Everyone hopes that their content will get shared. But the reality is that people share when they are motivated to do so. People need a reason to share content. So why do people share? Why is some content shared while other content drifts down the river and is forgotten? Have you ever asked yourself these [...]
You can begin to take your Twitter connections for granted. Please don't. These are new friends that will become dear friends over time. I love connecting with people on social media. I love meeting them face to face even more. But there will be some that I will not get a chance to meet in [...]
One of the best pieces of advice I ever hear on social media was simply this: don't do anything stupid on social media! In a post from the CBC.ca website entitled "U.S. marines in urination on corpses video left Afghanistan" we see a picture of US marines urinating on corpses of Taliban fighters. We know [...]
Making time for social media in your all ready busy schedule may seem like a daunting task. If you will do it, you will help your nonprofit organization. I have worked with several nonprofits as a volunteer and board member throughout the years. I understand that time is a precious commodity that never seems to be enough [...]
Some words can increase your ability to get retweeted by others. Others can be like bug repellent and get you ignored. I like reading what Dan Zarrella's @DanZarrella writes about in social media. I find his writing style easy to follow as well. His comments on how to get more retweets are very insightful. Dan has done a lot [...]
Would you like to know how you can make your efforts on Twitter better? What simple steps could you embrace that would make a world of difference? If you study people on Twitter that are doing a really good job and are gaining a great deal of attention, you will see that they are all [...]
In my Friday morning Advanced Social Media Workshop for real estate professionals, one of them came out with a real awesome quote. I just went wow! Here's what the quote was..."The thing about being successful, is that you never have to tell anyone." I thought this was pure gold. Here's why. This quote aligns with [...]
I am working @Dave_Carpenter 's plan for #2012Plan. Dave suggests that before we look ahead to 2012, we should look at what we have done thus far this year. For me 2011 was a very busy year in social media and computer training. As I reflect back, here are some of my major achievements. (Look [...]
Social media works. Here's a few examples on video of how social media is benefiting business. Imagine what it can do for you.
Those old FBML applications on your Facebook Page will no longer be supported as of January 1, 2012. They will need to be replaced. Here's the official link to the news on FBML and Facebook. The long and short of it is this: FBML will no longer be supported as of January 1, 2012. FBML apps [...]