Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

Using Social Media to Make Your Next Event Bigger and Better

When planning any kind of event it’s easy to stay focused on the promotional materials and logistics that are happening in “the real world” to the extent where you are completely missing some great opportunities to utilize common, emerging digital technologies. These new opportunities are just that – opportunities that can help add a new level of involvement and promotion to really make your event a great success! After the jump we’ll take a look at some of the tools we’ve used for ourselves and our clients that have proven to be very successful and well received. (more…)

Tags: Association, blog, email, event, event promotion, Facebook, FENCETECH, meeting, social media, trade show, Twitter, YouTube
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Facebook, meet Google Buzz

Google recently confirmed Internet rumors that they are throwing their hat into the social networking ring by introducing Google Buzz. If you can overlook the awful name, Buzz will basically be incorporated into your Gmail account. According to Mashable’s initial details, there will be a tab labeled “Buzz” right underneath your Inbox. It will provide links to Google-owned Picasa and YouTube along with Flickr and Twitter (Facebook was left out of the initial report; not sure if it’s incorporated or not).

Todd Jackson, product manager for Google Buzz, called it “an entire new world within Gmail.” (more…)

Tags: Buzz, Facebook, Flickr, Gmail, google, Mashable, Picasa, Titan, Twitter, Wave, YouTube
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An Open Letter to Facebook

(Author’s note: I’ve loved and have been a member of Facebook since June 2005. Facebook is an excellent way to keep up with friends and network with professionals. It’s also a great tool for businesses to use to communicate with several target audiences at one time. But I haven’t been happy with Facebook’s swift change in stance toward privacy and security, and that is what this letter details. I also explain how you can set your privacy settings after the break.)

Dear Facebook,

Facebook, Facebook, Facebook. What happened to you? What’s happened to us? When I first started seeing you, I was still in college. You promised me exclusivity, and in return I shared important information and intriguing facts about me that hardly anyone knew at the time, including the fact that I truly believe “The Great Gatsby” and “Confessions of a Shopaholic” are two of the greatest books of all time.

After some time of that, you began sneaking around. My friends told me that you were flirting with the idea of letting high school students join us. What?!? These were high school students. I thought you and I were beyond that. But you let high school students on, and I eventually became used to that fact. I still loved you, no matter how you treated me.

Once I got used to that (and almost forgot about it, actually), you threw another curveball my way. I was told that you were going to see anyone over the age of 13. Anyone. What happened to the exclusivity? I felt like you were changing, yet I had stayed the same. I tried to break up with you then, but you lured me back. We had so many mutual friends, and you always managed to come up in conversations. How could I not stay away from you? (more…)

Tags: best blog post ever, Facebook, Facebook privacy, LinkedIn, Mark Zuckerberg, online privacy, security, Twitter
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Best New Features of LinkedIn

LinkedIn, the popular social network for businesses, has gone through some big changes recently. It’s still one of the only social networks to go against Facebook and hold it’s own. While many of LinkedIn’s recent improvements bare strikingly similar properties to features on Facebook, some of them do not and are quite innovative. We’re going to look at seven of my favorite recent new features in this article. All of these were implemented within the last quarter. Pretty impressive! (more…)

Tags: Brandon D Hunt, Developer Network, Facebook, Faceted Search, iPhone, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Outlook, Twitter
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New Landing App for Wild Veggie’s Facebook Page Launched

We recently designed, developed and launched a new app to serve as the new landing page for Wild Veggie’s Facebook page. We continued the same look and feel as in the SouperDrink.com, and the online and traditional advertising. This gives us the opportunity to quickly familiarize our visitors with the Wild Veggie brand. (more…)

Tags: Brandon D Hunt, Facebook, Facebook App, Facebook Landing Page, Fan Page, FBML, social networking, SouperDrink.com, Wild Veggie
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Interactive Conferences

I’ve been incredibly excited all week about the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants’ 2009 CME Conference & Exhibition. We’re doing a lot of great things to help keep their members in the loop, and so far we’ve had a steady, positive response.

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Tags: AFPPA, blogging, conference, Facebook, Twitter
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Why Social Networking is NOT all that Great

Yes, I said it.

WAIT! Don’t get me wrong. I’m obsessed with Facebook and Twitter. I’ve recently discovered Tumblr, and I’m a Wordpress fanatic. I post regularly to various forums and blogs that appeal to my interests. I love the Internet and being able to connect with people in a variety of ways.

But sometimes all of the above is a bigger pain than an asset. (more…)

Tags: being awesome, Facebook, Fail Whale, social networking, Tumblr, Twitter, Wordpress
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Still Thinking Outside the Box?

Back in the 1970s someone coined the phrase, “think outside the box.” It was a cliché that morphed into a mantra in business environments. In the 1980s and 90s, companies from coast-to-coast hired management consultants and executive coaches to make sure that everyone from the CEO to the custodian were given the tools to begin novel, creative and smart thinking. It was truly a different approach from the traditional thinking of the time, as we were handed the keys to the kingdom of “outside box thinking” during intensive three-day total quality management seminars. (more…)

Tags: carmel, CGM, Facebook, social networking, webinars
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