Politics & Big business use it, still doubting it for your small business? Republican Tim Pawlenty disclosed his 2012 presidential aspirations on Facebook. Rival Mitt Romney did it with a tweet. President Barack Obama kicked off his re-election bid with a digital video emailed to the 13 million online backers who helped power his historic campaign in 2008. Welcome to …
Social Media Influences Website Traffic Indirectly
Although a new study suggests social media has very little direct impact on most website traffic, social networking sites do influence consumers’ interest in visiting companies’ URLs. In fact, fewer than 1% of website visits came from a link to a social media page, according to research released Thursday by ForeSee Results. However, 18% of website visitors said social media …