Social Media Updates: Page 412

  • Google vs. Facebook - The War

    The social networking war is heating up. With Google's purchase of Slide and Jambool, Facebook has gone to DEFCON 1 and ordered Lockdown across the company. The Lockdown, noted by the neon Lockdown sign on Zuck's office door, has been declared for the next 60 days to prepare Facebook for the u

    By • Aug. 12, 2010

  • Twitter and the Language Barrier: 2 hours that would make a world of difference

    By • Aug. 12, 2010

  • How to Use Twitter for Media Relations

    Many public relations professionals worldwide dream of the day that they can successfully pitch their latest and greatest story with the world via 'the little blue bird.' And quite naturally so, after more than 20 billion tweets. The real-time social platform Twitter has firmly established itsel...

    By • Aug. 11, 2010

  • 5 Ways You Can Wake Up Your Facebook Page

    These days it seems like everybody and their mama has a facebook account.

    By Evelyn Parham • Aug. 11, 2010

  • 9 Tips For Building, Branding and Maximizing Your Profile And Exposure on LinkedIn

    While LinkedIn might be the old dog in the Social Media race, it still remains as one of the most powerful tools in Business Building and Connecting online.Where Facebook might be getting all of the press, LinkedIn offers something that Facebook cannot - a "Business-Only" platform for building your brand, product, and personal profile.

    By • Aug. 10, 2010

  • 10-4, Social Media - We Got Ourselves a Convoy!

    When I started my digital agency back in 1996, I constantly ran into critics who called the Web "The CB radio of the 90′s." Eventually, as the web demonstrated it was more than just a flash in the pan, time has proven those critics wrong. But, I'm wondering ...

    By • Aug. 10, 2010

  • Would a different generation embrace social media?

    I watched the season premiere of Mad Men and saw the character Don Draper suffering over having to give an interview. The reporter wants to know why he isn't talking more and Don says he is from the Midwest and wasn't raised that way.It got me thinking, I have to wonder would social media be used...

    By • Aug. 9, 2010

  • Learn from Abercrombie & Fitch: Embed social media in every customer touchpoint

    "Have you checked us out on Facebook?" As I queued to pay at Abercrombie & Fitch in London over the weekend I kept hearing this phrase over and over again. In fact as everybody paid for their purchases the sales assistants asked them this very same question. Some may have found this annoying, some may have found it forced, and some may have found it distracting.

    By • Aug. 8, 2010

  • 41.6% of the US Population Has a Facebook Account

    By • Aug. 8, 2010

  • Facebook isn't the Devil

    I often encourage people to give their honest feedback. I find that to be one of the quickest, least expensive ways to imrove ones company. Find out whats wrong from the horses mouth.

    By • Aug. 6, 2010

  • How to tweak your LinkedIn profile to stand out from the crowd

    By • Aug. 6, 2010

  • Facebook Surrenders to Mobile Privacy

    By • Aug. 6, 2010

  • Does your org have a Facebook Page comment escalation flow-chart?

    By • Aug. 5, 2010

  • 7 Steps for Building a Community on Twitter

    Twitter provides an excellent channel for marketers as it is "a real-time information network powered by people from around the world" who are interested in discovery and communication. In order to tap in to this tool, it is important to become an actice participant who consistently adds value to the community.

    By • Aug. 5, 2010

  • Twitter Talk & Facebook Fails

    An appropriate Facebook page may have a huge impact on your brand equity. It can also backfire in a horrible way. Similarly Twitter chatter can propel your brand to national accolades, or can potentially land you in the hot seat. Social Media allows you to reach out to your brand advocates in ...

    By • Aug. 3, 2010

  • Facebook Adds New Features to Like Button

    By • Aug. 2, 2010

  • When should you delete a comment on your Facebook Page?

    By • Aug. 2, 2010

  • A Brief Twitter Marketing Strategy

    Going by the increasing popularity of social media marketing, it is only wise to say that twitter marketing plan should be included in any viable online marketing plan. This is because twitter is reputed to be the first social networking site that went from mere 1 million users to over 13 milli...

    By • Aug. 1, 2010

  • Facebook, Twitter, You Name It. Social Media is "Happening" to your Brand - Whether You Like It or Not.

    About a year ago I met with a luxury watch manufacturer that I love. I say I" love" them because I own one of their watches, and it holds huge sentimental value for me. I approached the company with the idea that if I could speak to the decision makers I would most certainly convince them that ...

    By • July 31, 2010

  • Think Twitter Has No Rules? Think Again

    Twitter has no rules. That's what I keep hearing from people who think they are the vanguard of a new movement. Don't believe it. There are rules EVERYWHERE.

    By • July 29, 2010

  • Facebook's Q&A Initiative: Desperation?

    In an article written earlier, The Coming Social Media Crash: Similarities With the dotcom bust #2, I mentioned that one of the indicators (viewed in the rear view mirror) of business failure during the dot.com boom/must cycle in 1999-2000 was that companies changed their business models significantly once they realized that the hype and hope was...well, just that.

    By Robert Bacal • July 29, 2010

  • Why we follow brands on Facebook and Twitter

    In April this year, I conducted the fifth annual survey of Swedish bloggers and blog readers. The survey called BlogSweden 5, included a total of 2,251 respondents, out of which 94% had at least one blog. One of the new questions this year was about why people choose to follow brands on Twitter and become a fan, or like, brands on Facebook.

    By • July 29, 2010

  • Facebook Stories and Your Personal Brand

    The world is indeed becoming a small place and we all know that social media is a major reason why. As Facebook celebrated 500 million users on July 22, 2010 we can see how the world is becoming a much more open place. Facebook users come from all over the world. People are able to connect w...

    By • July 29, 2010

  • Facebook Fan Pages: Why It's Important For Fans to "Like" Your Brand

    A Facebook fan page can be one of, if not the most important extension of your brand in the social media ecosystem. Facebook now has over 500 million people using it's service. The reality of that number means that Facebook has created it's own Internet within in the Internet. Some people log ...

    By • July 28, 2010

  • How to Brand Yourself As An Expert and Get More Business with Facebook Questions

    Facebook launched a new section called "Questions" recently. I am not sure exactly when they launched it but today it showed up in my feed.

    By • July 28, 2010