Social Media Updates: Page 378

  • Google: Don't Be Evil

    Scott McNealyIn March of 1998, the straight-talking CEO of Sun Microsystems travelled to Washington to testify before Congress on the then-monopolistic ways of one famous tech company out of Redmond, WA. Scott McNealy, with whom I sat the following morning in the green room of NBC "Today," had th...

    By • Jan. 14, 2012

  • Google, Google+, Your World and Search Integration

    It's finally happened! What I have been talking about for the past 3 years has finally happened in a big way! The Quiet Evolution of Semantic Search: We first saw hints of Google's next evolution with the idea behind Semantic Search where your history was a factor in your search results and this ...

    By • Jan. 13, 2012

  • It's such a powerful tool...sharing stories that matter.

    "It's such a powerful tool" features filmmaker and advocate for the homeless, Jamie Jean. An accomplished photographer and music-video producer at Train Productions in Nashville, Jamie also has a passion for helping others. After the Nashville floods in 2010, Jamie documented the organized effor...

    By • Jan. 12, 2012

  • Oh Twitter, Why Did You Mess With A Good Thing?!

    There was a lot of excitement and blogging about #NewTwitter. Everyone who loves Twitter was excited about the prospect of a new layout, new features, well, a new Twitter. The only problem is, some things are not as easy to use as they were in the old version. In fact, some key features, no longer exist apparently.

    By • Jan. 12, 2012

  • How To Make a Facebook Reveal Page with iFrame

    This post is by request, is about how to make a facebook reveal page and builds upon the previous blog about managing a facebook Advertising campaign. A facebook reveal page is a custom landing page hosted on your server and linked to a facebook app which creates a custom tab on your facebook pag...

    By • Jan. 12, 2012

  • Following Hashtags in Hootsuite

    If you have trouble finding content for your twitter account, following a hashtag in your Hootsuite dashboard may be a great way to help you curate more content. Generally, you should follow a hashtag that most closely relates to what type of content you would like to provide for your follower...

    By • Jan. 12, 2012

  • Google Search Plus Your World: The Rise of the Social Engine

    Are you ready for Social Engine Optimization? Google just launched "Search Plus Your World" which will finally test the mettle of Google's now 62 million strong social network. Google+'s three new features will improve user experience and help connect G+ users to their social networking pages. G...

    By • Jan. 11, 2012

  • Social Media Today Partners with Tabbed.co to Power Facebook Presence

    Here at Social Media Today, we're excited to announce that we've partnered with startup Tabbed.co to help us optimize our Facebook page and strategy. As the work proceeds, we're going to bring you all periodic updates on what proves successful, what we learn, and how we adapt. We hope all of our ...

    By • Jan. 10, 2012

  • The Chinese Facebook?

    There's another major social media player, but you may not have heard of it. It's in China, and it's called RenRen. According to their Wikipedia entrey, The Renren Network (Chinese: 人人网; literally "everyone network"), formerly known as Xiaonei Network (Chinese: 校内网; literally "on-campus network")...

    By • Jan. 10, 2012

  • Google+ Brand Pages, Now with Multiple Admins!

    HAPPY NEW YEAR! Starting us off right, Google has made that all-important change to allow multiple admins to Google+ brand pages. It was announced on Google+ Update: Making Improvements to Pages back in December (too late for me to be able to delegate Page Updates during my winter holiday of cou...

    By • Jan. 9, 2012

  • A New-Year Checkup - Facebook: Step 4 - A Final Check

    It's a new year and it's time for social media types to be more conscientious about their social outposts. As part of a focus on social media strategy, this is the fourth in a series about Facebook.

    By • Jan. 9, 2012

  • A New-Year Checkup - Facebook: Step 3 - Friend Lists

    This is the third in a series about Facebook...

    By • Jan. 9, 2012

  • A New-Year Checkup - Facebook: Step 1 - The Timeline

    It's a new year and it's time for social media types to be more conscientious about their social outposts. As part of a focus on social media strategy this is the first in a series about Facebook.

    By • Jan. 8, 2012

  • Online Reputation Management: Google+ Business Pages

    Are you one of those people who is already sick of hearing about Google+? Do you not quite understand why you should start using Google+ when you are already on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and all the other social media sites? If you are, I don't blame you. Social media is always changin...

    By • Jan. 6, 2012

  • 5 Tips to Getting More Likes on Your Facebook Page

    In this technologically advanced world, social networking sites have become real popular among the youngsters and even the oldies. Even a 12 year old has a Facebook account. Since millions and billions of people use Facebook, it is a great way to promote your business, interests or services as th...

    By • Jan. 5, 2012

  • OMG! Over 40 Twitter Abbreviations You Should Know

    Note from @Tammykfennell: This post is written by MarketMeSuite intern @trishbaden and edited by me. Trish helps even the new Tweeter learn the best ways to get the most out of 140 characters! Trish is also regular contributor to our blog, WeAreSocialPeople.com.Whenever I go home for holidays, pe...

    By • Jan. 4, 2012

  • How to Virally Grow Your Facebook Fan Page

    Facebook introduced the "People Talking about This" metric a few months ago.Initially, many were skeptical of how useful it would be.As it turns out, it's actually one of the best metrics you can use to gauge your Facebook marketing.This one number tells you how effective your Facebook Marketing ...

    By • Jan. 4, 2012

  • The Ultimate News Resource Guide to Social Marketing

    As we embark on 2012, the team at Awareness, Inc. consulted with the best and the brightest in marketing, strategy, technology, business and social media to help us identify the top news, analysis and trends resources for social marketing and social technology. Our industry is among the most dyn...

    By • Jan. 3, 2012

  • Top Five LinkedIn New Year Resolutions for 2012

    Goodbye 2011, welcome, 2012. Why not make 2012 the year you learn how to make LinkedIn really work for you and your business?For professionals who have engaged with LinkedIn to grow their professional network and their business, there is often a dual feeling of both enthusiasm and uncertainty. T...

    By • Jan. 3, 2012

  • NDAA Signed: Obama Can Jail You for Tweeting

    Yes, you read the title right.Land of the Free?President Obama, president of the "land of the free" gave the country a new year's present. On December 31st the American Civil Liberties Union published this:"President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today, allowing indef...

    By • Jan. 2, 2012

  • The Social Media Statistics of Today: Facebook (Infographic)

    Was 2011 the year of social media?Facebook has added more than 200 million users in the last year. Twitter now boasts 100 million active users. LinkedIn has 64 million users in North America alone, and used this tally to launch a successful IPO back in May.The following infographic from Dream Systems Media takes a closer looker at today's social media statistics:

    By • Jan. 2, 2012

  • Social Media: What to Expect in 2012

    Technology exploded in 2011. With the increased number of smartphones, iPhones becoming available in Verizon Stores, and iPads, Nooks, ebooks & Tablets becoming more known and popular, social media also increased. As we say good-bye to 2011, we look forward to what's to come in 2012.

    By • Jan. 1, 2012

  • Why Google Has the Hammer To Make Businesses Use Google+

    (Happy Holidays! I analyzed my Top 6 blog posts for 2011 by total page views, and am re-running them this week as a "greatest hits" compilation. This is #1. This is probably my favorite post of the year. I like the way it's written, and my favorite thing to do as a blogger is piece together the bigger picture. This post got a lot of reaction from people like Robert Scoble who don't typically read or tweet me. Thanks for the traffic!

    By • Jan. 1, 2012

  • 5 Twitter Hacks for Growing a Thriving Twitter Community in 15 Minutes a Day

    Twitter can be a powerful networking tool, or a complete waste of time.It's all in how you use it.Here is how you can grow a thriving Twitter community in less than 15 minutes a day.Image courtesy of Brajeshwar 1. Follow the Right PeopleBuilding a large follower count isn't hard.There are automat...

    By • Dec. 30, 2011

  • The Top Tweets of 2011 [Infographic]

    By • Dec. 30, 2011