Augie Ray

@peterkim That's what I get for reading 2 social media books simultaneous. That data came from @mich8elwu's book. Enjoying yours, too.

RT @swonderlin: Social Media Ad Spend to Reach $9.8B by 2016 /via @MarketingProfs

I talk social business with @Eloqua's @JChernov — #socialmedia #socialbusiness

Geri & I just simultaneously said, "Thank God social media didn't exist when we were in high school!"

I hadn't intended this as a rant but some folks think it is: Social Media Questions I'm Asking These Days

@iamreff Hopefully more probing questions than rant, but I do have higher expectations for those within the social media field!

How not surprising! 80% of online video ads abandoned within the first half of the ad: H/T @Factbrowser

@katrinakibben I think FB is already supposed to be monitoring ads, but it seems like an awfully wide filter, doesn't it?

@ggfm I'm not sure what, if anything, Facebook does to screen ads. Given the self-service platform, it may be wide open to deceptive ads.

@socialskipper I've seen case studies (such as Zappos) that indicate FB ads driving to ecommerce sites can work.

Brilliant! RT @tiffanyannweber: @augieray I click on FB ads that I find offensive so they have to pay...

@nilofer True, but Google sees the risks & wants to diversify--hence the obsession with social. FB has much more it can do than just ads.

My new blog post (and small study): Top 10 brands get 3257% more engagement on Facebook than Google+:

New blog post: Google+ & Top Brand Engagement: My Own Small Study (Top 10 Brands' FB & G+ pages compared)

RT @bkwalker: Latest blog post: How to build an online marketplace. | Forrester Blogs

@crmoutsiders @bucholtz @bryanperson @mikecbetts @marketingveep @sbarnes0215 @wittlake @peteinfante @jer979 Thx for sharing my blog post!

My new blog post: Social Media Questions I'm Asking These Days

RT @TomMartin: 7 NEW Things to Do After You've Written a New Blog Post | Content Marketing Institute – (nice tips here)

RT @Britopian House Beautiful Lets Readers Post to #Pinterest From Print H/T @Ekaterina

5 Insights on Facebook vs Pinterest in Driving Sales (Infographic) cc: @sanchezjb @AttentionUSA

RT @AttentionUSA: #Pinterest Set To Announce New Funding At $1 Billion Valuation, With An Eye On Ecommerce

SHOCKING! Moms are 61% more likely to visit Pinterest than average American @NielsenWire H/T @factbrowser

SHOCKING! Moms are 61% more likely to visit Pinterest than average American @NielsenWire) via @factbrowser

RT @pjmcgov: Could These Startups Become the Next Big Thing? (Pinterest already is, and Quora? Really?!)

Amid unexpected Facebook slump, other tech stocks sink | VentureBeat:

relaunches, and it buries other social shopping experiences | VentureBeat:

Lenddo uses social networks to give loans and improve credit | VentureBeat:

The new Bing is here, start peppering your friends with questions | VentureBeat:

Why Groupon Now won't work | VentureBeat:

With IPO just days away, Facebook faces FTC probe | VentureBeat:

My new blog post (and small study): Top 10 brands get 3257% more engagement on Facebook than Google+:

New blog post: Google+ & Top Brand Engagement: My Own Small Study (Top 10 Brands' FB & G+ pages compared)

64% of Interbrand Top 100 have active Google+ Brand page. (Um, define "active," please.) H/T @factbrowser

Google+ growth anemic: (~30% who post never make 2nd post; avg post has less <1 reply) H/T @ariherzog

But it's not about "circlers," it's about engagement! RT @attentionusa: Google+ Gaining Ground w/ Brands and Consumers

RT @jowyang: Google+ Seeks to colonize the web --yet it's pissing off users (The natives are rejecting colonization.)