Social Media Updates: Page 410

  • Will The New Twitter Save Our Engagement?

    Dear Twitter

    By • Sept. 16, 2010

  • Facebook Is Now Court Evidence

    Social networking sites, such as Facebook, have now become informational sources that workers' compensation lawyers are now utilizing for evidentiary purposes. The question that remains unanswered is how information obtained through social networking sites can be admitted and utilized as evidence.

    By • Sept. 16, 2010

  • The New Twitter

    On Monday, I received a message from the short and simple message from the Twitter team, "You are invited to attend a special event at Twitter HQ tomorrow afternoon, RSVP Yes or No."

    By • Sept. 15, 2010

  • Your Twitter Username is Your New Email Address

    By • Sept. 15, 2010

  • For now, Twitter is what you make it

    Twitter's all over the news today, not only tech but also general, reporting and commenting on its announcement yesterday of "a new, re-engineered Twitter.com that provides an easier, faster, and richer experience."

    By • Sept. 15, 2010

  • How to get your Facebook Fan Page Banned

    I've advised too many people for too long on this that it needed to be a blog post.

    By • Sept. 15, 2010

  • The New Twitter: Now Featuring Video

    Twitter unveiled its new Twitter.com interface today, and the big news is that it now features embedded video and images. So, rather than simply tweeting shortened URLs to video clips and pictures, online video publishers can now publish their content directly to Twitter.

    By • Sept. 15, 2010

  • The New Threat of Typosquatting (Misspelled Brands) in Social Media

    A recent tweet by Andrew Nystrom of Red Bull brought attention to a growing trend we've noticed in Social Media sites such as Twitter and Facebook -- that of Typosquatting. Typosquatting is a form of brandjacking/cybersquatting in which someone registers the misspelling of a brand or trademark t...

    By • Sept. 13, 2010

  • Twitter Profiles - Do They Matter?

    By • Sept. 13, 2010

  • Do Facebook Fans Really "Like" You?

    They like you, but do they really like you?I just returned from Podcamp Montreal, where I attended several thought-provoking sessions which I'll write about over the next little while. One of those touched on an interesting question:If someone "likes" your company on Facebook but hasn't tried your product, what is that worth?

    By • Sept. 13, 2010

  • 3 Facebook Studies to Help Shape Your Facebook Marketing Strategies

    There is no question about how hot Facebook really is, with 500 million users to date, it's hot-hot-hot. But what does that means to marketers and business owners alike?

    By • Sept. 13, 2010

  • How Not To Use Twitter: A Tweet Gone Bad

    By • Sept. 11, 2010

  • Careful, Google: Facebook Has Passed You in Time Spent on Site

    If Google isn't already worried about Facebook, this should unnerve them.

    By • Sept. 10, 2010

  • No Place Like Home: Is Facebook the Wizard of Your Oz?

    Businesses are flocking to Facebook these days, and with more than 500 million users, it's easy to see why. But we must be careful not to let Facebook become the wizard of our Oz.Nearly everyone wants to direct your attention to Facebook. Small and large businesses are spending lots of money to get us all to their Facebook pages, stay awhile, and engage. Facebook, Facebook, Facebook. It's where we all want to be, all the time.Or is it?Is Facebook so great that we don't even need our own websites anymore?

    By • Sept. 9, 2010

  • 12 Reasons Why You Like A Facebook Page

    If you're still searching for the secret sauce why people like your Facebook page, here's 12 great reasons. This helps put some perspective on a continuous debate...

    By • Sept. 9, 2010

  • Parents: Don't make Facebook Profiles for your Children

    Parents who make and update Facebook profiles for their children drive me nuts. Why does your infant need a profile separate from your own when s/he cannot even update it on their own?

    By • Sept. 9, 2010

  • Rejecting an Ad: Facebook Says No

    Facebook has blocked ads from the Just Say Now campaign backing California's Prop. 19, which aims to legalize marijuana and goes to the state's electorate on the November ballot.

    By • Sept. 8, 2010

  • 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace

    Once the undisputed king of social media (at least in the U.S.), MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter).MySpace used to be Janet, and now it's LaToya - at best.

    By • Sept. 8, 2010

  • Top 10 Most Popular Facebook Pages

    How famous is Lady Gaga really? We'll, she has recently become the most popular living musician/artist on Facebook. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta better knows as an american recording artist, Lady Gaga has gathered over 17 million fans on the most popular social network. She has reached the stardom with her hugely popular hits Alejandro and Pokerface.

    By • Sept. 8, 2010

  • How to Handle a Twitter Suspension - 3 Easy Steps

    This is a bit embarassing, but Twitter suspended our account (emarketinggeeks) for a few days in August. Of course this happened while everyone was on vacation. So we were dealing with it over the slowest WiFi connection in existence (reminded me of an old dial up connection).Dealing with a sus...

    By • Sept. 7, 2010

  • Drive Blog Traffic Without Using Twitter

    Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome back to the real world. Other than the wind (I keep telling myself the wind makes me super strong on my bike, though it doesn't really help when you're riding in it), we had a perfect weekend in Chicago. Hope you did, too!

    By • Sept. 7, 2010

  • Surf the Web or surf Facebook? Top 15 Reasons Why You're Surfing Facebook!

    As I was writing a blog post the other day without thinking I included the words "surfing Facebook".

    By • Sept. 6, 2010

  • Social Media MegaTrends : Facebook, the new search engine

    No, this is not a typo. I was not referring to Google. I was indeed referring to Facebook as a search engine.

    By • Sept. 5, 2010

  • A Cup of Coffee to Your Branded Twitter Skin

    Your Twitter profile is a highly visible part of your online presence - don't waste an opportunity to reinforce your brand there. There are some beautiful and creatively designed Twitter backgrounds, or "skins," on sites such as mytweetspace and twitrounds. But, you can create one yourself and...

    By • Sept. 5, 2010

  • Social Media Weekend Challenge: Don't Tweet it Away!

    By • Sept. 4, 2010