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Daily Camera.com: : Multiple car accident closes Boulder\'s 19th and Iris intersection - Boulder Daily Camera

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:32:02 +0000

We were in the white car in the picture-- so happy to be alive, still shaking. 10 folks went to the hospital, but we were lucky to only get bruises.

Daily Camera.com: : Multiple car accident closes Boulder\'s 19th and Iris intersection - Boulder Daily Camera

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:21:52 +0000

I was in the accident-- passenger in the front right of the white car. Yes, he was going about 90 mph. I talked to him within a couple minutes of it happening. He said that the brakes didn't work, yet he didn't honk, try to pull the emergency brake, or veer into something other than those of us who were sitting at the stoplight. It was like he didn't seem to care. He just sat down and waited for the ambulances and rescue vehicles. He had a dog in the cab of his truck, who sat there for a couple hours until animal control came. I'm just thankful to be alive. No fatalities is what the paramedics told us when they treated us.

All Facebook : Facebook Ad Vendor Blinq Names John Tawadros COO

Mon, 4 Jul 2011 06:06:11 +0000

Congrats to Blinq! Under Dave's leadership, plus John's help, we see amazing things!

All Facebook : Surprise! Timeliness Boosts Engagement On Facebook

Sat, 2 Jul 2011 21:42:17 +0000

Hi Jim, 25-30% news feed coverage (impressions divided by fans) is relatively low. It means that either your fan base isn't on target, your content isn't engaging, your timing is off, or you're in an industry that doesn't generate engagement (healthcare, finance, insurance). Hard to tell without seeing your page.

All Facebook : Surprise! Timeliness Boosts Engagement On Facebook

Sat, 2 Jul 2011 21:35:39 +0000

Jennifer, you can overlay your postings against fan activity to see how they align. Ping me at dennis@blitzlocal.com and we an set up a prototype dashboard for your page so you can see where to post more or less often.

All Facebook : Surprise! Timeliness Boosts Engagement On Facebook

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:52:17 +0000

Jennifer, we'd love to hear more about your diet delivery meal plan. You mention it's national, so we'd like to know how you handle time zones. 9 am PST is breakfast, which is already lunchtime on the East Coast. If anyone else has questions, please post them here or at facebook.com/blitzlocal

All Facebook : Surprise! Timeliness Boosts Engagement On Facebook

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:50:44 +0000

Hi Sarah, We count interactions as comments plus likes. Comments are worth more than likes, to what degree, we don't know and Facebook won't say. In the example we gave, we measured comments as the main measure of power, since that's what our questions were aiming for. But you're right-- look at comments plus likes.

All Facebook : How To Use Facebook's New Power Editor For Ads

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:43:52 +0000

Looks like only a few folks got access to this. Be patient and you shall receive!

All Facebook : 56% Of Content Shared Online Occurs Via Facebook

Tue, 7 Jun 2011 05:34:35 +0000

56% of statistics are made up! Seriously, though. I get most of my content on Facebook-- a result of friends liking things.

All Facebook : How To Succeed At Facebook Advertising

Sun, 5 Jun 2011 07:47:14 +0000

Celeste-- my goodness. Sorry you are not having a good experience with Facebook ads. I'll have to admit that the system is often buggy, so sometimes you have to upload your ads several times to get them in-- and then wait to get them approved. Have you tried leveraging your brick and mortar customer to love you on Facebook by printing your Facebook page in your print markteting materials or perhaps setting up a Facebook deal?

All Facebook : How To Succeed At Facebook Advertising

Sun, 5 Jun 2011 07:43:42 +0000

Hi Ankush, sorry to hear that. What page are you promoting?

All Facebook : How To Succeed At Facebook Advertising

Sun, 5 Jun 2011 07:43:13 +0000

Matthew-- you're doing fantastic! How are you balancing between Sponsored Like Stories and Sponsored Post Stories?

All Facebook : How To Succeed At Facebook Advertising

Sun, 5 Jun 2011 07:42:38 +0000

@sohant-- "low" CTR is relative. Depends on what you're benchmark is for low. In this case, entertainment brands can get 1% CTRs if they have the right content, while local businesses can get perhaps 0.4%. But more important than CTR is results-- sales, leads, emails, and other measures.

All Facebook : Kirkland's Buys 200,000 Facebook Likes, 12.5 Cents Each

Fri, 3 Jun 2011 22:07:00 +0000

12.5 cents doesn't mean anything-- it's whether these new fans somehow drove more sales, increased awareness, are active fans, etc... What's the metric to determine quality fans for them?

All Facebook : How To Use Facebook's New Power Editor For Ads

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 18:22:11 +0000

So how many ads will you create now that it's that much easier?

All Facebook : Unborn Texas Baby Has 268 Facebook Friends

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 00:49:50 +0000

My rabbit may just well be one of the most networked bunny in SEO: check him out and who his friends are: https://www.facebook.com/bunsmrb

All Facebook : 7 Tips For Facebook's Relaxed Promotions Guidelines

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 00:36:55 +0000

I believe it's also true that you cannot ask users to post to the wall as a condition of entry, even though it's super effective. Donna, any comments here?

All Facebook : How To Succeed At Facebook Advertising

Fri, 27 May 2011 22:18:27 +0000

CTR for local businesses or franchised locations isn't as strong as entertainment or CPG brands. The type of interaction we're looking for is quite different-- the user "investment" in the relationship is higher, so the interaction rate is lower from both a CTR and fan conversion standpoint.

Socialmedia : Does your Facebook chief know strategy?

Tue, 17 May 2011 15:40:22 +0000

Jared, good point. The trick is how to measure and generate those intermediate engagements on the way towards conversion. Great in concept, but tricky to actually implement.

All Facebook : Why The Mormon Church Tops Facebook Page Rankings

Mon, 16 May 2011 19:03:12 +0000

Part of this is that the Mormon church has Jesse Stay helping on social. You could put Jesse to promote Dreyer's Ice Cream to Eskimos and it would be a top page on Facebook.