When you think of social media lurkers, what comes to mind? Not engaged? Loser? Creepy? There may be another side to the social media lurker – a good side. Social media could use more lurkers. The Lurker Who Listens Listening is its own skill. Your lurker on your blog, in that forum or some other [...]
A notification from LinkedIn about their newest feature – Volunteer Experience and Causes – arrived the same week as Nicky Parry’s guest post about volunteering. I always knew Nicky was on the cutting edge. Volunteering has been a valuable part of my life and I hope you have experienced the joy it brings. Now, LinkedIn [...]
A previous post shared a parting of the ways between Skype and Mozilla Firefox. Skype software wasn’t playing nice with Firefox Firefox attributed the application as the #1 or #2 reason for crashes As a result, Firefox banned the software as an Add-on Skype is ready for a reconciliation. Wondering what this has to do [...]
One of the biggest objections for many Facebook users is how the social media giant defaults privacy settings without telling you. It appears LinkedIn has taken a page out of that book. Ready For Your Closeup? Did you know a default setting allows your name and photo to be used by third-party advertisers? If you [...]
Are post tags making the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) gods happier than your readers? An interesting discussion in LinkedIn® about categories and tags had me wondering if most readers pay any attention to tags. Tags 101 While categories help you group blog post topics, tags provide more detail. Tags are description labels They can be [...]
Who would believe I am a Google+ pioneer? Okay, along with 10 million other people. But, it’s really surprising that I am in so early. I’m still trying to figure out if I want to stay on Facebook I am never an early adopter I think I was the last person on the earth to [...]
It may not offer as huge a change as 3.1, but WordPress 3.2 (the latest version for this blogging platform) received some cosmetic surgery. The video highlights a few of the changes to: The dashboard sidebar menu The admin screen for creating posts A new default theme Check out the video and see what you think. Have [...]
One of the most popular posts, in terms of traffic, is a post about creating LinkedIn® recommendations. Apparently, readers who receive a request are looking for help. So, I created Simple Steps to Create LinkedIn® Recommendations. It’s free for downloading It provides a simple formula It offers examples for each step It provides a sample, [...]
11 people left a comment on the announcement and the book review of Launch for a chance to win 1 of 2 free copies. Will you take a chance? Launch is the new book by Mike Stelzner Founder and executive editor of Social Media Examiner It tells the story of the rapid rise of Social Media [...]
It took some doing, but book review day is here. I must admit after seeing reviews of Mike Stelzner’s new book everywhere – It took some of the shine off my selection as one of 50 bloggers to review it. Isn’t that the way with a Top 50? Mike would disagree In case you took a launch [...]
