Posts Tagged ‘stumbleupon’

If I was pressed to answer, I’d probably say StumbleUpon was the first social aggregator site I ever used regularly.  Even before Digg, I had a little StumbleUpon toolbar which had just one big button which read “Stumble!”.  Each time I’d hit it, I was provided with a new interesting page from the web that [...]

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If you’ve headed over to StumbleUpon this morning then you may have noticed that it looks a little different. They’ve traded in the old blue and green logo for a sleek new orange one and that’s only the beginning.

There are many ways to gauge the strength of a social network: users, page views, monthly active users and time spent per page are all effective.  One that I like to look at is referrals, which look at how often a social network is sourcing a link to great content.  For instance, if a blog [...]

Online music library platform Grooveshark recently introduced a complete redesign of its site.  The site now places a heavy emphasis on social media sharing and community features that complement tighter integrations with third-party social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Reddit.

Between now and December 4, 2011, Stumbleupon will reward you with a free $10 Amazon gift card for every 5 friends you refer to their site.

If you are an avid reader of our daily content, which any sane individual is, you may remember reading a lot of articles that were vital to your title as a social media intellect this week.

Whether we were discussing slavery of the 21st century or providing you with successful tips for your LinkedIn picture, each story served its purpose in one way or another.

Even if you missed our vital stories this week, we put together a list for you, so that you don’t have to go searching through our archives. Take a few minutes to read each article, absorb the important points and move on with your day.

On behalf of our staff at Social Times, we would like to thank our military members for protecting us from harm and keeping us safe. Happy Veterans Day!

One of the most often shared content on the Mail Online was an article, including images concerning the earthquake in Japan. It was shared 392,521 times on the monitored social sites.

The infographic below offers applicable information on how to build links, which will add to our overall social media marketing plan.

The platform actually places itself above the rest of its competitors, indicating StumbleUpon is the only platform that is truly driving users to different sites. The infographic indicates the platform “drives over 50 percent of the social media traffic in the United States.”

In the developmental stages of the platform Camp was a big fan of Google. “It had been around for a year or two in the mainstream. But it was still only good if you actually knew what you wanted to look for.”