Tag Archives: social media

serenety:
Only 5% of social media users read comments by public figures. But interestingly, 88% of social media users are registered voters. Hmmmm, looks like there’s room for growth! [previous Pew study with 88% stat: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/survey_88_of_us_social_media_users_are_registered.php]

#Pew: Only 5% of social media users read comments by public figures

Facebook is the king of social media; there’s very little doubt about that. But has it reached a point where it has grown so far ahead of other social media channels, that now to ‘do’ social media really means to ‘do’ Facebook? For brands, this is understandable. You want to chase the eyeballs after all and right now (and likely for a long time to come) they’re all on Facebook. Far from being just conjecture or a general comment on social media trends, stats are beginning to emerge that seem to confirm this.

Study Shows Brands Are Starting To Abandon Blogs And Twitter

Using social media for political campaigns

Social Media consultant Irene Koehler provides eight common-sense tips for political candidates using social media: By now, most candidates for public office have figured out that incorporating social media into their campaigns is a critically important step. It’s the how to do this that escapes most of them. Define your objectives: It’s amazing how often this step [...]

How to deal with online political haters

Some great advice from Jeff over at TechRepublican.com on how to deal with online political haters. His tips: It doesn’t matter how many people don’t get it. What matters is how many people do. This is the most important point to make in dealing with these people. A majority of the time people are not going to [...]