A recent report featured on CNN (Report: Older users flocking to Facebook, Twitter) states that in the US, the older generation is using social networking. Between April 2009 and May, the percentage of internet users 50 and up who said they use social-networking sites has risen from 22 percent to 42 percent, according to the [...]
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Launching a blog? 14 great tips from Social Media Examiner
I found this post via a tweet from @CindyKing. It contains 14 great tips to help you launch your business blog, well any blog really. Written by Denise Wakeman at Social Media Examiner… There are a lot of ways to promote a new blog and I’m sharing 14 tactics to help you get the word [...]
Watch out for Twitter spam emails
In the last few days my inbox has been flooded with emails telling me my Twitter account password has been changed. The email includes the new password and possibly an attachment. Twitter does not send out passwords in this manner. The email tries to get you to change the password to one that the spammers [...]
Guest Post: Facebook Pages Are Fast Becoming Essential for Business
This guest post was written by Lorraine Robertson of Kinder Music France, here she discusses the benefits and success she has had with Facebook fan pages. Do you have a Facebook Page for your business? I’ve got one up and running just recently and it’s really taking off. With 400 million users, it’s a force [...]
Is Facebook a waste of time or a way to promote you business?
Facebook is good for personal use, keeping touch with friends and family. It is also a way to raise awareness and to remind people that your business exists. But it is more than that and here is why. Businesses do not sell things on Facebook or any social networking site. That does not work, what [...]
Twitter lists help you keep track
I have started to create lists of those I follow on Twitter. This is a great feature as you can follow the list itself (or indeed anybody’s list). TweetDeck users can create a new column and display a list inside it. This makes it easy to follow people who are in your list that itself [...]
Using Twitter to find out what people are saying about you
Twitter is a great way to market you business. Whether you have products to sell or services to offer, social networking is becoming an essential tool. But consider it not just for sending out your marketing but to find out what people are saying about you. You need a way to filter out the millions [...]
Anglo Info forums update:users points of view
Since my inital post about the problems users are having with Anglo Info forums, I have received comments, emails and Twitter messages about their experiences. I want to clear up any confusion as Anglo Info has regional sites operated by people who have bought in. The two sites that I have heard about are for [...]
Is Anglo Info pushing away forum users?
I am hearing more and more stories about how Anglo Info is mis-treating it’s forum users. Users are being banned and forum entries are being deleted, sometimes within 30 seconds of being posted. However, banned users are still receiving the newsletters. They can’t stop them because they are unable to access their accounts. To make [...]
Twitter and your website – 5 great tips
Twitter is a great way to meet new people and to promote your business. However there are a few do’s and don’t that you should consider when it comes to your Twitter profile and your website. Do link to your website by adding it to your profile so that new followers can find out more. [...]
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