I have loved idea of social networking since I first started building websites from code I created in Notepad. As websites evolved into blogs and blogs evolved into networking sites like Flickr, Twitter, Tumblr, and of course Facebook, I embraced each iteration as an opportunity to learn and grow my skill set. I love social [...]
Social Media Isn’t a Fad: Infographic Depicting the Rise of Social Networks
Filed Under: Facebook, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: social media growth infographic 7 Comments
Create a Custom Welcome Tab for Your Facebook Fan Page
I’ve been getting lots of requests for custom Facebook Welcome pages. Everyone wants to know where they can get one. I have several options for you and I share them below. Why consider using a custom Welcome page? Let’s face it: Online, looks are everything. A great design can make or break your success. The [...]
Filed Under: Facebook, Marketing/Branding, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: business page, custom Welcome Tab, facebook, fan page 66 Comments
#140Conf Smalltown Recap by Kelly Kinkaid
My friend Deb of Deb Works invited me and a few blogging friends to attend the #140Conf Smalltown in Hutchinson, KS earlier this month. Unfortunately, my work schedule didn’t permit a road trip that week and I asked my buddy Kelly Kinkaid of Kellyology to wrangle some bloggers and make the trip for me. She [...]
Filed Under: Blogging Conferences, Social Media & Networking, twitter Tagged With: #140conf, Hutchinson KS, small town social media, twitter Leave a Comment
Small Town #140conf in Hutchinson, KS November 1, 2010
I don’t usually post press releases here at Blogging Basics 101 because I don’t feel the majority of them are relevant. I’m posting one today, though, because I specifically asked for a copy. There’s a conference going on November 1 that I think you need to be aware of and should attend if you can. [...]
Filed Under: Blogging Conferences, Social Media & Networking, twitter Tagged With: #140conf, Hutchinson KS, small business online, social media discussion 3 Comments
Facebook Memes & Calls to Action: Breast Cancer Awareness
Facebook memes are those status updates that get passed around like a fondue pot at a Dirty Santa party. You’ll see some that ask you to leave a comment about how you met the person. Or some that ask you to cut and paste the update into your own update if you love your mom, [...]
Filed Under: Social Media & Networking Tagged With: breast cancer awareness, cancer research, Facebook memes, Susan G. Komen for the Cure 1 Comment
Six Apart Sold to VideoEgg: What Does It Mean for Your TypePad Blog?
Tomorrow VideoEgg is expected to confirm that it has bought Six Apart, the parent company of the Movable Type, TypePad, and Vox blogging platforms. The two companies will lose their names and together will become SAY Media. According to Mashable, Chris Alden, the CEO of Six Apart will step down and Matt Sanchez, VideoEgg’s CEO, [...]
Filed Under: Blogging News & Updates, Blogging Platforms, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: movable type, OpenMelody, SAY Media, six apart, TypePad, VideoEgg 13 Comments
Use Local Talent to Help Brand Yourself
In an earlier article, I introduced you to Flavors.me as an easy-to-use option for your online hub. In a nutshell, it’s a quick-to-set up web page that links out to your various social networks. You can see what others have done in the flavors.me/directory. The creativity is astounding. I was immediately smitten and decided I [...]
Filed Under: Buttons/Banners/Graphics, Design, Marketing/Branding, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: Flavors.me, KMR Photography, personal website, Tulsa photography 10 Comments
Use Flavors.me as Your Online Presence Hub
If you’ve embraced social media at all, you likely have accounts at Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, Digg, Delicious, Tumblr, Posterous, FourSquare, Picasa, and Flickr. Those are in addition to your blog(s), podcasts, vlogs, and e-mail. That’s a lot of online networking. The question is, how are you telling people where they can find you [...]
Filed Under: Marketing/Branding, Microblogging, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: Flavors.me, networking, social media hub 30 Comments
What is a URL shortener? Should I use an URL shortener?
URL shorteners aren’t new, but not everyone knows what they are or understands how useful they can be. I want to introduce you to a few URL shortening tools and explain how they can make a real difference in the way you track what your audience is doing with your information. Why Should I Shorten [...]
Filed Under: Social Media & Networking, Traffic, twitter Tagged With: bit.ly, click analytics, Clicky.me, doiop, HootSuite, snipurl, social media, tinyurl, twitter, URL analytics, URL shortener 4 Comments
Helpful Blogging Links: Get Shared on Facebook, Facebook Privacy Settings, Community & Belonging
7 Scientifically Proven Ways to Get “Shared” on Facebook via Fast Company. Dan Zarella of HubSpot tracked 12,000 articles to see when they were posted, how they were shared, and what information they offered. He’s compiled the data to show you how you can get your articles shared on Facebook. Do You Feel Like You [...]
Filed Under: Design, Helpful Blogging Links, Social Media & Networking Tagged With: blog community, Facebook Like button, Facebook privacy 2 Comments
