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Tag Archives: Social network
Internet And Smartphone Addiction
After posting my article on the IT’s Seven Worst Addictions (And How To Cure Them), I came across a posting on coupons.org where they expand on “Online Junkies and Brain Shrinkage: The Rise of Internet Addiction.” For my readers’ convenience I include … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Social Media
Tagged Addiction, Facebook, Smartphone, Social network, Twitter
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My Top 5 Social Networking Sites For Business
Michel Ruggaber (@miruggaber) pointed me to a useful article discussing Social Media sites for business: Top 10 Social Networking Sites For Business (Social Networking Marketing Stress Relief) I don’t necessarily agree with the entire list but do agree with the … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, Social media, Social network, Twitter, WordPress, YouTube
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Social Media Revolution 2011 (Video)
Some amazing facts on Social Media—and many companies still think they don’t have to deal with Social Media. That Social Media are only for kids… I saw the link to this video on Michael Neuwerth’s Social Media Zeitung following a link in … Continue reading
Posted in New and Noteworthy, Social Media
Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, Social media, Social network, Twitter
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Act Now: Set Your LinkedIn Privacy
Retweeted from several messages that I received: In case you don’t know it, without attracting too much publicity, LinkedIn has updated their privacy conditions. Without any action from your side, LinkedIn is now permitted to use your name and picture … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, New and Noteworthy, Security, Social Media
Tagged LinkedIn, Privacy, Social advertising, Social media, Social network
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If Zuckerberg Deleted Facebook: Social Networks – Can We Survive Without Them?
In many previous postings I have been pondering on the importance of Social Media for business and how it will change our cooperation. Today I would like to discuss our dependence on such technologies: I still remember the days in … Continue reading
Posted in New and Noteworthy, On blogging, Social Media
Tagged Business, Email address, Facebook, Social media, Social network, TechCrunch, Twitter
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Ten Sloppy Social Media Mistakes to Fix NOW
Corey Eridon has some advice on mistakes to avoid and she warns not to be sloppy about Social Media. She writes in her blog on hubspot.com: “What makes the following social media mistakes particularly sloppy is that they cost little … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Web
Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Social media, social media strategy, Social network, Twitter
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Are you clueless when it comes to integrating social into your website?
A recent non-scientific poll done by Jeremy Victor, which he published on SmartBlog is titled “Are you clueless when it comes to integrating social into your website?.” He reports as results: 42.86%: “Our website has “Follow/Fan Us” links to our … Continue reading
The Six Best Free Facebook Apps For Businesses
Jesse Stanchak published a blog on The 6 best free Facebook apps for businesses. He mentions some of the better free applications out there. Quoted from the posting: “Note — I’ve purposely left out custom development apps, e-commerce apps and coupon/contest … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Facebook, Livestream, RSS, Social network, SurveyMonkey, Twitter
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Social Media Prism Infograph (Ethority.de)
Ethority created a rather beautiful graphic called “Social Media Prisma“– now available in its version 3.0. It unfolds the different categories of social media and shows some of the actual products in the different sections. I think a classification like … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Business, Internet Marketing, Online Communities, Social media, Social network
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Facebook, Twitter, Google+: Making Social Media Measurable
Tools für Facebook, Twitter, Google+: Social Media messbar machen – computerwoche.de. Companies use social media as marketing tools. But who wants to measure their success, needs management and monitoring tools. Many companies have begun to use Social Media. They serve not … Continue reading
Social Media Around the World 2011
Interesting and inspiring slide set by Prof. Steven Van Belleghem of InSights Consulting: Social media around the world 2011. From the transcript: What to expect from this presentation? 20 eye-catching facts about social media around the world. >1.000 facts & figures … Continue reading
“Facebook Light” For Elderly, Dementia Patients
Quoted from: “Facebook Light” For Elderly, Dementia Patients in Works (emaxhealth.com) “Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg probably never had this in mind when he came up with the phenomenally popular social network, but researchers are developing a type of “Facebook Light” for the … Continue reading
Posted in e-Health, New and Noteworthy, Social Media
Tagged Dementia, Facebook, SINTEF, Social media, Social network
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Good Article: The History and Evolution of Social Media
The History and Evolution of Social Media | Webdesigner Depot. “Social media has become an integral part of modern society. There are general social networks with user bases larger than the population of most countries. There are niche sites for virtually every … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, Social media, Social network, Twitter
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What Happens To Your Social Network Profiles When You Die?
Recently a good friend and business colleague of mine passed away following a heart attack. Help came for him too late. He was only in his 40’s. We were all very saddened by his sudden death having lost a close friend … Continue reading
Posted in Identity Management, Social Media, Web
Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Social network, Social network service, Twitter
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Infographic: The Growth of Social Media
SearchEngineJournal published a nice infographic on the current growth of Social Media that I would like to share with you. “Say what you will about the tidal wave that is social media: it’s over-hyped, a fad halfway through its 15 … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Social Media
Tagged Information graphics, Social media, Social network
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Social Media in the Enterprise – Blessing or Curse?
Soziale Medien im Unternehmen — Fluch oder Segen? – Netzwoche. I wrote an article for Experton Group on Social Media in the enterprise. Above the link to the article in German (netzwoche.ch); the English translation of the article is below … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Social Media, Web
Tagged Digital native, Facebook, LinkedIn, Social media, Social network, Web 2.0
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