Google’s viral marketing April Fools Joke a success with youtube video Gmail Motion (Social Media Management 202 436 6577)
Social Networks Manager™ Bruce Porter Jr Social Media Management for Advertising and Branding
My brother sent me a text and asked “what’s up with Gmail Motion”? Does he mean Google +1 I thought? Google has all but changed the world a few times over and now with it’s +1 recommendation feature in Google Searches expect more changes in search results worldwide. I do remember seeing something about this Gmail Motion earlier on April 1st day but as usual I was busy. I let the text sit in my in inbox and went about my day.
Note to self: Look into Gmail Motion
For those of us that use Gmail on a daily basis you know that we have a public profile that that is searchable and we can make private if we like. We also know that Gmail has a BUZZ feature that we can use to share social media with our friends. Google recently launched it’s +1 recommendation feature where you click a “like” or “plus” button to recommend the website to your friends. People will want to see websites that their friends recommend is the idea. Facebook is far ahead in the game with it’s “Like” button. You can “Like” just about everything on the internet.
You can imagine my surprise in hearing that Google launched another new product two days after the March 30th launch of +1? I was signing out of my Gmail later on that evening and I saw a video about Gmail Motion. I was greeted by Google’s Product Manager, Paul McDonald. Google claimed to have developed a user interface to send and receive email via hand and body motions. At the end of the video it said click here to try the product then APRIL FOOLS!
It was hands down the April Fools joke of 2011. A lesson in using social media for viral marketing, branding and advertising. The youtube video has registered 5,271,590 views as I write this and 15,102 comments. It has been a topic of conversation even for the Google haters and they have us all wondering how we can use +1 to achieve our targeted advertising goals.
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Google Joins Facebook with Social Media Like Button +1 for Search Engines (Social Networks Manager 202 436 6577)
Google Joins Facebook with Social Media Like Button +1 for Search Engines
So I just signed up for Google’s +1 experiment. Have you heard about it? It’s basically another way Google is trying to compete with Facebook. If you have a Google account, you can click on the “+1” box next to your search results if you like the result. Here is what Google has to say:
Use +1 to give something your public stamp of approval, so friends, contacts, and others can find the best stuff when they search. Get recommendations for the things that interest you, right when you want them, in your search results. Your +1′s are public. They can appear in Google search results, on ads, and sites across the web. You’ll always be able to see your own +1′s in a new tab on your Google Profile, and if you want, you can share this tab with the world.
The +1 button is shorthand for “this is pretty cool” or “you should check this out.”
Click +1 to publicly give something your stamp of approval. Your +1′s can help friends, contacts, and others on the web find the best stuff when they search.
Sometimes it’s easier to find exactly what you’re looking for when someone you know already found it. Get recommendations for the things that interest you, right when you want them, in your search results.
The next time you’re trying to remember that bed and breakfast your buddy was raving about, or find a great charity to support, a +1 could help you out. Just make sure you’re signed in to your Google Account.
Check it out and let me know what you think. At the very least we have a new catch phrase: “You just ‘+1′d’ this.”
Website article: http://palocreative.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/i-just-1d-something/
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Facebook Likes Are More Profitable Than Tweets (RU Social Media Ready) Social Media Management 202 436 6577
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Evenbrite has completed a study showing that Facebook drives more ticket sales that using Twitter to tweet the message. So I ask the question are small businesses using Facebook to the full potential? Are small businesses missing out on opportunities to get more bang for the buck?
Evenbrite announced Wednesday that an average tweet about an event drove 80 cents in ticket sales during the past six months, whereas an average Facebook “Like” drove $1.34.
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The study, which used in-house social analytics tools to track ticket sales on the site, was a continuation of a similar analysis the company released in October after analyzing data from a 12-week period. That study also indicated Facebook drove more sales for Eventbrite than Twitter, although the difference between the two networks’ sales per post was greater at that point than throughout the entire six-month period (the “value” of tweets increased).
The goal of a small business using Facebook, is the create a Fan Page and then start using the “Event Calendar to invite people, clients, customers, etc to the event.
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