Social media is a rich resource for allowing individuals all over the globe to interact with one another in many different ways. Chat, forums, discussion boards, newsfeeds and comments all play a role in the exchange of information and ideas that social media has made possible. With this being said it is no wonder that there is a week dedicated to this form of media. […]
How Much Control is Too Much? Many of us here in the US may have heard about the riots that took place recently over in the UK. Well, what you may have not heard was that two young men, ages 20 and 22, were actually sentenced to 4 years of jail time in connection. Here is the kicker; they didn’t start the riots that took place. Their arrests and subsequent convictions were for attempting to cause further rioting! That’s right, [...]
Social media is fast becoming a way of life for all of us. We connect with friends and family more quickly and cheaply than ever. In this day and age long distance phone calls are becoming a charge of the past. We know more about the world around us in a blink of an eye; in fact we know when important (and not so important) events are happing virtually the second after they have happened. So, what does this mean [...]
We have been over six ways that social media can help your small business. Most of these have really had to do with the outside look and feel of your business. I want to really focus on the inner workings of your business and how social media can help you manage and enhance how you run your business. Here are the last three benefits on my list of nine. A great way to find more new hires that are better, [...]
The use of social media is growing every day. Although it is not the answer to all your prayers, it can give you some great tools and benefits that make you business work. In fact these tool work to make your business work. Here are numbers 4-6 of my top 9 benefits that social media can offer your small (or not so small) business. […]
With the launch of Google’s new social networking platform you would think it would be great for businesses right. Not so much right now, it turns out. Once Google has things optimized on Google+ for businesses, then it may turn out to be the best thing since sliced bread. Google assures us that they will get set up for businesses. In the mean time, there are great reasons to go ahead and set up a personal account with Google+. Just [...]
As most of you already know there was a 5.8 earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia on Tuesday August 23 at 1:51 in the afternoon Eastern Standard Time. This quake was felt and reported from many different locations in an approximately a 650 km radius. That is as far north as Ontario, Canada, east into Kentucky, and as far south as South Carolina. […]
Social Media Marketing is a great way to get you message, products, and missions out there and engage your customers/patrons. In today’s world there are a million different ways to collect data in order to better understand and utilize your participant’s data. Unfortunately, it is just as easy to go from savvy business person to creepy big brother. Do not fear. There are great ways to get the information you are seeking without alienating your followers! […]
When most of us think of art museums we think of stuffy, formal places that are populated by stuffy and formal people. These places are often in big population centers and not everyone can have access to them. This is simply not the case any more. Today, museums are wonderful places to see and interact with art without ever leaving home. Art museums have come into the digital age some in a very big way. […]
Make no mistake about it, we are smack in the middle of the information overload age where FB posts, Tweets and blog posts move along at a hyper-speed pace. It’s a time where what you say online really matters. You can tell friends about products you’ve used, rate your best restaurants, pretty much give your opinion on just about anything. But you better be careful, what you say because it could come back to haunt you! Why? […]
