No kidding folks. This is the best free report on the state-of-the-market on social media I’ve seen in a long time. And it’s free.
2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report
The report is by SocialMediaExaminer.com founder Michael A. Stelzner and is culled from interview/survey work with about 1900 small business owners. Of course in [...]

Because I use Hootsuite for professional work, I found out this morning they’ve unveiled a new URL shortener. It’s called “hoot-ly” (URL-speak “ht.ly”) and it’s an option to use instead of “owly” (or “ow.ly”).
Why the switch? Hootsuite explains it all here, but to save you the time and labor of [...]

Aw. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Apple is reminding everyone that you can get your iPods engraved. With a sweet little message just for mom.
I have one suggestion however: Your mom better not be of that certain age that looks at iPods as a “mysterious gadget.” If so, then your [...]

So Mashable recently started doing a weekly compilation of their top YouTube videos. This is a much cooler and non-corporate-y list than what Goviral puts together each month. It’s also highly subjective, which makes it even better.
One of the week’s top videos, according to Mashable, is interesting because it’s actually a [...]

Many small businesses that have websites may even be savvy enough to have an email newsletter, but how many retail businesses take advantage of it? Here’s an idea, subscribe to an email newsletter from a retail company that does it perfectly, and learn.
Just repeat after me: I will go the T-shirt company Threadless and subscribe to [...]