Social Media Updates: Page 340

  • 5 (More) Awesome Timeline Promotion Ideas

    Have you hosted a Timeline promotion yet? If not, this post will help you get inspired to run one soon!As most Facebook marketers know by now, Facebook recently announced changes to their promotion guidelines. According to their August 27, 2013 update, promotions and contests can now be hosted on...

    By • Sept. 25, 2013

  • YouTube Uses Google+ As Its Moderation Engine

    Recently I was invited to an exclusive panel held by YouTube to hear the latest improvements on its user comments, unveiled on 24 September 2013. YouTube appears to have listened to public and industry pressure on how to deal with abuse and spam on its platform. And the saviour in this fight is g...

    By • Sept. 25, 2013

  • The Moment I Fell In Love With Instagram Again

    In a milestone for the photo-sharing platform, Instagram hit 150 million users a couple of weeks ago, 50 million of which joined in the last six months. The social platform's co-founder Kevin Systrom explains, "Instagram has changed the way people see the world" and has become "a common element o...

    By • Sept. 25, 2013

  • Twitter Etiquette for Aspiring Power Users

    Twitter is a social platform. I repeat, social. In most on-ground social settings we are very aware of our appearance, our mannerisms, our words. Why do these etiquettes rarely show up in our virtual interactions?Several businesses on Twitter would avoid a lot of bashing and build a more loyal fo...

    By • Sept. 23, 2013

  • Google+ SEO Circles to Join

    Search engine optimization, commonly called SEO, is no simple undertaking - whether you've tackled the task as a professional or simply in order to help your personal blog rank higher with Google and friends, you know this, as well. From constantly changing rules to ever evolving search engine al...

    By • Sept. 20, 2013

  • How to Embed Tweets on Your Website and Blog

    Would you like to embed your tweets on your website or blog?A great way to place tweets on websites or blogs, is by embedding them. Embedding them is a lot better than just placing a screenshot or an image of a tweet, as you when you embed them, people will be able to see the number of times the...

    By • Sept. 17, 2013

  • 4 Warning Signs that Your LinkedIn Posts Won't Have an Impact

    Whether you're using a LinkedIn Profile to promote your personal brand or a LinkedIn Company Page to engage with customers and clients, it's never fun to see your LinkedIn post fall flat on its face.You put a ton of work into your social media marketing and it's disheartening whenever you fail to...

    By • Sept. 17, 2013

  • No Fail Whale: Twitter's IPO and Future

    Now that Twitter has let its own cat out of the bag with its now-infamous "confidential" tweet, the debate and speculation start.We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.- Twitter (@twitter) September 12...

    By • Sept. 17, 2013

  • Twitter Will Go Public: Files S-1 for an IPO in the Near Future

    Reporters and analysts have been saying for some time now that the changes and acquisitions Twitter has made in the last year or so were leading up to an inevitable IPO. Last night, Twitter sent out a tweet that confirmed the speculation and stated they have submitted an S-1 to the SEC in order t...

    By • Sept. 14, 2013

  • The Twitter IPO: Some Initial Analysis

    Twitter tweeted yesterday that it has filed a confidential S-1, with the appropriate disclaimer. Here are a few reasons why this filing and IPO warrant close scrutiny.Twitter is the last of the Big Four to go public. In the social networking ecosystem, Twitter is seen as a must have in terms of a...

    By • Sept. 14, 2013

  • How to Embed Posts from Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter and Vine

    If you learn how to embed posts from Facebook and other different social networks you can turn your blog into a multimedia playground that engages your audience.Why do this? With so much content out there being produced by others, it makes sense to curate content, not just produce it.Giants like ...

    By • Sept. 13, 2013

  • Murder Conviction Vacated After Facebook Communication Between Juror and Witness

    At the beginning of the murder trial of the defendant, the judge instructed the jury that they should not to talk to any witnesses, the defendant, or attorneys. Nevertheless, one of the jurors (who knew the medical examiner through work) sent the witness a number of Facebook messages after her t...

    By • Sept. 13, 2013

  • Spambook: How Story Bump Rewards Spammers and Fake Likes

    For a long time now Facebook have meddled with the News Feed, and their Edge Rank algorithm is largely responsible for determining what you do or don't see appear in your Facebook feed. Ever wondered how you managed to miss a post from one of your friends? That'll be Edge Rank at work.Of course ...

    By • Sept. 13, 2013

  • How Are Scientists Using Twitter?

    Scientific researchers have been prolific users of social media. Most of their usage has been restricted to dedicated social networks however, with the likes of Mendeley proving particularly popular. What of Twitter?David Shiffman from the University of Miami describes some of the advantages o...

    By • Sept. 11, 2013

  • Facebook Changes Give Share, Like, Win Promotions Thumbs Up

    It used to be the case that it was against Facebook's rule to run a share, like, win kind of promotion on a business or brand page and that the only way to run this kind of promotion was via an authorised page app like Woobox or ShortStack.On August 27th Facebook announced that this is no longer ...

    By • Sept. 11, 2013

  • How to Add a Professional Skills Section to Facebook

    Most lawyers I talk to don't like using Facebook for business development, period. Facebook is reserved for family and friends and is kept separate (and private). LinkedIn, on the other hand, is all about networking. If you are worried about privacy, you shouldn't share anything online you woul...

    By • Sept. 10, 2013

  • Who's Talking About Syria on Facebook? An NBC News Data Analysis

    In an exclusive peek into Facebook worldwide user data, NBC News found that an overwhelming majority of the 10 million posts last week mentioning Syria came from Americans.The data showed that from Aug. 31 through Sept. 6., 66 percent of posts mentioning Syria came from within the United States. ...

    By • Sept. 9, 2013

  • Google Plus SEO: The Business Benefits

    Google Plus offers business opportunities available nowhere else.The social network run by Google - the gateway to your business - is a game-changer. It ties together several Google products and delivers many rewards for brands. Vic Gundotra, the head of Google+, has said, "It's really the unific...

    By • Sept. 9, 2013
  • SMT Expert

    7 Candid Questions with a Mobile App Visionary

    Ever meet someone that turbo charges your motivation and pushes you to get better every day? My colleague and college buddy John Saunders is one of these people. John is a hyper-motivated guy who is essentially addicted to all things digital. So much in fact that he has invested himself in develo...

    By • Sept. 7, 2013

  • How to Prove You're Really Good on LinkedIn with Social Proof

    One of the regular threads that I see in LinkedIn groups is how to find an expert on X or How do I check that Y is right for me, I'm sure you've seen them?LinkedIn profiles are a great place to start, as they contain the representation of the person in their own words and also give you a great in...

    By • Sept. 6, 2013

  • Pinterest Etiquette: The Do's and Don'ts

    By now I'm sure we're all familiar with the basic functions of the web's hottest social media platform.But the very nature of Pinterest raises some significant issues about sharing images online that need to be carefully considered.The most important being copyright law.I know it's not necessaril...

    By • Sept. 6, 2013

  • Google Plus versus Facebook? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    It's hard to actually write that in the title. Is it possible that G+ could actually compete with Facebook? Check out this infographic from Social Annex, what do you think?

    By • Sept. 5, 2013

  • Facebook: Getting More Two-Faced By the Day

    In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about two new announcements from Facebook that appear to come from opposite ends of the philosophical spectrum.Maybe. Or Maybe Not.Within 96 hours, Facebook made two pronouncements (I like to imagine them being made via scrol...

    By • Sept. 4, 2013

  • Hashtag Use on Google+

    Hashtags augment quality posts in Google+; they are not a replacement for posts, however.In the following screenshot, a guy is sharing his blog post. Ostensibly, having written it himself, he could give us a sentence or two that might compel us to read the article. He would also be able to choo...

    By • Sept. 4, 2013

  • Why Your Personal LinkedIn Profile Is as Important as Your Business's

    LinkedIn, the professional social media site, is the only platform that displays a link to a list of company employees on the company's page. Other users, whether they are potential clients, customers or employees, can click through to view the profiles of each employee in turn, as long as their ...

    By • Sept. 3, 2013