SOCIAL MEDIA SPACES
Try this on LinkedIn… “LinkedIn Today”
LinkedIn Today gives you the top headlines you need to start your day. See what your connections and industry peers are reading and sharing, and follow the industries you care about.
- See what your network is reading
- Follow industries and publishers
- Save articles to read later
- Share headlines with your network
- Also available on the iPhone
Twitter Works for Whitby Writer
Heather M. O’Connor, Whitby, Ontario writer writes…
Social Media is about knowing where who you want to talk to hangs out. For writers, this is Twitter. I’m not a texter — I don’t even have a cellphone. Nonetheless, I plunged into this 140-character world ready for action.
Equipped with the basics thanks to my Social Media Circles course, I proceeded last February to set up a profile and build a following. In just one month, I added over 800 writers, editors, agents and publishers to my network, gained 200 followers, and was added to 15 lists.
Fast forward to today. I’m now following 2000 industry members. I have almost 800 followers. I’m listed on 37 lists as an author and a writer. I have connected and networked meaningfully with lots of agents, authors and publishers, and found a treasure trove of writer-specific resources.
I even had a lighthearted, but extended, #sixwordnovel exchange with Penguin USA that I plan to leverage when pitching my novel. Here’s how it started:
@penguinusa: The Year Penguin Published My Book #sixwordnovels (this one’s dedicated to all our future writers!)
@heathermoconnor: @penguinusa #sixwordnovels Great novel. No agent. Publish me?
Twitter has also helped me set up a all-expenses-paid weekend in Stratford as a journalist. Is Twitter working for me? Oh, yeah!
(Leaving for Stratford Friday morning at 8:30.)
And make that 84 lists. *BLUSH*
Do you have a Twitter Success Story? Please share and let’s grow together!
Try this on Facebook: New Fan Pages view
If you are responsible for managing multiple Facebook Fan pages, you’ll be excited to know that you can now have quick access to all the pages you manage and find out about recent activity with one URL…
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=pages&ap=1
Gotta like Facebook’s new fan page administrator view! Will definitely save me and my clients time and money!
Facebook Users Beware of Dislike Button!
If anyone posts a status to your wall saying anything about a dislike button, DO NOT CLICK IT! Doing so will will prompt the user to install a JavaScript, not a virus. This JavaScript can then post the same message to friends walls. It could also install rogue applications and lead you to bogus surveys in an attempt to gather personal information, entice you to sign up for expensive SMS services and download spyware.
There is no Dislike button on Facebook and any mention of one is certainly a scam and should be avoided.
Try this on Facebook… Stik
Stik.com helps professionals build their reputation and referral networks on Facebook.
It provides you with a profile like mine shown below…
that allows you to collect recommendations and referrals.
Did you know that the average Facebook user has 40,000 friends and friends-of-friends on Facebook?
Stik.com makes it easy to tap into this vast universe of potential buyers and turn your social network into a referral network, driving you business from buyers with whom you already have a personal connection.
Click here to visit my Stik.com profile and recommend me.
So exciting! Social Media Success Summit 2011 began tonight!
with Jeremiah Owyang (Altimeter Group), Brian Solis (author, Engage), Frank Eliason (Citigroup), Mari Smith (co-author, Facebook Marketing), Erik Qualman (author, Socialnomics), Michael Stelzner (founder, Social Media Examiner), Dan Zarrella (author, The Social Media Marketing Book), Andy Sernovitz (author, Word of Mouth Marketing), David Meerman Scott (author, Real-Time Marketing & PR), experts from Boeing, Intel, Cisco and Verizon; Jay Baer (co-author, The Now Revolution), Hollis Thomases (author, Twitter Marketing), Steve Garfield (author, Get Seen), Mario Sundar (LinkedIn), and Ann Handley (MarketingProfs)—just to mention a few!
Beware Facebook Spam!
Don’t click on…
‘How to See Who Viewed Your Profile’…
While a large part of Facebook is dominated by real people, there is a small pool of spammers out there tricking the larger part of Facebook. These spammers are spreading deceitful messages through apps and events. One of the newly popular app that comes from the elite spam group is the “How to See Who Viewed Your Profile” application.
If you’ve been stung or want to know more about this, read the entire post… Facebook Profile Viewing App/Event: ‘How to See Who Viewed Your Profile’.
Welcome to my facebook page
Ever visit Red Bull on Facebook? A multi-coloured torrent of arrows points to their “Like Me” button. Did this welcome page work? Yup – a good 15 million times.
It pays to create a good first impression with Facebook’s 500 million users. A clear and engaging welcome (or landing) page gives visitors an immediate sense of who you are, what you do and why they should become a fan. It also encourages visitors to “like” your organization’s page.
Read the entire article via: Durham Business Times
I’m Feeding My Brain At Search Marketing Expo (April 28-29, 2011) #smx
Why not follow along #smx ?
Search Marketing Expo Toronto offers 30 sessions, workshops and networking activities delivered by top industry professionals. Whether you are just getting started, planning your search strategy, managing the team, or you are deep into implementation, tactics and campaigns, you’ll get the knowledge, ideas and contacts needed to help you boost your search marketing results and take your skills to the next level. SMX Toronto is co-located with the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, April 28-29, 2011
