Nate Crowder Marketing & Social Media Analytics @GoGECapital, Husband, Son, Father-to-Be, Outdoor Enthusiast, Christian, Mathematician, and Geek

19Feb/130

‘Social Wars’ Infographic Compares the Forces of Google, Facebook

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19Jul/120

Chick-Fil-A Faces Gay Marriage Backlash on Twitter, Facebook




Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy sparked a social media firestorm among gay marriage supporters and opponents after taking a public stance on the divisive issue this week.

Speaking to Christian news site Baptist Press, Cathy called Chick-Fil-A "guilty as charged" in response to past criticism of its position on same-sex marriage; he said the company is "very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit."

Cathy later added: "We intend to stay the course. We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles."

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11Jun/120

Beautiful Visualizations Show Global Facebook Activity

Facebook has 800 million active users around the world who constantly update their statuses, upload photos and check-in to locations. That’s an incredibly difficult amount of activity to process — so hopefully these beautiful visualizations will help. - Beautiful Visualizations Show Global Facebook Activity

9Jun/120

Location Apps: 4 Privacy Settings You Need to Know

There are roughly 792 mobile apps downloaded each second. As a result, more and more services are taking to mobile in an effort to capitalize on this trend. That also means location-based capabilities and features are being integrated into many apps, whether users know it or not.

You may be someone who takes personal and digital privacy matters very seriously, or you might be more relaxed about your digital information. Either way, there are four types of settings users can check to determine how much information they make available to the world... - Location Apps: 4 Privacy Settings You Need to Know

7Jun/120

Facebook Will Disappear by 2020, Says Analyst

Facebook‘s sliding stock price has at least one hedge fund manager predicting a dismal decade ahead for the social network.

“In five to eight years they are going to disappear in the way that Yahoo has disappeared,” Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson told the CNBC show Squawk on the Street on Monday... - Facebook Will Disappear by 2020, Says Analyst

11May/120

A Case Study in Social Media Demographics

A Case Study in Social Media Demographics
Understanding the various social media sites, particularly the major ones, can help people understand where they want to spend their time and help businesses understand where to apply their effort... - A Case Study in Social Media Demographics

9May/120

Don’t Let Social Media Stop Your Real Life Existence

It’s a given that social media has turned into a great tool for many things. It has become a digital home to advertisers, writers, business’, musicians and the everyday web surfer. But it seems that more and more people are allowing themselves to be caught up in the social media moment and too much of a good thing could very well be a bad thing... - Don’t Let Social Media Stop Your Real Life Existence

8May/120

Social Discovery Site Tagged.com has More Engagement than Facebook

It’s fitting that a “Social Discovery” site holds people on the page longer than Facebook. In today’s ever-increasingly over-connected virtual world, we are no longer as fascinated with the daily machinations of our friends and family. We have become good at shuffling through pictures of little nephew Timmy sliding into third base with a quick Facebook like or clicking the retweet button when a friend declares their local sushi bar has the best Sake in Long Beach.
We’re ready for more. We’re ready for something new... - Social Discovery Site Tagged.com has More Engagement than Facebook

2May/120

What is 60 Seconds in Social Media? [Infographic]

What is 60 Seconds in Social Media?

695,000 Facebook status updates.  98,000 Tweets.  20,000 Tumblr posts.  13,000 hours of Pandora music streamed.  A lot can happen in 60 seconds... - What is 60 Seconds in Social Media? [Infographic]

1May/120

What Small Businesses Can Learn from Big Brands in Social Media

More and more small businesses are recognizing the marketing power of social media and joining such sites as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Indeed, Facebook alone is anticipated to reach one billion users by the end of 2012. Even those who have been most resistant to joining the revolution are unable to ignore the ability of social media to attract customers via the viral nature of social networking.

However social media networking does not end with the creation of a profile on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn; indeed the creation of a page or profile is just the beginning. It will take time and effort to build a presence and gain brand recognition... - What Small Businesses Can Learn from Big Brands in Social Media