Social Media
Twitter's Video-Sharing App Weathers a Stormy Launch
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Twitter releases Vine, Facebook hoards its social data, Quora gets into blogging and more social media news.
5 Steps to Getting Your Business Ranked on Yelp
BY AJ Kumar
Love it or hate it, Yelp is one of the most widely used and respected search and review services among consumers. Some tips for making your business stand out.
Marketing to Teens? What You Need to Know About Tumblr
BY Matt Wilson
A recent survey of teenage and young-adult social media users found that people in those age groups prefer Tumblr to Facebook or Twitter.
How Facebook's Graph Search Could Help Businesses
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Facebook's major new feature, YouTube's rising competition, the end of LinkedIn Answers and more social-media news.
3 Tools for Backing-Up Your Social Media Accounts
BY Cynthia Boris
Your old tweets and Facebook posts may come in handy someday. Here's how to make sure they aren't lost forever.
Why a 12-Year-Old Launched His Own Social Network
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Grom Social is a network for kids, Facebook's more lucrative Hacker Cup, a Pinterest for cats and more.
How Location-Based Social Networks Are Changing the Game for Businesses
BY Brian Honigman
New trends that are altering the way brick-and-mortar companies do business.
The Best Days to Post to Facebook, Based on Industry (Infographic)
BY Michael Sebastian
A new report looks at 15 business fields to determine the best day of the week to share content on Facebook for engagement.
10 Questions You Must Ask When Hiring a Social Media Consultant
BY Kim Lachance Shandrow
What you need to know when looking for the right person to represent your brand on social media.
The Top 10 Startup Events to Watch in 2013
BY Brad Crescenzo
CES, the Webbys, Disrupt NYC, South by Southwest, Social Media Week, National Small Business Week, Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Clinton Global Initiative. . . A non-exhaustive list of the year's top 10 startup events for young treps.
Pinterest Reaches Two Startup Milestones: One Good, One Bad
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Pinterest gets sued, Facebook adds voice messaging to mobile apps, why Indonesia is ground zero for Twitter use and more social-media news.
Why Facebook's 'Poke' App Couldn't Kill Snapchat
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Facebook's app flop, Google+ analytics, a Zuckerberg privacy slip-up and more social-media news.
Entrepreneur's 10 Most Popular Stories of 2012
BY Hiten Samtani
From a new take on networking to insider tips from Richard Branson, Mark Cuban and Marissa Mayer, here are the stories that became our reader favorites this year.
How Instagram's New Terms Ignited a PR Debacle
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Photo-sharing site Instagram walks back its new terms of service, Facebook plans new ads and more social-media news.
Play Video Purpose and Its Vision for Powering Social Movements (Video)
BY Diana Ransom
In this installment of Young Visionaries, social entrepreneur Jeremy Heimans describes his vision for creating a home for sparking social movements.
The Best and Worst Online Franchise Promotions of 2012
BY Jason Daley
Our picks for the best, the worst and the craziest online promotions from franchise companies.
How Facebook's Updated 'Nearby' Tool Can Boost Your Business
BY Rick Mulready
Here's what small businesses can do to ensure they're more easily discovered on the giant social network.
The 5 Biggest Twitter Marketing Fails of 2012
BY Kim Lachance Shandrow
A look at the mistakes of some of the biggest brands, and what you can learn from them.
6 Tips for Being More Visual With Social Media (Infographic)
BY Donna Moritz
Ideas for creating engaging visual content, then getting your fans share them and promote your brand.
What You Can Learn From Disney, CNBC and Adobe About Creating a Great LinkedIn Page
BY Jason Fell
Why it's worth putting a little extra effort into your company's page.
Instagram, Pinterest, Aviary: The Social Photo Feud Heats Up
BY Brian Patrick Eha
More drama for photo sites, social gifting, the pope on Twitter and other social-media news from around the web.
Google's Top Search Terms of 2012: What's in It for Business Owners
BY Jason Fell
How you can monitor trending topics and make them work for your business -- in search as well as social media.
What You Need to Know About Facebook's New Privacy Controls
BY Jason Fell
These features might make managing your company's Facebook page even easier.
How to Promote Your Business Events on Facebook
BY Amy Porterfield
Use care in setting up the event, then create excitement with visually compelling posts and ads.



