Social Media

4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Buy Fans or Followers

This is as good of an idea as a mail order bride. Yes, it is important to have fans and followers, but it isn’t just about numbers. Sometimes doing things the hard way is best (and it will save you money).   As a company, the focus should be on creating a loyal fan following,…

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Pinterest Is No Longer Invitation Only!

Don’t you hate when there is an awesome event going on, but you didn’t get invited? Well so does Pinterest! On Wednesday, Pinterest announced that they have opened their site for registration without having to request an invite. Prior to this, people had to enter their email and sign up in order to gain a…

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Four Parts to a B2B Relationship on Social Media Sites

 Just like in the real world, in the virtual world business-to-business relationships are handled a little differently than business-to-consumer relationships. These are some things to keep in the back of your mind when developing business relationships. After all, no one likes to golf or go to lunch by themselves. Business Intelligence With the rising popularity…

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LinkedIn Gets a Makeover

They say that copying is the highest form of flattery. If that is so, then Facebook and Google+ should be very flattered by LinkedIn’s new look. The new layout looks like a mix between the two. Like on Facebook ,the more relevant updates are loaded at the top of the page with an added comment…

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Another One Bites The Dust: Twitter Shuts Off “Find Friends” Feature on Instagram

It’s now time for an update on Instagram because the “find friends” on Twitter feature is gone. This feature used to allow you to follow the same people you follow on Twitter also on Instagram. In light of this change, you are still able to use the “tweet photo” feature. The feature is now gone…

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Worth The Wait: Facebook finally Gets Patent Approved after Six Years

What a year it has been for Mark Zuckerberg! He celebrated his twenty eighth birthday, his company went public, getting married, and now his first patent. In 2006, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg applied for a patent application governing certain privacy settings has finally been approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Zuckerburg and former…

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Facebook Now Has Timeline for Pages on Mobile Devices

Recently, Facebook has launched the timeline design for pages on mobile devices to match the layout of desktops that came out four months ago. The new mobile design includes your cover photo, a more in depth about section, the new icons to view a page’s photo and information about your fan base. Depending on the…

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Twitter Cuts off LinkedIn After a Two Year Partnership

Twitter has cut off tweets being allowed on LinkedIn, ending their partnership since 2009.  According to LinkedIn head of content, Ryan Roslansky, he stated: “If you had previously synced your LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, and selected the option to share Tweets on LinkedIn, those Tweets generated from Twitter will no longer appear on LinkedIn. There…

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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…

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Twitter: 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…

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