Markets Are Going Nowhere After HUGE Day In Asia + MORE 01/18/2013
US futures, Europe are all pretty much going nowhere right now. That's fine. Those markets have been on a tear. But it was a huge night in Asia. Chinese stocks rallied 1.4% on the back of a decent GDP report, which saw Q4 growth hit 7.9%, slightly above expectations. And the ongoing Yen depreciation.... More »
Here's The Only Change In Facebook's Terms Of Service That Matters To Investors (FB) + MORE 11/23/2012
Facebook is coming out with a third-party ad network, its chief privacy officer told Forbes today. That's been a move that Facebook investors have been looking forward to for some time. To place ads on third-party websites, Facebook needs to implement changes to its terms of service, so it can use d.... More »
HP Taps Former Top Accountant, Jim Murrin, To Head M&A (HPQ) + MORE 03/22/2013
In January, HP handed 23-year HP veteran Jim Murrin a big job, Business Insider has learned from an internal email (full text below). The move was not announced publicly. (Murrin hasn't even updated his LinkedIn profile.) But HP sent us an email confirming his new job. This new role is interesting b.... More »
Blurry Photo Shows Dzhokar Tsarnaev Being Wheeled Into An Ambulance + MORE 04/20/2013
Following the capture of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev, the suspected bomber was wheeled into an ambulance after lying bleeding in a boat during a tense standoff. Here's a photo from the Associated Press of the suspect being brought into an ambulance, bound for Massachusetts Gen.... More »
Digital + Social + Mobile = DSM. How Can it Help? + MORE 03/21/2013
DSM is an acronym in the digital world for Digital-Social-Mobile. It is referenced this way because in the eyes of the consumer it is viewed and consumed as one seamlessly integrated platform.
The expectation is that whatever experience is had on the desktop or laptop, should be the same experience .... More »
Subject Line Length – Is Longer Better?
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I’ve spent years in the trenches of email marketing cranking out my fair share of messages. Hence, I’ve also done a heck of a lot of testing around the basics, including subject line length. For years, we lived and breathed the golden rule of “keep your subject line to 40-50 characters.” Why? Most email browsers cut off anything longer, and that put the kibosh on your open rate.Fast-forward to 2012 and a few things have evolved in the wild world of email marketing, including devices we use to read email, like mobile phones and tablets, and the emails we receive, like flash sales (which have the longest subject lines known to man)…
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SMX Social Media Marketing Super Early Bird rates – the lowest offered – expire tomorrow, Saturday, October 13. Register now. Here’s all you get: Exceptional content: 2 days featuring tactic-packed sessions and keynotes 100% focused on paid, earned and owned social media Invaluable connections:…
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Markets Just Got A Jolt Of Confidence
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The stock market rally picked up after the University of Michigan consumer confidence number unexpectedly jumped to 83.1. Economists were expecting the number to slip to 78.0 from 78.3 last month. The Dow is now up 73 points. Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
Here’s Why The Best Way To Watch The Election Debates Is On The Xbox
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While you’re watching the debates on cable and network television, there’s another outlet making election coverage interactive, and it’s not an app. Xbox Live is streaming the four presidential and vice-presidential debates to users combining election coverage with real-time interactive questions ranging from trending topics on Twitter to positions on policies. Those who watch are allowed to submit poll questions on Twitter with the hashtag #XboxPoll…Community Building: How to Grow With the Power of People
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Does your business have an active community?Would you like to build a community to support your business?To explore these topics, I interview John Jantsch for this episode of the Social Media Marketing podcast.More About This ShowThe Social Media Marketing podcast is a show from Social Media Examiner.It’s designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what works with social media marketing.The show format is on-demand talk radio (also known as podcasting)…
It’s Friday again
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Here are some of the observations and insights that were shared via social media during the past two weeks.
@snowded – “[I have] Yet to see a list of core competences produced by a committee which could not have been done by any practitioner on the back of an envelope.”
@euan – “Been asked to talk about social media metrics – not sure if bloody good conversations with interesting people is what they’re looking for!”
@jurgenappelo – “You should not celebrate failure, you should celebrate learning…
@snowded – “[I have] Yet to see a list of core competences produced by a committee which could not have been done by any practitioner on the back of an envelope.”
@euan – “Been asked to talk about social media metrics – not sure if bloody good conversations with interesting people is what they’re looking for!”
@jurgenappelo – “You should not celebrate failure, you should celebrate learning…