A special Friday blog post: Two things in life that are constant: death and taxes. Perhaps they should add “Facebook changes” to this list. What do these changes mean for you and your page?
Putting His Foot in it… Kenneth Cole’s Ill-fitting Tweet.
My advice to those who use social media to advertise their products is to create a litmus test before posting anything. It can help avoid PR disasters.
SixDegrees.org Badge… Using Social Media for Good.
As you’ve perused my website, you may have noticed a little box down in the sidebar called “SixDegrees.org”. This is my way of attempting to use social media for good.
Brace yourself for the straight truth… orthodontists should use social media!
Today, I’m meeting with an orthodontist, presenting all the reasons why social media is such a natural fit for his practice. The more I explored the orthodontic field, however, I realized this is an industry that could truly build a loyal fanbase by using social media. Here’s why.
8 Ways Facebook Maintained My Sanity During Snowpocalypse 2011
Periodically, people gripe that Facebook is boring… after all, who cares about people’s boring status updates? However, having just survived Atlanta’s worst winter snowstorm in years (which kept our kids home from school for a week!), I found my friends’ Facebook status updates to be invaluable. Here’s why.
How Social Media Got a Homeless Man Off the Streets
It’s the story of James Earl Jones meets Susan Boyle. Without social media, Ted Williams would likely be sleeping in homeless shelter in Columbus, Ohio tonight.
Social Media and Snowmageddon 2010
If you were stuck in an airport, what could you have done (beyond calling family, friends or even the airlines) to get information as to your next move? Yet again, social media could have come to the rescue. Here are some survival tips.
Does social media make us lonelier?
Recently, one of my clients sent me an article, which poses this question… does social media actually make us lonelier? As we head into the holiday season, a time which is called the “most wonderful time of the year” and yet consistently is cited as a period when people truly feel lonely, I decided to ponder this question.
How You Can Use Social Media For Holiday Shopping
As we head into the homestretch for the 2010 holiday season, the realization that we have 2 weeks left to complete our shopping is causing a panic for many of us. That’s right, it’s time to get serious and start thinking about what to buy our loved ones… and how can we get the best deals? The best way to find those deals is through social media!
Choosing an SEO friendly theme for your WordPress blog… it does matter!
If you want search engines to find your website, then you have to “optimize” your site. Search engines crawl through your website and blog posts, looking for keywords. But what if the search engines can’t find your keywords, because the layout of your blog makes it difficult to find the words?
CNN Heroes Awards – A Case Study on Social Good
Perhaps you watched the CNN Heroes Awards show on Thanksgiving night. I was quite fascinated by the way CNN integrated social media into their worthwhile program.
Etiquette for Social Media… Courtesy of Project Runway.
Image by ge'shmally via Flickr The season finale for Project Runway Season 8 was a "hot mess", with two of the regular judges (Michael Kors and Nina Garcia) squaring off against Heidi Klum (the producer) and guest judge Jessica Simpson. During the debate over who should win, the following exchange took place. The line ...
Are you crazy if you don’t use social media?
You are the least credible person to be talking about your company. If you’re the least credible, then who is the most? Your customers! Social media is all about companies giving customers the opportunity to engage in conversations with each other and the company.
10 Components to a Complete Web Presence
A complete web presence is vital to your company’s marketing success. Here’s 10 components to address in order to market your business for success.