Social Media Updates: Page 381

  • A Facebook Sharing Review of 2011

    By • Dec. 1, 2011

  • Some Observations About 2011′s Most Shared Articles on Facebook

    Facebook isn't for friends, it's for families. Facebook just released the most shared articles on Facebook in 2011. It's interesting to look into the collective consciousness of 800 Million people. I love that Facebook is sharing this kind of data and am very curious what other kind of data th...

    By • Nov. 30, 2011

  • Faster than the Speed of Light

    Well, this changes everything. The BBC reported, this week, that Scientists have successfully repeated an experiment in which neutrinos have been recorded traveling faster than the speed of light. The full scientific report, submitted to the Journal of High Energy Physics, is currently being revi...

    By • Nov. 28, 2011

  • How to Charge for Social Media Services

    By • Nov. 26, 2011

  • The 4 Different Ways To Retweet Someone, Which One Is Best For You?

    Last night, we had another one of our weekly Buffer meetups here in San Francisco. Klaus (@cavemanklaus), one of our awesome Buffer friends asked us a question that I originally thought might be much easier to answer: What is the best way to retweet someone? Klaus mentioned he sees a ton of diffe...

    By • Nov. 23, 2011

  • This Cultural Subconscious Brain... We Call The Internet

    Culture of Content CreationThe Culture of Content Creation is a video series about people who make their own digital content to share with the world - such as blogs, podcasts, wiki entries, online product reviews or videos - to learn why they do it, what they find rewarding, and how they view the...

    By • Nov. 23, 2011

  • Facebook's New Disguised Ads Draw Ire

    Adding insult to injury for many users, Facebook has introduced a new form of sponsored advertising to its already besieged news ticker feature. As Peter Pachal wrote on mashable.com: "If you're annoyed by the Facebook news ticker already, just you wait. Facebook confirmed that it has introduced ...

    By Rachel Blankstein • Nov. 22, 2011

  • How to Land a Job Using Facebook [Infographic]

    In recent years, social media has become one of the sharpest tools in any job seeker's toolbox. And for good reason-using social media, job seekers are one step closer to connecting with their dream employer. With more than 800 million active users, Facebook is a social media Mecca for just about...

    By • Nov. 22, 2011

  • Google + - Another Tombstone for the Social Media Graveyard?

    MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, Google Wave, Google Buzz, Ping.All brand names that meant something once, some of which had tens of millions of users in the online social space, all have something else in common; they tried to be David to Facebook's Goliath and came off worse.All of them brought somet...

    By • Nov. 21, 2011

  • Introducing the NEW Facebook Timeline

    You may have heard that Facebook will be rolling out their new profiles and features, including "Facebook Timeline". As developers for Facebook, the team at MarketMeSuite got early access to it. This post explains the new lay out and features. The big change is actually on your own page, not so ...

    By • Nov. 21, 2011

  • The Next Big Thing? Social Lead Curation

    What Is Curation?You hear that word a lot. There's even an entry in Wikipedia for Digital Curation: Digital curation is the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets. But what does that mean to you, as a social media user, marketer, business. Is there a su...

    By • Nov. 21, 2011

  • Reporting Content, Moderating and Managing Audiences on Google Plus Pages

    Now the fuss is starting to die down around the Google Plus Pages launch, we've spent some time digging around to look at the detail of how easy or otherwise it is to administrate and manage a G+ brand page. The first and most obvious problem is the single admin rights - much covered elsewhere, ...

    By • Nov. 21, 2011

  • How Social Networking Helped Me Land My New Job -- And How It Could Work For You

    After more than 4 years I've made the difficult decision to leave my current employer. I've had some truly great times here and will never be able to thank them enough for the personal and professional development I've received. In a relatively short space of time I've been promoted, have been able to diversify my skill-set, have made some good friends and I've had some great laughs along the way."So why are you leaving if you hold the company in such high regard?" you may ask.

    By • Nov. 19, 2011

  • Why Turkeys Don't Tweet

    By • Nov. 19, 2011

  • Stepping Outside of the Social Media Comfort Zone with Alexia Tsotsis

    We all know not to pick up strangers who are walking along the road, but does this rule apply when it comes to people you meet through social media? We have all heard social media experts say social media helps people and companies build relationships. If you ask Twitter guru Scott Stratten (@unmarketing), twitter is about building relationships and having conversations.

    By • Nov. 18, 2011

  • Why Google+ Must Not Be Ignored

    Another social network. I know what you're thinking. Google+ adoption hasn't been quite what many were expecting and why should you dedicate your time to another social network? I already spend a considerable amount of time writing this blog and managing my activity through LinkedIn, Twitter and ...

    By • Nov. 17, 2011

  • Going Viral: Social Media and Social Change

    This post was written by our newest MarketMeSuite intern @trishbaden. Trish has a very unique experience with the power of Social Media for social good, so we asked her to share her story and her findings.Social Media. We all use it, some of are positively addicted to it (me included!). But isn'...

    By • Nov. 15, 2011

  • Interview: Google + - Time to Get In for Businesses?

    On November 8 we interviewed Blake Cahill, president of the social media agency Banyan Branch, about the importance of Google Plus to business strategy. Naturally, our conversation also included the upgraded Facebook. SMT: Of course Google+ is big on our radar and they've just released Pages, so...

    By • Nov. 14, 2011

  • Direct Connect: Google+ Offers Pages with Enhanced Search Feature

    Go to Google and search "+Pepsi" - you will immediately be taken to Pepsi's page on Google+. This is an interesting new feature which enhances Google Search, allowing people to easily jump to an official page on Google+. Google is now offering Google+ Pages to anything and any organization. They ...

    By • Nov. 12, 2011

  • Facebook Salutes the Military for Veterans Day

    This Veterans Day, November 11, 2011 or 11.11.11 - our country once again honors and thanks the military for their service in upholding, protecting and fighting for our democracy. Facebook released new services to support and salute these men and women for their courage, dedication and sacrifice....

    By • Nov. 10, 2011

  • Facebook Stops Penalizing 3rd Party Apps In Newsfeed, "Quality Most Important"

    Hooray! You can stop worrying about sacrificing time for engagement.There has been a lot written about how you should never use a 3rd party app to post to Facebook because Facebook wouldn't show it as prominently. But it looks like Facebook is changing all that. In a comment in the developer's th...

    By • Nov. 10, 2011

  • How To Set-up Your Company's Google+ Profile

    Google has finally rolled out branded pages for Google+! Whereas G+ Profiles was purely aimed at connecting people, it now empowers everyone from local businesses to global brands to build your online relations with G+ Pages. Using the same style and layout as your Google+ Profiles, your Page is ...

    By • Nov. 10, 2011

  • Should Teachers and Students Be Allowed to Communicate Via Social Media? Follow Up

    This is a follow-up to an article I wrote back in early September that dealt with a pending law in Missouri which would have prevented teachers and students from communicating privately over the Internet on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and could have had national implications....

    By • Nov. 9, 2011

  • Google Algorithm Update - Freshness Counts Even More Now

    On its Official Google Blog, Google recently announced "a significant improvement" to its ranking algorithm that will affect about 35 percent of all searches. The goal is to make search results as fresh as possible.The algorithm update will show more high-quality pages "that might only be minutes...

    By • Nov. 9, 2011

  • Don't Worry Facebook, My Dad Isn't On Google Plus Yet...

    I know, everyone's really excited that Google+ now has pages for businesses. I was among the first to run to the site and establish my page. I had a few issues, but all in all it's definitely a cool experience. (If anyone is having issues switching between page and profile this article will help)...

    By • Nov. 9, 2011