Author Rank: Facts and Fiction (Live Hangout with Mark Traphagen)

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Virante’s Mark Traphagen was the guest of +Max Minzer for his Max Impact Hangout On Air show, discussing the topic: “Author Rank: Facts and Fiction.” Mark shared his views on the distinction between Authorship and Author Rank, whether or not Author Rank is a major ranking factor for search yet, and how content creators and brands should [...]

Mark Traphagen Interviewed by 97thFloor

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Virante’s Director of Digital Outreach Mark Traphagen (Google+ | Twitter) was interviewed by Brandon Hassler of digital marketing agency 97th Floor. Brandon asked Mark questions about the following: Q. When many in the industry think about Google+ they can’t help but think of Mark Traphagen. What is it about Google+ that got you hooked? Q. Google+ officially [...]

Google Plus 2012: Only the Beginning (Infographic)

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Google+ celebrated nearing the end of its first full calendar year as a social network by publishing this infographic displaying highlights about the network achieved in 2012: The infographic covers the following highlights and achievements of Google Plus in 2012: The rapid growth in users (500 million accounts / 135 million active users) The creative [...]

Food Trucks Master Small Business Social Media: What’s Your Excuse?

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If you hold a mirror under your nose and find even the slightest hint of mist, you’ve probably heard that social media has arrived. Many of us use it as a means to watch endless hours of cat videos or keep up with the whimsical George Takei’s most recent meme that has been shared a [...]

Social Sites You Shouldn’t Overlook – SMX Social Media 2012

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Live blog from SMX Social Media – Las Vegas – December 2012 Pinterest Vince Blackham – Director or Social Media, 97th Floor (@vinceblackham) Pinterest generates more referral traffic than many other social sites. Low bounce rates typically from referred traffic. We’ve got a problem! New platform with gigantic growth. Time on site 6000% increase over [...]

SEO for the Social Media Minded: Webinar by Rand Fishkin and Nathan Latka

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Once upon a time there were SEOs and Social Media Managers. SEOs lived on a solid planet called Data and lived by a code called Measurable Results. Social Media Managers lived in a cloud world called Engagement. Though the two could see each other from afar, they had very little contact. Then came the dark [...]

Social Measurement

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Coverage of the Social Measurement session on Nov 8, 2012 at the Internet Summit featuring Kurt Uhlir from Buzztastic, Rob Kischuk from Badgy. Erika Jolly Brookes from Oracle and Matt Peters from Pandemic Labs

Social Media Trends – Internet Summit 2012

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Live blog of a panel presentation at Internet Summit 2012 in Raleigh. Silo No More: Integration of Social Media Across the Organization Angela Connor – Sr Vice President, Capstrat Social is augmenting every communications touchpoint in every company. No one can be an expert at all those touchpoints. So why are we fighting over who [...]

Internet Summit 2012 Live Blogging

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We apologize that due to reduced wifi capabilities at the conference, our live blogs will be delayed A crew from Virante will be live blogging most of the public sessions at this year’s Internet Summit in Raleigh NC, November 7 and 8, 2012. Posts will be in note-taking style and will be updated in real [...]

Social Listening & Crowdsourcing: Bane or Boon?

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In the video below I join the TekPersona Power Panel to discuss whether social listening and crowdsourcing by C-level company heads ends up benefiting or hurting their companies. This is my first week on the Power Panel, where I’ll be a regular now. Hosted by +J. C. Kendall and +Su Ann Lim of TekPersona Corporation, the [...]