Social Media Updates: Page 402

  • How the Entenmann's / Casey Anthony Twitter Debacle Was Actually a Success

    For those that missed the HUGE news, Likeable Media issued a single tweet on behalf of their client Entenmann's that make a tongue in cheek joke about the Casey Anthony Trial.Cue online righteous indignation by people with too much time on their hands. Boycott Likeable Media! Boycott Entenmann'...

    By • July 11, 2011

  • Google + Take One

    At first glance, Google + has some upsides and downsides. But doesn't every platform out there? I must confess right off the bat that I am a Google fan-I use Chrome, Reader, Docs, Android, Calendar, and most of Google's toolbox. So for me, the new + is a winner. But I don't see it as a replacemen...

    By • July 10, 2011

  • Simplicity and Integration Continue to Drive Facebook's Success

    Mark Zuckerberg made a critical point during yesterday's announcement at Facebook headquarters-a point that was glossed over in most of the subsequent (and concurrent) discussions.

    By • July 9, 2011

  • Google+ and the Disappearance of the Wonder Wheel

    Google+ has been making a lot of noise lately in the already outrageous soundboard that is social media and social networking.

    By • July 9, 2011

  • Twitter, Your New Doctor

    US computer scientists from John Hopkins University, have been researching and scouring Twitter for any health related tweeting inside of America. Having read and looked at over 1.5 million tweets, all related to the health of tweeters from 2009 to 2010, they found some interesting facts. Mainly,...

    By • July 8, 2011

  • Google+: First Tips and Tricks

    When Google+ opened for beta testers last Friday, I was privileged to start kicking the tires. I was immediately sucked into playing on a new playground. "Ooo, what does this do?" "Ooo, shiney!" I was supposed to be leaving for a mini-vacation, but had a hard time tearing myself away. So, what's...

    By • July 8, 2011

  • G+: Twitter and Tumblr are Biggest Losers

    Like a lot of my peers I have been immersed in Google Plus for the last week and I have to give credit to Google for really getting this one right. The sharing mechanism is very accessible, Circles offer welcome segmentation of your social graph, and most importantly, it's fun to use. Much of the...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • 5 Alternative Ways to Search Twitter for People by Location

    One of the problems about Twitter is that it was never meant to be used for data mining. It displayed conversations of those you followed, and you could see whenever someone mentioned your username or sent your a private message. In fact, Twitter didn't even have an integrated search engine until...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • Why Facebook Is Flat: A Look At Its 'Most Unfavorable Underbelly'

    With all the hoopla around Facebook's new "awesome" video chat announcement coupled with the fact that it has reached the 750 Million member milestone - my question may seem rather ridiculous. But hang in there so I can explain. I mean that Facebook is flat at its most basic, literal sense. I me...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • What is Your Plan For Google + Experimentation and Exploration?

    Simon Laustsen What a day! The platform war between Facebook and Google + officially launched with a press conference at Facebook announcing the new "awesome" features including one click skype/Facebook integration for video chat. I watched live stream on Facebook and the real time snarky rea...

    By • July 7, 2011

  • Google Plus - Bridging Together Too Irreconcilable Worlds

    Continuing further with that series of blog posts on the topic of Google Plus, I thought I would move ahead today and share a third one, which I thought was going to be, originally, the last one for now, but then again things have come up and there will be another one that I will be sharing next,...

    By • July 6, 2011

  • Engage Your Facebook Page Fans with Page Apps

    So you started a Facebook page and even managed to gather a few fans, you might be wondering how to keep those fans engaged so that your page is not forgotten. A great way to keep your page relevant is to post quality page updates that invite your fans to like and comment on them. Not only will y...

    By • July 6, 2011

  • Quick look at Google+ Features [Infographic]

    By • July 6, 2011

  • Google+ - Yi-Tan Call Notes

    Yi-Tan Community hosts a weekly 40-minute conference call about navigating change in technology and society. Jerry Michalski is the moderator. I used to participate in the calls way back in 2005 in the early days of blogging and always found the calls informative. Yesterday's Yi-Tan call with...

    By • July 6, 2011

  • Obama's Town Hall Meeting versus Twitter Truth

    The premiere social media event of the week is U.S President Obama's "Twitter town hall," today. The president will take questions posed through the #askobama hashtag during a discussion moderated by Jack Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter. The White House said it wants the talk to focus on the eco...

    By • July 6, 2011

  • Facebook Offers In-Browser Skype Chat

    I said it was going to happen. Of course, it happened sooner than I thought it would. But I'm more than pleased to announce that my prediction was correct. Facebook is now offering Skype video chat. WebProNews reported the news over the weekend. So what's this mean for small businesses? Imagine t...

    By • July 5, 2011

  • Where Google Plus Scores Over Others

    By • July 5, 2011

  • 10 Things to Consider As You Move to Google+

    Something interesting is happening with Google+. We're all freaking out because we can't import our Facebook and Twitter friends (you can export Facebook friends into Gmail now, if you're patient and have a tiny bit of tech savvy). Here we've spent years (in most cases) building communities on so...

    By • July 5, 2011

  • Google+, Does it have Potential for Business Use?

    I admit I'm pretty intrigued by Google+ and have been spending quite a bit of time checking it out over the last few days. It is quite the geekdom at present, and frankly that's just fine with me for now. I guess that's really the plan at first, get us in playing with it and writing / talking abo...

    By • July 5, 2011

  • Verified Twitter Accounts Can Now Receive DMs Without Following

    Earlier today The Next Web reported that larger brands with Verified accounts no longer have to follow users back to receive Direct Messages from their customers."The relaxation is aimed at providing Twitter users that have large follower counts with a private system with which they can receive...

    By • July 5, 2011

  • How Many People Really See Your Facebook Page Updates?

    A lot of companies don't know that Facebook tailors what each of it's fans sees to how relevant it is for those individuals. The system of deciding who sees what is based on Facebook's EdgeRank algorithm which looks for three qualities: affinity, recency and interaction, and decides whether each ...

    By • July 5, 2011

  • Happy July 4th! (There's a Patriotic App for That, Too.)

    Civic developers at Code For America created a Web application in honor of this year's Independence Day that features a number of patriotic values: creativity, technical expertise and interest in the public discourse of their fellow citizens. Flag.CodeForAmerica.org aggregates Twitter avatars fro...

    By • July 4, 2011

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

    Everyone's all abuzz and atwitter about Plus, the new social network from a search engine company with which you might be familiar. I won't break down all the features and how-tos and what-ifs, as other folks are better at that, including Jason Falls and Chris Brogan. My initial, abbreviated ta...

    By • July 3, 2011

  • Google Plus (Google+): The Painful Realization

    Yesterday was an awesome day. I played with Google+ all day. I've had a blast on it experimenting with features and building my social graph from scratch. Today however, was a different story; I had a moment of uncomfortable clarity. The honeymoon high is over for me, not because Google Plus ...

    By • July 1, 2011

  • Why Google+ Doesn't Stand a Chance Against Facebook

    So by now, you've likely heard Google+ is coming to an internet near you.You may have taken a look at the demo, or gotten an early invitation, you might think this could usher in the next generation of social networking.And you might be right.I'll admit, I'm anxious to see if Google's actually go...

    By • July 1, 2011