I Can Finally Tell You Why I’ve Been Absent From Blogging

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For those of you that have been regular readers of my blog, I want to say thank you. I appreciate both of you, haha. You may have noticed a slight absence over the course of the last few weeks, but I’m ready now to announce why.

I have teamed up with two people for whom I have an enormous amount of respect, Eric T. Tung and Justin Runyon,  to launch Social Media Ledger. Both of these guys have a ton of professional experience in social media, but the three of us all bring different perspectives. You see, Eric works client-side in the for-profit sector, Justin is a community manager with a marketing agency, and I have experience working client-side in the non-profit sector.

It’s a project that has been in the works for several months, but has finally come to fruition. I will be doing all of my social media related writing over there from now on.

So what will happen to JonBellah.com?

I’ve got a complete redesign, direction and an entirely new project in the works. This blog will shift towards more of a personal blog about the projects that I’m working on.

I’m hoping to announce the completion of my other project in the next couple of weeks.

Don’t forget to check us out over at Social Media Ledger, I hope you like it!

What The Instagram Acquisition Means For Users

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Mark Zuckerberg broke news today that Facebook is acquiring Instagram for $1 billion in a combination of cash and shares of Facebook. Instagram’s entire team — just nine employees — will be joining Facebook.

Zuckerberg stated that Facebook is “… committed to building and growing Instagram independently.” Kevin Systrom, meanwhile, took to Instagram’s blog to reinforce that “the Instagram app will still be the same one you know and love.”

So what does the acquisition mean for Instagram’s approximately 30 million users? Not much, aside from the fact that there will likely be integration of Instagram’s photo filters on Facebook.

Oh, and maybe your Instagram won’t load so slow anymore (for all of you that blamed the newly included Android users).

What do you think? Is Instagram really worth $1 billion in cash and shares?

How To Set Goals For Social Media

Rome wasn’t built in a day. It’s a pretty universal truth, really. To be great at anything takes time, a lot of it. The same holds true for setting goals for your social media marketing. Unless your brand already commands an army of rabid fans (think sports teams), then finding success in social media is [...]

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Social Media Marketing Industry Report Released

Michael Stelzner, of Social Media Examiner, released the 2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report today. The 42-page document aggregates an enormous amount of  insight from over 3,800 social media professionals. The report provides information on how businesses are using social media, what challenges they’re facing, the direction they intend to go in the future, as well as how [...]

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5 Examples Of Great Facebook Timelines

Today Facebook finally forced brand pages to switch to the new Timeline, so it feels like the right time to look at some of the brands that are doing Timelines correctly. 1 – Livestrong Livestrong was one of the first major brands to make the switch to the Timeline. They’ve since been the gold standard [...]

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The Best Company Launch Video Ever

Dollar Shave Club, as far as I’m concerned, has won the internet. DSC released their first ad earlier this week and it went viral shortly thereafter. Admittedly, they’re borrowing quite heavily from Old Spice in their campaign, but I’ll forgive them because of how awesome this video is. They’ve also capitalized on their viral success [...]

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