Social Media Sites Drive Traffic, And They’re Free

It may not be a huge surprise that Facebook and Twitter are the social media sites responsible for driving a majority of traffic to blogs, but it’s astounding just how dominant they are in the space. Every year, Technorati does their State of the Blogosphere study which surveys thousands of bloggers. Trends since even last year are…

Social Media Vocabulary: Trolls and Widgets

At Salty Waffle, we are incredibly stoked to tell you all that we are still number one on Google for searches on ‘social media vocabulary’! We love talking social media and translating for some of you out there so this is really awesome to us. Enjoy this week’s edition!

1. Troll: There are some pretty rough definitions for so-called trolls out there, but basically a troll is a person that just really hates what you have to say and dedicates an unusual amount of time to… […]

Social Media With A Side Of Scandal: Facebook Divorce, NOWitzki, Sweet 16, Google Doodle, and Weinergate

It was a crazy week in social media and with the NBA Finals wrapping up over the weekend, there were even more story lines blowing up Twitter. In case you missed some of the crazy stories, we’ve collected our favorite and linked them below, along with just a little bit of commentary. Weinergate: Yeah, some…

Facebook and Google: The New Center Of The World

The social media landscape is changing faster than that of prehistoric earth. New sites pop up all the time, the balance of power shifts rapidly from one service to another, and people constantly jump from one social bandwagon trend to the next. I like the breakdown of the social world into 7 categories with Google…

5 Reasons People Act Weird Online

PsyBlog has a taken a series of studies and nailed down some reasons people are generally less inclined to follow social conventions when online versus in person. 1. Anonymity: Being online offers the opportunity to be relatively anonymous if you want to be. When people feel that they can’t be identified, they are more likely…

Social Media Vocabulary: Eye Rest and Linkbait

This week for social media vocabulary, we have 5 more strange words. Who knew astroturfing had anything to do with social media? As always, let us know if there are words you hear and would like an explanation on! Akismet: Akismet is our friend. It is a little bot application that filters spam comments from…