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Beat the Reach – Facebook Organic Reach figures plummet

  So, the inevitable news is out. Facebook’s organic reach figures have plummeted in the past few months. For those of you unaware of what ‘organic reach’ is, it is basically the number of people your pages can reach from people who have seen, liked or shared your post, without
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15 Amazing 2013 Social Media Statistics

  There are over 1.19 billion active Facebook users worldwide, which is an 18 per cent increase year over year. I think it is fair to say that Facebook is one of the biggest social networking sites across the globe. Every second 8,000 users will like a photo on Instagram
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New Year’s resolutions for your social media habits

When the clock strikes midnight, we all hope and wish that the New Year will bring us another chance to start fresh, but how many of us cave on our crash diet by the end of the first week? Or cut-out the cardio workouts by day three? Well, it’s now
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How has Facebook changed over the past 5 years?

  Back in 2008, Facebook had 100 million active users. Just 5 years later and over a billion people have become regular users. On average they’re a little older than the before and there’s a few more males amongst them, so what else has changed in this time to make

OMG! Who’s going to see that on their Facebook news feed?

  There are approximately 293,000 status updates on Facebook every 60 seconds, so it is important that we understand how Facebook filters information to send updates to the most relevant News Feeds. Let’s take a look. Facebook developed an algorithm formaly known as EdgeRank (click here to read a blog
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Is an App right for your Business?

It’s fair to say that yourself and the rest of todays society has integrated the ‘app’ in to our culture, to such an extent that it’s hard to imagine our everyday lives without using one. Whether it be your Facebook app, your Candy crush app or an Angry birds app,

How do public services use social media?

  By definition, a ‘Public Service’ is a service that is provided by the government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. Public services span through a plethora of services in the public domain; from the military to public housing. Social

The Five Types of Facebook Fans.

Got a new product you want to market on social media? Want to expand your online reach further? Facebook can provide the tools in which to successfully promote and market your item. According to Ragan there are five common types of Facebook Fan.  If you market in the right way,

How are modern day game developers using social media?

The video gaming industry is now bigger and better than ever. Gone are the days where throwing your pocket money at the likes of Pacman and Tetris seemed appealing.  Nowadays, thanks mostly to Sony and Microsoft, it’s been made ten times easier to throw your money away, at a huge expense

How can social media help in a tragedy?

Social media is a great way to communicate with friends at the best of times. It helps people quite often over long distances stay in touch, re-connect and see what others are getting up to through photos, messages and games. So when tragedy strikes, social media can be a powerful