Bad Advice

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The Internet is an extraordinary resource. Any subject you want to know about or understand is right at your fingertips. We can rely on the miracle that is the Internet for all of our informational needs. Or can we? More and more I’m seeing bad advice given to others in forums and in online groups. And [...]

Klout New Changes Show Strong Facebook Leanings

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Klout begins roll out of new rating methods and it is being welcomed by many. Today, Klout has started to roll out some of the new changes to their site along with new methods for calculating your influence. And that is exactly what Klout is all about. The changes are being done to better determine [...]

Facebook Drops Off Top 25 Best Places To Work

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From 7th in 2011 to no longer being in the top 25 is a surprise. In the past few years, Facebook has been in the news almost nonstop from things such as privacy issues to their IPO. And since the IPO, they have been in the news because of the downward trending of their stock [...]

Facebook Popularity Declines As Google+ is More Liked

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Has Facebook hit its peak here in the US? It seems that the recent news regarding Facebook is that it is not “liked” as much as Google+. And that is the result from a American Consumer Satisfaction Index survey which has released their results today. And those results are creating quite a stir because of [...]

Does Instagram Purchase Help Facebook’s Bottom Line?

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Instagram has not made any money when Facebook bought them, so how will it add to profits?   With the purchase of a large and growing following of Instagram, it makes one wonder what the strategy is for Facebook. Given that Facebook is very close to going public with their IPO, what are they considering [...]

Will Instagram Remain Independent Or Within The Walled Garden?

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With the $1 Billion purchase, will it remain free or be caged? The really big news this week is the purchase of Instagram by Facebook for what could be considered a huge premium. That is because the revenue being posted by the company is non-existent and brings back memories of when Google purchased YouTube. But [...]

Girls Around Me – Why Is Everyone So Surprised?

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With the revelation of the “Girls Around Me” app and the open API for Foursquare, it seems that many are up in arms about what has been shown by iFree as a “stalking” of women. While there may be safety concerns which are legitimate ones being raised, the bigger issue here is one of privacy [...]

Facebook Password Issue – Asking The Right Question?

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There is a lot of talk about asking for Facebook passwords, but there is a bigger question to be asked of the employer.   There have been a lot of stories lately about employers or potential employers asking for a persons Facebook password so they can log on to that persons account. This has been [...]

Facebook Timeline for Pages –What You Need to Know

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The new Timeline layout is coming to your Facebook business Page whether you like it or not. Now the Facebook Timeline is mandatory for Pages. As of March 31th, 2012, ALL Facebook Pages will switch over to the new layout. If you haven’t updated your Facebook Page and don’t know what to do, then you [...]

MailChimp to Facebook Business Page

How to post your MailChimp campaign emails or newsletters automatically to a Facebook Page. If you use MailChimp you might be aware it can be set up to post your campaign email messages to a personal Facebook Wall, but not a Facebook Page, like you might have for your business or organization. We can get [...]