagram photos, visual analytics provider Curalate found images with blue hues received 24 percent more Likes than photos with predominantly red hues on the photo-sharing platform. Scheduled to be released next week, Curalate’s Instagram study also discovered single-colored images were more popular than images with multiple colors, winning 17 percent more Likes.... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Ashton Kutcher on Digital Innovation, Risks and Big Rewards”. Adam Popescu says, “Ashton Kutcher is the new face of Lenovo, helping the world’s top PC maker market and even reportedly design its new line of tablets. A far cry from the onscreen dimwit he portrayed early in his career, the 35-year-old actor is perhaps most recognized these days for his recent film role as Steve Jobs and for investing some $100 million in major startups Skype, Spotify, Uber and Airbnb”. Ashton Kutcher on Digital Innovation, Risks and Big Rewards Mashable.com  [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “The Benefits Of Using WordPress As A Content Management System”. Renee Shupe says, “What began as a blogging tool in 2003 has grown in less than a decade to become the largest self-hosted Content Management System (CMS) platform in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. In simple terms, a content management system allows you to manage your content in a structured environment. It stores all of your documents, images, videos and any other type of online content in an organized... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “YouTube has updated its comments system. Here’s the YouTube community’s predictable reaction”. Christopher Ratcliff says, “The YouTube comments section, I think I can say without hyperbole, shows humanity at its very worst. This trolling, homophobic, misogynistic, spam-filled netherworld where most ‘conversations’ end with one commenter comparing the other commenter to Hitler, is the most poorly managed outpost of intolerance and ignorance. However, YouTube has unveiled new changes to clean up this town;... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Wibbitz Turns Articles into Easy-to-Digest Video Summaries”. Eva Recinos says, “More and more people read articles on their smartphones, using their work commute on a train or a visit to their doctor’s waiting room to catch up on the latest news. But with so much reading on tiny mobile devices, a readers’ vision might begin get a little strained. A new app called Wibbitz lets your eyes take a break from text by creating quick video summaries that combine the biggest facts in the article with easily recognizable images. For... [...]

Jay Baer‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “Do You Know When to Create and When to Curate?″. Baer says, “Paul Haskell, Social Media and Content Marketer at Omaha Steaks, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss curation versus creation on different platforms, success in visually focused social media platforms, and the culture at a family-owned company. Read on for some of the highlights and tweetable moments, or listen to the full podcast”. Do You Know When to Create and When to Curate? Jay Baer’s ‘Convince & Convert’ Blog  [...]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “The New Normal in Professional Services Marketing (Article 1 of 3)”. Nicholas A. Kosar says, “The world of professional services marketing is not generally known for early adoption of cutting-edge marketing techniques. As I see it, there is one underlying reason: Professional services practitioners (notably lawyers) exist largely as a safe haven for their clients. Their role is to help their clients reduce risk and navigate uncertainty in the turbulent seas of the business world. So it’s not surprising that the culture of professional... [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “6 Things You Should Not Miss While Running Facebook Ads”. Harsh Ajmera says, “Facebook is the most highly used social medium and the best way to get the word out on your Facebook page, is Facebook Ads. There are a lot of gimmicks in the advertising world, but to get attention from potential customers in one vast platform is Facebook which has more than 1.15+ Billion users as of Social Media 2013. Every time a prospect customer or client goes to Facebook, he or she will see your ad with this you are targeting brand recognition,... [...]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Email Still Really, Really Matters, Especially If You Apply These Four Tips”. Vin Turk says, “Rich media, social media, and native advertising may be making the headlines these days, but let’s face it: The latest shiny objects do not work for everyone. You know what does work for everyone? Email marketing. It may not be new, shiny, or sexy, but nothing delivers results like email, particularly for nurturing new leads. Rich media is full of flash and fanfare; social media is used as a broadcast medium; and users recognize native advertising... [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Social Media Checklist For New Websites & Businesses”. Ashley Kemper says, “As a startup company or small business, it is no longer an option to ignore social media as a means of communication, promotion and possibly even recruitment or revenue. That’s true for any business new to the internet, as well. However, diving head-first into an ever-expanding realm of social media networks can feel overwhelming at best. Each platform has not only a unique audience of users, but also its own idiosyncrasies when it... [...]