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SXC Digital News, May 7th, 2012

Posted on: May 7, 2012


Sexy Digital News reports the most useful and interesting stories I have culled from the web on digital media, business and the future of marketing and advertising.

When Choosing a Job, Culture Matters

blogs.hbr.org – Some organizations will excite you. They’ll stimulate your success and growth. Others will be stressful. They may lead you to quit before you’ve accomplished much or learned what you hoped to. With the pressure (or excitement)…

LinkedIn’s Growth Continues: Fueling the Corporate Talent Machine

forbes.com – Another amazing quarter from LinkedIn: revenues of $188.5 Million, up 101%, with the “hiring solutions” business now driving $102.6 Million or 54% of company revenue. LinkedIn’s revenues in the corporate recruiting market are…

Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed

forbes.com – Albert Einstein’s was estimated at 160, Madonna’s is 140, and John F. Kennedy’s was only 119, but as it turns out, your IQ score pales in comparison with your EQ, MQ, and BQ scores when it comes to predicting your success and…

RichRelevance Raises $20M From Crosslink, Greylock To Help Manage Personalization For Retailers

techcrunch.com – RichRelevance, a company that powers personalized shopping experience for online retailers, has raised $20 million in funding led by Crosslink Capital with Greylock Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Tugboat…

Users Tune in to Online Video in Canada, Ad Spending Follows

emarketer.com – Online video’s popularity among internet users in Canada is taking off, and marketers are investing heavily in the format. eMarketer estimates that online video ad spending in Canada more than doubled from CA$37 million in 2010…

Twitter Rolls Out Faster Mobile Website

mashable.com – Following updates to its iPhone and Android apps late last month, Twitter announced Monday that it has upgraded its mobile website to include many of the features introduced in the twitter.com redesign the company introduced in…

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    I have asked myself why, with the greatest collective brain trust at a single company, Google continues to fail to develop anything new that drives revenue? And why do they have to give away products for free (Gmail), deeply discount them (Nexus 7), or fund them at a loss (YouTube) to buy goodwill. Fail?! How could I say that? Google is by far one of the mos […]
  • Social Media Is to Social Discovery, Like Porn Is to... June 7, 2012
    ...Well, good porn, I guess. The Glimpse Social Discovery Conference in San Francisco brought together an all day fest of experts in the Social Discovery space. Social Discovery is the new black, I guess, and that black is a better, one-more, one-louder version of social media; for it takes into account the core emotional benefit of Social, and that is […]
  • The Mobile Signature: 'Please excsue typoo's' May 9, 2012
    NOTE This is an iPhone email. The iPhone keyboard is, to say the least, persnickety. Since I have neither the thumbs of a newborn, nor the texting prowess of a 13-year-old, please excuse the occasional spelling mistake. And so reads my iPhone signature line. Why should this offend anyone? And what harm is it alerting someone of this possibility? Ah, therein […]

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    Creating an infographic usually requires sorting through a cornucopia of information and clarifying the essential points. Here's an easier way to build one.
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    Let's be real here. From a numbers standpoint, questionable marketing tactics often work. But is it really worth sacrificing long-term brand health for a short-term revenue spike? You decide.
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    Alone, QR codes are never the answer. Here's how to incorporate them meaningfully into a broader marketing strategy.

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    There are those other companies that have a unique something that has so much promise for reaching consumers in unique and new ways that are breakthrough, I am salivating at the prospect of using them.
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    #adtechsf Imagine that like the Post Office closing on Saturdays, that the Internet shut down for 15% of its ad targeting opportunities a week? Offline competition for advertising is going down, and it will continue to do so.

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