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October 19th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Some people have been test driving the ‘new’ Twitter format since mid-September but now it is a permanent fixture. In addition to a wider page there are options to view the timeline, mentions, retweets, and lists.
The right hand page has a complete redesign and offers suggestions for followers, trends and an easy access to favorites. These changes have resulted…
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July 14th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Most of us have been through the stress of preparing for a job interview at one point or another in our lives. Polishing up the resume, shopping for just the right business suit, and brushing up on the best answer to the age old interview questions about your strengths and weaknesses is now out of style. It seems that all…
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June 2nd, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
BP is finding out the hard way that maybe they should have had all their bases covered when it came to recent developments. Not only is there a major environmental disaster but the recent storm over some not so popular tweets surfacing from major social networks have left BP holding the bag.
With tweets such as:
‘The good news: Mermaids
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June 1st, 2010 by Bethany North
If you have been trying to turn a blind eye on your behavior in social media, now it is time to face the music. Everyone out there has the ability to access what you discuss and do online, especially with the more popular websites, like Twitter and Facebook. Yes, much of your social media information is accessible, especially if your…
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May 26th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
“Making hay while the sun shines” was a popular saying in the farming world of yesteryear. These days it may even be as popular. If you don’t harvest those crops FarmVille might let them wither and die.
Zynga’s FarmVille is one of the biggest draws on Facebook. Planting, tending, watering and harvesting virtual crops so that bigger and bigger farm…
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May 19th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
The anti-social element is creeping into the social media. It doesn’t take long for the contrarians to make a 180 degree turn with every step in the social direction. Take for example the new Avoidr app that can be used by Foursquare users.
As anyone can guess, rather than a meet up location finder Avoidr allows users to mark certain…
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May 13th, 2010 by Bethany North
I don’t know about you, but I hardly hear about MySpace anymore, unless a band is promoting their page.
More and more people are sharing in the addiction of Facebook, so where does that leave MySpace for the future?
Most recently, the co-president of MySpace, Jason Hirschhorn, was interviewed to find out more about his views on the future of…
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May 11th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
What would life be like without a cell phone, computer and all the social media links associated with them? A new study labelled “24 Hours Unplugged” asked college students to resist the use of social media links including cell phones and computer use for 24 hours. They lived to write about it.
And write they did. The 200 students who…
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May 10th, 2010 by Bethany North
Yes, everyone you know out there has a Facebook and possibly Twitter account, but there is still a right and a wrong way to approach social media.
To begin with, you may want to be careful with anything you say in the public environment of Twitter. There was an actual situation in Chicago where someone talked badly about the state…
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April 30th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Recent aircraft cancellations resulting from volcanic ash have drawn people together more than was realized. Not only are people developing groups to commiserate on the recent termination of flights in European air space but also to assist fellow travelers.
Social media groups are popping up to assist stranded families, friends and neighbors. To take the frustrations out of being left…
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