Tag Archives: LinkedIn

Social Log-Ins Improve E-Commerce

Posted on April 12, 2012 by thedigitalconsultant

Using a social login and social sharing will increase engagement and conversion. According to a recent study by Monetate just under a half of all US consumers prefer to use a social log-in when creating a new or guest account … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Marketing, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2012, Consumer, ecommerce, Facebook, Gigya, LinkedIn, Login, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter | 1 Comment

More on Facebook’s Dominance

Posted on February 13, 2012 by thedigitalconsultant

This recent map from Vincenso Cosenza graphically shows the dominance of Facebook in the social media world. Facebook is ranked #1in 127 countries out of a total 136 listed. Equally interesting is how this landscape has changed in the past three years. Note how Twitter and LinkedIn … Continue reading →

Posted in Research, Social Media | Tagged 2012, Blog, Facebook, Italy, LinkedIn, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter, Vincenzo Cosenza | Leave a comment

Attack Of The ‘Munchies’. How Businesses Devour Content

Posted on October 12, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

This infographic based on the Buyersphere report provides a mouthwatering sample of B2B practice. The ‘content fillings’ are revealing with the importance of the company web site being reinforced. Click on image to see larger version LinkedIn has doubled in importance in the space … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Research, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Business, Business-to-business, buyersphere, Facebook, LinkedIn, Marketing, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter | 1 Comment

The Growth Of Social Media

Posted on September 4, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

A couple of interesting observations can be made from this chart, recently release by Search Engine Journal: 75% of brand “likes” are coming from advertisements Mobile access to Facebook accounts has grown 200% in a year. The 50-64 Age demographic … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media | Tagged 2011, Business, Facebook, infographic, LinkedIn, map, Orkut, research, Roger Smith, Social media, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter, world, YouTube | 1 Comment

Our Facebook Habit

Posted on July 10, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Social networking use has doubled since 2007. Non-social sites are fighting a losing battle when it comes to online user preference. As this chart clearly demonstrates Facebook is not just growing in addition to the rest of the Web, … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Ben Elowitz, ComScore, Facebook, google, LinkedIn, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, Tumblr, Twitter | Leave a comment

Professional Networking – Why It Matters

Posted on June 17, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

The Tools and Links section of this blog contains links to many programmes that can create visualisations of your networks. One of the more interesting is LinkedIn Maps which maps your professional network and demonstratesthe relationships between you and your connections. In today’s world where … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, LinkedIn, Professional network service, Roger Smith, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, visualisation | 1 Comment

The GeoSocial Universe – May 2011

Posted on May 25, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Note the importance of Skype in relation to its once wannabe owner, Facebook. Email remains a dominant force with 830 million users signed up to the top three providers. The chart also provides some context to the recent LinkedIn IPO. … Continue reading →

Posted in Email, Gadgets, Mobile, Social Media | Tagged 2011, Facebook, Geosocial, infographic, Initial public offering, JESS3, LinkedIn, Marketing, Roger Smith, Skype, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter, universe | 1 Comment

What A Difference A Year Makes

Posted on April 4, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

A year on year analysis of social media from January 2010 clearly demonstrates the rapid growth of the major networks. While Wikipedia is chugging along with 5,000 new contributors Facebook continues to blitz the opposition, signing up 290 million new accounts over the same period. Note also … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile, Social Media | Tagged 2011, analysis, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Online Communities, research, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Network Based Papers

Posted on March 14, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

The use of social media aggregation to publication has been around for some time. One such example is the Swiss company Small River, whose Paper.Li which takes your daily tweets and creates an online publication from them. I have used … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Social Media | Tagged 2011, Facebook, IPad, LinkedIn, Roger Smith, Social media, Social network service, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter | Leave a comment

2011 Crystal Ball Gazing

Posted on January 1, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

The reality is that there will be so much happening in 2011 and at a faster pace than ever before. Top picks: 3D-enabled television sets will contiue to be pushed by manufacturers but the ‘imminent 3D revolution’ will remain on … Continue reading →