Social Media In Our World

In this day and age we are all faced with the reality that there are a number of new ways in which we can communicate. These methodologies are completely different to what our grand parents were used to. Perhaps the best example of this is social media.

Examples

The term social media refers to any form of [...]

Social Networking: An Introduction

Social networking is more than a simple platform. It has become a venue for those who want to make business contacts, play games, and find old flames and friends from days long ago. The more you know about social networking the more you will see that its potential for profitability is actually huge for anyone [...]

Using Facebook And MySpace As Ad Publishers

Two of social media’s Big Three are now selling ad space.  Twitter has announced that, although it is looking for a means of monetization, it will not compete in that arena.

Facebook and MySpace have advertising distribution programs that are very similar, at least on the surface.  Rather than incorporating advertising in their search functions, a [...]

Web 2.0 and Social Media

In Future posts, we will be talking more about the Changes in the Web Landscape , the significance of Social Media and opportunities that arise from this .

It is hard to talk about Social Media out of context from Web 2.0 , so…

What is Web 2.0?

To give a definition to Web 2.0

Web 2.0” refers to [...]

Can you use Social Media to improve Your Search Rankings? A Few Handy Tips

Social Media and Social Networking Websites are increasing in popularity on the World Wide Web ,and Businesses are now becoming more aware of  the potential of Social Media to promote their Web Presence.

Social Networking User Activity Doubles Since 2007

Interesting article over at Mashable today. Apparently, Forrester Research has released numbers that shows the amount of social networking users (those that visit MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc…) has doubled since this time in 2007.

Over 55 million adults (nearly 1/3rd of the population!) visit a social networking site at least once a month. Talk about a [...]

5 Amazing Social Media Related Books You Need To Read

Sure, we all know there is a wealth of information to be had on the interwebs for free, but, and that’s a big but, you should always keep in mind the source of said information. A lot of it is accurate, a lot of it isn’t – that’s for you and the community to figure [...]

Top 10 Products Pitched By Billy Mays – RIP Billy Mays

As if the past week wasn’t already sad (Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson), I found out Sunday that Billy Mays had died. When I heard mention of it while watching cable news, I almost didn’t catch it because it was a very brief and shocking announcement, and they were in the middle of Michael [...]

Social Media Roundup – Friday June 26th, 2009

Every Friday, you’ll find a roundup of the latest and greatest blog articles that revolve around the social media world. The number may vary, but as you know, there is ALWAYS plenty of action these days in the social media world!

Here are some reads that I thought were fantastic and informative:

Problogger.net – 6 Steps to [...]

5 Ways To Land A Sweet Job Using Social Media

The economy, I think it’s safe to say, still sucks. With unemployment numbers hovering around 9.1%, that translates into an absolute TON of people that are in the middle of searching for a new job. You know what the funny thing is?

There are still plenty of companies out there that are hiring!

So you’re probably wondering [...]

Create A Facebook Page For Your Business: Step-By-Step Guide

As you’ve probably heard – Facebook is one of the leading social media/social networking platforms in the world. Being so large on a global scale means that there is ripe opportunity to promote your brand/product/service to the hundreds of millions of Facebook users. I’ve talked to quite a few small business owners in my area [...]

Twitter Marketing To Strengthen Your Brand

Twitter, a micro-blogging and social networking service rolled into one, has been considered as a way to improve your online marketing strategy. Over the past two years, it has become more and more popular among online users. Twitter generally allows its users to post “tweets” or 140-character messages to their “followers” or users who subscribe [...]

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