Social Media
The Top 4 Twitter Directories in 2011
Getting listed in Twitter Directories is the first way to gain followers. By adding your Twitter profile to the right categories within these directories, you can increase your exposure to other Twitter enthusiasts and hopefully increase your following as well.
When Twitter came out in 2006, and then became popular in 2007, there were many directories created. However, over the last several years, many of the directories have disappeared, with only the largest of the directories remaining still popular today. What will make this article worth reading is the single fact that this is a list of current popular directories. Continue reading
Google Buzz is Officially Dead
Today, Friday, October 14, 2011, Google officially announced that they are going to shut down some products the most popular of the “unpopular” being Google Buzz. Initially released in February of 2010, Google Buzz was supposed to be the social media answer to competing with Facebook and Twitter.
“In a few weeks we’ll shut down Google Buzz and the Buzz API, and focus instead on Google+. While people obviously won’t be able to create new posts after that, they will be able to view their existing content on their Google Profile, and download it using Google Takeout.”, said Bradley Horowitz, Vice President of Product. “In addition, later today the Google Labs site will shut down, and as previously announced, Boutiques.com and the former Like.com websites will be replaced by Google Product Search.”
Other products like Code Search, Jaiku, and University Research Program for Google Search will shut down on January 15, 2012.
How to Handle Angry Comments in Social Media
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You love to blog. You have developed a great social media profile. You want to share your knowledge and experience with the world. You dream of endless praise from the world as they read and share your thoughts with others. You have come to learn that sometimes people don’t agree with you. They can sometimes become downright rude and insulting when they comment on your posts.
There is a way to get through this professionally.
With these 5 easy steps, you can handle the worst of these “trolls” and what remarks they throw at you. Continue reading
Tips for Social Media Beginners
Social Media can be scary for people who are new to the idea of having a public profile on the web. Rome was not built in a day, and just like Rome, Social Media profile exposure takes time and effort before the popularity will come. There are many myths associated with social media, but here are some tips for people who are new to the Online Social Web and want to start off on the right foot. Continue reading
Top 5 Myths about Social Media
Social Media is today’s hottest form of inbound marketing. Any business that wants to compete in today’s market needs to have a social media action plan to keep up with their competitors. With everybody and their brother jumping on the social media bandwagon, there are 5 myths that need to be put to rest. These are:
If I build it, they will come…
Every internet marketer out there wishes that this was the case, but in actuality, this is not the case! Constant promotion on your social media platforms targeted towards your target audience is required to build your brand on social media. The key to social media is to provide quality content frequently to your followers, and more will come. Continue reading
