Archive for 'Social Media'

How is Gen-Y Using Facebook? Survey Results Might Surprise You

How is Gen-Y Using Facebook? Survey Results Might Surprise You

Posted on 10. Jan, 2012 by .

1

If you’re between the ages of 18 and 29, you’re part of “Gen-Y.” And as part of that generation, you make up a large part of the 750 million+ Facebook community. A new study, conducted by Millennial Branding, looked at more than 50 million Facebook data points from Identified.com, and the results were very interesting – to say the [...]

Continue Reading

Social Networks: What are They Good For?

Social Networks: What are They Good For?

Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by .

6

Does social media make you feel like you’re shouting in crowded room, yet no one seems to be paying attention? Perhaps it’s not you, but instead the medium. About a year ago I wanted to better understand (anecdotally) how people reacted to various social mediums. I posted the same message on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, [...]

Continue Reading

Simple Principles for Using LinkedIn to Drive Sales

Simple Principles for Using LinkedIn to Drive Sales

Posted on 31. Aug, 2011 by .

7

Networking is relevant to all types of individuals and companies. And a perfect example of the power of networking can be found in the website LinkedIn. Over 80 million professionals currently use LinkedIn for professional networking. Regardless of your field of expertise, you likely have business questions that you would like to have answered by [...]

Continue Reading

Using Third Party Social Media Apps for Personal Use – Is It Worth It?

Using Third Party Social Media Apps for Personal Use – Is It Worth It?

Posted on 22. Apr, 2011 by .

1

Should you stick to original social media sites or use the third party apps created for them? Consider the issues of innovation as well as personal experience when making your decision. When you want to update your status on Twitter do you log in directly to the Twitter site? Or do you instead access Twitter [...]

Continue Reading

The Ins and Outs of Protecting Your Privacy on Facebook

The Ins and Outs of Protecting Your Privacy on Facebook

Posted on 15. Mar, 2011 by .

6

Lately it seems like everywhere you look, people are talking about Facebook privacy concerns. Some have even gone so far as to close their Facebook accounts. For an individual user, this is no big deal, but for a business to ignore Facebook over something that can easily and effectively be addressed, is unwise to say [...]

Continue Reading

Chris Brogan Interview – Social Media Expert & Founder of Human Business Works

Chris Brogan Interview – Social Media Expert & Founder of Human Business Works

Posted on 09. Mar, 2011 by .

12

Learn How To Build Relationships with your Customers by using Social Media to Connect, Network & Build Bridges, with the view of Building a Loyal Army of Followers – Chris Brogan Reveals All Who is Chris Brogan? Chris Brogan is a co-author to a bestselling book called ‘Trust Agents‘, a very successful professional public speaker, [...]

Continue Reading

Jason Falls Interview – How To Leverage Your Twitter Following The Social Media Explorer

Jason Falls Interview – How To Leverage Your Twitter Following The Social Media Explorer

Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by .

15

Let Jason Falls explain why Twitter and Facebook can be Extremely Powerful Marketing Tools for any Business in any Niche, when used Properly and Effectively to Build A Following and Establish Your Brand! Who is Jason Falls and why am I interviewing him? Jason is a Social Media Expert who specializes in using Social Media [...]

Continue Reading

Are Twitter Backgrounds Still Meaningful?

Are Twitter Backgrounds Still Meaningful?

Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by .

4

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Logo Mojo. All opinions are 100% mine. So you had someone design a killer Twitter background for your company.  It was cool, it was professional, it was slick, and then it was pretty much gone.  With the new Twitter UI rollout, the vast majority [...]

Continue Reading

Why Twitter Can Work for Business – And How to Make It Work for You

Why Twitter Can Work for Business – And How to Make It Work for You

Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by .

6

There is more than meets the eye when using Twitter as a marketing tool to promote your business. There is a thin line between annoying and effective so check out these tips to keep you on the right track… When you hear that Twitter is something only about 8% of people use in their everyday [...]

Continue Reading

9 Social Media Icon Sets to Jazz Up Your Site!

9 Social Media Icon Sets to Jazz Up Your Site!

Posted on 20. Oct, 2010 by .

12

As most of us know, social media is an amazingly effective forum in which we can share content, boost popularity, and improve our search engine rankings – which of course results in getting found on the Internet. Using graphical icons that mesh well with the theme of your website and content rather than plain, boring [...]

Continue Reading

5 Things We Love About the New Twitter

5 Things We Love About the New Twitter

Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by .

30

Earlier this month, Twitter announced some big news– a Better Twitter.  Not everyone has the new Twitter yet, and not all of the features have fully launched, but so far we like what we see.  The new, re-engineered Twitter includes some sweet new features, like a streamlined header bar with dashboard, keyboard shortcuts, a retweet [...]

Continue Reading

Social Network

Choosing Social Networking Sites Carefully

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by .

33

Everyone knows how big social networking is for business owners these days.  Social networking was originally intended to make it easier to maintain personal relationships, but businesses have made social networking a priority as well.  Premier sites have made it possible for businesses to grow their contact lists, manage their relationships and created the concepts [...]

Continue Reading

Marketing

Social Media Marketing – Why It’s Not Enough

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by .

13

There’s little doubt social media marketing can be a valuable resource for both internet-based and brick and mortar businesses.  But it’s just as important to know what it can’t do for you as to know its benefits.  While you’ll see a lot of articles on this site and others touting the benefits of social media, [...]

Continue Reading

Flickr

Flickr – The Best Kept Social Networking Secret?

Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by .

33

Chances are good that when you think of social networks, you think of Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare, and when you think of Flickr, you think photo sharing.  We recently posted an article on paid and free image sites, in which Flickr was included (with a few caveats) as a great source of free images.  And [...]

Continue Reading