Category Archives: Social Media

LinkedIn Shouldn’t Try To Be Facebook

A recent article on iMediaConnection.com reports that LinkedIn – the popular social media site for business professionals – is suffering an identity crisis. The article compares web traffic statistics between LinkedIn and Facebook. It goes on to suggest that if … Continue reading

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Social Media In The Workplace

I’ve recently been engaged on the redesign of an Intranet for a non-profit healthcare organization. One of the stakeholders asked how could social media work for their staff. Intranets were started to help with internal collaboration, communication, and knowledge sharing. … Continue reading

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What To Make Of Declining Traffic On Twitter.com

In a recent report posted on eMarketer.com, Neilsen had shown a slow down in traffic to Twitter.com – a decline of nearly 30% in one month. What does that mean? You have to also take into account that Twitter users … Continue reading

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Fear Of Social Media…Get Over It

For as long I’ve been designing web sites – and that’s a very long time – clients have been paranoid about displaying user generated content. They’re fearful of the negative and the scandalous review about their brand, product or service. … Continue reading

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Getting Your Business Started On Facebook

You see the potential of marketing yourself on Facebook. But don’t know where to begin. Create a fan page.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Get Social

Social media is not for big business only. Being social online is not reserved for the top 500. Social media is about good old-fashioned word-of-mouth marketing. Which has been the best tried and true marketing strategy – probably since the … Continue reading

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Twitter Tip #7: Add Followers Quickly

Are you struggling with increasing the number of followers you have? Well no worries. There are many tools out there that help you increase relevant followers to your Twitter page. I can’t stress “relevant” enough. Just as important it is … Continue reading

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Twitter Tip #6: Start A Movement

You have a cause that’s worth standing up for. It maybe political, social or environmental. But what a hassle it would be to go around town door-to-door to spread your word. Twitter maybe a great avenue to spread your word, … Continue reading

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