HootSuite today released changes to its url shortener, ow.ly. Perhaps bowing to customer preference, Ow.ly is now links directly to the original long URL instead of to a page with the social bar at the top. HootSuite has moved the social bar functionality to a new URL shortening service, (pronounced “hoot-ly”), for those who prefer it. Either service can be selected as the default for use with HootSuite (and changed at any time).
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Review: WebinarListings.com
Putting together a webinar and wondering how to promote it? Newly launched WebinarListings.com offers dedicated listings of upcoming webinars week-by-week for free. Paid listings include being listed at the top of the page for the week, listed on the Facebook fan page, tweeted, and included in a weekly newsletter. Is listing your webinar on WebinarListings.com worth it?
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Measuring Social Media Success
We had a free webinar this week on measuring social media success – what that means, requirements for measuring, why you should measure, and some techniques for measurement. My slides from the presentation are below. We’ll work on getting a recording available soon. We’ll also rerun this webinar sometime in May, in case you missed it. If you have any questions, please let us know!