5 Must-Read Social Media Articles
A lot has been happening on the web these past few weeks so we thought it’d be useful to do a roundup of some of the must-read articles that we’ve come across that you may have missed.
Do you have other interesting articles to add to this list?
5 Social Media Trends to Watch Right Now
It’s important to always be looking forward online. This article from Mashable points out upcoming trends that they believe will be important in the future. As the article states, “…being aware of oncoming movements in the social media landscape can help keep you and your business out ahead of the curve…” We couldn’t agree more.
How We Got To 40,310 Facebook Fans In 4 Days
Very informative post about how BlitzLocal built up Weekly World News’ Facebook fans. They went from 3,244 fans to 40,310 fans (10 times larger!) in less than a week. The article lists some great tactics that you can follow to increase your fan base.
Top 10 Questions Businesses Asked Us About Facebook Marketing
HubSpot lists 10 common questions that companies often ask them about Facebook marketing and provides helpful, informative answers. Find answers to questions such as, “What is the best way to drive interactions on your Facebook page?” “How often should we be replying to fans?” And, “how can Facebook ads be used in a campaign?”
Why Friends Matter in Work and in Life
Not necessarily focused on social media, this is a great post from Harvard Business Review that reminds us just how important friends are in all aspects of our lives. According to research referenced in the article, “money can buy happiness . . . as long as you spend it on other people.”
What Identities Are We Using to Sign in Around the Web?
We’ll end with this neat graphic from the social optimization platform Gigya that shows what online IDs people use to sign in around the web. It is an interesting indicator of how we trust different services with our identities.
Crissy Campbell
Crissy was Boxcar Marketing’s project manager from May 2009 to December 2012. She handled much of our day-to-day business, including working with clients directly on editorial calendars, weekly online activity plans, social media training and outreach opportunities.
Crissy holds a Master of Publishing degree and before Boxcar Marketing, she worked at the Fraser Valley Regional Library where she specialized in the development and execution of promotional campaigns to drive traffic to regional library locations.
Fun Facts
Crissy has seen the sun rise on the Mekong River.
She took Japanese in high school.
She could beat adults at Memory when she was 5.
Crissy loves wine and board games. Together when possible.
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