
The Fine Line Between Conversation and Being Annoying on Social Media
There are times when it is best to just stop typing on social media - at least for an hour or two.

There are times when it is best to just stop typing on social media - at least for an hour or two.

If you use your iPhone to stream live videos to Twitter and other social media platforms, you've probably heard of Meerkat by now.

STIHL, a handheld power equipment manufacturing company, proved that you can take an everyday product, such as a chainsaw, and create an engaging promotional campaign that catches the interest of those beyond your target audience.

The Foster Farms Amazing Chicken spots by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners feature lifelike chickens in perfect choir harmony, and an excited public applauding their performance.

Google Think Insights released a 8 page whitepaper, Gamers On YouTube: Evolving Video Consumption, which offers valuable intel and insight on gamers.

Marketers should go beyond likes and shares or retweets/repins as main criteria in measuring social media ROI. In order to provide content that is indeed relevant to fans and followers, marketers need to have access to relevant metrics that offer comprehensive real-time insights on conversations about their brands and products across different social media networks. The newly launched Digital Channel Intelligence (DCI) solution from NetBase provides such valuable information in real time from several social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and others.

The BBC has just taken an important step in the digitally oriented environment of today’s media consumption by launching a standalone mobile web and desktop app, the iPlayer Radio, after a three-month beta testing period.

A year ago, YouTube launched original channels, trying to draw more people to this website to watch interesting content. Now, as the existing ones have a huge success, YouTube brings original channels to France, Germany and the UK. You can have a look at what they have prepared here.

The ability to generate a viral video has more benefits these days than a dozen television commercials. Here are six examples of businesses that have done it right.

Online video marketing engages the average consumer and enthralls the savvy marketer. It is one of the fastest growing marketing methods in the world and shows no signs of slowing anytime soon.