Fluid's Big Idea Blog is a place for the observation and collection of thoughts on design, creativity and business.
07.2.09 John Dye
Facebook now allows users to secure a URL for both their profiles and any Facebook pages they administer. Facebook has some nice features and is rich in content. Now is the time to get your vanity URL for you and/or your company. 
Blog, Facebook, MySpace, Social Bookmarks, Social Media Marketing, Social Media News, Social Networks, Web 2.0
06.4.09 John Dye
Businesses use social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn for a variety of reason.
The charts below are very interesting in what they reveal.
And social media is not just for branding. It can result in direct sales if utilized correctly.
An Twitter-exclusive promotion brought ...
Blog, Blogs, Facebook, MySpace, Social Bookmarks, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networks, Twitter, Uncategorized, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, YouTube
05.15.09 John Dye
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The Tanner Dance program at the University of Utah is on Twitter and Facebook.
But Rebecca Meadows, director of development and marketing, is frank about the fact she's not yet using those social ...
Blogs, Facebook, MySpace, News, Social Bookmarks, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, Web Design News, YouTube
05.6.09 Jim Killian
Today Digg (One of the internets largest social bookmarking sites) is rolling out a long-awaited release of Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect allows Facebook’s 200+ million members to login and start Digging and commenting right away. If you’re already a Digg member, linking your account makes it easy to cross-post, sharing your ...
Facebook, Social Bookmarks, Social Media, Social Networks, Web 2.0
04.2.09 Jim Killian
Fluid Studio is excited to offer Part 2 of the Social Media Educational Series for Utah and help you become familiar with LinkedIn! (Click here for the presentation slides from Part 1 on Twitter).
This 90-minute discussion will be on Wednesday, April 22nd at 11:30 a.m.
The current plan is to ...
Facebook, MySpace, Social Bookmarks, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, YouTube
03.19.09 Jim Killian
How familiar are you with social media?
Have you ever felt left out of a conversation or didn’t even know about the conversation because you haven’t been able to wrap your brain around where to start with social media?
Does hearing about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, MySpace, Digg, blogs, ...
Facebook, MySpace, Social Bookmarks, Social Media Marketing, Social Media News, Social Networks, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, YouTube
03.10.09 John Dye
In this down economy, many enterprises are looking for the "silver bullet" to help them with the marketing/advertising quandary they find themselves in—"how can we get noticed and stay front of mind but reduce/eliminate our current promotional budget?"
The short answer? There is no silver bullet.
The bit longer answer? Things can be ...
Blogs, Facebook, Marketing, MySpace, News, Promotional, Sales, Social Bookmarks, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, YouTube
02.25.09 Jim Killian
How familiar are you with social media?
Have you ever felt left out of a conversation or didn’t even know about the conversation because you haven’t been able to wrap your brain around where to start with social media?
Does hearing about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, MySpace, Digg, blogs, and other ...
Advertising, Blogs, Business, Clients, Facebook, Marketing, MySpace, Promotional, Sales, Social Bookmarks, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media News, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, YouTube
02.20.09 Jim Killian
Jeremiah Owyang is a highly respected social mediatician (I just coined the term).
Although the source link below is a bit over a month old now, it has some insightful data.
You cannot ignore social media—the numbers (and trends) do not lie!
From Jeremiah's blog post:
If you’re seeking stats from 2008, I’ve compiled them ...
Blogs, Facebook, MySpace, Social Bookmarks, Social Media Marketing, Social Media News, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0, YouTube
02.19.09 Jim Killian
Twitter has created more offshoot services than almost any other social network.
It creates the backbone for many cool apps that really take it from a good to a great networking tool.
Wondering what these cool apps are?
Many of them are HERE.
Know of any not mentioned here? Drop them in the ...
Blogs, Social Bookmarks, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0
Facebook Vanity URLs! | 
2 graphs showing why more more than 260,000 small businesses in the U.S./Canada use social media | 
Utah nonprofits hope to find new patrons via Facebook, Twitter with Fluid's help | 
Digg's Facebook Connect Launches Today | 
Social Media Educational Series—LinkedIn | 
What Every Company Should Know About Using Social Media During A Recession | 
Social Media—Just one tool in the marketing/advertising toolbox | 
What Every Company Should Know About Using Social Media During A Recession | 
Social Network Stats for 2008 and 2009—Compiled | 
