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Get Socially Active…and a New Job

  • January 24th, 2011 by Tisha Tolar
For people looking for a position in the exciting (and sexy!) world of social media, Mashable’s has a Job Lists section available on their website to making finding social media-related positions that much easier to find. In addition to actual job postings, the site also provides a multitude of resources, expert guides, and how-to demonstrations to help you land the… Read more

Starting Out On Twitter? A Few Tips

  • January 13th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
Twitter is not the easiest social network to get involved with but neither is it the most difficult and if you are thinking about starting up an account for yourself or your company here are a few tips to help you out. This post doesn’t come from an expert with 1000s of followers but someone that is an normal everyday… Read more

Over-Sharing: How Far is Too Far?

  • January 13th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
The Issue of Too Much Information… The problem of oversharing on platforms like Facebook and Twitter has some companies concerned about personal information overload and the issues that accompany it. There should be limits to what and how much information a person or company should divulge on social platforms, and some companies are taking steps to limit how much… Read more

Baby Boomer, Social Media and Christmas Time by Peter and Roberta Budvietas

  • January 6th, 2011 by Roberta Budvietas
One would think that social media would make tracking down relatives, friends and colleagues easier, especially when you know that they are on that particular circuit. But is it? In the lead-up to Christmas, I tried to track down some of my family. Now, neither my married nor my maiden names are common. We’re not Smith or Jones or Chan. … Read more

Twitter Tightens Grip on Smarthphone Twitter Apps

  • January 3rd, 2011 by Damian Davila
For the last 2 years it appeared that the popularity of 3rd party applications for Twitter on smartphones overshadowed the popularity of the social media behemoth. However, the year 2010 saw aggressive moves from Twitter in making sure that it established itself as the main application developer of smartphones apps for Twitter. iPhone Twitter App Perhaps the boldest move was… Read more

3 Absolutely Cool Twitter Search Tricks to Help You Save Money!

  • December 20th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
If you hear “search”, you think “Google” – this is totally true. But sometimes you need some refresher and some alternative – this post will show you just that. Below please find 3 absolutely cool Twitter search tricks that will help you save money!

Search by Emotions

Did you know that you can use smilies to enhance your search on… Read more

HOW TO: Delete Social Networking Account on Facebook, Twitter, Google, Myspace and Wikipedia

  • December 7th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Have you ever tried to delete your social networking account? In some cases, it is a simple process. You click a few buttons, confirm and a day or so later you are wiped from the database. But with the creation of more intensive websites, it is becoming increasingly harder to delete your account. In some cases it may seem next… Read more

Social Media Marketing Isn’t Rocket Science, or . . . So I Thought

  • December 1st, 2010 by SEM Contributor
Utilizing social media as a marketing tool for your business or website isn’t that difficult, or so I thought. Once I was shown some basic SEO techniques, applying them as a marketing tool on Facebook, Twitter or other sundry social platforms didn’t seem to be all that difficult.  I thought it was very intuitive. You want to connect with clients… Read more

Bit.ly Introduces Bundles – Share Multiple Links as Bundles

  • November 29th, 2010 by Cijo Abraham Mani
All of us now use URL shorteners to share links to our friends and followers in social media as well as social networking sites. The most popular URL shortner is http://bit.ly despite the fact that the website is sending your link through Libyan airspace. One of the major reasons for the popularity of Bit.ly URL shortener is that most of… Read more

The Best Social Media Sites to Increase the Exposure of Your Business

  • November 24th, 2010 by SEM Contributor
If you want to make social media work for your business, the only real blueprint for success is to be patient, creative, and open to anything. Social media success isn’t an exact science, but anyone looking to improve their visibility should look into these top social media sites for business. Twitter If you are looking to raise your business’ profile… Read more