Digg isn’t the first social media site to fall. MySpace collapsed under their own weight. Other social news sites like Propeller, Yahoo Buzz, and Mixx never got the traction they needed. Facebook pushed out a lot of would-be social networks over the years. When Betaworks bought Digg for a ridiculously-low amount, it didn’t mark the first failure of a social media giant. It was just the first time a social media giant fell for no apparent reason. Digg had the traffic. It had the buzz. It had the personality. It made one major misstep with the roll out of V4, but otherwise their faults were not any bigger…

Business intelligence (BI) objectives are to support better business decision-making and to turn those decisions into strategies that give the company a competitive advantage in their industry. To analyze the information gathered from BI, companies use different types of business intelligence technologies, such as, online analytical processing, analytics, data mining, and predictive analytics. Although most businesses understand the full meaning of what BI means and use it, the rest of us do not. This infographic provides a clearer understanding of business intelligence. Click…

Ever been out and wanted to tell people what you were doing, show them a photo or check into your location? You’re not the only one. Facebook is the number one searched mobile website. There are nearly 2500 variations of search queries with the word “facebook”. Malaysia and Italy use facebook as a keyword; that is twice the global average. When do you use your mobile device most often? On average, mobile user behavior is more significant around the time that you’re tucking yourself in for bed. The amount of usage on a mobile phone is also greater than that of a desktop computer. Nowadays it…

With the convenience of the internet and the google search engine, all your needs and searches are just a click away. However, when you “click” on your searches, what exactly is happening? On the northern theatre, search listings include larger, more relevant and engaging ad formats for any remotely commercial keyword search (crowding out less effective organic search results. While on the southern theatre their objective is to vigorously attack SEO web spam and to raise the privacy bar (no more sharing of these search queries) making it harder to rank in organic searches.So who takes…

It can be said that watching your Klout score fluctuate daily is addicting. It’s definitely an everyday occurrence to login and check to see if the Klout score has gone up or down. Even a little increase feels like such a huge accomplishment. That is why most of us would love to know some tips, any tips, on how to improve upon our Klout scores. Coudersport Chevrolet found a great  graphic that gives a explanation on how Klout measures your online influence, as well as, provides advice on how to make some progress with your Klout score. This infographic from Kiss Metrics comes to us via Dallas Honda…

There is a definite connection between women, social media, and blogs, but not many businesses are aware of it. Reading articles about how women are dominating the internet is one thing, but knowing how to use what you read to your business’ advantage is another. So what is the connection between the three? — Trust. …

Are you looking for more “likes”, comments, or shares? Who isn’t right! Well, look no further than the Facebook Power User. These members are the ones who are extra engaged in the community on Facebook, more so than the typical user, and are the ones who ultimately create most of the site’s activity. Becoming friends and connecting with a power user can be extremely helpful when wanting to spread the word about a particular topic, photo, or event. …

Most of us already know that StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that recommends and personalizes web content based on users’ personal interests, social networking principles, and peers. As a result, virtual communities and networks are created of Web surfers connected by common interests. …

There was a time when the only apps that restaurants cared about were the ones that people ordered before their meals, often with a dipping sauce and garnish surrounding them. Now, online ordering and other ways of utilizing mobile devices before, during, and after the restaurant visit have given the term “apps” a secondary meaning for many restaurants. It’s big business. Many people will only order online for the convenience factor. They have more control over the situation when they can do it from their computer or mobile device and the concept of walking into a restaurant and ordering from…

Social media is a realm that is open to men and women of every race and nationality (other than in the nations where they’re blocked, of course). There are a handful of networks that are geared towards one sex or the other, but for the most part men are perfectly welcome on Pinterest and women are encouraged to join Reddit. They just don’t, at least not very often. As this graphic shows, Pinterest is 82% women while Reddit is 82% men. Even the “equal” social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn show large degrees of separation with women dominating the two former and men controlling the latter….