Companies that uses Social Media

I have stumble upon this page of Being Peter Kim and I think this is very helpful in advancement our social media community. Below are the list of company that uses social media as the other wing side of promotion online.

• 3 Italia. Social networks: Facebook Business and La3 DVB-H groups.⁸⁰
• Abbott Labs. Social networks: Facebook Labs Are Vital scholarship contest.⁴⁵
• Absolut Vodka:
  • Online video: ABSOLUTworld.²⁰
  • Social networks: Top Bartender page on Facebook.⁵⁶
• Accenture:
  • Blogging: Nine corporate blogs.¹⁹
  • Podcasting: Five corporate podcasts.
  • Social networks: Borderless Workplace.³
• Accuquote:
  • Blogging: Life Insurance blog.¹⁹
  • Podcasting: Life Insurance podcast.
• Acura:
  • Social networks: Facebook Acura TSX Connect fan page.
  • Widgets: Acura RDX Traffic on Yahoo.
• Acuvue. Social networks: Facebook "Wink" application.³
• Addison Avenue. Crowdsourcing: Suggestion box.⁷³
• Adidas. Social networks: adidas soccer on myspace; 70% of ROI driven by pass-along, aka "never-ending friending."
• Adobe. Tagging: Delicious account used to bookmark primarily tutorials.²
• Airplay. Social networks: Baseball Gameday Challenge Facebook application.⁵⁶
• Alltop:⁹⁸
  • Content aggregation: By topic.
  • Online video: Alltop tutorial on YouTube.
  • Widgets: The Alltop widget.
• Amazon:
  • Social networks: Shelfari.⁷⁰
  • Blogging: Web Services blog.¹⁹
• AMC's Mad Men. Microblogging: Fake Twitter accounts.
• American Express. Blogging: OPEN Forum.⁶⁷
• American Legacy Foundation. Social Networks: MySpace, Bebo, hi5, xanga, Facebook, and Ning pages.⁹⁴
• American Red Cross. Blogging: Red Cross Chat.¹⁹
• Animal Planet. Widgets: Killer Clips widget on Yahoo.
• Annie's Homegrown. Blogging: Bernie's Blog (offline).⁴
• AOL. Blogging: Vincent Ferrari tries to cancel his account.¹
• Apple:
  • Blogging: iPod's dirty little secret.¹
  • Social networks: Apple Students group on Facebook.
• ArcelorMittal. Virtual worlds: Second Life presence.³
• Artful Home. Social networks: Community site.⁷⁷
• AT&T:³⁰
  • Microblogging: ATTNews, ATTblueroom, and OnwardSmallBiz on Twitter.
  • Online video: Share AT&T channel on YouTube.
  • Photosharing: Flickr photostream.
  • Social networks: Facebook fan page.

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CDO Bloggers First Meet Up

It is the first step and the starting point for CDO Bloggers. Indeed, it's another turning event of the Blogging Population in Cagayan de Oro City where 18 bloggers in different niche of blogs preference meet together for a great leap forward in organizing Kagay-anons bloggers.

It was held at Mindys Cagayan de oro (Saturday, November 7, 2008), the discussion is fun yet all of the bloggers are aspiring to group in the bigger scaled-CDO. If you are in Cagayan and doing blog or about to do blog, whether you are a student, out of school youth, earners or non-earners (as of the moment) you can Join CDO bloggers, sign up now for more blogging and see you there!

The Online Community effect on Obama's Winning the Election

One of the reason why Barack Obama wins not just simply because people finds him very interesting but the other reason is he uses well the Online Communinty as influential tools in his Campaign.

Barack Obama wins the US United States presidential election of 2008 because many American finds him very exciting in terms of change. People need changes and it always be, Barack Obama need to proves this changes not only in America but the impression's of of the whole world of what America can do.

This year is very breathe-taking, this is not about the color or race descendant but how to change the relation within America's experience during George W. Bush Administration, how he handles foreign policy, what can he do to those Countries that really in need.

In my subjective view, Barack Obama is a natural peace maker and I hope he can develop more on the principle that he believe in SPREADING THE WEALTH, with this political stand many countries will follow not because for popularity but for the timely needed of what we don't have now a days.

In McCain's concession speech, he recognizes Barack Obama achieving this significant day in the history of America, he even congratulate the new elected United State President in front of John's supporter.

This is another turning event, that utilizing the advancement of Social Media or the Online Community really helps a lot in touching ones heart

7 Social Media Must (not) do.

1. Trying to participate in too many tools If you are siging up and building a profile on every new thing that comes out, you better be a writer for Mashable. No one can keep up with all the new things. Find some you like and do a good job in them.
2. Expect that just setting up an account will yield results Guess what - you have to do more than just set up an account to get results. If I had a dollar for every person that has told me they set up a LinkedIn account and nothing happened, I’d be rich.
3. Not using the tools to connect with people Nearly every site makes it possible to connect with other people (I think that is why they call is SOCIAL media). If you are not connecting, no one is finding you.
4. Giving up after a short time Social media is about making and sustaining connections. The only way you can grow your influence is long term. Stop crying - if you do not like the fact that it takes time, don’t do it at all.
5. Promoting yourself without providing value The fact that you signed up for an account does not give you the right to promote yourself constantly. And it is a sure way to get people to run in the other direction.
6. Not using the tools to link to other resources Similar to not connection to people, if you only link to your website or blog and never bookmark or link to other interesting resources, you will never gain the respect of your audience. Nor should you.
7. Not intentionally building a target network Don’t pick the biggest network or the one that your kid brother said you should use. Find out where your current customers go and your target audience hangs out online. Intentionally build value and influence in the right communities, even if they are smaller.

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Safety Tips upon joining Social Networks

1. No social networking site is safe, including myYearbook.
   Reporting bad people to the police is important. Remember to call law enforcement if threatened.
2. Don't lie about your age.
   If you lie about your age, your profile may be deleted without notice.
3. Don't give out your contact information.
   myYearbook is a public space, including your profile. Anything you post is available to the whole world. Don't post things you wouldn't want the whole world to know. Don't post your phone number, address, IM screen name, or your specific whereabouts.
4. Report nudity, harassment, hate speech, and other inappropriate content.
   Call the cops if you think anyone is in danger.
5. You can be denied admission to college or a job based on things you put in your profile.
   It has happened. Don't let it happen to you. Don't post things that can embarrass you later.
6. Don't meet people in real life that you only “know” online.
   As you have heard in the news surrounding MySpace, people who have met others in real life have been raped or murdered. Predators are out there, and they are very dangerous. Don't meet people in real life. They may not be who they pretend to be. If you do decide to meet someone you've met on line, tell your parents first, meet in a public place and bring a trusted adult.
7. Sex with an underage person is rape.
   It does not matter if that person lied about their age. It's rape and you will go to prison.
8. Don't be a cyber bully.
   In many states, you can be charged with a crime. If you are being bullied here are some things you can do to make it stop: call the police -- best idea; block the harasser -- doesn't always work; delete your profile -- starting over isn't really that hard; document your harassment -- save your IMs, text, and messages to give to the police; don't respond -- sometimes they will get bored and go away; don't ever meet them -- this is the worst thing you can possibly do. You never know who you are dealing with. Always assume the worst.
9. Get Suicide Help.
   If you or anyone you know needs help with depression, coping, or life in general, free help is available. Tell an adult or trusted friend, or contact the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-784-2433 or through your state crisis center at http://suicidehotlines.com. You can also check out http://www.hopeline.com and http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
10. Take Threats Seriously.
    If you read threats of suicide, violence, or other illegal behavior on a profile or message, forward the link to your local authorities. You can always call 9-1-1. You do not want to be the person who failed to act and as a result have a tragedy like Columbine or VA Tech happen.

The behavior of Google SERP

Traffic coming from search engines is traditionally considered to have the highest value since search engines have emerged on the web. Thousands of webmasters work hard every day to make sure their sites are better optimized for better search engine rankings. It's no secret that the amount of work and money needed for desired results largely depend on the niche of the search queries a site is optimized for, and their search volume. Moreover, sites in different niches require different promotion techniques. It is natural that the competition between market players drives the optimization technology forward.

Additionally, search engines never stop developing. Ranking algorithms are constantly improving, server capacities are increased, SERP (search engine result page) moderation has been introduced, and so on. As a result, optimization techniques which brought guaranteed results yesterday may be not at all efficient today.

This report focuses on analyzing Google's SERP to spot the variations observed in different niches and with keywords of different search volume. [read more]

Complete Blogging Tools

Here is a collection of useful and valuable free blogging tools that you can use to check your blog performance and enhance your blog rankings. Visit all the free blogging tools and discover what they can do for you and your blog.

Search Engine Tools

• Google Page Rank Checker - Check your page rank from the major Google data centers.
• Google and Alexa Rank Checker - Use this tool to check your Google Page Rank and Alexa Traffic Rank at the same time.
• Google Page Rank Prediction Tool - This tool lets you predict your Google Page Rank in the next page rank update.
• Backlink Checker - Use this tool to check how many backlinks do pages of your website have.
• Search Engine Position Checker - Check the position of your website on certain keyword in the Google result page.
• Search Engine Index Checker - Check how many pages of your website is indexed by Google, MSN and Yahoo!
• Google Banned Checker - Is your website banned from Google? Use this tool to find out.
• Link Popularity Checker - Link Popularity Checker lets you find out how many links a domain has on the most common search engines.
• Search Engine Listing Preview - Use Search Engine Listing Preview tool to check how your pages appear on major search engines (Google, MSN and Yahoo!).
• Spider View Tool - Spider View Tool will enable you to view the perspective of a search engine spider, from the website you require to view.
• Keyword Suggestion Tool - Keyword Suggestion Tool will display up to 10 popular keywords matching your initial keyword.
• Cloaking Checker Tool - Cloaking Checker Tool let you enter a URL and compare how search engine sees it as opposed to real website browsers.
• Visual Page Rank Checker - Visual Page Rank Checker tool will enable you to view all the links along with the page ranks on the page that you require to view.
• URL Redirect Checker - URL Redirect Checker is a tool that helps you determine if the redirect you have created is Search Engine Friendly.
• Keyword Density Checker - Use Keyword Density Checker to help you achieve optimum keyword distribution.
• Google Data Center Search - Use this tool to search for keywords and key phrases through different Google data centers.

Domain Checkup Tools

• Alexa Traffic Rank Checker - Instantly check your website’s Alexa traffic rank.
• Reciprocal Link Checker - Make sure your link exchange partners still have your links. You may check it with this tool.
• Domain Name Availability Checker - Check whether the domain name you have in mind is still available for registration.
• Domain Whois - Get more information about a domain name with this tool.
• Broken Link Checker - Use this tool to detect and correct broken links in your website.
• Domain Name Lookup Tool - The Domain Name Lookup tool lets you find out more about domain names including Google Page Rank, Alexa Traffic Rank, number of backlinks, age of domain name etc.
• IP Locator Tool - The IP Locator Tool helps you determine the country of origin of certain IP address.
• Link Price Calculator Tool - The Link Price Calculator estimates how much you should pay and charge for a link in certain pages of your website.
• Ping Test Tool - The Ping Test Tool lets you check for an active connection.
• Reverse IP Lookup Tool - Reverse IP Lookup Tool lets you search for domain names hosted on your IP address. Just enter a domain or an IP address to get a list of domain names that share the same IP address.
• Server Status Checker - Use this blogging tool to instantly check for the status of any website.
• Website Speed Checker - Check the loading speed of your website with the Website Speed Checker tool. Too slow? Perhaps you need to optimize the page or move to a faster server.

HTML Blogging Tools

• Source Code Viewer - This tool lets you see how a website is scripted and coded.
• Meta Tag Generator - Meta tag generator helps you create a functional meta tag you can use in your blog. Google don’t use meta tags but there are still some search engines that do.
• Meta Tag Extractor - Find out what meta tags are used by your competitors with the Meta Tag Extractor tool.
• Link Extractor Tool - The Link Extractor Tool will enable you to extract links from a specific web page with associated anchor text, HTML code, attributes and Google pagerank
• HTML Optimizer Tool - This tool lets you optimize your HTML code to make your website load faster.
• HTTP Header Extractor - The HTTP Header extractor extracts the HTTP Headers of a server. Find out exactly what your browser reads.

Miscellaneous Blogging Tools

• Browser Detail Tool - Use this tool to find out your IP address and hostname, your browser details (User-Agent, Cookies Enabled, Java Enabled , JavaScript Status, Screen Width & Height, CPU class/type, Screen Colour Depth, Window Width & Height) and browser headers.
• Google Adsense Calculator - Google Adsense Calculator predicts changes in your earnings depending on Impressions, Click Rate and Cost Per Click.
• Google Adsense Preview - Google Adsense Preview tool will display some sample ads targeted for your website by Google Adsense.
• Link Shortener Tool - The Link shortener is a tool that lets user to make a long web address short and easy to remember link for that web address.
• List Cleaner Tool - The List Cleaner Tool will give you the capability to clean and remove duplicates from a list in a matter of seconds.
• md5 Encrypt Tool - The md5 Encrypt Tool is a simple online converter tool to encode any inputted text to md5 encryption.
• Unix Time Converter - The Unix Time Converter is a useful tool when dealing with UNIX internal time formats. You can use this tool to convert UNIX internal time formats to a date or Vice versa.
• .htaccess URL Rewrite Tool - The .htaccess URL Rewrite Tool will convert your long and dynamic address into a short and search engine friendly URL.

If you found these free blogging tools useful, go ahead and book mark them, share them to your friends and let them know about it.

Enjoy Blogging!