Tag Archives: 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 .

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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 [...]

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Social Networks: What are They Good For?

Social Networks: What are They Good For?

Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by .

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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, [...]

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Simple Principles for Using LinkedIn to Drive Sales

Simple Principles for Using LinkedIn to Drive Sales

Posted on 31. Aug, 2011 by .

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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 [...]

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Using Facebook to Maximize Your Blog Traffic

Using Facebook to Maximize Your Blog Traffic

Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 by .

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With the growth of social media websites, spreading the word about your blog has never been so easy. Social media sites are perfect for this because they not only allow you to reach different markets that you may not normally reach, but they also give you the ability to share content that might not be [...]

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Here’s Why Your Content is Going Nowhere

Here’s Why Your Content is Going Nowhere

Posted on 03. Jun, 2011 by .

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For some it takes a while to figure it out, and for many bloggers they get it right away. Your content is what it’s all about. You’ve read and heard about it a million times by now: People come to your site, return to your site, engage with you and others in your community, and [...]

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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 .

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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 [...]

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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 .

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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, [...]

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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 .

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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 [...]

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Are Twitter Backgrounds Still Meaningful?

Are Twitter Backgrounds Still Meaningful?

Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by .

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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 [...]

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Want More Leads? Get “Getworking”

Want More Leads? Get “Getworking”

Posted on 05. Nov, 2010 by .

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If you’re networking to build your business, you might try the “Getworking” approach. Based on the principal of “Give and you shall receive,” it’s a more altruistic method of networking, but with the same objective – to gain company awareness and sales of your product or service. The GET in “Getworking” is an acronym for: [...]

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5 Things We Love About the New Twitter

5 Things We Love About the New Twitter

Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by .

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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 [...]

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Social Network

Choosing Social Networking Sites Carefully

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by .

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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 [...]

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Marketing

Social Media Marketing – Why It’s Not Enough

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by .

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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, [...]

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Flickr

Flickr – The Best Kept Social Networking Secret?

Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by .

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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 [...]

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