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Jason Small presents Top Facebook Fan Pages: 25 Most Fanned Pages posted at Social Media and The Big W, saying, “A review of the top 25 Facebook Fan Pages produced by businesses with insight into the best practices used.”
Anna presents Who is at the centre of your world? posted at The Engaging Brand

Rick Sincere presents Exposing the ‘Twitter Gap’ posted at Rick Sincere News and Thoughts.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents The Price Of Facebook Friendship posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Neal …read more

Social media is changing the way businesses are connecting with both internal and external customers, but which social media tools are the most popular ?
According to social media research from E Tailing Group the answer is

Facebook fan pages (86 percent);
Twitter publishing (65 percent);
customer reviews (55 percent);
blogs (55 percent); and
viral videos (50 percent).

“However, when asked which tools lead in terms of generating the greatest increase in sales, respondents ranked customer reviews as the most effective with 78 percent of 100 responses ranking it as number one.”
And the main reasons for the social media strategies?

greater customer engagement;
increasing brand loyalty; and
mobilizing advocates to …read more