Archive for the ‘Social Media Site News’ Category

If you get "Liked" you'll need to be "Plus One'd" too!

By on April 7th, 2011

Recently Google announced the launch of it’s +1 button. This in some way is similar to Facebook’s ‘Like’ button but currently just works on their Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) where you can +1 (pronounced plus one) a listing in the Search Results – this also will affect AdWords (paid ads). If you +1 a… Read the rest of this entry »

Presentation to Orchestral Digital Manager's Meeting

By on October 5th, 2010

Simon will be presenting to the Digital Manager’s Meeting for a collection of Orchestras at the Southbank Centre tomorrow afternoon on how to incorporate Social Media into your Search Marketing strategy.

Advertising on Facebook – User Anaylsis June 2010

By on June 8th, 2010

With the assault on the Internet by the various popular Social Media sites we have seen over the past 12 months, it’s very easy to get slightly daunted with the possibilities this offers businesses, so it can sometimes help to bring this back to something we can all get our heads round. As of this… Read the rest of this entry »

Are you recommended?

By on June 1st, 2010

For those of you who have a LinkedIn account are you using it to best advantage? As a business-focussed Social Media site it has features that are much more aligned to business rather than friendship, and one of those is the option to get recommended by other LinkedIn users. Why is this a useful option?… Read the rest of this entry »

FaceBook Changes Privacy Settings

By on May 28th, 2010

FaceBook simplifies privacy settings at last! It seems the move has been generated by he fact that many users have been threatening to delete their accounts over privacy concerns. These will take place over the next few weeks. 500 million users will now have more control how much information they share and who they share… Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook Privacy: A Huge Array of Options

By on May 14th, 2010

Bewildered? Privacy management on Facebook requires you to navigate through a whopping 50 settings with more than 170 options. Perhaps this diagram may help you navigate your way around the settings…… Facebook says it wants to offer precise controls for sharing on the Internet!

FaceBook Announces 'Open Graph'

By on May 5th, 2010

FaceBook is certainly aiming to absorb the web……….. April 21st saw the announcements of ‘Open Graph’ by Facebook – so what does this mean? Essentially, Facebook thinks connections are going to become the new links. This will theoretically happen through what they’re calling the ‘ Open Graph’. So in terms of this ‘graph’ (perhaps better… Read the rest of this entry »