Archive for the ‘Internet Buzz’ Category

Earlier today Evan Williams, the CEO of Twitter sent a tweet that stated, “Across all metrics that matter, yesterday was Twitter’s highest-usage day ever. (And today will be bigger.)” While he didn’t expound upon which metrics he was referring to (ie. volume of tweets, new member signup, etc.) , he sounds very confident of himself and his site. I’m interested to see how much further Twitter can go. There are so many ways that Twitter can be used to market your business online. Stay tuned to a new ebook that we are in the process of writing that can help you leverage all of the goodness that Twitter has to offer.

Well, we made it through the first week of 2010 pretty quickly and as we look to week two, statistics and reviews of 2009 are beginning to roll in. Below are a few tidbits of information about 2009:

• According to Hitwise, the top three keywords searched during 2009 were
  1. Facebook
  2. MySpace
  3. Craigslist
• According to Quantcast 2009 Mobile Trends report, North American mobile phone web share increased by 110%; while mobile consumption globally increased by 148%
• According to Mashable: The Social Media Guide, the top 5 most popular stories on Digg were
  1. Barack Obama Officially Becomes 44th American President
  2. Michael Jackson Dies
  3. The Story of Prisoner F95488
  4. We Didn’t Start The Flame War (Music Video)
  5. The Pirate Bay Trial: The Offcial Verdict Guilty
• According to Facebook, the top status trends of 2009 were
  1. Facebook Applications
  2. FML
  3. Swine Flu
  4. Celebrity Deaths
  5. Family
• 2009 Trending Topics on Twitter were

Have you ever been on a website and wished you could add your opinion or additional information for future readers to read? Well, Google heard you! While this idea is not new and Google is not the first company to offer such a product, they are the giant in the field, so when they do it, it’s noticed.

Google’s Sidewiki allows website visitors to add information to a sidebar that can be downloaded from Google’s website. When you add your information, opinion, comment or whatever you have to say to the Sidewiki, everyone else that visits that website (and has downloaded the Sidewiki) can now see what you wrote.

This is a great way to see if an expert in that field has noted anything, share your ideas and information and/or read reviews of products and services. It is browser based and works on both Internet Explorer or Firefox. This is also a fantastic way to set yourself apart from your competitors by offering reviews of websites, products and/or services that pertain to your industry. My challenge to you…how will you use Google’s Sidewiki to your company’s advantage?