Posts Tagged ‘social-media’

Does Your Company Support Your Blog?

As much as you think blogging and social networking are mainstream, corporate America has not caught up quite yet. Many companies are fearful that they are losing control of their brand -- and they are. Companies are trying to put together social media guidelines as quickly as possible, so that employees know what they can and cannot say online, concerning their brand. You've probably seen a blog… Continue reading

September 28 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: blogging, marketing, personal branding, social-media | 14 comments»

Managing Your Social Network Addiction

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Friendster, Tumblr, Xanga... the list goes on and on. And if you are any sort of tech savy, there is good chance you are a member of multiple social networks. Even I have accounts with at least 5 of these. While there is a lot to be gained by using these services, there is also a lot to be lost. In case… Continue reading

June 18 2009 | By Ibrahim | Tagged: addiction, distraction, social-media, social-networking, time | 33 comments»

Where Would You Be Today Without Social Media Tools?

Social media is becoming completely integrated in our lives. It has altered the way we communicate as human beings and changed the way we do business. It has flattened corporate hierarchies and tightened our relationships. Of course, traditional ways of networking and messaging still hold true, such as text messaging, email, phone calls and in-person "meetups" (tweetups in the social media world). The greatest part about this… Continue reading

March 2 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: community, facebook, linkedin, networking, promotion, social-media, social-networking, twitter, web-app | 16 comments»

Sharing Travel Plans: Can It Help You?

When I plan a trip, I make arrangements to meet up with people. I email anyone I know might be in area, announce my itinerary on Twitter and even add a trip to Dopplr. My efforts have paid off: I've met people I had already become fast friends with online in person. I've expanded the scope of projects by taking a few minutes away from my vacation to… Continue reading

February 27 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: networking, social-media, travel | 4 comments»

Be a Comment Rockstar: 10 Terrific Tips!

by libertyandvigilance "Social media" has numerous definitions, and all of them share the principle that the Internet has given us a lot of cheap ways to communicate with each other. As computers have gotten cheaper and broadband pipes have become fatter, we've expanded the multimedia involved: text has been prominent since the BBS glory days, but pictures are up there too, and making your… Continue reading

October 20 2008 | By Torley | Tagged: argument, blog, comment, conversation, humor, idea, media, self-expression, social, social-media | 20 comments»

9 Tips to Get the Most Out of Social Media

I recently had the opportunity to talk with social media expert Muhammad Saleem about social networking. For those of you new to the site, I interviewed Muhammad back in February on Lifehack Live. Muhammad is the one to watch in the social media sphere. He's a top-ranked user on Digg, Propellr, Reddit, and other social news sites, he has almost 2000 followers on Twitter, and he blogs or… Continue reading

August 18 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: networking, online, self-promotion, social-media, social-netowrk, web-app | 21 comments»