We’re only five months into the year, and there have already been some great lessons to learn from the big guys. Put these under your pillow tonight, and enjoy sweet dreams of success in social media. American Air: A conversation with a robot isn’t a conversation. Back in February, a Twitter user commented on AA’s merger with US Airways, calling the newly formed company the “largest, sh**tiest airline in the world.” American Air’s robot response tweet was the same one they sent out to every comment about the merger, something
Read more →The news became official yesterday: Yahoo has sealed the deal with Tumblr, offering up an astonishing $1.1 billion in exchange for access to Tumblr’s highly prized base. Since word got out a few days ago that the deal was in the offing, social media channels have been flooded with worries, complaints, and anger from Tumblr users. Longtime Tumblr fans have expressed a sense of betrayal – after saying that ads nauseated him, how could CEO David Karp sell out like this? Tumblr influencers, including a co-editor at TechCrunch, have threatened
Read more →The quick rise of self-publishing—specifically on platforms such as Amazon’s Kindle Direct program—has made it easier than ever for people to create and distribute content. For small business owners, this has created the opportunity to share their knowledge and ideas in the form of e-books. The reasoning behind writing a book to be distributed via e-book is twofold. First, as long as the book is well thought out and well written, it can make the author seem like an expert in their field. It can be a nice item to
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