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Does Your Digital Marketing Contain These 5 Building Blocks?

July 15th, 2011
5 Digital Marketing Strategy Must-haves Do your digital marketing plans incorporate these five crucial building blocks? The proliferation of technology platforms and marketing options can be confusing when plotting your business’ course. The newest shiny business tool can sometimes blind marketers. As a result, it can be difficult to ensure your marketing plans contain the most relevant and effective components. To help you keep your digital marketing on course to achieve your firm’s objectives, here are the five major ...

QR Code on Tombstone Creates Dynamic Memorial [PHOTO]

July 15th, 2011
When Yoav Medan’s mother Judith passed away in June, the Israel-based medical technology executive couldn’t decide what he wanted to write on her tombstone. After deliberating with his family, Medan decided to turn to technology for the answer and attach a QR code to the grave in Haifa, Israel.Scanning the QR code leads visitors to a tribute website that Medan has setup and plans ...

How to Sync Your Facebook Page Updates With Twitter — and Why You Shouldn’t

July 14th, 2011
The following is an excerpt. The complete article, available in our Facebook Marketing Bible, includes the full six steps why you shouldn’t syndicate your Page updates to Twitter and should write custom updates for each network instead. For the busy marketer, syncing the updates from your brand’s Facebook Page with your Twitter profile can seem like an easy and convenient way to minimize the time it takes to manage both accounts. However, as we explore below, ...

Google+ Users Are Nearly All Male

July 14th, 2011
Already using Google+? Follow Mashable News for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as our top social media and technology updates.Here’s an interesting tidbit from the Google+ stats trackers: Three quarters (or more) of Google+ users ...

Can Google+ Sustain Growth Beyond Early Adopters?

July 14th, 2011
Already using Google+? Follow Mashable News for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as our top social media and technology updates.The Social Analyst is a column by Mashable Editor-at-Large Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends ...

Google+ Users Share 1 Billion Items Per Day, Says Larry Page

July 14th, 2011
Already using Google+? Follow Mashable News for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as our top social media and technology updates.Google+ already has 10 million users who share 1 billion items every day, and ...

Google Shares Soar On Record-Breaking Revenues

July 14th, 2011
Google set a new record for revenue in the second quarter of 2011, beating Wall Street estimates and boosting its share price by double digits.The search giant earned $9.03 billion in Q2 2011, a 32% increase from Q2 2010. Operating income also increased by 32% to $2.88 billion. Google garnered $2.51 billion in net income for the quarter, up from $1.84 billion in ...

How 9 Food Trucks Use Tech To Drive Business

July 14th, 2011
The Social-Savvy Food Truck Series is supported by the Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck. For more information on the scoop truck and where it stops, click here.We know food trucks are embracing social media, but ...

How the Web & Daily Deals Have Changed Coupons [INFOGRAPHIC]

July 14th, 2011
There’s no denying it: The advent of the daily deal has changed the way bargain hunters shop.In the tech and social media world, daily deals have become a bandwagon of sorts — something every other startup has been tacking onto their offerings to start generating revenue.And generate revenue they do. These web-based coupons are the sole ...

5 Chrome Extensions That Improve Google+

July 14th, 2011
Already using Google+? Follow Mashable News for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as our top social media and technology updates.Google+ has launched to great aplomb, but its “project” status means some tools have yet to be developed. While Google works on adding more features, some ...