Taming the MONSTER that is your Facebook profile

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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Twitter Talk Presentation Slide Now Online

The slide presentation for my April 13th talk at the Charleston County Library’s Small Business and Not-For-Profit Networking Lunch entitled “Talking Twitter” is now one at The Social Media Monster. The audio of the presentation will be posted shortly as the next in my series of social media podcasts. I want to thank everyone who … Read more