With more and more brands creating presences on Google+, we were curious about what makes pages stand out in a crowded marketplace.

For this post, we took a look at ten brands with extraordinary numbers on Google+ (via stats available on Zoomsphere) and paid attention to how they represent themselves with an about statement, the photos/artwork for their profile and the types of “shares” (posts) they make to help them stand out and drive user engagement.

The new milestones and timeline feature on Facebook pages provides a great way for businesses to tell their story through words and photos. In this post we’ll take a look at the types of photos that work well and how others have used them.

The new Timeline for Facebook Pages are here. In this post, we’re excited to highlight what you need to know to get started. We’ve listed some of the important new additions and as a way to help to approach your new page, we’ve taken a look at Starbucks Facebook page to demonstrate the new features and different kinds of Facebook updates that work well. Let’s begin!