Wed
Feb
10
Got Facebook? You might be surprised that about half of the top online retailers have a minimal to nonexistent Facebook presence!
Facebook has proven to be a highly successful tool for online retailers, brands and entire companies to reach consumers via social media. Starbucks, for example, ranked #5 earlier this week with 5.7 million fans. Also, there are 400 million Facebook users worldwide. Now given those two facts, I’d be inclined to think that more retailers would try to take advantage of the endless possibilities with Facebook.
Although Facebook is still growing and hugely popular, I personally think it’s slowing down a bit. There are many other online social media tools where consumers and retailers are becoming much more active, including Twitter, Flickr and Foursquare. As my mom would say, don’t put all your eggs in one basket…
-Rachel
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- facebook - foursquare - twitter - social networks - Rachel
Tue
Oct
27
Yes, that’s right. Send it out to see. Typically, messages in a bottle are just that — A message written on a piece of paper, put in a bottle, and tossed out into the sea for someone to come across at a later date.
Well, of course someone had to incorporate the often romantic gesture into a tweet. 140 in a Bottle is the new way to send a message in a bottle. Given 140 characters like a normal tweet, users submit their message anonymously and it is delivered within 1 to 90 days to a random recipient.
If I log into my Twitter account tomorrow and have an unnamed random message, I’m not sure I’ll know what to make of it, as with the rest of the public who hasn’t heard of 140 in a Bottle yet. Hopefully if you get one (or send one, for that matter) it is a nice, inspirational message! Let’s see if anyone we know receives one - it could be a new fun way to spread a message!
-Rachel
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- Rachel - Twitter
