Useful Site: What The Trend?

We ran across a great site today for tracking the most popular trends on Twitter. Check out http://www.whatthetrend.com/
The unique thing about the site is that they attempt to explain why a certain topic is trending on Twitter.  Check it out, and use this to keep yourself, your brand, and your clients in the loop!

Useful Site: Convo Monitor

Darryl Ohrt over at Brandflakes for Breakfast pointed out this very useful tool that we wanted to highlight today:  http://www.convomonitor.com/
We’ve talked a fair amount recently about how to evaluate and use social media tools in your marketing and communications efforts.  But perhaps the most valuable asset of social media isn’t talking, but listening.  Convo Monitor is [...]

Amazon’s Nonstop PR Problem

If you’re on Twitter, #amazonfail is already old news to you, if you’re not on Twitter, all you need to do is Google “#amazonfail” to get a run-down of yesterday’s Amazon PR crisis.  The summary of this issue is this: Amazon seems to have removed the sales rankings for gay and lesbian themed books by [...]