Social Media Updates: Page 345

  • Confused? Understanding Hashtags on Social Networks

    Facebook was the last of the major social networks to introduce the hashtag earlier this month. This has been greeted by mixed emotions ranging from excitement by those who use it on other social networks, to confusion at this strange symbol suddenly appearing in status updates, to indifference. ...

    By • June 28, 2013

  • What Do You Mean Tweet? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    If you haven't gotten onto the Twitter bandwagon just yet, it is about time you did. With something for both the people using it for personal use and for professional use, it is one of the best social tools now available on the web. It is also incredibly popular and a lot of fun. But how does it ...

    By • June 28, 2013

  • The New Myspace

    Myspace is back and spending a lot of money to make sure everybody knows it's back. They are reportedly spending $20 million on their new ad campaign to promote the relaunch. However, from my perspective, the first ad could have been much better. The fact of the matter is, Myspace is spending a ...

    By • June 28, 2013

  • Twitter Blows Up After Supreme Court Ruling

    Wednesday June 26th marks an important day in history as the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on a 5-4 vote. This was a historic win for gay rights activists, many of whom were vocal about their opinions on Twitter.DOMA, an act passed in 1996 officially defined ma...

    By • June 28, 2013

  • Google Unveils Google+ Photos App For The Chromebook Pixel

    Google yesterday unveiled a new Google+ Photos app for the Chromebook Pixel which will allow users to take the backup, browse and share your Google+ photos easily. Pixel owners can download the app here: chromebook.com/pixel/owners.The app will let Google+ Photos lets users plug an SD card into y...

    By • June 26, 2013

  • Anatomy of a Power Tweet [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Tweets fly by in a blink of an eye. Use these tips to power your tweets up and lengthen their life.

    By • June 25, 2013

  • Juries and Social Media

    Anyone who has watched "Perry Mason" "Law & Order," or "Private Practice" knows that jurors are not allowed to talk about the case with anyone (including family members) while the trial is going on, and particularly not during jury deliberations. Yet, we have cases like the one in Arkansas w...

    By • June 25, 2013

  • Facebook Is Reportedly Working on a News Reader App

    Facebook is reportedly working on a smartphone and tablet friendly news aggregation service, not based on RSS, in an effort to keep mobile users on the site for longer. Both TechCrunch and The Wall Street Journal have been informed by sources that the development of the product, codenamed "Reader...

    By • June 25, 2013

  • The 4 Most Effective Twitter Calls to Action

    What should I tweet?This is one of the most common questions that brands ask. Data from a recent report conducted by Optimal indicates that Twitter delivers a smaller - but more active - audience than Facebook. But Twitter is less understood as a marketing channel, and many social media marketer...

    By • June 24, 2013

  • Facebook Developing a Reader under the Supervision of Mark Zuckerberg

    Facebook is now working on a new system named 'Reader.' Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook may be developing a rival to Flipboard. According to the WSJ, "The social network has been quietly working on a service, internally called Reader, that displays content from Facebook users...

    By Mohammed Anzil • June 24, 2013

  • Twitter Starts Sending Notifications As Soon As Your Tweet Gets "Favorited"

    The micro-blogging giant Twitter has expanded an alerts to notify users as soon as when someone faves a tweet you have mentioned in. Not much a bigger update but despite it's an add-on to Twitter's current notification system giving users an understanding on what's happening beyond the connection...

    By • June 24, 2013

  • Facebook Updates Insights, Photo Comments and Emoticons

    Facebook keeps coming with the news and we've got a triple dose today with an Insights makeover, photo comments and emoticons.InsightsFirst off, Facebook is giving their analytics dashboard, Insights, a refresh with a clean and simple design that promises to also be more intelligible. According t...

    By • June 21, 2013

  • Replying with Photos on Facebook: A Double-Edged Sword for Small Businesses

    Facebook is reportedly adding the ability to include images from your local drive as comments on posts.Even though there's been some backlash over the decision not to support GIFs, it's still a pretty big step for Zuckerberg & Co. When a person starts brainstorming how this functionality coul...

    By Devon Hennig • June 20, 2013

  • The History of the #Hashtag [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Recently Facebook allowed its users to use the #Hashtag, following the trend Twitter inspired. How about going back in time and discovering the history of the now well-known symbol?

    By Kevin B. • June 20, 2013

  • Ensure Social Media Is the Backbone of Your Link Building

    Since Google introduced the Panda and Penguin many people believe that link building, and SEO for that matter, are dead. Are they? No, this is certainly not the case. Here is why websites that are currently ranked on the first page of Google are there: they have strong authority links. They would...

    By • June 20, 2013

  • YouTube & Slide Deck: How You're Doing It Wrong

    A well-placed video in a presentation slide deck can serve many purposes:Emotional pleaExpert testimonyLaugh out loud entertainmentA chance for the presenter to get a glass of waterDo you want to know what really bugs me? Watching a presenter futz around with clicking on a hyperlink, waiting for ...

    By • June 17, 2013

  • Using Facebook Hashtags: Guide for Business

    Facebook's Graph Search option has been far from a failure, but it hasn't been a significant success either. One of the biggest issues is the fact that the feature is based on the social graphs of your friends.This has its limitations as you only get results returned based on the people you know ...

    By • June 17, 2013

  • The Art of Getting Retweets [INFOGRAPHIC]

    As a successful small business owner, you most likely have an active Twitter account and are consistently putting out great content (and if you are a little behind on the twitterverse, here's some handy tips to help you along the way). However, you may not always be getting as many retweets as y...

    By • June 15, 2013

  • Facebook to Remove Sponsored Results

    Facebook is going to simplify their ad unit offerings. As part of that effort, Facebook is pulling the plug on its Sponsored results and focusing on the rollout of the Graph Search feature.The social network announced on Thursday that advertisers will no longer be able to buy sponsored results st...

    By • June 14, 2013

  • Sending a Dear John Letter From Twitter Jail

    We need to talk. While I still love you, this just isn't working out. You don't return my tweets, you stalk me for no good reason, you don't listen and you simply don't have what it takes to build a relationship! It needs to work both ways, you know.So.... Twitter, I'm breaking up with you. It's...

    By • June 14, 2013

  • What Do Events Do to Your Twitter Following?

    Modern conferences are increasingly interactive affairs. It's common for events to have Twitter walls throughout the venue where delegates, speakers and sponsors alike can share their thoughts on the days events.As a means of encouraging more engagement it's great, but do such online conversatio...

    By • June 14, 2013

  • Facebook Launches Powerful Search in New Header

    Yesterday, I opened up my Facebook to find that I was part of the latest new feature roll-out. My Facebook is now sporting a new top header, and a BIG search box. It's so big and inviting, so I immediately took it for a spin. There's some cool (and some slightly creepy) things you can do with i...

    By • June 14, 2013

  • Facebook Introduces Hashtags

    Facebook now supports hashtags, allowing users to find and follow popular and topical conversations on the site. Two of Facebook's key rivals in the world of social media, Google+ and Twitter, have already incorporated hashtagging into their sites. Facebook affiliate Instagram, the photo sharing...

    By • June 14, 2013

  • New Look for Google+

    Boom, Google did it again. The company recently announced 41 exciting new features to the Google+ social networking platform in three main areas: Stream, Hangouts and Photos. These enhancements make sharing content a lot easier and the all-round Google+ experience increasingly intuitive regardles...

    By • June 13, 2013

  • You Will Probably Share This Without Reading It

    Last year Dan Zaralla did some research into social sharing, and something fascinating emerged. He discovered that 16% of us regularly retweet content without having read what we're sharing.Some further analysis by Chartbeat has supported these findings. They found that many of us are sharing c...

    By • June 13, 2013