The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Amazon: No Plans for a Free Smartphone”. Brian Anthony Hernandez says, “Instagram now has 150 million monthly active users with more than 60% of them residing outside of the United States. At last tally in June, the app had 130 million monthly active users. In February, the company reached the 100 million monthly active-users milestone. “Whether it’s documenting protests in Egypt, sharing the trip of a lifetime across the United States or snapping #petselfiez, this community continues to surprise us every day with your creativity,... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Google+ Introduces Embedded Posts”. Adario Strange says, “On the eve of one the biggest smartphone rollouts of the year from Apple, attention turned to the possible launch of a new smartphone from another tech heavyweight: Amazon. In a reportposted last Friday, former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin cited a source that claimed Amazon was considering offering a smartphone to consumers for free. However, in a rare break from the company’s usual silence on such rumors, Amazon has stepped forward to deny the claims made... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Instagram: nine different ways to market your brand”. David Moth says, “Photo-sharing app Instagram has long since left its hipster roots behind and is now a social network for the masses, which inevitably means that marketers are looking at ways to exploit its popularity. According to the platform’s own statistics, Instagram’s 130 million active users share 45 million photos every day so there’s plenty of opportunity to gain brand exposure. We’ve previously looked at nine brands making good use of Instagram and four... [...]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Why People Share on Social Media”. Ayaz Nanji says, “The most common reason people post on social media is “to share interesting things” (61%), according to a recent report from Ipsos. The next most popular motivation is to “to share important things” (43%), followed by “to share funny things” (43%). Other common reasons for sharing online are “to let others know what I believe in and who I really am” (39%); “to recommend a product, service, movie, book, etc.” (30%); “to... [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “How to Build a Perfect B2B Product Page”. Meghan Keaney Anderson says, “There are a number of good resources out there on how to build effective ecommerce product pages. These product pages tend to be short, highly visual, and optimized for quick purchases — a style that matches the typical behavior of a B2C consumer. B2B purchase decisions, on the other hand”. How to Build a Perfect B2B Product Page HubSpot  [...]

The latest MOZ blog post is titled “Don’t Take Your Brand Too Seriously”. Rob Toledo says, “Humor can be an incredibly effective tool for your branding efforts, but there’s some risk involved. With lots of helpful examples of approaches that worked and some that completely failed, this post shows you how to find the right strategy for you”. Don’t Take Your Brand Too Seriously MOZ Blog  [...]

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “Protect Your Online Privacy with Hotspot Shield”. Chow says, “One of the biggest appeals to the Dot Com Lifestyle is the ability to work from anywhere you have an Internet connection. I’ve been halfway around the world and back, but I’ve been able to maintain my freelance writing business throughout all of my trips. Even John goes to the local Apple Store to edit and upload his Dot Com Lunch videos when he’s away from home”. Protect Your Online Privacy with Hotspot Shield John Chow’s Blog  [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Q&A With Google On The New Gmail Inbox Tabs”. Danny Sullivan says, “It’s been about three months since Gmail introduced its Inbox Tabs, a change designed to help users be more organized with their email but one that’s made many email marketers nervous. How’s the launch been going? Is there a secret to not being shuffled into the “Promotions” area? The answer to these and other questions”. Q&A With Google On The New Gmail Inbox Tabs Marketing Land  [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Google Evolved: The Past, Present and Future of Search Engine Marketing”. Ryan Connors says, “On September 4th, 1998, in Menlo Park, California, two PhD students came together and incorporated what would become the largest influencer on global marketing in recent history. With what began as a pet project, the founders truly believed that they could categorize, index and open up the unruly World Wide Web to the masses. Their brainchild was born and affectionately christened as Google, after the immense amount of information... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Thin content: how to identify and fix it using Google Analytics”. Marcus Taylor says, “In my experience, severe panda-related hits tend to boil down to a root cause of either duplicate content, thin content, or extremely poor user experience. As I’ve already covered many of the other areas involved in recovering from panda this month, I wanted to focus on thin content – what it is, how to spot it, and most importantly, how to fix it using Google Analytics“. Thin content: how to identify and fix it using Google... [...]