Facebook Frustrations

Facebook has been going through a lot of changes over the past 6 months. Some have been welcome but many have not. When people talk about not liking the changes, what they ate really talking about is not liking the change in usability. Ever heard the phrase "If it's not broke don't fix it." Well … [Read more...]

How to Give your Page an Edge on Google+

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Now that Google+ Pages has launched you might be asking yourself, do you really need another page for your business?  The answer is yes.  Though there is a lot of debate on whether Google+ is going to be a truly competitive social network for Facebook, there is one area that Facebook cannot … [Read more...]

Google+ for Business….well almost

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Goolgle+ announced today that they are offering pages for business. This is answering a long standing question, when with Google+ be business friendly.  Well, they had been promising the eventual advent of their business Pages, and the day has finally come!...well kind of. The pages roll out is … [Read more...]

What about building their brand? Comments from Blogworld LA

Be unique! Be original! Do that and you will sky rocket to success! Like so many conference that was a theme in Blogworld after the first day. What a lot of people were wondering but not necessarily vocalizing was how can I do that for a client? One problem with seminars and industry … [Read more...]

Social Media Links

In today’s constantly-connected world, there’s no escaping social media. Companies are using social media to reach a new audience of consumers, schools are creating Twitter and Facebook accounts to connect with students and their families, and entertainment companies use social media to reward … [Read more...]

More! More! More! Social Marketing Gets More Personal!

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Everyone wants to know how to get more clicks from their Facebook and Twiiter. How to get more followers. How to get more fans. How to get more more more! But many people are missing one of the biggest values of social marketing and that is the ability to get more personal. If you go back to the … [Read more...]

Blogworld LA

Today I am heading out to LA for Blogworld! This is one of the largest social media conferences of the year. Some of the featured speakers are Chris Brogan, Aliza Sherman, Amber Naslund, Guy Kawasaki, Michael Stelzner, Mari Smith and even some normal famous people like Kevin Pollack! I am beyond … [Read more...]

Blogging is Doing

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Search engines are used by billions of people every day, helping them find products to buy, stores to buy them from, information on anything imaginable or the directions to their grandmother's house. Because search engines are such a huge part of consumers' lives, they have become a huge part of how … [Read more...]

Got Style?: Blogger Makeover

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I read a lot of blogs. I am sure this does not surprise you.  In reading blogs I often pay attention to the writing style of the particular post. Some people are very analytical, some are casual, some write like they are in the middle of a conversation with you. When I come across good writing … [Read more...]

Do you Understand your Klout?

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Klout has been the leading source for ranking your social media, and specifically Twitter, influence. Essentially is calculates your influence by how often you tweet, retweet, mention people and how often people retweet and mention you. It takes into consideration the level of influence of the … [Read more...]