The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How to Live Blog on Tumblr”. Sara Roncero-Menendez says, “The Internet gives us the ability to experience things in real time, so it’s no surprise that live blogging has become increasingly popular. Users log onto Tumblr in the middle of big events, fingers ready to type out instant reactions in text posts, sharing their thoughts with the rest of the world.People often live blog as a way to communicate with others while documenting instant reactions and opinions. Live blogs are also great for catching up on events you missed,... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Instagram Ads Work, Advertisers Say”. Todd Wasserman says, “Six weeks after Instagram began running ads on its platform, some results are in. They give a pretty positive — although incomplete — picture.On Nov. 1, Instagram began running ad campaigns from 10 advertisers, including Adidas, Burberry, Michael Kors, Ben & Jerry’s and Levi’s, among others. The Facebook unit Thursday released results from the latter two advertisers plus two unnamed advertisers. Among the findings: There was a 32% incremental lift in ad recall... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “What Do Instagram Advertisers Actually Get for Their Money?”. Joshua Brustein says, “It’s been about a month since Instagram users have been subjected to ads in their feeds, and the photogenic world somehow hasn’t ended. In fact, the companies behind the ads seem to be reaping some benefit, even if the actual value proposition here is still a bit foggy.Curalate, an outfit working with companies that want to advertise on social media, looked at all five brands included in Instagram’s first push. If nothing else, the paid ads... [...]

Now you can easily begin to use Instagram for your marketing. InstaDominate helps you each step of the way. This automation software contains several tools that will make your Instagram marketing better: • Scraping Capabilities: get member names, using the various pieces of data Instagram has about people • Schedule your uploads to Instagram. It can upload while you sleep. • Like and comment on photos in Instagram, and do it in bulk • Schedule all your Instagram activities in InstaDominate so your interactions can take place over a matter of days, even while you sleep Comes... [...]

Complete autopilot software often can do foolish things. It’s just a computer; what does it know? You really want automation that still gives you control over its operation. Botstagram is a new tool for quickly building a following on Instagram, while limiting your efforts to targeted visitors, not random Instagram users. This new software can help you gain thousands of followers on Instagram. There are 80 million Instagram members to choose from; you just need to tell Botstagram the keywords for your niche, and it finds people interested in those topics and encourages them to follow you. It... [...]

HubSpot has released an ebook entitled “55 Brands Rocking Social Media with Visual Content”. HubSpot team says, “The times they are a-changin’. These famous words of Bob Dylan can easily be applied to the rapidly evolving character of social media. No doubt, social media is changing–it’s rushing into its most visual stage. If you aren’t prepared for the visual content revolution, you may be left in the dust. That’s why the HubSpot marketing team compiled this list of 55 brands killing it with visual content on these top four visually-driven social networks.... [...]

Instagram is a free service that allows anyone to share photos on a variety of social marketing platforms. Instagram is growing and will grow even faster now that Facebook has bought it. It’s time that all smart marketers look into it and perhaps embrace it. Two smart marketers, James Renouf and Joe Finn, have taken a look, liked what they saw, and now have produced The Instagram manifesto to show you how Instagram can build your marketing business, at no cost. Thirty million people are regular users of Instagram services. They are prime targets for both local businesses and online businesses. The... [...]

Instagram is a social site for sharing photos on PCs and smart phones. Savvy marketers are using it to gather followers, increase their traffic and boost their earnings. Instagram is free to use and powerful in its reach. Aaron Blevins has written a stellar Report on Instagram showing how you can use it in your marketing. And it’s only $5 Discover how to build a community on Instagram and then monetize it easily in Instagram: Stellar Report here.  [...]