Social Media Updates: Page 425

  • How To Add Your Business To Twitter Places

    Twitter has been wrestling with the location game for some time with a couple fits and starts landing most recently on something they call Twitter Places. The ultimate goal, I suspect is to become a player in the Foursquare check in kind of way. I have my doubts as to whether they can claim this turf, but I think it's worth paying a little attention to.

    By • July 9, 2010

  • How to Use Twitter for Job Search

    By • July 9, 2010

  • Social Plugins: Eight Reasons to Like Facebook

    Considering its recent privacy gaffe, we can all think of reasons not to like Facebook. In this post, I want to list eight reasons you should. They all have to do with the new Social Plugins, which enable site owners to open up their content for sharing on Facebook. There are eight such plugins, the first five of which can be installed by pretty much anyone. Facebook Like Button

    By • July 8, 2010

  • Has Twitter's rise led to a decrease in journalistic standards?

    South African blogger Herman Manson has posted an article on Memeburn ('the South African Mashable'), questioning whether that by breaking news, Twi

    By • July 7, 2010

  • Will Changes to LinkedIn Groups Mean Changes in User's Attitudes?

    If you've participated in any LinkedIn Groups lately, you know they've undergone quite a facelift. This video outlines the changes: It doesn't appear that the changes have been rolled out unilaterally. In at least one group in which I participate, the old interface is still what shows up. I don't know if that is something the group manager controls, but that's what I'm seeing.

    By • July 7, 2010

  • 10 Reasons You're Not Getting Followers on Twitter

    Twitter thrives on the relationship between you and your followers. And yet many small businesses struggle to gain a following and end up abandoning their profiles due to fundamental errors in the way they manage them. This often boils down to a lack of understanding of Twitter as a social channel and an inability or unwillingness to invest the time to learn. But the secret to success is simple: put yourself in your followers' shoes and consider what you're adding to their lives.

    By • July 6, 2010

  • Facebook Launches New Data Permissions

    During the 2010 f8 conference, Facebook announced that it would be launching a new set of data permissions as part of the new Graph API. The permissions themselves, while they provide more granular coverage of the data available via Facebook, aren't really that interesting - the interesting part of the new data permissions are what Facebook grants to clients in terms of license to use and store the data.User Experience

    By • July 2, 2010

  • Is Google Really Making a Facebook Killer?

    I have read the articles and heard the talks revolving around the upcoming "Facebook Killer" from Google. I will say one thing, many have noted that Google now realizes that Buzz was not enough. Yea, I would say that is a contender for understatement of the year.

    By • July 2, 2010

  • Worst. Tweet. Ever.

    We all tweet things we wish we never tweeted. Maybe we delve too deep into the realm of the personal. Maybe you just made one typo that turned your innocent message into something a bit too exotic for your followers. Maybe your little joke completely bombed in a bad way. Whatever you tweeted, you wish you could take it back.I've seen a lot of cringe-worthy tweets in the three years I've been using Twitter. I think it's what happens when we become so comfortable with the medium. The more relaxed you are, the more you let out. Sometimes, you just let out way too much.

    By • July 2, 2010

  • How to Make Your Social Networking Stand Out

    What makes a social media plan work, especially in the world of personal branding?

    By • July 1, 2010

  • LinkedIn: An Untapped Social Media Giant?

    Marketing on facebook and twitter has been a matter of great discussion and speculation. Some believe that potential of marketing on social media is still untapped while others dismiss it as just hype...lot of smoke with only a little fire at heart. Instead, LinkedIn can be a better option to target professionals more accurately. Lately, LinkedIn has opened doors for various companies to take on followers for their profile page and upgrade them (of course for a fee). Now LinkedIn is the new social media that presents unforeseen opportunities for marketers and media buyers to exploit.

    By • July 1, 2010

  • Who has the most authoritative Twitter followers?

    In honor of Social Media Day, I decided to use Sysomos' social media analytics platform to examine the Twitter handles of various PR news outlets, wire services and industry organizations. I was particularly interested in looking at the relative authority and predominant location of each handles' followers.

    By • June 30, 2010

  • The 5 Best Ways to Use Twitter for Your Job Search

    Twitter can be a tremendous, fast moving tool in your Job Search Toolbox. Here are 5 ways to get the most out of it.1. Follow and read job search experts. The amount of excellent ideas, tips, leads, news, informative articles, and best practices going by all day long is amazing. Use Twellow's directory for Employment > Career > Job Search to find excellent people to follow. You'll find outstanding advice that applies to your situation... guaranteed.

    By • June 30, 2010

  • 10 Careers That Can Utilize Twitter

    Image via WikipediaTwitter has been in the news for the past few years as the shiny new toy. It was a big part in the presidential campaign, and you can find almost every company you're in love with on the social network. It's safe to say the creators are pretty rich now. Who knew 140 characters ...

    By • June 29, 2010

  • 10 Questions: Jack Dorsey on Square, Twitter on 9/11 & Social Media 'Experts' Without Souls

    By • June 29, 2010

  • The Secret to My (Alleged) Twitter "Success"

    By • June 27, 2010

  • A new Twitter record - 3282 tweets per second

    On average Twitter sees 750 tweets per second being sent out says the Blog Herald. By comparison, a Twitter record was broken twice in succession last week, first during the NBA basketball finals in the States, and second during the Japan / Denmark match in the World Cup.

    By • June 26, 2010

  • The Search Engine of "Likes"

    By • June 26, 2010

  • Reading Between the Lines of Facebook's Declaration of War Against Google Search

    Allfacebook.com revealed the news of "Facebook's declaration of search war against Google", creating some interesting arguments between Google fans and Facebook fans.

    By • June 25, 2010

  • Too Much Social, Not Enough Sales?

    Is social media wearing you out and getting in the way of your real work? It's not bad enough that you have to keep up with a blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Friendfeed, Youtube and maybe Plaxo, but every day I'm being asked to join yet another social network. There are hundreds of them...

    By • June 21, 2010

  • Is e-mail dead? Facebook thinks so.

    Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, says e-mail is dead and online communication - such as Facebook, will take its place. At Nielsen 360, she gave the keynote, which you can watch below: Link to original post

    By • June 20, 2010

  • Why I don't follow your brand on Twitter

    I follow people on Twitter for because they either have information or entertain me. Notice I said people. Not brands. Not companies. People. I firmly believe all social media is about connecting with people online. The most massive social media networks, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, are al...

    By • June 18, 2010

  • Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off?

    Twitter can suck you in to a vortex of counter-productivity like one bite of that KFC Double Down sandwich. I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. It also continues to be a reliable conduit for new visitors here at Convince & Convert. Ma...

    By • June 17, 2010

  • "I Like Your Comment"

    Anyone notice that you can now "like" comments?! Facebook's blog posted today: "So like peanut butter and jelly, we realized these two features would go better together. Starting today, most of you will see a small "Like" button appear underneath comments. We're rolling this out gradually, so if...

    By • June 17, 2010

  • An Ode Against Automated Tweets

    If there's one thing that really annoys on Twitter, it's automated tweets. You know the ones: xx has uploaded a video on YouTube xx has checkedin on Foursquare xx has added xx film to their Lovefilm account It's lazy and annoying. I'm not saying some these updates won't be of i...

    By • June 13, 2010