Social Media

Free Advice From A Social Media Consultant

Some online communication faux pas can alienate your audience and make your overall communication less effective, says New York City online communications consultant Dorri Olds. She has worked with hundreds of small businesses, helping them build web sites and master social media. Olds works to cure her clients of these afflictions.

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Terms and Conditions May Apply is a documentary about how we agree to give up our information security (Video)

Every day, your online data gets more transparent. The laws about ways companies can use your information changes unpredictably and covertly. “Terms And Conditions May Apply” is a documentary by Cullen Hoback about what it means when you click, “Agree.” Many fear we are moving towards a totalitarian world. This documentary exposes how often you sign away your privacy. … Read more

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Social Media: Harvard Business Review Found Most Companies Use Social Media Inffectively and They Need Help

58% of companies are engaged in social networks like Facebook, microblogs like Twitter, and sharing multimedia on platforms such as YouTube but research from Harvard finds that much of the investment in social media is future-oriented. Now is the time to hire a social media consultant to get you and your business on the right track.

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Industry News for Writers in my ASJA Monthly Market Monitor Column

Attention Writers! Stay ahead of the game with a Wordpress website, a strong social media presence, branding your image, building your platform. So many options for writers to sell their work. It’s a writer’s world out there. American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA.org).

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Eye Tracking: How the Eye Scans Your Web Pages

Eyetracking maps reflect the pattern of web page viewer’s eye movements. If your most important goal is a call to action these are simple patterns to guide the way people view your website.

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Why Sex Assault Victims Are Going Public

Facebook suggested I friend him. I guess our social networks overlapped. I guided the mouse toward his photo, and the little pointed hand hovered over his face. Fear and anger swelled up but curiosity won out and I clicked “Add Friend.” He accepted within minutes. Stunned, I wondered if he had forgotten raping me, or if he thought I had.

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Latest Facebook Stats

Latest Facebook Stats. Facebook now has 901 million monthly active users. Daily active users are up to 526 million.

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No More Kvetching About Facebook Changes

Why does Facebook keep changing and Facebook IPO 2012 Predictions. $1.5 billion investment from Goldman Sachs Group and Digital Sky Technologies.

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Social Media Trends for 2012

Social Media Trends for 2012 include curation of Content (Curata), Steve Jobs’ Apple’s iTV, Linkedin for improving SEO, location-based Social Media.

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Just Finished Reading…

I just finished reading, Me, the mob, and the music: one helluva ride with Tommy James and the Shondells. It was great fun reading about the 60s great hits: Crimson and Clover, Mony, Mony, Hanky Panky, Crystal Blue Persuasion, etc.

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