As a passionate fan of world cup soccer I’m pretty excited that the World Cup is finally here. The fact that it is being hosted in South Africa makes it an extra special event in my mind. While winning the cup is the main goal, there are many ways in which you can measure the [...]
Facebook is becoming a scary place. It used to be fun place to share photos, links, ideas etc. and connect with long lost friends. Now, as the social networking giant seeks to monetize their platform they’re using your data to do it. And while I can understand the business side, it doesn’t mean I don’t [...]
Social Media is everywhere these days and your kids are on it. Whether they’re on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or any other social media utility, chances are your kids are interacting with all kinds of people on the web. And the truth of the matter is your kids know more about social networking and social media [...]
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Recently, Lauren, a student from Western Kentucky University contacted me about social media. She is doing a research brief for a class on Research in Advertising and Public Relations. Her assignment for this brief was to email bloggers with questions about their particular blog topic. Her topic was social media. She sent me a whole [...]
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So you think you’re clever to check the young applicants Facebook page to get the real scoop. Well you may not find them on Facebook because they may have changed their name. Check this out (from CNN):
(CNN) — Justin Gawel says there’s nothing too incriminating on his Facebook page.
“There are a lot of pictures of [...]
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There are many reasons why social media and real estate mix so well. For one thing real estate is an intensely people business. Successful agents are defined by how well they treat their customers and are able to deal with them more than anything else. With the vast majority of people starting their home search [...]
“Me too”.
That pretty much summarizes Google Buzz.
It’s obvious they’re trying to take away market share from Twitter and Facebook and quite frankly its not going to work. Most tech types flock to anything Google does thinking the company has some special power. It’s almost a religious experience for techies. If you look closely though you’ll [...]
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