5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles

August 27, 2010 by firebelly
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Facebook Places has been out just a little over a week now. Here are 5 articles to help you understand its relevancy to your business. 1. How To Use Facebook Places For Your Business Want to have your own business show up within Facebook Places? For companies that have a physical location it makes sense to have a Facebook Place in order... [read more]
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10 Pitfalls to Avoid in Social Media Marketing

August 27, 2010 by Mitch Arnowitz
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I recently attended the Digital Media Conference in Washington, DC and participated in the Social Media Marketing panel (check out video from the panel here). One question Elizabeth Shea, the panel moderator, asked participants was about social media pitfalls to avoid. Here's a recap of my answer: [read more]

Customer Service 2.0: Is the Phone Number Dead?

August 27, 2010 by Rajeev Malik
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First off, you know you’re getting old when you begin a blog post with the phrase “this new generation”…and then comment on how things used to be done.  Of course, you’re probably not that old if you’re writing a blog post in the first place, but my point is, when you start noticing differences, you’re aging is noticeable. But... [read more]

The One Way to Fail in Social Media

August 27, 2010 by Jay Dolan
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Sometimes, when my traffic is sinking, or I don’t get any comments on a post, I feel I failed as a writer and social media commentator.  If people ignore my posts, what’s the point of writing?  If I can’t attract an audience, should I even be in this world of “Look at me! Look at me!  LOOK AT ME!” social media? And then I... [read more]

Keep a Personal Touch in the Digital World: Social Networking Tips for Businesses

August 27, 2010 by Brian Rice
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Have you ever had someone in a business relationship tell you they were slammed with work only to find their Facebook page full of frequent frivolous activity?  Or maybe you have been on Twitter and been surprised by a rude, off-the-cuff remark.  Those are a couple of problems to watch out for in the world of social... [read more]

4.5 Tips for Overcoming Creative Inertia

August 27, 2010 by Eric Fulwiler
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Like many of our human impulses, creativity seems to come in bunches. Some days you are completely stuck thinking in the box, and some days you are running circles around that box without ever getting dizzy. It’s a fickle, frustrating reality, but there are a few ways to go from the desert of dullness to the jungle of productivity. (Btw... [read more]

How do you respond to Tweeters who follow, unfollow, and then follow back?

August 27, 2010 by Kiesha Easley
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I’ve been noticing a trend lately. Like most people, whenever someone follows me on Twitter, I get a notification. Me being the inquisitive person that I am, I usually take a quick look to see if they’re someone I’d like to follow back. Sometimes I follow, sometimes I don’t.    It’s often nothing personal, I just tend to follow... [read more]

Will the Foursquare Concept Spread to Media Checkin?

August 27, 2010 by Billives
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Foursquare has become huge as a location checkin service. There are others, as well in the field. I have not gotten the bug but it took me a while to warm up to Twitter. However my Darwin colleague, Thierry, is a big player. Now, as Mashable reports, a number of services have popped up that re-purpose the checkin concept,... [read more]

Brand Image: You Are What Your Followers Say You Are

August 26, 2010 by Gini Dietrich
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We’ve all heard the expression you are what you eat. As a columnist and author, I’ve come to understand in many ways that you are what you write. But social media has given us an entirely new way of understanding our personal brand image: You are what your followers say you are. Currently, more than 100 of my Twitter followers have put... [read more]

Choosing Goals for Social Media

August 26, 2010 by Amber Naslund
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 When it comes to business – and most especially social media – measurement is still a vast, ongoing discussion that’s fraught with questions. Many of those questions start at the very beginning: How do I know I’m setting the right goals? As we’ve said a zillion times before, the right goals for you are going to be heavily dependent... [read more]

4 Ways That Social Media Can Improve Your Health

August 26, 2010 by Sarah Hartshorn
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Ten years ago the term social media didn’t mean much and it certainly wasn’t a term that dominated search engine results like it does today. Globally, social media has risen in popularity and become the must-have for every marketing plan, kinda like what Starbucks is to coffee and java drinkers. Plain and simple, it’s on every corner... [read more]

Why You Must Write Your Boogie Man Post

August 26, 2010 by Stanford Smith
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My 3 year old swears a monster lives in his bottom dresser drawer.  The monster is a smart son-of-a-gun, he only hides there when I leave the room.  But…If I read “Llama Llama Mad at Mama” right before bed, he won’t come out. (smart kid) The dresser monster is my boy’s boogie man. The funny thing is that we never really... [read more]
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