Tips

Here there be tips, tricks, and other tools of the techie trade. I may even give away a few secrets from time to time.

Taming the MONSTER that is your Facebook profile

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Social StrategiesFacebook. Where else can you keep up with friends and family, play games, learn which of your favorite restaurants are having specials, have great discussions, and so much more – all in one place? If you’ve been there awhile, you know that as you add friends and “like” business pages, there will be that much more information appearing in your news feed to manage. As these numbers continue to grow, how can you keep up with it all easily and effectively?

I’ve found one particular feature very helpful, and recommend those of you not using it already to try it: Lists. Here’s a how-to, along with ways I use it to my benefit myself and others:

  1. On your Home Page in the left hand column, click ‘Friends’. A list will appear with all your friends’ profiles and your Fan pages.
  2. To the upper right, there is a tab ‘Create List.’
  3. When you click this option, a box opens which enables you to give your list a title, and then add friends and/or fan pages there to each list you create.

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Talking Twitter at this Month's Small Business & Nonprofit Networking Lunch

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Curious if Twitter is right for your organization? Find out at this month’s free Charleston Library Small Business & Nonprofit Networking Lunch! Local tweeter Michael Carnell will explain know to market your organization on this free, fast-growing social media site. Go in-depth and learn practical Twitter skills such as understanding hashtags, lists and retweeting, managing … Read more

Guest Post – Review? Commentary?

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We are looking for qualified individuals to write guests posts for this site. The post could be a review of a book or tool, could be commentary about a particular social media site, or could even be about use and etiquette. In other words, if it is of interest to the social media public and … Read more

Twitter requirements and best practices from the CDC

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created a nine-page guide to Twitter entitled, CDC Micro-blogging Requirements and Best Practices. This is a fantastic document. Not only does it give specific examples on how to use Twitter and how to get those tweets to get retweeted and spread, but it also includes a good … Read more

How to advertise on facebook

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These days, it seems everyone and his mother has a Facebook page. In the U.S., about 100 million unique visitors flock to the social network every month. Many business owners are among them, using Facebook profiles to promote their companies and create customer communities. For some entrepreneurs, social networks have also become a useful advertising … Read more