Planning Commission of India uses Facebook to reach Citizens
India is a democratic country. But this time round, democracy in India has gotten itself a face lift. The Planning Commission of India recently introduced a Facebook Fan Page to discuss expenditure planning for the next 5 Years (2012 to 2017). Drawing inspiration from the fair amount of success of the Census 2011 Facebook Page, […]
Why Social Media Practices Are Like Football
Co-authored by Jay Baer and Amber Naslund One of the continuous discussions and questions surfacing in the social media chatterbox is that of “who owns social media?” Is it marketing? Public relations (PR)? Customer service? The answer is . . . yes. For the long-term, anyway. You’re not likely at the point yet where you […]
Facebook Gets New Instant Personalization Partner in TripAdvisor
Facebook announced today that it has partnered with TripAdvisor to bring "Instant Personalization" to the travel site. The integration will allow TripAdvisor users to tap into their friends’ travel experiences while planning their own trips. If a user is logged into Facebook, they can see friends’ reviews and access a map showing places where friends […]
Good, Creative Marketing Creates Tension and Takes Risks
Good, creative marketing can be simplified into "four E’s": engage, educate, excite, and evangelize. That’s how former Kodak Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Hayzlett presents it anyhow. Obviously, each of these "E’s" can get complicated in themselves, but if you really want to look at it in the simplest form possible, this is as good a […]
5 Essential Apps for Your Business’s Facebook Fan Page
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. If you’ve already searched for some Fan Page inspiration and undertaken the task of building a custom landing page for your business’s Facebook presence, you may now be in the market […]
Alex Jones: Censor this!
Alex Jones video contest – 3rd Place http://www.myspace.com/foolmetwicethemovie PLANS TO DESTROY THE INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT BY 2012 http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/february2006/060206internetdoomsday.htm Several developments that are coming to the fore indicate a noticeable advance towards a government regulated, taxed and controlled system that spells doomsday for the Internet as we know it. The first steps in a […]