How is technology changing business? Technology is continuing to change the very fabric of business. As I train more businesses in the Halifax area in social media and computer training, I can see individuals struggling to keep up with the changes. Technology is allowing business to unlock the value of time by enabling multitasking. It [...]
I am looking forward to delivering my first social media webinar. Although I have delivered over 1600 hours of in class training and have used Adobe ConnectNow for many hours, this is a new experience for me and I wanted to share it with you my friends. Here's a screen shot of what the webinar [...]
For my Halifax social media clients, it's always a good idea to monitor your social media stream. When you get a troll knocking at your social media door, you need to know what to do. Here's some tips on what to do next. What would you do if you saw these tweets? Extent of visibility on these tweets [...]
For my Halifax social media clients, it's always a good idea to monitor your social media stream. You never know what the cat will drag in and what others will say about you and your business. I regularly thank those who retweet me, who ever it is. It's good to be nice to everyone. But there is [...]
The bombing of the Boston Marathon was horrific and unthinkable. The phones lines jammed up quickly. Social media was the main resource for people trying to get information and send information. We are seeing this scenario more and more as real large-scale emergencies happen. Phone lines and cell phone towers get jammed up with people trying to communicate. [...]
If you are going to use social media for business, you are going to have to make sure that your software and your equipment is up to date. Bad things can happen when we fail to update our devices and our software. Bad things are not good for business in Halifax, Dartmouth, Truro, Nova Scotia or [...]
Change is happening so rapidly in business these days. I have been having a hard time keeping up and blogging on a regular basis. I apologize in advance for not being present as much as I should have been. I will make it up to you in the near future. Many of my workplace education programs have [...]
I got the call with my daughter crying and telling me that she had just gotten a call on her cell phone. It was a threatening call demanding that she perform an illegal act. The caller told her he knew where she worked and that he had her cell phone number. Don't let this happen [...]
Last post I wrote about a Facebook scam that used a Facebook Profile to send out messages that contained a bad link in it. This link would act like a virus. It affected many accounts and caused some mild concern. This time I want to warn you about duplicate Facebook Profiles used to scam your [...]
You have clicked a link and all hell breaks loose on your social media account. You just unleashed a Facebook virus that sends a similar link to all your friends. It can happen. Once it's done, it's gone. but what can you do next that will make a difference moving forward? First thing you have to do is log [...]