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Social Media Resource of the Day: cardmunch

Deltina Hay — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:12 +0000

Cardmunch is a free app for iPhones which creates contacts from business cards.

From their site:

It’s easy and smart.

Take a picture with the app and a business card is converted to a contact automatically. We’ll also show you LinkedIn profile information and connections you have in common.

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Many of these resources are taken from Deltina Hay’s critically acclaimed book, The Social Media Survival Guide, already in its second edition, or from her online social media class on Udemy. Learn more about Deltina and our services at Plumb Web Solutions.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: prollie

Deltina Hay — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:06 +0000

Prollie is a search and analytics tool which enables the user to find new people on their favorite sites.

They are still in beta, so it may be a good time to get on board! The service is free.

Here is an infographic prollie prepared for Social Media Power readers about social media passions (more about the prollie service below the graphic):

From their site – prollie is:

PRIVATE
prollie is 100% opt-in and showcases only users of prollie. We utilize data from the social networks that you connect provide, bound by the API regulations of those networks, in a safe and secure environment. Removing yourself from our database is as simple as a check of a box to delete your account and data.

DEFINED BY PASSIONS
Users are defined and showcased according to passions (topics and interests they seem to care the most about). This allows you to connect with people who share the same passions as you, or to find those who may be able to show you something about a new topic on their social media accounts.

TRUSTED PEOPLE SEARCH
prollie is for search for social media users based on a topic or interest. The results are people, not encyclopedia entries, websites or articles. We present you with a list of users based on their grades and passions so you can follow, subscribe to, and connect with them on your social networks.

FOR YOU
prollie is for the user, by the user. We love social media too, and want the networks, and conversations on them, to be as interesting and robust as they can be.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Digioh

Deltina Hay — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:28:28 +0000

Digioh is a CRM platform which enables the user to capture leads.

From their site:

With Digioh’s Lead Capture tools you can increase the number of inbound leads you get on your website within minutes. On average after implementing our light box technology, our clients double the number of inbound leads on their existing website. Best of all it takes just a few minutes to integrate your existing website with Digioh. You will see an up-tick in the number of leads you start collecting in hours.

The Digioh Light Box

The Digioh Light Box makes signing up for your demo, whitepaper, newsletter, or event frictionless. As soon as one of your new visitors clicks the sign up box we present them with a sign up form. Google reports that by sending customers to another site can result in a conversion drop of 50%. By implementing the Digioh Light Box technology your customers won’t have to navigate to a new page and can sign up right away

The Digioh Lead Generation Link

Start collecting leads anywhere with the Digioh Lead Generation Link. If you have a whitepaper or an event that you are promoting and want an easy way to collect leads, we have the easiest most effective lead generation tool. We give you a simple link that you can post on Twitter, Facebook, your blog, or even your email footer. This will help you get more sign ups by giving your users a simple clean page where all they can do is sign up.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Teachers Pay Teachers

Deltina Hay — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:03:15 +0000

Teachers Pay Teachers is an open marketplace to obtain teaching resources for free or for a price

From their site:

TeachersPayTeachers® is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original downloadable educational materials, hard goods and used educational resources.

Teachers work hard and deserve extra compensation for all those hours spent lesson planning.Newer teachers and those looking for ideas can save time and leap ahead in competency by learning from veterans.We strongly believe that the ensuing exchange lifts all boats and leads to the better sharing of best practices.In the end everyone wins, especially our students.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Vid.ly

Deltina Hay — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:46:00 +0000

Vid.ly a simple video sharing solution which you can try for free!

From their site:

Universal video is here.

Vid.ly is a simple yet powerful solution for delivering video to all devices and platforms. No more confusion about HTML5 vs. Flash or iOS vs. Android. Vid.ly manages all the heavy lifting required to host video including transcoding, device detection, content delivery, security and analytics. Publish an embed code for each video and you’re done. That’s video made smart.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Constant Contact MarketPlace

Deltina Hay — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:05:41 +0000

Constant Contact Market Place for integrations and apps for small businesses

From their site:

Our MarketPlace is the fastest search engine for tools and services to help you make the most of your Constant Contact products.

Small business services are provided by Constant Contact trusted partners who know our products and understand small business. Services include email and website design, lead generation and social media marketing, creating newsletters and marketing plans, and more.

Our trusted partners can provide:

Expertise: when you’d like to try or get better with new tools and techniques, such as social media
Extra hands: when you have a big project or a great idea—but no time to make it happen
Inspiration: the extra brainpower to help you generate your next marketing idea

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Social Media Tip of the Day: How your social media habits tip off marketers

Deltina Hay — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:45:25 +0000

Mediabistro brings an Infographic that gives us a great view on how social media is used by business to target B2C.

Social media users in different areas of the world have differing habits which gives a good insight to brands and marketers on where to more accurately concentrate their time, effort, and money.

Take a closer look at some of the analytics from around the world :

Some 65% of business to business companies in the U.S. having a LinkedIn account picked up new business.
Australians consume their daily media through mobile devices – 26%
A mind-blowing 81% of Brazilians use social media when looking for a new product.

Check out the Infographic over at Mediabistro/AllTwitter.

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Many of these tips are taken from Deltina Hay’s critically acclaimed book, The Social Media Survival Guide, already in its second edition. Learn more about Deltina and our services at Plumb Web Solutions.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Ustream

Deltina Hay — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:42:56 +0000

Ustream is a live streaming platform enabling you to share your broadcasts

From their site:

Ustream can produce any event, at any scale, anywhere in the world. Video production for live streaming requires specialized knowledge and capabilities. With Ustream’s production professionals, you have a team that has extensive experience in online live video production and streaming in the most demanding environments. Ustream’s live HD video production is a turnkey solution for all of your production needs. In addition to standard live production components, Ustream also provides:

Creative Production
On-camera Talent
Post-Production Highlights & Sizzle Reels

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Tweriod

Deltina Hay — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:11:09 +0000

Tweriod is a free analytic tool showing you the optimum tweet time so no tweet is wasted!

From their site:

Tweriod is a free twitter tool that helps you make the most of Twitter by letting you know the best time to tweet. The free analysis will analyze up to 1000 of your followers.

Start Tweeting When Others Listen

Tweriod gives you the best times to tweet.

We analyse both your tweets and your followers’ tweets.
So you can start tweeting when it makes most sense to reach others

We work out your report and you are notified by DM or email.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Instagram

Deltina Hay — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:12:26 +0000

Instagram enables the user to easily share their photos wherever!

From their site:

Meet Instagram

It’s a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your photos with friends and family.

Snap a picture, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then post to Instagram. Share to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr too – it’s as easy as pie. It’s photo sharing, reinvented.

Oh yeah, did we mention it’s free?

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