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Jump in, the water is hot.  We don’t just surf the internet anymore, we dive deep, immersing ourselves in information, interaction and community. Here are some staggering statistics that show how many people spend a majority of their time on the internet.

• there are 2 billion Google searches a day (source)
• there are 78 million YouTube videos online (source)
• over 100 million YouTube videos are viewed per day
• 346 million people globally read Blogs daily (source)
• 77% of active internet users read Blogs
• Facebook has 175 million users from 170 countries (source)
• Facebook users have an average of 120 friends
• the fastest growing demographic of Facebook users are 35 years old & older

The old economy may be drying up, but the new economy is awash in opportunities. Need a lifeboat? Give us call.

Not too long ago, we railed against the limited functionality of Facebook Pages for business. But all that is in the past. Facebook Pages now look and behave like Profile Pages, enabling true two-way interaction with your customers and fans. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Media Insider has the best piece on the Facebook About-Facebook regarding it’s terms of service:

http://tinyurl.com/bzaxen

Facebook’s conundrum about monetizing its marketing potential was a topic of conversation on the most recent installment of BeanCast featuring me, Ben Kunz and Peter Kim.

Ever wonder about all the buzz surrounding Facebook, Twitter and other social networks as marketing channels? Here’s a brief summary. Read the rest of this entry »

We continue to install WordPress for clients at an ever increasing pace. But we stopped calling it a Blog. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook is the new hot ticket in marketing. We’ve already covered advertising on FB, but what about Facebook Business pages? Read the rest of this entry »

Ah, the power of syndication! My post from a few weeks ago about Advertising on Facebook has been re-blogged on Active Rain.

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Our roads and bridges may be crumbling in America, but our information infrastructure is growing like kudzu. One of the most interesting new developments is the expansion of advertising opportunities on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

There are thousands of social portals on the internet, from massively mainstream to fantastically fringe. But lately, three social networks have emerged as must-haves for business people in a Web 2.0 world. Read the rest of this entry »