I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time staying on top of the constant changes on Facebook. There’s a big fuss among the users whenever there’s a major change, but everyone seems to settle down once they get used to them. In many cases, the changes are actually good; it’s just frustrating…
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Avoiding Automation Overkill
There are a lot of tools out there that were designed to save us time when using social media. I take advantage of a select few myself, such as using FeedBurner to automatically post my blog updates to my Twitter feed. There are also a lot of people out there who have discovered they can automatically…
The Price of Popularity
I became a big fan of social media long before I even knew that’s what it was called. Twitter and Facebook in particular have allowed me to grow my network and stay connected to a much larger group of people than would have been possible even ten years ago. Every week I discover interesting new…
The Accidental Billionaires and The Social Network
I joined Facebook just a few months after it opened up to the general public. I was aware that Mark Zuckerberg created it when he was in university, and that it was originally restricted to university students. Other than that, I knew next to nothing about how it came to be or the story behind its…
What’s Happening to My Facebook Page?
Facebook is at it again – more changes are in the works, and if you have a Facebook page for your business, you need to be aware of them. If adapting to change is a challenge for you, take heart in the fact that your business page will now look more like your personal profile,…
What Can We Learn from Jell-O?
When searching for topics for my blog, I often refer to ideas suggested by Blog Energizer, and recommend this wonderful resource to others as well. After downloading last year’s Blogging Calendar, one of my clients said that she couldn’t wait to see how I might be inspired by Jell-O Week. Although I know she was…
Book Review: Facebook Marketing an Hour a Day
In addition to using Facebook to promote my business, Organized Assistant, I create and manage Facebook pages for many of my clients, so I am always eager to learn new tips and techniques. After attending Mari Smith’s two sessions on Facebook at Social Media Success Summit 2010, I found myself hungering for even more information,…
Good News Comes in Threes!
It is often said that certain events, celebrity deaths in particular, come in threes, and today I’m going to confirm that by sharing three pieces of good news with you. The first two are admittedly shameless self-promotion, but do read on, because the third one is good news for YOU! First of all, my post…
Top 9 Things I Learned at Social Media Success Summit 2010
It’s hard to believe that the Summit is over. It was starting to feel like part of my regular routine, to pack up work early and start listing to great speakers for a while! There were 18 sessions in total, and I told you a bit about the first seven in my previous posts Kicking…
Social Media Strategies for Small Business Workshop in Hamilton
Have you noticed lately that conversations at business networking events often seem to gravitate towards the topic of social media? When that happens, do you jump in with your success stories, or do you quietly listen and wonder what the fuss is all about? Well, you don’t have to wonder anymore! By popular request, I…