Social Media Still Banned in the Workplace
In October 2009, Robert Half Technologies conducted phone surveys of more than 1,400 CIOs from companies across the United States who employ at least 100 employees. They asked one question:
Which of the following most closely describes your company’s policy on visiting social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, while at [...]
Why Social Media, Why Now?
This article was originally posted on cityshift.org. Shift is a New Media Conference coming to Greenville, NC on May 27th & 28th, 2010.
Shift Conference is a free event designed to educate businesses and business owners in the use new media for cultural and economic influence. This event will benefit the growing creative economy [...]
Social Media: Don’t Be In a Pickle, Have a Plan
A few days ago, my wife and I were eating hot dogs for lunch. There is something about eating a hot dog every now and then that feels great (even if you know what they are made of). While applying condiments, I realized that what should be an easy task ended up being extremely aggravating. [...]
The Benefits of Facebook Fan Pages
Facebook is the second most visited site on the Internet and has over 350 million members. The opportunity to connect with your customers and potential clients is enormous, but many businesses and organizations still don’t have a Facebook fan page. Fan pages were created for businesses, institutions, organizations and people (public figures, writers, musicians, artists). [...]
Twitter Habits You Should Adopt For Success
Twitter, the popular social micro-blogging service, is on course to have over 18 million users by the end of 2009. With so many people in the twitterverse, how do you standout from the crowd and get noticed? I have put together a few tips that I hope will make you a more successful twitter user.
Find [...]
Twitter For Your Company, Join the Conversation
Twitter is a popular social networking, micro-blogging service that allows users to post 140 character or less messages known as tweets. Those tweets are then publicly displayed on the author’s profile and are delivered to that author’s followers. Tweets fall into one of several categories, from spam and self-promotion to news, conversation and sharing. As [...]
Prepare Your YouTube Video To Go Viral
Remember this video? Of course you do! The Evolution of Dance video features Judson Laipply, a motivational speaker and dancer, dancing to music ranging from Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson. This video is the #2 most viewed video of all time with over 131 million views, and the #1 most favorited video of all time [...]
Tweetup 101 (A Guide for Beginners)
What is a tweetup?
Simply stated, a tweetup is a gathering of Twitter users. Tweetups are often very informal meetings focused on a central topic of interest, such as social media or business networking, and usually include a good amount of social time. This is not always the case, however; some tweetups are strictly social events. [...]
