AP - Here's one way to sum up 2011: I added 71 people as Facebook friends, shared 26 links and commented on 98 of my friends' status updates. I was tagged in 33 photos and added 18 of my own to the site. Read more...
Review: Scrutinizing your presence on Facebook (AP)
From PC Mike feeds geek1 on December 28, 2011
Categories: Today's Tech News - Tags: changes-its, facebook, friends, from-time, lists, our-lists, photo, take-stock, technology, video, video-chats
Top 5 Ways Big Brands are Using Foursquare
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 24, 2010
This series is supported by The Awareness Social Marketing Hub , a leading enterprise-grade application for marketers struggling with the social media chaos of managing multiple social channels. Click here to learn more. Unlike other more mainstream social networks, the business potential of Foursquare may not be immediately apparent Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: bravo, business, cambridge, features, history, list, lists, location, marketing, mobile lists, social media lists, social media marketing, street, zagat
4 Things to Consider When Creating a Business Logo
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 23, 2010
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. With all the noise on the web today, good branding is more important than ever. Even if your business is not a cutting edge tech startup, the overall identity of your face on the web, social media, and your storefront should be unified, clean, and compelling. There’s a lot about doing business on the web that is inexpensive and turn-key: All you need to fire up a basic website, blog, or social media presence is an e-mail address Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: branding, business lists, design, list, lists, logo, marketing, mashable, small-business, social, Social Media, style
5 Useful Facebook Trend and Search Services
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 18, 2010
As the world’s largest social network, Facebook is a fascinating place to find out what’s hot, what’s news, and discover the latest meme. Despite recent improvements, Facebook’s in-site search doesn’t necessarily offer the best way to see such data. However, there are various services that provide a dedicated way to either search Facebook’s 500 million-strong data stream (at least what’s made public), or see what’s “trending” on the site in a way that’s similar to Twitter . While we can’t overlook the fact that search engines like Google and Bing have begun offering “social search,” we think the five services listed below offer a more useful way to find out what people are saying about a particular topic, or even find out what’s being “Liked” in your social circle. 1 Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: facebook-apps, facebook-search, internet, kurrently, like button, lists, online, personalized, search-engine, social-networking, trends, useful-facebook
15 of the Funniest Facebook Questions [PICS]
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 13, 2010
Since the launch of Facebook’s new “ Questions ” feature which lets you crowdsource answers from your social circle, we’ve been dying to see just what is being asked. As we suspected, Facebook Questions turns out to be a pretty good source of humor, and during our browsing we came across some funny questions, or questions which could receive funny answers. Of course, we thought we’d share our favorites with you. Have a look through our light-hearted Q&A gallery and let us know any humorous Facebook Questions you’ve spotted in the comments box below. Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: chuck-norris, crowdsourcing, facebook, facebook lists, facebook-pages, fashion, list, lists, media, search, Social Media, social-networking
15 of the Funniest Facebook Questions [PICS]
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 13, 2010
Since the launch of Facebook’s new “ Questions ” feature which lets you crowdsource answers from your social circle, we’ve been dying to see just what is being asked. As we suspected, Facebook Questions turns out to be a pretty good source of humor, and during our browsing we came across some funny questions, or questions which could receive funny answers. Of course, we thought we’d share our favorites with you. Have a look through our light-hearted Q&A gallery and let us know any humorous Facebook Questions you’ve spotted in the comments box below Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: chuck-norris, facebook, facebook-questions, funniest, light, lists, media, social, Social Media, social-networking
15 of the Funniest Facebook Questions [PICS]
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 13, 2010
Since the launch of Facebook’s new “ Questions ” feature which lets you crowdsource answers from your social circle, we’ve been dying to see just what is being asked. As we suspected, Facebook Questions turns out to be a pretty good source of humor, and during our browsing we came across some funny questions, or questions which could receive funny answers. Of course, we thought we’d share our favorites with you. Have a look through our light-hearted Q&A gallery and let us know any humorous Facebook Questions you’ve spotted in the comments box below. 1. Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: browsing, facebook, facebook-pages, facebook-questions, light, lists, social, Social Media, social-networking
10 Super Social Media Songs [VIDEOS]
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 12, 2010
We’ve already brought you one round-up of social songs , a great selection of Facebook songs and some Twitter ditties , but now we’re back with more topical tunes. Within this new list you’ll find spoofs, parodies, comical raps and even some earnest love songs all themed around social networking, the online world, and the companies within it. So, clear your throat, get your air guitar sound checked, and get your drumstick pencils ready, then go singalong through the video gallery below and let us know your favorite social songs in the comments… 1. A Social Network for Two: A Modern Love Song Who wouldn't want to be serenaded with this short and sweet ditty from Zefrank? Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: lists, media-songs, music, small-business, social, Social Media, spoof, video lists
5 Terrific Twitter Mapping Tools
From PC Mike feeds Mike Wendland on August 6, 2010
Twitter is undeniably useful as a standalone service, but it becomes so much more fun when you start factoring in all the cool tools and awesome apps available. We’ve previously brought you various Twitter visualization services, but now we’re taking a look at mapping tools that work with the microblogging site. Whether you want to see where you’ve tweeted from in the past, what others around you are saying, or get a global overview of a hashtag, read on for some fun tools that can help. 1. TrendsMap This service offers real-time mapping of Twitter trends across the world Read more...
Categories: Social Media - Tags: bing, cool, features, list, lists, mapping, search, Social Media, social-networking, trendsmap, twitter tools, visualization, web, world
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