So Google+ turns a year old. 17 interesting things you should know. So after a short writing hiatus due to moving, work, and life I figure it’s appropriate to break my fast by writing about a subject very near and dear to my heart – Google+. As I sit here and write this on the eve of Google+’s FIRST BIRTHDAY, I am overwhelmed by lots of … [Read more...]
Social Advertising: Pay for Your Facebook Page? Google Places Moves into Google+
So some pretty interesting things happened this week in terms of social media, user experience and advertising. After taking much of this activity in, I’ve made some realizations. I was reading a very thought provoking post by David Berkowitz where he asks the question, “Is Social Advertising Broken?”. I’ve thought for some time that Facebook in … [Read more...]
Do I Need a Facebook Page?
With the recent Facebook IPO and all of the hubbub about the company, I’m sure many small businesses are revisiting the question that they have asked themselves time and time again – ‘Do I need a Facebook page for my business’? I wish there was a better answer but really my best is, “It depends”. The good news is that there are a few questions you … [Read more...]
The Ugly Side of Facebook Apps
So I’m up on Facebook the other day Have you noticed lately there are things in your Facebook news feed that are labeled “Trending Articles”? They are generally a small group of rolled up story/news links from popular sites like Yahoo or the Washington Post that your friends are “currently reading”. This alludes that they have shared this article … [Read more...]
Google+ Gets a New Look: The Good, The Bad, and The Whitespace
So yesterday morning, Google started rolling out the new redesign of Google+. I’m not going to say it’s better and I’m not going to say it’s worse. I’m just going to say it’s different. There were almost immediately complaints like with all changes to a social network. I’m still hearing how much people hate the Facebook timeline and how the new … [Read more...]
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