Blog Archive for Social Media

As we’re sure everyone knows by now, Facebook’s newest update, Timeline, is going live for all business pages today.   While there is debate as to whether this new structure is effective for business pages, it is crucial for all businesses to adapt to the changes and embrace everything that Timeline has to offer. While there [...]

While there is no doubt that Facebook remains the most widely used social network, Twitter’s exponential growth in 2011 has given Facebook a reason to be concerned. Twitter’s appeal? Its simplicity. Twitter’s VP of engineering, Michael Abbot, addressed the company’s strategy and why it has been so successful. “We have been and continue to be [...]

Facebook continues to prove that it’s not going anywhere, at least anytime soon. The company reportedly doubled its revenue in the first half of 2011 to an astonishing $1.6 billion, leaving investors impressed – to say the least. Despite increasing rivalry from its competitors, most recently Google+, Facebook continues to leave a mark on the [...]

Dunkin’ Donuts is a market leader in coffee, donuts, bagels and muffins, and claims to be the largest coffee and baked-goods chain in the world. The company is now strengthening its mobile presence with a new campaign that lets coffee lovers check-in at participating locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The guest with the most check-ins [...]

How much paper do we use in the United States each year? About 68 million tons of paper and paperboard. Each year, more than 2 billion books, 350 million magazines, and 24 billion newspapers are published. The average American uses approximately one 100-foot-tall Douglas fir tree in paper and wood products per year. Do you [...]

I was so alarmed at what I read in this week’s Baltimore Business Journal (BBJ) that I felt compelled to put down my bowl of cereal and rush to my computer to write this blog post. According to the BBJ’s Market Facts (April 8-14, 2011), “a 2010 survey of more than 500 small businesses found [...]