Social Media Updates: Page 320

  • New Social Media Site "This" Wants to UnClutter Your Social Streams

    There is a new social media site called "This" where you can only post one thing each day. The site wants to focus on the quality of content shared; not quantity.

    By • Feb. 9, 2015

  • Google and Twitter Join Hands for The Return of Real-Time Search

    Earlier this week, the tech world was abuzz with rumors that real-time search was going to make a comeback, thanks to the new deal between Twitter and Google. About four years ago, tweets used to show up in Google's real-time search results, as space above the search results was reserved for twee...

    By • Feb. 9, 2015

  • The Rise of Social Gaming

    I've written a bit over the past year or so on the rise of games that are aimed not just to provide fun for the players, but also to help deliver some kind of social good to society too.Indeed, only last week I covered a game called Elegy for a Dead World which aims to help players absorb themsel...

    By • Feb. 9, 2015

  • 2015 Social Media Map: Updated Guide with Live Links

    The world of social media can be a vast and overwhelming place. To help you find your way, Overdrive Interactive has updated their popular Social Media Map which provides a comprehensive index to all things social media.The downloadable "map" includes everything from social media networks to soci...

    By • Feb. 8, 2015
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    5 Ways to Get 10x More Retweets on Twitter

    We have a pretty good idea of Twitter best practices: post regularly, don't overuse hashtags, keep your tweets short enough for retweets, etc. We even know that a good mix of images and video will help boost engagement.Yet every few months, I like to look back through my Twitter analytics to see ...

    By • Feb. 6, 2015

  • Five Fundamental Tips for Using Facebook for Your Business

    When it comes to social media usage, Facebook continues to reign supreme. The popular platform boasts over 1.35 billion monthly active users worldwide. The site is currently responsible for driving 23.39% of the internet's traffic, making it second only to Google as the most influential site with...

    By • Feb. 4, 2015

  • Dark Social Media: The Digital Maze for Brand Marketers and Social Media Experts

    The recent events in Paris demonstrated how powerful so-called "dark social media" can be, when it comes to organizing propaganda below the radar.The growing interest from political bodies for this notion of underground social conversations could legitimize privacy threats to better monitor digit...

    By • Feb. 2, 2015

  • Can You Sue for Cyberbullying?

    Cyberbullying is a growing and serious problem facing our children. A bullied child carries daily fears and stress, and can sometimes be subjected to extreme harassment. The impacts of this harassment illustrate just how harmful cyberbullying can be: children may withdraw from their friends and f...

    By • Feb. 2, 2015

  • Four Predictions on the Future of G+ in 2015

    There have been a number of conflicting reports surrounding G+ in 2015. A handful of writers claim that Google+ is seeing its last days as a valid product and that Google is moving to shelve it.Many of us in the tech world know that the driving force behind Google+, Vic Gundotra, has left the com...

    By • Feb. 2, 2015

  • An Essential Social Media Image Sizing Cheat Sheet 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]

    This infographic, designed by Covershub, presents a most thorough cheat sheet that holds most upgraded image dimensions (such as cover photos, profile pictures, advertisement banners) for major social platforms - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram.

    By • Feb. 2, 2015

  • Engagement with News on Facebook

    It's fairly well known that at election time, the population doesn't tend to share the same voting patterns and behaviors. Older people, for instance, tend to vote an awful lot more than younger people, which goes some way to explaining why so many policies are aimed at that demographic.There ha...

    By • Jan. 29, 2015

  • Social Media During the Super Bowl: A Second Screen Playbook

    Amidst scandalous accusations of deflated footballs (cleverly dubbed #deflategate on social media), the New England Patriots will be bound for Glendale, Arizona next week to compete against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. While football fans gear up for game day, big-name brands are putt...

    By • Jan. 22, 2015

  • The Rules of Engagement on Facebook

    If you want to make your content sharable and searchable on Facebook, you need to have a thorough understanding of Facebook principles and the general rules that apply to content and behavior.These rules apply to not only the custom apps people build for Facebook, but the third-party social apps ...

    By • Jan. 22, 2015

  • FB@Work: Will It Work?

    Speculation about whether Facebook would try to enter the enterprise market has been percolating for years. That speculation became news last June and became a point of fact last week, when Facebook at Work (aka "FB@Work", or simply "Work") was officially launched - sort of.Technically, it's stil...

    By • Jan. 21, 2015

  • 5 Predictions for Social Marketing Trends in 2015

    It's hard to believe that Facebook was only founded a decade ago. As marketers, it is sometimes hard to remember what our jobs were like before we consulted this pervasive social network on our computers and smart phones frequently. It's almost like imagining a time before smart phones, and mobil...

    By • Jan. 21, 2015

  • The Five Keys to Using Instagram for Your Business

    With over 300 million monthly users, Instagram is becoming a growing force in social media circles. More than just an application to share photos, users rely on the platform to identify trends while documenting daily life.I personally love the way that you can tell a narrative with a simple photo...

    By • Jan. 20, 2015

  • 3 Top Criteria for Selecting LinkedIn Groups

    I have a love-hate relationship with LinkedIn Groups. I love them because I've gotten a lot of business from being active in them, but I highly dislike them at times, because there's a lot of activity that's likely not generating an ounce of business for anyone.So let's imagine for a moment, a wo...

    By • Jan. 20, 2015

  • How Sales Reps on Large Teams Can Use Sales Navigator in 30 Minutes a Day

    Building a structurally strong skyscraper starts with a strategic plan and a strong foundation. Social selling is no different. But building a strong selling foundation doesn't need to be a towering endeavor, especially if you have access to effective social selling tools. Here is how sales reps...

    By Koka Sexton • Jan. 20, 2015

  • Digital Breadcrumbs and the New Media Intelligence

    If a tweet falls in the forest, does it make a sound? The answer is no. And yes.Can You See the Forest for the Tweets?In 2013 I posed the question, "If a tweet falls in the forest, does it make a sound?"From the perspective of a brand putting out that content and looking for engagement, the answe...

    By • Jan. 19, 2015

  • Social Media Cost a School Counselor Her Job

    Schools and parents try to educate children on the pitfalls of social media. Inappropriate pictures and comments can have a negative effect on their chance to get in the college of their choice and for jobs.Recently it was a teacher who learned the hard way what can happen when you post first and...

    By • Jan. 15, 2015

  • 7 Tactics to Connect With Decision Makers on LinkedIn

    Have you been wasting a lot of time and energy trying to get in touch decision makers in your target market?Do you struggle with figuring out who is the right person to reach out to in a company that could facilitate an introduction to the decision maker?If you are like many entrepreneurs, busine...

    By • Jan. 14, 2015

  • Driving Maximum Engagement on Twitter

    On December 11, 2014, Stone Temple Consulting published a study on Twitter engagement. In this study we examined nearly 2M original tweets in western languages (US and European languages), to see what factors drive engagement on Twitter, where engagement consisted of Retweets and Favorites. On De...

    By • Jan. 14, 2015

  • How to Turn Your Social Media Profiles into Your Resume

    Unless you work completely out of the online world, our social media profiles are your best resumes. They are quick and easy to update and to share with potential recruiters. They not only list your work experience and education, but also show your skills, portfolio, and how you interact with oth...

    By • Jan. 14, 2015

  • The Five Fundamentals to Using LinkedIn

    With over 332 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is easily one of the most powerful social media platform on the planet. However, I'm often surprised to hear that many companies fail to capitalize on using the service as part of their marketing strategy. Which is really disappointing, considering ...

    By • Jan. 13, 2015

  • LinkedIn to Real Life: Making Connections

    It is easy to get lost in social media networking and forget about traditional physical networking.However, they complement each other and require convergence.In a previous post, Networking Convergence: When Digital Meets Physical, I shared this definition:"Networking convergence is a planned pro...

    By • Jan. 13, 2015