There is a reason why there is a #followfriday on Twitter and though a lot of people miss the point in recommending others. Follow Friday was created by Micah Baldwin (@micah) and was to allow people to honestly tell others who they should follow and why. This concept has been altered and unfortunately for the
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Social Networking Breaks Down Real Communication? What?!?
What?!? I understand what is said in the article (Un)Social Networking, but I cannot agree with it entirely. The article covers that people are basically losing interest in real conversation face-to-face and would rather turn to social network sites like Twitter and Facebook. Conversations are considered more shallow within the social streams. As a person
[Continue Reading...]Blogging And Plants – What’s The Connection?
Hesham asks on his site “is blogs like plants and cars?!” I felt that my response could be better stated in an article rather than a long comment. I tend to get winded in my comments. 😆 Blogs can be very similar to plants. Your design is the soil- the foundation to prepare for your
[Continue Reading...]Social Media 101: Your Business Cannot Rely On Only Social Networking
I was talking to a local business owner about social networking and websites. In fact it was my son’s karate instructor who has been in business for many years and has a very good reputation in his field. He has trained with the best too! His name is Lyle Huff and he manages the 5
[Continue Reading...]Guest Post: Building Presence on Social Media from Scratch
[This is a guest post by Gagandeep Singh. Gagandeep Singh is a freelance writer and mainly writes on social media, making money online, affiliate marketing, web 2.0 and conversion rate optimization. Feel free to contact him on twitter at gagan4687 ] More than 70% of online buyers visit social media websites before buying anything and
[Continue Reading...]Convincing Local Businesses Why They Should Have An Internet Presence
Don Power askes a great question: Going Local – How do You Use Social Media to Boost Local Business? Teaching social media can be a tough when it comes to teaching small town local businesses. I know because I live in such an area. A lot of these business owners want immediate results and even
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