Social Media Updates: Page 353

  • Where are Social Network Users Making the Most Money? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    It has been amazing to see so many small businesses profit from using social networks over the past two years. I found some great statistics around social networks and how much money their users make. Here is a breakdown for each platform.FacebookOverall, Facebook's users earnings were on par wit...

    By • Feb. 13, 2013

  • Teachers Can Use Social Media to Enhance Learning

    Social media use has expanded to include even the world's academic fraternity. College professors are suddenly using social media, mainly to connect with colleagues, to access news and appear in the buzz around it. What many don't appreciate about social media is the fact that it can be used with...

    By • Feb. 11, 2013

  • Social Media Morning Report

    Twitter's job search capabilities: http://mashable.com/2013/02/09/twitter-job-search/Facebook goes down temporarily: http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/11/facebook-down-for-many-users/Snapchat raises $13.5mm in Series A: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/08/snapchat-raises-13-5m-series-a-led-by-benchmark...

    By • Feb. 11, 2013

  • How and Why to Schedule Google+ Posts

    While I do not recommend trying to fully automate all of your social media activity, as that defeats the purpose of social networking, I do recommend that businesses with an active blog find a way to re-post old blog entries. Re-posting blog entries is great for reminding your followers on great ...

    By • Feb. 9, 2013

  • Facebook: The Social Network King

    It's hard to dethrone the king. It's not because the king is necessarily best, or even the most beloved. Sometimes the king was just the first on the scene, or maybe circumstances just fell that way.Facebook is the current king of social networking, and despite some faltering steps doesn't appear...

    By • Feb. 8, 2013

  • New YouTube Channel Design: What You Need To Know

    On February 4th, YouTube announced a new Channel design. Though it is currently in limited beta, the new design will soon be available to all users. YouTube Channel design refreshes are nothing new - and typically frequent. However, this update includes the addition of two significant features th...

    By • Feb. 7, 2013

  • Social Media Morning Report

    The link between social media and social movements isn't always good: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112189/social-media-doesnt-always-help-social-movements#Vine's porn problem gets solved, sort of: http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/06/vine-age-rating-17-porn/Hashtags from ads in the Super Bowl ...

    By • Feb. 7, 2013

  • Is Trending the Ultimate Goal for Teenagers?

    If you live outside the UK, or don't have a passing interest in soccer, you'll almost certainly have missed the recent 'ball boy scandal' which engulfed the League Cup semi-final between Swansea City and Chelsea.Needing to score twice to take the game into extra time, Chelsea's star midfielder, E...

    By • Feb. 7, 2013

  • Is Social Media Destroying the Art of Photography?

    Last time out I wrote an article about how to boost your business with the use of Instagram and that post got me thinking recently about something all together more fundamental - that being, the art of photography. Specifically, what impact is social media having on it? The Canon's gonna get it. ...

    By • Feb. 6, 2013

  • Is Your Social Media Audience Where You Think It Is?

    Social media is becoming increasingly ingrained in our everyday lives. Social media tools and platforms have created changes in marketing and the way businesses interact with their customers. It's never been easier to research and locate your ideal customers online, so there really is no excus...

    By • Feb. 6, 2013

  • Social Media Branding for Valentine's Day

    Incorporating Valentine's Day into your social media branding is easy.Here we will show how to incorporate Valentines Day on:FacebookTwitter Plus a Pro Tip: 3. Start ahead of timeFacebook: consider making a seasonal cover photo for the occasion.Twitter: you could do the same with your head...

    By • Feb. 6, 2013

  • Vines, Sound Bites and the Obsession with Brevity

    "If you couldn't say it in less than 10 seconds, it wasn't heard because it wasn't aired" - Michael Dukakis, 1988 Presidential candidateBy the time you've finished reading this sentence, almost six seconds will have passed and precisely 140 characters will have been exhausted.Vine is the latest a...

    By • Feb. 5, 2013

  • Facebook 4th Quarter Report

    Facebook's fourth quarter earnings results have seen the company's revenue increase by 40% and its majority usage move definitively from desktop to mobile for the first time ever.The social platform also eclipsed its increase in total number of users from Q4 2011, increasing by 25% year-on-year t...

    By • Feb. 5, 2013

  • How to Teach Live-Tweeting to Journalism Students

    Guidelines for effective print news writing and web writing have been well-covered; however, guidelines for journalistic Twitter writing have not been well established. I developed some writing guidelines for a live-tweeting assignment in my digital journalism class, and these guidelines are ever...

    By • Feb. 5, 2013

  • Google AuthorRank: Fact or Fiction?

    One of the challenges with Internet marketing is that the landscape is always changing. Social networks come and go, new trends gain traction, and there's always a Google algorithm change looming. Already this year we've talked about how Facebook is implementing their own internal search called G...

    By • Feb. 4, 2013

  • 11 Reasons I Won't Follow You on Twitter

    There are probably dozens if not hundreds of reasons some people on Twitter won't follow others. Here are my Top 11 reasons. I won't follow you if ... 1. You don't have a Twitter bio: There may be a good reason, but I can't imagine what it is. It takes 30 seconds to say something about who you a...

    By • Feb. 3, 2013

  • Understanding Facebook's EdgeRank

    A recent controversy over average Facebook Page reach led Facebook to publicly announce the four main factors it uses to determine the reach each Page post gets. Reach refers to the number of your Facebook fans (users who Like your Page) who see each of your posts in their News Feed.The 4 Factors...

    By • Feb. 2, 2013

  • Combining Your Older Facebook Page With Your New Facebook Profile

    For many small businesses who are not already on Facebook, the thought of creating a personal profile on Facebook and then adding a business Page to their personal profile is concerning.The concern seems to be tied to 'mixing business with pleasure', sort of, or having no interest in being on the...

    By • Jan. 31, 2013

  • Social Actions Aren't Only the Future of SEO, They are Here and Now

    Ignore Social Actions at your perilSocial Actions and social signals have become an integral part of an SEO's strategy and not factoring in the relevance of these actions can be detrimental to your overall website's performance. A white paper produced by Searchmetrics in 2012 which looked at 10,0...

    By • Jan. 31, 2013

  • Introducing Vine: The Worst Thing Ever to Happen to Content Marketing?

    On January 24th, Twitter released Vine, its video sharing mobile app, to much fanfare. And though it's been plagued with unbefitting content, many marketers are gravitating towards the budding new service as a means of communicating to their audiences. But is Vine really a worthy addition to the ...

    By • Jan. 31, 2013

  • Pinterest: A Job Search Tool?

    I'm an avowed Pinsomniac. But while Pinterest is undoubtedly a lot of fun, and a great way to collect wardrobe, home improvement, and decorating ideas, it can definitely be used to advance your personal brand and enhance your job search. Here are six creative ways that you could be using Pinteres...

    By • Jan. 31, 2013

  • Can Social Media Affect Your Credit History?

    Whether you run a small business or have been hunting for a job or loan recently, you may come to find out that your credit past is still following you around.As many individuals discover over time, their credit history impacts their lives more than they may have ever realized. With a negative cr...

    By • Jan. 30, 2013

  • It's Time to Wash Your Face(book)!

    So what do you when your face gets dirty? Well, you wash it. And now you can wash your Facebook, too! Yes you heard me: you can make your Facebook profile dirt-free, and the best part? All it takes is a free app.While we are all busy working on our SocialGlamor, our posts can be funny at times bu...

    By • Jan. 29, 2013

  • Facebook Graph Search: A Foursquare-Killer?

    Okay, so unless you've been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you have probably heard of Facebook's big announcement last January 15th: Graph Search. More than a new "search tool," Facebook will now tap into its huge database of users interactions to power a search tool that will not si...

    By • Jan. 28, 2013

  • Social Media Morning Report

    What you want in a community manager: http://mashable.com/2013/01/27/community-manager-qualities/Facebook may owe millions of people $10 http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/facebook-might-owe-you-10Today in Twitter:Twitter may be releasing its advertising API soon: http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/27/...

    By • Jan. 28, 2013