A tool for managing Twitter, Facebook & other social media Monitoring your connections, updating your status and just staying on top of your social media presence can become a challenge as your numbers of connections grows, particularly when you have more than a couple of hundred connections. Even for just Twitter, if you want to […]
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I wish I could take credit for the term “social poop” but sadly I can’t. I first learned the term from Andy Fogarty in a wonderful blog post called How To Create Social Proof In 3 Simple Steps on the Laura Roeder blog. Andy defines social poop as the stuff you get from Twitter feeds
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People using Facebook for business often ask “should I have a fan page or should I have a group?” Many people suggest that you should do both, however, if you have limited time to devote Facebook it is probably a good idea to choose one to start. Here is a list of differences between fan
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Many small business owners view social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter as an exciting new shortcut for marketing their business. They think social media magical solution; if they sign up customers will flock to their website or store front. It’s as if marketing no longer has to be work. Well I hate to
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If you are using Facebook and have a business, you need to consider creating a fan page for your business. What’s a fan page? Facebook originally created fan pages to allow celebrities and large corporations to connect with more people. After all, your personal profile only allows you to connect to 5,000 people. Stars like
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If you are using Facebook as a business networking tool, you’re probably trying to build a broad online network. Many people on Facebook only connect with people they know in the real world. Business people who are using Facebook as a virtual networking meeting however, need to be more of an “open networker” rather than
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First thing every morning I open my email, then my web browser, then Word then TweetDeck. The same order every morning. Yes, it’s a tad anal but I don’t even have to look at the screen to switch between applications. This morning when I opened TweetDeck I found a flurry of retweets (people passing along
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I suspect I’m like a lot of baby boomers who use social media regularly. I’m comfortable with the various tools and platforms, but I still get a kick out of the entire concept. I have built business and personal relationships with a large number of people from all over the world: other parts of Canada,
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In the previous two blog posts I wrote about Facebook’s unwritten rules which, if broken, can get you banned from Facebook. In today’s post I’m wrapping up this series with some additional thoughts on the subject. Getting Banned Isn’t the Only Issue If you follow ethical networking strategies on Facebook and focus on quality rather
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Yesterday I wrote about things you might do that could get you banned from Facebook. The main reasons people seem to be getting banned is not that they are doing specific actions, but they are doing them too much. So how much is too much? That’s the rub. There doesn’t appear to be a permanent
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