Social Media Updates: Page 394

  • 11-Point Facebook Checkup

    If you manage a Facebook business page you most likely spend a most of your time managing your Wall content, reviewing your page analytics, or checking out the latest and greatest apps. But every now and then it makes sense to take pause and assess your Facebook health and well-being; to diagnose...

    By • June 10, 2011

  • Internet Week Panel: The Social Media Simplicity Toolkit

    New York Internet Week is upon us again. On Monday morning, I attended a panel hosted at the Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan Chelsea titled, "Social Media Simplicity Toolkit: How to Avoid Over Complicating your Brand Online".

    By • June 9, 2011

  • LinkedIn, Recruitment and Inadequate Customer Service

    One of the biggest things to impact social media recently has been LinkedIn. The company went public recently and the initial IPO was a huge success.It's not surprising to anyone in the field of recruitment that LinkedIn is the new hot ticket item. Recruiters are all trying to figure out how to m...

    By • June 8, 2011

  • Brand Do's and Dont's: Contests on Facebook

    Newsflash: Facebook is changing. All the time. And we are not talking about your friends' updates here: we're talking new functionalities, new layout for your brand's page and even new rules.This last point may be the most important to keep in mind, even though it is also the issue that no one ta...

    By • June 8, 2011

  • Google Moves and Other Reports from the Social Media Sphere

    I noted it last week but didn't have a chance to post it - Google bought PostRank Analytics - the price of the deal wasn't revealed. It's one of the acquisition's I did not expect Google to make but it makes sense as Postrank developed a way to cut through noise and rank blogs. Almost anyth...

    By • June 8, 2011

  • Four Good Reasons NOT to be a 'LinkedIn Smartypants'

    Having spent thousands of hours on LinkedIn I have definitely made my share of mistakes. Part of the study of using LinkedIn (LinkedInology) is being a responsible user. Being such, I feel compelled to clear up some misinformation on the proper usage of LinkedIn. This has been prompted by some...

    By • June 8, 2011

  • Twitter Use Jumps

    Twitter Use Jumps from Nov. 2010 As of May 2011, 13% of online US adults use the status update service Twitter, up 62.5% from 8% who did so in November 2010, according to data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Slightly more than half (54%) of Twitter users access the service via ...

    By • June 8, 2011

  • 5 Ways to Analyze Twitter Trends

    Are you looking for new trends on Twitter? If not, you should be. This is a great way to drive new traffic to your blog, especially if you use Twitter. You first spot a trend, then you blog about it using the right keywords, and you follow up that blog post with a tweet about it. Because the topi...

    By • June 7, 2011

  • Bubble Talk: Social Media's Young Giants

    After a long crescendo of whispers about social-media-centered tech bubble, recent developments have made this debate one of the hottest topics around both the internet and wall street. Headlines from the first 6 months of 2011 included staggering figures: Facebook's Valuation Approaches $100 Bi...

    By • June 7, 2011

  • iOS 5: Move Over Email, Twitter Is Here

    With great fanfare, iOS 5 was unveiled at the WWDC 2011 in San Francisco today. One of the notable features announced - among many others like iMessage which marks, in more ways then one, the end of the widely popular Blackberry's BBM - is the takeover by Twitter of the email function in iOS 5...

    By • June 7, 2011

  • Facebook And Twitter Will Soon Replace All Websites

    Ok, I apologize for my Armageddon-esque title but results from a study conducted by the National Retail Federation and whole bunch of other people/companies reveal that more and more online shoppers are bypassing websites for Facebook and Twitter, at least in the retail space anyway. The stu...

    By • June 6, 2011

  • Twitter's New Follower Email Notification Content Changes

    On May 6th Mashable let you know that new twitter email notifications were scheduled for an upgrade, both visually and in format.On May 6th Mashable let you know that new twitter follower email notifications were scheduled for an upgrade, both visually and in format. However, the new twitter foll...

    By • June 6, 2011

  • Twitter Use Jumps

    Twitter Use Jumps from Nov. 2010 As of May 2011, 13% of online US adults use the status update service Twitter, up 62.5% from 8% who did so in November 2010, according to data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Slightly more than half (54%) of Twitter users access the service via ...

    By • June 5, 2011

  • Shaq, Twitteronia and Social Media Strategy in 140 Characters

    Shaq's Twitter-based retirement announcement plus getting ready for my social media strategy presentation next week to the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association triggered today's post. One day on Twitter Chris Brogan tweeted a request for a link to Shaq's post about Twitteronia. I jumpe...

    By • June 4, 2011

  • Social Media Rule #1: Play Like a Champion

    Marketing is all about upstaging the competition. To be successful in any marketing campaign you need to have a competitive mentality and the goal to be the best in your defined market. It's the equivalent of being an athlete and playing on a championship team. Here are three ways to play the soc...

    By • June 3, 2011

  • The Opportunity Cost of Social Media - More Than $30,000 a Year?

    If you're a business owner who earns $70,000 a year,your time on social media may be costing you more than $30,000 annuallyIs your business on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn? Do you spend a fair amount of time updating your posts and pages to inform and connect with customers? Then it may be ti...

    By • June 3, 2011

  • New on Twitter: 1,000,000 Words in 140 Characters

    Today, Twitter unveiled its long awaited photo and video sharing, not only leaving the likes of Twitpic, Yfrog and Twitvid in the dust... with a twist: pushing hashtags.

    By • June 2, 2011

  • Do You Know Your Facebook EdgeRank Score?

    For the last couple of weeks, we've been putting on a series entitled 'Everything Facebook' (http://bit.ly/jYEk6U) which has covered topics ranging from remedial Facebook know-how to more advanced tips and tricks. There are several topics that are so critical that we wanted to make extra mention ...

    By • June 2, 2011

  • The All-Too-Common Mistake Many Lifestyle Bloggers Make

    As you can imagine, I am reading and visiting blogs daily. I do quite a bit of blog scouting, especially among lifestyle blogs (food, travel, style, health). Great pics should be shared! The content is fanta-bulous, seriously. Awesome photos, great prose. Only one thing: it's not shareable. I can...

    By • June 2, 2011

  • Socialisting: A New Way to Find Your Dream Job (or Apartment)

    How many times have you been asked: "Do you know anyone looking for"... a job, an apartment, a pet, a sofa, etc...? Alternatively you may have been asked: "Do you know anyone who has" a job on offer, an apartment or room for rent, a sofa, etc? (You get the point.) With the evolution of social me...

    By • June 1, 2011

  • Social Networks Drain Productivity

    In March of this year, social email provider harmon.ie (pronounced 'harmony') commissioned a survey of 515 IT users working the U.S. and global companies. The purpose of the survey was to better understand the impact that electronic distractions have on the workplace and the findings were incred...

    By • June 1, 2011

  • Creating Custom Facebook Page Tabs

    Creating well-designed, custom Facebook pages to welcome your visitors and create valuable offers is important for making your page stand out and encouraging your visitors to "like" your page. This connection creates a communications channel between your brand and your fans.

    By • May 31, 2011

  • Twitter 101 Day 2: How will you use Twitter?

    This is the second in a short series of posts designed to help newbies understand some social media strategy behind the professional use of Twitter.Now that you're set up on Twitter how will you use it? You will use it to become more networked, more helpful, smarter and better-looking. OK, so tha...

    By • May 30, 2011

  • What Are Facebook Credits?

    Have you wondered what are Facebook Credits? Facebook Credits are virtual currency that you can use to buy applications, games and so on. The purchases are done only on Facebook via logging in to your Personal Profile. You can own these credits by purchasing them. This purchase can be made v...

    By • May 30, 2011

  • Twitter is testing a new feature: "Jump to someone you follow"

    After months of changing very little to the online interface, Twitter has recently made a number of changes: color differences to emphasize #hashtags and @messages, fewer buttons, and email notification of favorites.The change I just noticed is perhaps the most unique I have seen. While looking ...

    By • May 29, 2011