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Pinterest is one of the most popular photo sharing website that can be used for personal and commercial purposes. It has more than 150 million active users, 67% of whom are millennials. It’s only natural that it’s been used by million of visitors from all over the world not just daily but hourly. ...

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11 Persistent Pinterest Myths Debunked [Infographic]

Richard Darell

I have been using Pinterest for a few years now, and I just can't stop pinning. It's not really an addiction, but it's as close as you can get to one, I reckon. The platform has enabled me to find new inspiration when inspiration has been in short supply. Not only is Pinterest one of the bigger play ...

Technology

How Technology Affects What And Where We Eat [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Technology affects almost every aspect of our lives. It even influences the most mundane decisions like what and where we eat. A decade ago, technology didn't have much affect on those things; however, these days it's very different. Whether we are influenced by the gorgeous food pictures and recipe ...

Social Media

10 Super Powers All Great Social Media Marketers Have [Infographic]

Diana Adams

There are good and bad social media marketers. When I follow a brand on Twitter, and I immediately get a DM from that brand telling me to follow them on Facebook, I cringe. When I follow a brand on Twitter, and I get a tweet from them introducing themselves, I smile. You know what I'm talking about. ...

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5 Social Media Lessons You Learned Back In Kindergarten [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Learning how to hang in the social media community is not hard. Some people make it out to be harder than it is, and there are entire blogs devoted to explaining how to do it. For some of us, it's second nature. I'm not sure why that is, but it's probably just because we don't over think it. As Leon ...

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Loneliness: Most Common Ailment In Our Tech & Social Media World

Diana Adams

There is definitely a connection between social media and loneliness. I've experienced it myself. Over the past year, I've cut back on my social media use, but before that, I was definitely a Twitter addict. I had accumulated over 100,000 Twitter followers, yet it was a very lonely time in my life. ...

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Rise Of Selfies: How Selfies Are Impacting Social Media [Infographic]

Diana Adams

If you are active in social media, there is a good chance you've taken a few selfies and posted them. One of the things that makes a selfie so much fun is watching the likes and comments roll in after you post it. For a lot of people, receiving a lot of likes, retweets, comments, repins or any other ...

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17 Metrics Every Pinterest Marketer Should Be Tracking [Infographic]

Diana Adams

I've fallen in love with Google+ lately. I got on Google+ when it launched back in 2011, but I've only started really getting into it over the past month. I'm now spending the time I used to spend on Pinterest on Google+. I love statistics though, and after seeing all these Pinterest metrics, it's i ...

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History Of Social Advertising: Timeline From 2002 – 2013 [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Social commerce is becoming an increasingly popular topic as social advertising continues to become more apparent on all the social sites we love. Just to put it into perspective, in 2012, social media revenue topped out at $4.6 billion dollars. This number is expected to hit around $11 billion doll ...

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Importance Of Visual Content In Social Media Marketing [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Do you read the content you share in social media? Do you just read the title and decide from that if you will share it with your friends, followers and fans or do you actually read the content? There is a reason why visual content is so appealing, and it boils down to the fact that we have short at ...

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Choose The Best Social Media Platforms For Your Brand [Infographic]

Diana Adams

As a brand, you've probably done some ROI calculations on your social media efforts. You've probably determined that your effectiveness is much greater on some sites than others. With so many popular social sites available, you could increase your effectiveness by just choosing a few that are the be ...

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Social Media History Started Years Before You Think It Did [Chart]

Diana Adams

My first experience ever with social media was on IRC in about year 2000. It makes me laugh when I think about how it was considered rude back then to talk to more than one person at a time. Everyone did it anyway, but if you accidentally typed the wrong thing in the wrong window, you were busted. T ...

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Summer Social Media Tips To Help You Get Ready For Fall [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Since a large part of my job involves sales, I normally don't buy into the theory that 'summer is a slower season.' I've heard that a lot over the years, and if you're in sales too, you know it can mess with your mind. It becomes too easy to say, "People just aren't buying this time of year." I don' ...

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5 Examples For How To Use Twitter To Drive Sales [Infographic]

Diana Adams

There are lots of ways to use social media to drive sales to your business. We've featured articles about how to do that with Pinterest and Facebook, but not so much with Twitter. There is a perception that Twitter is not as useful for driving sales, and that's understandable since there have been s ...

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How To Create Effective Posts On The 4 Main Social Sites [Infographic]

Diana Adams

Posting on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ is easy as pie. You just type some words, and add a photo if you want to get fancy. That's pretty much it. If you want to actually be effective though, that can take a little bit more finesse and patience. Just like you learn through trial and erro ...