Archive for the ‘Marketing’ Category

10 Things You Need to Stop Tweeting About

Posted by Kelly Shibari On July - 2 - 2010

There’s actually some good information here (basically, stop Tweeting about yourself and start being more interested in other things and other people), but it’s in picture form…isn’t your brain tired right now from the loooooong week anyway? Enjoy…

Signal to Noise Ratio

Posted by Kelly Shibari On June - 30 - 2010

What are some key things to keep in mind so that your time spent on Twitter/Facebook/Myspace/YouTube/etc doesn’t feel wasted?

Social Media and Google Rankings

Posted by Kelly Shibari On June - 28 - 2010

However, Social Media can also affect Google rankings, because one of the other factors that Google uses in its algorithm is pretty obvious – popularity and demand.

Social Media ROI

Posted by Kelly Shibari On June - 26 - 2010

Sometimes, it’s just easier to take a well-produced video that’s full of good facts and figures, put to a good tune, to entertain as well as educate.

Twitter and Purchasing Decisions

Posted by Kelly Shibari On June - 24 - 2010

So often, people tend to think that Twitter is really just for socializing; reports like this show that it’s most definitely becoming a viable hub for ecommerce.

Adult industry social network NaughtyTweetNetwork has merged with social media consulting firm Hourglass8 Media to form NaughtyPR.

Why Bother with Social Media and Blogs?

Posted by Kelly Shibari On June - 18 - 2010

Here’s a quick list of reasons why social media marketing, social networking, and blogging is beneficial, and more and more becoming crucial.

Social Communities in Adult Entertainment: A Podcast

Posted by Kelly Shibari On June - 3 - 2010

The following Tech In Twenty podcast is the reason why I agreed to go on their show – it’s smart, savvy, and doesn’t throw a bunch of assumptions around disguised as fact.

Social Media and the Adult Industry – An Interview

Posted by Kelly Shibari On June - 1 - 2010

Every now and then I am fortunate enough to be interviewed on a non-adult-industry show.

State of the Social Networks

Posted by Kelly Shibari On April - 12 - 2010

I’m a big fan of a trade publication that appears on tables at many of the adult webmaster conferences. With what happened at TPF in terms of the lack of understanding of social media, I think it’s important to reproduce some of the stories from AdultWebLife (with MikeB’s permission). If you’ve been attending adult conferences and are not reading his publication, then you only have yourself to blame when people mention things like social media and you’re drawing a blank.

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