New Sharing Statistics from ShareThis

Late last year I reported some web content sharing statistics (from August 2008) from ShareThis, the news sharing service. At the time, I was surprised by the large percentage of email and Facebook sharing and the absence of Twitter. Now, ShareThis has produced updated share percentages for January.

ShareThis Share Percentages Jan 2009

Unfortunately the variance [...]

February 23rd, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Social Networking | One comment

How to make Twitter even more useful

These days, I find myself using Twitter more and more to stay informed. By following a handful of thought leaders, tech luminaries, celebrities and friends, I get a steady stream of news, links to content around the web, opinions and even conversations. But as Twitter grows in popularity, it is becoming increasingly difficult to filter [...]

February 19th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Social Networking | Leave a comment

Connecting with your Customers

It has never been more important than now to maintain a personal connection with as many of your customers as possible.

Getsatisfaction.com is one way to maintain a close connection to the customer. This service enables companies to get direct feedback from customers in an honest and transparent manner. It provides a two-way communication platform [...]

January 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Site Optimization, Social Networking | Leave a comment

Most Users Still Share Content Via Email

A while back, I received an email from the news sharing service, ShareThis, that is integrated in so many blogs today (including this one). The email revealed how ShareThis users are using the service to share content from around the web. I remember being surprised at how many people still share via email (35%!). Facebook [...]

November 19th, 2008 | Tags: , | Category: Social Networking | One comment