from Social Media Chimps.

Whether you have a brick and mortar store, or sell your goods online, business to business networking can really help grow your business. One of the effective ways to do that online is by participating on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.

But, should you spend the time and effort cultivating a cache of Twitter followers, or put that time into Facebook instead? It can be time-consuming to do both, so here a few strengths of each to help you decide:

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by Tom Pick.

Despite any recent recent rants you may have seen about how blogging is dead or blogs are passé, the fact of the matter is that business blogging is now more important than ever. With Google’s most recent Panda algorithm updates, attributes like content freshness and social signals (strengths of blogs, not corporate websites) will gain increased importance in search ranking.

But as the blogosphere continues to expand (as noted by Diana Adams below), it becomes more difficult to stand out and be heard above the noise. How can a company launch (or relaunch) a new blog properly? Write great blog post headlines? Promote new content most effectively? Optimize blog content for search? Emulate the best corporate blogs? Take advantage of free or low-cost blog tools and resources?

Get the answers to those questions and more here in two dozen of the best blogging guides of the past year.

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by Carrie Drisko.

Well, you couldn’t be further from the truth if you think YouTube is only for seeing and uploading videos. YouTube, in reality, has become something of a community in itself, where through posting and commenting, people interact and engage themselves in conversations.  This is why YouTube marketing is very crucial, and already most businesses are making the most of it.

YouTube marketing is also more than just a tool to market by triggering conversations or dialogues between users. But rather than merely knowing whether your video is liked or not, it can become a ground where you can know your users and their choices better.

Read the rest of this article from Buy Real YouTube Views.

by Carrie Drisko.

Twitter is perhaps the most ‘happening’ social networking website now—and not only this, it’s one of the most useful websites when it comes to expanding and growing your business. Twitter can also help improve customer loyalty and efficiency.

You are very well wondering how Twitter can do this, but it’s no big secret that the Internet has so much influence which you can tap, and see how things can change using sites like Twitter for business. Here are some tips on how to go about this:

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by Stanford.

I’m worried about your blog. Wait, let me back up. I’ve been reviewing my reader’s blogs and overall their content is spectacular and they are run by extremely passionate people.

But the same little mistakes keep popping up.

I believe that every visitor to your blog makes a decision about your worth within a few seconds. They subconsciously tally up 10 factors that dictate if they’ll support and promote you.

Aside from these factors, there are little missteps that may be hurting you now.

Today we are going to get you straightened out. Don’t beat yourself up about what I’m about to show you. This is the stuff that you learn through trial and error. My pain is your gain.

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by Morrison.

Remember that what works well for one business situation with developing more SEnuke underground may not work successfully with your business. A related area is the need for a firm understanding of who you are selling to; you have to know them. The benefits of knowing your market are numerous and have been known for decades. But overall your marketing machine can become highly targeted and operate with purpose. Just about everything with writing effective copy is based on the reader, of any market, reading that copy and responding to it on a deep level. So that is why you must do the work in terms of discovering what your market is all about.

If you’re looking for a way to get traffic and exposure for your online business, you should be using Twitter. This is one of the world’s largest social media sites, so the potential exposure you can get is enormous. You can’t afford to ignore social sites if you want to have a solid online presence today. Twitter is one of the top players in this new trend.

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by Paris B.

Whenever I come upon a new blog or a blog I’ve never visited before, one of the first pages I visit is the “About Me” page. It could be called anything, but it is the page about the blogger or the blog. I call mine “About Me” because I’m unimaginative but you could just as easily call it “The Blogger” or “Me, Myself and I” or “About this blog.”

I personally believe that it is important to have this “About Me” page because it will tell the reader a little bit more about you and your blog. It is also helpful for PR and companies who may stumble on your blog and want to get to know you better before contacting you. You could keep it as long as you like, or as short as you like. You may include your photo or you may opt not to – its your choice.

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by Carrie Drisko.

YouTube is Google’s video publishing powerhouse and has recently integrated a new video analytics system which far surpasses their old analytics predecessor. This could be of interest to anyone involved with YouTube marketing.

Why you might ask? The new YouTube Analytics offers an improved dashboard that is easy to navigate and use. It makes it easy to see which marketing campaign works and which doesn’t. It helps you tweak, and upgrade any marketing endeavor you want.

Besides making the analytical dashboard more interesting, YouTube now offers a variety of new working tools that allows marketers to know who are watching the videos, what the demographics are, and which topics are most viewed.

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by Alain Daniel Delgado.

There are a number of reasons why a company would want to use Twitter for their business. making use of a platform like Twitter can do wonders for your company for a cheap price. When you use Twitter your basically getting free advertisements which is what any company yearns for.

Also with social networks like Twitter you can get immediate feedback from your customers. Which can help you in the forming of your products in timely manner.

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by Mitch Joel.

While many articles and columns look back at the year that was or posture about the year that will be, it’s becoming abundantly clear that 2012 will – without question – be the “Year of More.”

It sounds a little incredulous to say this when we’re in a world that is struggling for stability. While there is not enough food, jobs, health care and room for the seven billion of us (and growing), it’s clear that with all of the challenges we face, the human race pushes on. With that comes innovations, new opportunities and an ever-demanding public desire for the latest and greatest. Businesses that have struggled with the technological revolution (and don’t kid yourself, there are many still playing catch-up) will continue to struggle, but it’s becoming less about physical infrastructure and much more about a philosophical perspective on what businesses need to look like in 2012 and the Year of More.

. More social. Social media and online social networking have changed the very fabric of business and society. Along with the slew of customer service gaffes we’ve seen businesses go through in the past five years, this has forced brands to become (somewhat) social. While social media have aligned within the marketing and communications departments, we’re going to see the social impetus be pushed through the entire DNA of a company. That may not happen this year, but consumers will be even more social in 2012. They will be sharing, chatting and talking about everything from where they are to what they’re watching and who they are doing it with. Will this trend stop in the future? It may (but I’m bullish on it continuing), and this will be a year when consumers will be even more social than they were in 2011.

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