February 2013 Web Marketing Review – The Super Bowl, Google Glass, and More!
Google Algorithm Changes Quiet month. No reported changes. Twitter News The Ravens may have won the big game, but Twitter was the true winner of the Super Bowl. The company was mentioned in 26 of the 52 commercials (compared to 4 mentions for Facebook and zero for Google+). If Twitter had actually paid the $3.8 million each 30 second ad during the Super Bowl costs, the company would’ve paid $98.8 million. I’d say getting close to $100 million in free advertising in front of the largest TV audience of the year counts as a HUGE win. The Super Bowl also brought out the best...
Read MoreFacebook Usage Stats Infographic
Facebook usage continues to rise since launching in 2004 as “thefacebook.com”. By 2005, Facebook, launched and funded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, was valued at $98 million and had received a $13 million venture capital investment from Accel Partners. 2005 also saw the purchase of the domain “facebook.com” for $200,000. In 2007, Microsoft bought into facebook for $240 million (receiving a 1.6% stake in the company). Fast forward four years, and Facebook was now raking in a billion dollars in profits. Facebook continues to bowl forward, buying Instagram for a...
Read MoreThe Internet’s Most Popular Pre-Internet US Presidents
Featured Image and Header Image by Jason Heuser Welcome to our countdown of the most popular presidents in US history on the internet. If we include ALL presidents, Obama would obviously win, so we want to focus on the presidents that served out their terms before the internet became a thing. One thing to keep in mind, “popularity” does not equal favorable opinion in this study. We’re focusing solely on the number of times the name comes up or is referenced in a variety of mediums across the web. We’re using Ronald Reagan as the cut-off point for presidents before the...
Read MoreFree Valentine’s Day Social Media Icons
Looking for a way to spruce up your website for Valentine’s Day? Well look no further and check out our Valentine’s Day social media icon set. It is free for you to download and use for commercial or private purposes and it is a great way to make sure your website is ready for the special day. This social media icon set includes: Facebook Social Media Icon – Heart Twitter Social Media Icon – Rose RSS Social Media Icon – Engagement Ring Pinterest Social Media Icon – Stuffed...
Read MoreJanuary 2013 Web Marketing Review – Graph Search, Vine, and More!
Google Algorithm Changes January 22nd – Panda update impacting 1.2% of US searches. Facebook News Facebook launches a new search feature called Graph Search! While it could prove to be useful and amazing, I don’t think Google is shaking in their boots about it. Oh wait, what’s that? Bing will provide web search results right inside Facebook? That could be a game-changer. Facebook was willing to work with Google though, it just found Bing more flexible in privacy matters. Facebook also adds more emoticons for sharing status updates. Twitter News Twitter launches Vine,...
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