Monthly Archives: February 2011

Facebook and Your Local Business

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Recent studies have found that some small business owners mistakenly think they don’t have enough time, money or other resources to invest in Facebook promotions. It doesn’t require a full-time social media coordinator nor much of a budget, if any.The adage “keep it simple” goes a long way here, and with that in mind, here are [...]

Facebook Content

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Lately, the biggest thing on my radar has been changes to the Facebook Fan Page setup. Folks who admin Pages are finding new little quirks, for better or for worse, in the way their Fan Pages behave and interact. The next few posts here will be along those lines. This video from Social Fresh Tampa [...]

AT/@ Replying on Twitter

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photo © 1912 The Library of Congress | more info (via: Wylio)I usually describe Twitter as a walk through a crowded ballroom or conference, where you know some people, don’t know others, and as you walk through the room you’re able to eavesdrop on various parts of various conversations. But you do not necessarily hear/see [...]

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Facebook: Fan Page or Biz/Personal Account?

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[reposted from the Over Coffee Mailing List Vol 2011.01] The heart of Facebook is that it wants to be about RELATIONSHIPS between REAL PEOPLE. When you log in as YOU, you’re able to interact with others, promote your likes and dislikes, and establish FAN PAGES for your business, your hobbies, your interests. There is the [...]

One Thing Necessary for Success

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The problem is, while you’re being unsure of commitment because of the uncertainty over success, your competitors are enjoying success because of the certainty in their commitment. via The Commitment of Success | Danny Brown. photo © 2007 Kick Photo | more info (via: Wylio)Check the post title up above: “One Thing Necessary for Success”. [...]

The One With The Bad Day…

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photo © 2006 Steve Spinks | more info (via: Wylio)[Written weeks ago. Nay, months...] This has been a good day. I have to keep telling myself that, because I don’t feel like it’s been a good day at all. Objectively, it has been steady and solid. But subjectively, I feel like I’ve just crapped through [...]

My Valentine

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For my valentine, Vicki. @MrsCaffeinated deserves to be serenaded for sharing the joys, the burdens, and the bad jokes. By my  math, this is our 23rd 02/14 together – and many more, Love. Many more. We used to be lots worse on Twitter, using it as our public display of affection from across the living [...]

If the phone rings at 3am…?

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What constitutes a crisis? Discovering that someone has left a review saying they saw a mouse at your restaurant is certainly disconcerting. But is it a crisis? No. The social media monitors in your organization need to have a mutual understanding of what is a real crisis and what the subsequent escalation procedures are. - via [...]