As the Facebook Privacy Chronicles continue, you may want to reevaluate HOW much of your information is available to the public. As you become more aware of the importance of privacy, you may want to go back and limit past posts (statuses, photos, notes, etc.). This means that posts that may have previously been available to the public can now …
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SOCIAL MEDIA PHILANTHROPY: “HER AIM IS TRUE”
“Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.” –Robert Redford I like to think I’m a person who sees the glass half full. I’ve always been intrigued by obstacles and how a simple mind shift can reveal possibility and the path to success. Oftentimes that mind shift requires creative problem-solving and a willingness to take risks. Isn’t that …
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The Facebook Privacy Saga: Controlling Your App and Website Visibility
Personal privacy awareness is an ever increasing issue on the web. Even more so with the surge of social media platforms that share demographic information so readily and openly. How can you protect your personal information in a cyber-drenched culture? You CAN limit what information people access! Need help with this? Privacy Settings Mari Smith, well-known Facebook expert, recently explained …
FACEBOOK PRIVACY: TAGS AND NOTICES
Tagging on Facebook can be a really fun way to interact with family and friends. However, everyone feels differently when it comes to protecting your online information. In our last post we talked about photo privacy and how to control who sees your pictures. Today we’ll look at some privacy options new to Facebook under How Tags Work. What’s neat …
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11 FACEBOOK MARKETING EXPERTS SHARE THEIR BEST TIPS
Still not sure about the value of Facebook for marketing? Wonder what all the fuss is about? The folks at Social Media Examiner recently asked top marketing book authors and Facebook brand managers to share some of their hot Facebook marketing tips. Here’s a recap of what they had to say…. 1. Give people a reason to “Like” you Richard …
LINKEDIN BUSINESS PAGES: THREE NEW FEATURES
Are you on LinkedIn? LinkedIn is the business network of choice for busy professionals. Did you know that LinkedIn also has business pages? The average household income of LinkedIn members is $109,000. Also, 45% of LinkedIn members are business decision-makers, compared to 25-29% of Facebook users. In an interview with Mike Stelzner of Social Media Examiner, Lewis Howes makes the …
FACEBOOK CHANGES: FOR BETTER OR WORSE?
I can remember where I was when it happened. Sitting at my desk late Thursday afternoon, I got an email from Hyper Alerts that someone had commented on our sliceworks page. We had just signed up for this new service a week before and had shared a post about this missing feature on Facebook business pages. I was wrapping up …
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Video Production: The Four Ps
Videos are fast becoming a key platform in the communications marketplace. US Internet users watched 14.8 billion online videos in January 2010, making YouTube the second largest search engine. Your marketing strategy should include innovative forms of communication and adding informative video is one way to keep your messages timely and fresh. Video production has never been easier. Flip video …