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It’s time again for the 3rd Annual State of Social Media Sponsorship survey, brought to you by IZEA. Each year, we gather data from brand marketers and social media influencers to gain insights into the changing SMS industry and provide guidance to better connect these two groups. Last year’s results showed us that there is: ...

Hospitality Magazine recently ran an article about Matt Moran, a celebrity chef from Australia who is under fire for not disclosing a deal he made to tweet for compensation. The South Australian Tourism Commission was searching for a high-profile celebrity (or celebrities) to tweet about Kangaroo Island in return for $750 plus GST per tweet. ...

There’s one thing all Sponsored Tweeters have in common. Besides Twitter, I mean… Okay, there are TWO things all Sponsored Tweeters have in common, we love Twitter and we all want MORE OFFERS! Often when looking at an account to make sure it is set up properly, I find that the keywords, or tags, are ...

We’re all familiar (and annoyed) with “twitter-bots” – they nag us to try new pharmaceuticals and warn of rogue videos of us on the web. And, just like you block them in your personal account, IZEA does its best to protect its network from them. As the leader in Social Media Sponsorship disclosure and quality, ...

  The big news in the Twittersphere this week was the acquisition of blogging platform Posterous by microblogging site, Twitter. When the news broke, there was a lot of speculation about the motives of the sale.  Was it a means to cannibalize Posterous’ pool of talent which includes several former Apple iOS Engineers?  Will the ...