Rather than trying to put my stink on all of today's news, I'll just share with you 5 stories I thought did a good job explaining Facebook's announcements from F8. Mashable delivered the easiest to understand recap of all the news: http://mashable.com/2011/09/22/facebook-changes-roundup/ AdAge did a good job explaining the potential impact brands: http://adage.com/article/digital/brands-facebook-page-coming/229990/ Facebook blogged... Continue Reading →
Social Media: A Great Career Choice
When I was little, I wanted to be many things. Doctor, Lawyer, concert pianist...the usual. But, I never thought I'd be a social media strategist. Now that I've been at it for a while, I can say with confidence: it's been a great career choice. I went to college to become an electrical engineer at... Continue Reading →
Benioff’s Dreamforce Keynote: Social! Social! Social!
Watching the Marc Benioff keynote felt like watching a passionate campaign speech. He was preechin' the value of social for enterprise, and he was preechin' it loud. AMEN You can watch the full keynote below, but I was even more interested in this article by Read/Write Web's Scot M. Fulton III: Analysis: Are We Ready... Continue Reading →
How TV Helped Raise Twitter Awareness at NVIDIA
So, part of my job is educating NVIDIAns on social media. Everything from how to post an update to Twitter, to how to best message new products for a specific vertical community on Facebook. Recently, I've been focusing on raising awareness for discussion about NVIDIA within social media, and educating employees on how to track... Continue Reading →
65% of US Adults Use Social Media
The WSJ published an article today about Pew's latest SM report. It's nice to put some numbers behind the gut feeling that, hey, social is still growing! Key highlights: 65% of all U.S. adults now use social-networking sites, up from 61% a year ago and just 5% in 2005 Most growth occurred in the over... Continue Reading →
Facebook Deprecates FBML, Moves to iFrames – What it Means to Admins
Social media is a fluid industry, and no company tests our ability to go with the flow more than Facebook. Last week they officially began the process of deprecating the FBML app. What the hell does that mean? Good question. FBML is the app that most of us were using to create custom tabs. It... Continue Reading →
How to Update your Business’ Wikipedia Entries
I get this question a lot at work. We often see inaccuracies or outdated content and want to correct the text to ensure our brand is reflected in the best light. Unfortunately, it just ain't that simple. Wikipedia is a community run and operated site, and the members of that community take their work VERY... Continue Reading →
Facebook Updates Fan Pages (Again) – New Features Explained
Facebook is changing up fan pages (again...again). As a brand admin this can be a daunting time. And you might be thinking to yourself, "NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo." Fret not, dear friend. We'll get used to this update, just as we have we all the udpates before it. Remember when your tabs got narrower? And your logos got... Continue Reading →
Post It Comic: An Ok Match Made in Heaven (Match.com Acquired OKCupid)
So, *just* yesterday I was reading an article from OK!Cupid about why internet denizens should never pay for online dating. Strangely, this morning, that very free dating site was acquired by premium dating site, Match.com So? Which is it? Should I pay to meet Mr. right, or shouldn't I? Well, OKCupid says it will continue... Continue Reading →
