Foursquare Rules! Facebook Places Drools!
In the social media world, things change constantly. New options are added, old moldy features are removed and new tools are created – DAILY! So if you don’t like change, do not become a social media specialist. One of the social media tools that I have been using since January of 2010 is Foursquare. At first, people thought I was crazy. Telling people where you are? Yes! It is fun. I usually check in using Foursquare on my way out of a location (read my old Foursquare article from 2010 here). So by the time someone sees where I am usually not there anymore. It is a fun (free)...
Read MoreTribe Social Deck’s Social Fan Experience
It all started with an idea. I had wanted to have a cool event for my birthday. A friend and I were considering venues. We wanted the event to be somewhat of a Tweet Up where we could meet up with our social media friends. We considered one location on the west side, but people complained about driving that far out and the venue we were considering was not being cooperative. They seemed confused about the idea of a tweet up. So while we were discussing some other venue options. I attended a Nordonia Hills Chamber of Commerce luncheon and sat next to Dave Murray, Director of fan services...
Read MoreWhat to do While I Wait for my iPad?
This time of year is an interesting time for me. My husband and I are celebrating our 22nd anniversary on the 26th of April (today). May 4th is my birthday (48 years) and May 9th is Mother’s day. Within a couple of weeks it is the “trifecta of fun” for me. 22 years of marriage is a big deal! I love my husband a lot! Where has the time gone? We actually got married in St. Thomas. It was very romantic! Some day we are going back! 48 years of being on the planet is also a big deal. I am proud of where I am. And speaking of being proud, I have 4 very cool kids!...
Read MoreHow to Sell Social Media
You can keep an eye on your brand. If there is old unflattering news on the search engines about your company, you can upload new positive info at the top of the search engines. You can also see what people are saying and get to the root of a problem that you might not even knew existed. Social media is a great place to check out the competition. You can see what people are saying about a certain topic or company without following or friending them. You can make it easy to be a resource worth sharing. With social media marketing, it is easy for people to refer you to someone else. They can...
Read MoreWhat’s the buzz about you?
Do you know what is being said about your company? What about your competitors? There is a new website (well it is new for me) called Alert Rank. You can use this tool to monitor keywords of your choice. But it does so much more than monitor: Your multiple alerts can be managed within one dashboard Assigns each alert a quality score Sends a daily Excel spreadsheet that you can customize View trends among your keywords Provides pretty analytics – here is a screenshot It is important to monitor your brand. There are more and more ways for people to talk about you or your company...
Read MoreTop 10 Questions from blogger wannabes
So many people have questions about blogging. These are the top 10 questions about blogging that I hear: What is a blog? Why should I have a blog? What blogging software should I use? What should I write about? What should I not write about? What if no one reads it? How often should I blog? How do I manage the blog? How should my blog look? Can I get fired for complaining about my job in my blog? All of these questions (and more) will be answered in my Blogging 101 Seminar on Feb....
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