Jan 25, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

The Future of Social Media: A 2010 Blog Series (Social Media 5 Years Into the Future)

As we now have buried our eyes & minds into a very exciting 2010, the focus on social media marketing will be ever growing. In fact, from this point on, I believe we are going to see a number of changes in marketing strategies, on and offline. If you think closely, the world’s operating system is morphing. In the past, you have had a number of “closed” model marketing systems that prevented the... read more

Jan 8, 2010 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Flickr for Hire: Using Flickr to Market Brands

For the better part of 2009, Twitter and Facebook have been stealing the spotlight when it comes to discussions regarding social media “movers and shakers”. This is understandable as both have truly stepped on the gas in terms of increasing user base and improving functionality both in-house and externally through third party application development. Furthermore, both companies continue to... read more

Dec 21, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

RATM Saves Christmas – Facebook Campaign Leads to Surprise Viral Victory

The ageless metal-rap rockers, Rage Against the Machine, are making noise again, and this time it’s by pure accident. The political-driven rock group hasn’t released an album since retiring back in 2000, however, they surfaced last week on the UK’s biggest radio station, BBC Radio One, to talk about how they suddenly emerged on the UK pop music charts for the much fought over... read more

Nov 20, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Twitter Will Launch Paid Corporate Accounts by Year’s End

It’s official, Twitter is set to introduce premium accounts for brands and businesses by end of the year, this according to co-founder and CEO Biz Stone. While speaking at an event in London, Stone said Twitter plans to charge for corporate accounts, and in exchange, would offer enhanced features and analytics in return. It is important to note, however, that if you are a current brand or business,... read more

Nov 19, 2009 Posted by Nick Cifuentes

Facebook Now Rated the No. 3 Video Site

When it comes to online video, Facebook always seemed to be one step behind the usual online video giants…not anymore! According to Nielsen’s latest VideoCensus numbers, Facebook has rose to No. 3 behind online video giants Hulu and YouTube in terms of total streams. Facebook jumped from No. 10 last month – leap-frogging the likes of MSN, ABC Television, Fox Interactive Media, and Yahoo!... read more