Archive for June 2012
Pinterest: A Guide for Beginners
What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a virtual place to store and organize everything you like based on pictures. Pinterest has over 10.4 million users, roughly 85% of them being females. Pinterest’s mission is: to connect everyone in the world through the things they find interesting. This is a great way for people to share…
Read MoreTwitter: A Guide for Beginners
What is Twitter? Twitter is an easy and quick way to see what people are doing and saying. This is a way to share what is going on with your company, or post links to blogs and new products. Twitter is a great way to connect to people and see what they are saying about…
Read MoreFacebook: A Guide for Beginners
What is Facebook? Facebook is a social networking site with over 900 million users. You must create a profile in order to add friends, message, and receive notifications. Over the past few years the site has expanded from being primarily used for college students to connect to being used by everyone all around the world!…
Read MoreLinkedIn: A Guide for Beginners
What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is one of fastest growing and largest professional networks in the world with over 120 million members! LinkedIn lets you connect with people to exchange information, ideas and opportunities with other professionals. LinkedIn is a cross between an online resume and a professional Facebook page. It allows you to give details…
Read MoreHow to Stay Protected on Social Media Sites and Online
In light of the LinkedIn security breach, this post will focus on ways to protect your company page on social media sites and the internet. You wouldn’t play a full on football game without putting all of the protective gear on first,would you? This is the same mindset you should have when entering the social…
Read MoreYou Should Probably Change Your Password on LinkedIn
Recent news has reported that 6.5 million LinkedIn account passwords have been stolen and published on an unauthorized website. LinkedIn is taking this breach very seriously and working with the FBI to pursue leads of this crime. However, LinkedIn is not the only website that has suffered from this type of theft. They wish to…
Read MoreOut With the Old; Twitter Changes Their Logo
Out with the old bird and in with the new! Twitter was founded back in 2006 and has had the same bird symbol since 2010. Yesterday Twitter launched their new streamlined bird logo which will also replace their lower-case “t” logo. Twitter mentioned in a blog post on Wednesday, “From now on, this bird will…
Read MoreThe 3 C’s of Social Media Marketing
It’s easy to see why some companies may be hesitant to join social media sites. There is a lot to take in with networks, blogs, podcasts, pictures, videos and the list continues. For those who aren’t tech savvy, it makes it even harder to understand everything that is going on. Connect Social media helps…
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