<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | What's trending in social media? | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/feed/</link> <description>What's trending in social media? - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business</description> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:42:31 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47977</guid><title><![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47977</link> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:35:02 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/" title="E N Brown" rel="nofollow">E N Brown</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Hi &#160;<a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/milan-steskal/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/milan-steskal/' rel="nofollow">@milan-steskal</a> --- &#160;<div></div><div>Being on Google+ is a smart move now for everyone. It affects SEO more than other social networks, and in a positive way. &#160;So, the growth factor will be like a shooting star, fast and [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47918</guid><title><![CDATA[Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47918</link> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:07:49 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/" title="Rich Brooks" rel="nofollow">Rich Brooks</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow">@rachelagheyisi</a><div></div><div>Not at all; there are statistics about G+ being the fastest growing social network ever.&#160;</div><div></div><div>However, as you know, there are "lies, damn lies, and statistics."</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47916</guid><title><![CDATA[Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47916</link> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:03:07 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/" title="Rachel Agheyisi" rel="nofollow">Rachel Agheyisi</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/milan-steskal/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/milan-steskal/' rel="nofollow">@milan-steskal</a> I think <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow">@rich-brooks</a> was being facetious (in that statement) to make the point about trend reporting.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47894</guid><title><![CDATA[Milan Steskal replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47894</link> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/milan-steskal/" title="Milan Steskal" rel="nofollow">Milan Steskal</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow">@rich-brooks</a> It's interesting what you said that G+ is the fastest growing social network for someone. Who is it? I don't know anyone around, who keeps using it. But I'd love to start if it makes sense for me [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47856</guid><title><![CDATA[Ann at  greenoak replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47856</link> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:16:10 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/annfurnivall/" title="Ann at  greenoak" rel="nofollow">Ann at  greenoak</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> my view is&#160;&#160; right in line with inc....tops in&#160; my world [retail] &#160;is still facebook and&#160;&#160; (for many including me] pinterest......&#160; blogs are&#160; going down but were never&#160; very big and&#160;&#160; im not seeing many stores [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47836</guid><title><![CDATA[Geoffrey Gordon replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47836</link> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 03:14:53 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/geoffrey-gordon/" title="Geoffrey Gordon" rel="nofollow">Geoffrey Gordon</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow">@rachelagheyisi</a> I have to say that social media networks seem to rise and fall, but for me the community you build around your blog seems to be the most consistent social media network that&#160;doesn't&#160;change with [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47824</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47824</link> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:56:26 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow">@supereb</a> Good stuff Eileen!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47817</guid><title><![CDATA[Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47817</link> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/" title="Rachel Agheyisi" rel="nofollow">Rachel Agheyisi</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow">@supereb</a> Thanks for your input.Frankly, your comments actually confirm the point that there's a lot of confusion out there from how surveys are conceptualized to how the findings are reported -- a whole lot of [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47806</guid><title><![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47806</link> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:10:17 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/" title="E N Brown" rel="nofollow">E N Brown</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Hi &#160;<a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a> &#160; &#160;&#160;<div><div></div><div>Quote --- &#160;"<span>People now own the SERPs and not the spiders."</span></div><div><span></span></div><div><span></span></div><div><span>No true yet, by any means. We'll see what happens in the coming year.&#160;</span></div><div><span></span></div><div><span></span></div><div><span>Right now, social media conversions come in at around [&#8230;]</span></div></div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47803</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47803</link> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:04:31 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/' rel="nofollow">@supereb</a> There is also the rise of AuthorRank that I have seen in a couple of articles so far that affect your SEO as well. Here is a link to the Social Media Today article:&#160;&#060;a href=&#034;<a href="http://socialmediatoday.com/mac-ocampo/1050246/4-ways-authorrank-will-enhance-social-search&#038;#034" rel="nofollow">http://socialmediatoday.com/mac-ocampo/1050246/4-ways-authorrank-will-enhance-social-search&#038;#034</a>; style=&#034;font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47801</guid><title><![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47801</link> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:55:53 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/" title="E N Brown" rel="nofollow">E N Brown</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a> &#160;&#160;Hi KC - You said "<span><em>p.s. I learned yesterday from Maddie Grant that the main reason to be on Google+ is the boost it gives you in SEO."</em></span><span><em></em></span><span><em></em></span><span>Really? &#160;Last year (July 2011) SEO-Hacker had this to say [&#8230;]</span></p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47798</guid><title><![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47798</link> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:30:15 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/" title="E N Brown" rel="nofollow">E N Brown</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Hello&#160;<span><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow">@rachelagheyisi</a></span><div><span></span>I found it a bit odd that the Nielsen study was done between July 2011 and July 2012 but the Inc. report came out Dec 5, 2012. A little bit of a gap there. This news is so old as to be not [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47731</guid><title><![CDATA[Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47731</link> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:53:13 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/" title="Rachel Agheyisi" rel="nofollow">Rachel Agheyisi</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a> Me too, I read Entrepreneur regularly; good resource for business owners -- well worth a subscription!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47730</guid><title><![CDATA[Rachel Agheyisi replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47730</link> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:50:03 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/" title="Rachel Agheyisi" rel="nofollow">Rachel Agheyisi</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow">@rich-brooks</a> I completely agree. It often surprises me that, sometimes, the availability of multiple options confuses rather than enlighten. Even here on our wonderfully informative and current SME clubs, I sense [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47684</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47684</link> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:35:57 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow">@rachelagheyisi</a> I use Inc (and Entrepeneur) content all the time in my Twitter feed. I agree with&#160; <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow">@rich-brooks</a> about being where your customers and prospects are.&#160;<div></div><div>p.s. I learned yesterday from Maddie Grant that [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47669</guid><title><![CDATA[Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic What&#039;s trending in social media? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/#post-47669</link> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:56:32 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/" title="Rich Brooks" rel="nofollow">Rich Brooks</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/whats-trending-in-social-media/" rel="nofollow">What&#039;s trending in social media?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rachelagheyisi/' rel="nofollow">@rachelagheyisi</a><div></div><div>Thanks for sharing, and I love Inc. magazine.</div><div></div><div>I'd worry less about which one is trending, and focus more on which ones my clients and prospects are using.</div><div></div><div>G+ is a good example; it's either the [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>