A World Without Facebook?

Facebook

Last week, Facebook had a meltdown. Undoubtedly you heard about it – the social giant went down for a good two hours, and the internet world was abuzz with panic & humor (for a good laugh, check out some of the top Tweets about the situation).
A circumstance like this begs the ultimate question – what [...]

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Facebook Changes up Games….FINALLY

You have a new Farmville request…You have a new Fishville request…you have a new Pillow fight request!!!
How many times each day are you bombarded with these kinds of requests? Facebook is well aware that this can be a problem for some users. Millions of users, have revealed that they enjoy playing games, but as well [...]

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Top 5 Ways Restaurants Can Utilize Social Media

Yelp for Business Owners

Even with the booming popularity of social media these days, there are too many small businesses who are still seemingly unaware of the immense benefits involved in understanding and utilizing these platforms. This is especially true for restaurants! As a special segment of the hospitality industry, catering to the innate human need for yummy food, [...]

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How & Why Consumers Share eMail Newsletters

If you send eNewsletters through Constant Contact, you have a pretty nice new tool at your fingertips thanks to the company releasing an update to their current eMail platform. The update will play a huge role for companies that send consistent eNewsletters and include a share feature to social sites such as Facebook and Twitter [...]

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Connecting to Parents with Kids in School via Social Media

Remember coming home from school and your parents asking you “What did you learn at school today?” I remember saying, “I just got home Dad, I don’t want to recap everything I learned at school right now…but it was a lot and I’m much smarter than I was yesterday.”
Well, thanks to the social [...]

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Facebook to Eliminate Boxes, Narrow Size of Custom Tabs

Facebook

Ahhh, Facebook, my fickle friend.  It’s almost impossible to keep up with with your constant changes. One day a “fan” button, the next day a “like”. One day fan pages, the next day community pages. One day smooth sailing, the next user authentication required. You never know what a new day will bring!
The latest change? [...]

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Facebook Takes On Social Travel Site

Nextstop

The internet has forever changed the travel biz. Online travel planning is a booming business, and it’s growing exponentially. So, it’s only natural that Facebook would eventually acquire a travel related social site, and so they have!
TechCrunch reported yesterday that the almighty FB acquired nextstop, a social travel recommendation site.  According to TechCrunch, “The startup, [...]

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When Users Get Really Engaged, Conversation…Outta Control!

As someone who is always doing some kind of social media, it’s always nice to see engaged users. Usually that’s a string of comments on your latest post on Facebook or a large number of retweets on Twitter. What happens when what you have posted ignites into a ball of fire? What you started wasn’t [...]

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How Facebook Has Forever Changed High School Reunions

Romy & Michele

My 10-year high school reunion is fast approaching. And what strikes me the most about this landmark occasion? The fact that it’s not so surprising anymore, thanks to our old friend Mr. Facebook.
Granted, it will still be fascinating to see all my old friends in person, given that I haven’t seen most of them in [...]

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Facebook Top Fodder for Divorce Cases

Divorce

I’m a big believer in the power of social media – both for good, and evil. What do I mean? Well, social media is not to be trifled with. It’s crucial to be careful with what you say and do online, because it can always, always come back to haunt you.
Generally, the guidelines are common [...]

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