Social Media Updates: Page 394

  • How and When You Should Use Direct Messages in Twitter

    Direct messages on Twitter can sometimes be a topic of controversy. Some people love them as they offer a means to inform and connect with others. Some people hate them as they are often considered spammy and inappropriate. DM's are usually sent when you get a new follower. A way of saying thank...

    By • Oct. 24, 2011

  • Photos Make a Difference: Improving Fan Engagement on Facebook

    For many small businesses sharing photos of the products and services they sell and/or develop plays an important part in building and solidifying their base of fans, potential and existing customers, on Facebook. Photos alone won't build your fan base but they will help, especially if they accom...

    By • Oct. 23, 2011

  • 10 Ways to Get More Fans on Facebook

    Have you created a Fan Page, but now you're wondering - "How Do I Get People to 'Like' my Page? If so, you're not alone. Many people struggle with getting Fans. Here are 10 ways to get more Fans.Create A Customized Welcome Page - Creating a Customized Welcome Page is an excellent way to increase your number of fans. Statistics show that it will help you turn 72% of your visitors into fans.

    By • Oct. 23, 2011

  • Who Am I: A Social Media Consultant Or a Social Media User?

    It's getting harder and harder to remain objective as I struggle to balance my usage of Social Media sites as a professional, and that of a user. As a user, I LOVE Twitter. It is, by far, my favorite platform. I am also really getting to like Google+. I like Facebook's new profile replacement...

    By • Oct. 21, 2011

  • Are You Chimed In?!

    UberMedia have released a new social network by the name of Chime.in! Released on Tuesday, this social network in a combination of Facebook and Twitter, taking the best bits from each and mashing them into one great new network. To look at, it's a perfect blend. With links and data down the sides...

    By • Oct. 21, 2011

  • Improving LinkedIn Groups, Part 2: Recommendations for Group Managers

    By • Oct. 20, 2011

  • Improving LinkedIn Groups, Part 1: Recommendations for LinkedIn

    This is the first of 3 posts offering recommendations for how LinkedIn, managers, and members can improve the quality and value of LinkedIn groups.

    By • Oct. 20, 2011

  • Social Media Guide to the 2011 World Series

    October is definitely sports season. Everywhere you turn, people are talking about this sport or that one because they all seem to be going on at the same time around this time of year. In fact, as I write this, I am preparing for Monday night football, the hockey season opener (go Lightening!), ...

    By • Oct. 19, 2011

  • Slapped! Facebook Blocks Me For 14 Days

    I am seeking re-election to the Newburyport city council and actively sending Facebook messages to people who live in my town to 1) introduce myself and 2) inquire if they would like to be my friend. Yesterday I sent nearly 80 friend requests over the course of the day and over two thirds respo...

    By • Oct. 19, 2011

  • Do Changes Help Sustain Social Media Networks?

    For the past few months we've seen a plethora of product changes from Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. From Facebook's new user timeline profile to Google+'s hashtag support that has a tie-in with search results, it seems that social media platforms continue to be spontaneous and relentlessly thro...

    By • Oct. 19, 2011

  • Experian Analysis Highlights Which Countries Spend Longest Time on Facebook

    An international study into the use of social networks by Experian®, the global information services company, reveals just how much time people living in different countries spend on Facebook. Singaporeans emerge from the study as those who spend the longest on the social network site, with an average of 38 minutes and 46 seconds per session, while people living in Brazil spend less than half that with an average of 18 minutes and 19 seconds per Facebook session.

    By • Oct. 19, 2011

  • Apple to Set Twitter Alight

    When Apple released iOS5 last week it made it clear that social networking was a key part of its strategy moving forwards. 10 years ago we hadn't heard of Twitter, or even the term micro-blogging. Who would have thought that limiting us to tell the world what we are doing in 140 characters or les...

    By • Oct. 17, 2011

  • Is Tweeting In Politics Accountable Or Reckless?

    This week, UK MP's have passed a motion allowing them to Tweet in The Commons during political debates and Prime Minsters Questioning.

    By • Oct. 15, 2011

  • What You Missed At the Twitter Teatime Tour

    What Is Teatime?Twitter announced on their blog that they would be doing a "developer tour." Well, it kickstarted this past week in London, and I'm here to report all the juicy details!The event, dubbed "Developer's Teatime" was held at 93feet east in the east end of London, hashtag #teatimeUK. ...

    By • Oct. 14, 2011

  • How Facebook is Enriching the College Experience

    From onlinephd.org, via our friend Jen Rhee (@jenicarhe), comes this infographic covering the part being played by Facebook in today's college experience. Created by: Online PhD

    By • Oct. 13, 2011

  • Facebook's Timeline and Open Graph: Humanize Your Brand. Understand Your Customers. Deepen Engagement.

    At last month's f8 Developer Conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his blueprint for the future of the Web centered around two key developments aimed at redefining and reinvigorating the Facebook experience: Timeline and Open Graph actions. Zuck explained the new Facebook profile lay...

    By • Oct. 13, 2011

  • 5 Cool Ways of Using Twitter In Classrooms

    Teachers have been taking advantage of Twitter's format to keep their classes engaged for years now.Taking the time to learn how to use Twitter has proved worth the return for teachers throughout the world.

    By • Oct. 13, 2011

  • Like Button is Top User Engagement Tool

    It seems Facebook's plan to urge marketers and businesses to think like publishers are paying off even before launching the Subcribe button and People Talking About metric. AllFacebook reports that a white paper from Efficient Frontier shows some figures which concluded that user engagement has i...

    By • Oct. 13, 2011

  • I [love/hate] Facebook

    I was updating my Facebook today and realized how much I've grown more and more dissatisfied with the new direction of the social service. Now before I get accused of being drunk when I update my blog, since I openly display my love/hate relationship with Facebook, let me explai...

    By • Oct. 12, 2011

  • Don't Look Silly on Your Facebook Page: Share, Don't Like

    Facebook is like a smartphone. Some people jump right in and start using it, slowly figuring out the necessary functions like making calls, sending texts, and saving contacts. Other people go right to the manual and read it from cover to cover to make sure they're not missing anything. Wait a sec...

    By • Oct. 11, 2011

  • What If Social Media Never Changed?

    By now everyone has probably seen the new Facebook changes. I'll admit that I'm not an avid Facebook user, so it feels like every time I log on to the site I'm bombarded by something new that makes me wish for the old days when you had to have an .edu email address to use the site. Ah, simpler times.

    By • Oct. 11, 2011

  • What Are Good Engagement Levels for Top Brands on Facebook?

    Facebook's new metric "People Talking About" went live the other day and it tries to measure the engagement level of a page. The metric "represents the number of people that are talking about the page, sharing content from the page and further interacting with the page, thus creating stories. Its...

    By • Oct. 10, 2011

  • Facebook's "People Talking About" Metric: What's the Real Score?

    Facebook launched the newest addition to its Insights Page Analytics called People Talking About. The People Talking About metric enables users and page admins to view a fan page's various interactions such as Likes, Mentions, Photo-tagging ,and Sharing a post which are all fused into a single metric. While Google now thinks like a "publisher" with the launch its new content-enhacing tools, Facebook's making marketers think like publishers through the People Talking About metric.

    By • Oct. 10, 2011

  • Facebook Changes Present Interesting Business Dilemma

    Initially there was the Facebook persona profile and, since that was all we had, businesses jumped in and made the best of using this not so ideal business tool. Then came business pages and again businesses embraced them and in many cases tried to separate business and personal with this approac...

    By • Oct. 10, 2011

  • Are You Your Own Worst Twitter Enemy?

    Let's be serious, in this day and age there are two social networks that rule the land. There is Facebook and there is Twitter. Of course there is a multitude of others, but today, these two are king (and queen?). People use these sites from the highest levels, like government and big business, all the way down to your kid sister tweeting pics of the family dog in a funny sweatshirt.

    By • Oct. 9, 2011