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Ignite Visibility LLC unveils “ Social Media Marketing: The Movie Today, Ignite Visibility LLC unveils “ Social Media Marketing: The Movie ,” an in-depth look at the power of social media and the players that brought it to the forefront of digital marketing. It comes on the heels of the successful “ SEO: The Movie ,” which explored the history of SEO - how it started, how it evolved, and where it is today. But “Social Media Marketing: The Movie” takes a different spin on the story of social media. Rather than digging into the past, the movie focuses on industry insight and real strategies businesses can use to find success in the space. The film interviews experts on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and even Podcasting. Through the film, marketers and business owners will learn how to use the top social media sites online, how to set a strategy, how to deal with the drop in organic reach, how to measure success, what strategies are that ...

#FF Summaries from Our Retweeters and Followers Who Killed it Socially this Week Enjoy our Tweets from our Retweeters & Followers. Have a great weekend! - The Nerd Stalker Team

Sweeble App Hopes to Redefine How to Engage Trying to decipher how engaged a person on social media can be has been a debatable holy grail - likes, klout or time on page. What if we said that a fan of yours held onto your picture for an hour? Isn't that a sign of love - like holding your teddy bear. That's what the Sweeble App gives you.  In fact, this app has over 17 hours of "teddy bear hugging." We talk with co-founder and President of Sweeble, Jason Zuccari on his new App and how they want to redefine engagement and likes.

In this episode, Sean Charles (aka ＠SocialMediaSean) and Greg Viloria (aka @SocialGreg) talk about the social stories and events of the week. And here’s what we discussed: News: Facebook to Begin Cutting Back on Promotional Posts from Pages in News Feed | via @allfacebook http://buff.ly/1zrLy4m News: Facebook invites you to 'Say Thanks' | via @JLaffertyIF http://bit.ly/1zrMiGC News: Pinterest Doubles Its Male User Base | via @SocialTimes http://bit.ly/1xsopAY News: LinkedIn - We Tried The LinkedIn Feature People Say Ruined Their Job Search | via @businessinsider http://read.bi/1EPK4Uz What is a Fan - Discussion[Video from SF MusicTech Summit]

The senior side of the population is rising and expected to double in the year 2030 of that in 2000 .  Seniors rising smartphone ownership  and increasing Tablet ownership  signal a unique opportunity.  Seniors using the internet reached the majority last year where in 2000 the adoption was only 13%. Pew Research says a lot of seniors are adopting social media  (43%) but privacy concerns and lack of interest still prevent wider adoption. Enter Tapestry . Tapestry  has a vision of enriching the lives of people of all ages, especially that of seniors, by helping them stay connected to their families, their friends and their communities. Listen to what Marcie Rogo, Head of Operations for Tapestry says about their service.

(8mins) Nerd Stalker kicks the 2009 door down with a very special first interview of the year. We attend an exclusive SF New Tech meet up at Dolby Digital Labs where we have an information packed talk with Product Evangelist Dave Mathews of Boxee . Boxee is in closed Alpha (until 1/8/09 for Mac & Ubuntu) but Nerd Stalker viewers get in if you sign up within the next 48 hours. On a laptop or connected to an HDTV, boxee gives you a true entertainment experience to enjoy your movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Comedy Central, Last.fm, and flickr. Boxee is the best media center solution i've seen hands down, you ask why? Open Source (xbmc) Amazing Codec Support Social Network Support (Twitter, Friendfeed, etc) Partnerships (See list above)

(6 mins) Nerd Stalker interviews online personality Sukhjit Ghag at a Mashable monthly party in San Francisco. Sukhjit has extensive traditional and new media experience and has a new vlog called Sukhjit.me , a contributer to the Android mobile application Cooking Capsules, and works with PeopleBrowsr. For any of you social media vets or newbs, you could learn a thing or two from Sukhjit she seems to create or enhance community with each footstep, and it's quite inspirational.

The music theme continues, we interview founder of BlueHaze Mark Shedletsky. At first glance I thought BlueHaze was a simple company that sends you concert notifications, but that was a gross underestimation. BlueHaze gives the concert goer a 360 degree beginning, during, and after experience. BlueHaze is getting quite a bit of buzz as of late, with an iPhone, Facebook, and web solution to: Find local concerts. Get tour alerts from your favorite artists. See what shows your friends are seeing. Post your concert photos and reviews Keep track of your own personal Tour History. Discover new music.

I speak with Mike Harkey (Dirctor of Business Development) from Clearspring. We talk widgets, advertising, analytics and sharing. Clearspring looked to be a candidate for a large company type solution for certain type of marketing/advertising campaigns.