Social Media Marketing Services And Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking is an activity performed over a computer network that allows
users to save and categorize a personal collection of bookmarks.
About Social Media Marketing
Internet marketing with social media sites such as Digg, Flickr, MySpace, YouTube
and many others. The Social Media Marketing Servicess goals will be different for
every business or organization, however most will involve some form of viral marketing
to build idea or brand awareness, increase visibility, and possibly sell a product
or service.
Social Bookmarking Sites
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- Technorati.com
- Digg.com
- Slashdot.org
- Propeller.com
- Del.icio.us
- Stumbleupon.com
- Twitter.com
- Reddit.com
- Fark.com
- Newsvine.com
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- Rawsugar.com
- Bibsonomy.org
- Folkd.com
- Linkagogo.com
- Indianpad.com
- Plugim.com
- Myjeeves.ask
- Buddy Marks
- Connectedy
- MyLink, Vault
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- Faves.com
- Spurl.net
- Netvouz.com
- Diigo.com
- Backflip.com
- Webmarks
- Tracker
- Symbaloo
- RankerHealth
- Google Bookmarks
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- Connotea.org
- Sphinn.com
- Blinklist.com
- Jumptags.com
- FetchFetch
- Wirefan.com
- Mixx.com
- Tagza.com
- Danogo.com
- Furl.net
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Studies
According to a 2009 CMO Survey, currently 3.5% of marketing budgets is spent on
social media marketing, with that figure predicted to grow to 6.1% within 12 months
and 13.7% within five years. The survey also found that social networks (e.g., Facebook
and LinkedIn) are most favored by marketers, followed by video sharing sites (e.g.,
YouTube), image sharing sites (e.g., Flickr), blogs, and microblogs (e.g., Twitter
and Seesmic). According to the 2009 Digital Readiness Report, "Essential Online
Public Relations and Marketing Skills," a majority of organizations are now contemplating
hiring social media specialists. In a 2007 study by eMarketer, commissioned by MySpace,
it was predicted there would be a $1230 million spend on social network marketing.
In a 2008 study by Forrester Research evaluating the social network marketing programs,
only one of the 16 major firms it had reviewed had received a passing grade, with
half of the programs scoring a zero or lower