by mtraphagen | Jan 26, 2011 | Facebook, Social Media
HyperAlerts bills itself as “The Feature Facebook Forgot,” and in this case, that’s no hype. If you manage a Facebook Page, one of the more frustrating experiences you can have is taking a look at your Page and discovering that someone has posted a...
by mtraphagen | Jan 13, 2011 | Facebook, Social Media
SEO consultant Mark Aaron Murnahan (Facebook | Twitter) has uncovered an important quirk about the new Facebook profile employer information. Facebook has been rolling out a new user profile format for several weeks now. Until now converting has been optional, but...
by mtraphagen | Jan 11, 2011 | Social Media
FourSquare, the popular social check-in service has been a boon for many local businesses for some time. Local, brick-and-mortar establishments can post coupons and deals and have special rewards for those who check-in frequently. In addition, customer-generated...
by mtraphagen | Oct 20, 2010 | Social Media
HARO (Help A Reporter Out http://www.helpareporter.com) has already proven itself to be a great outlet for free publicity for your business or personal reputation. HARO connects busy reporters and journalist/bloggers with credible, reputable sources. As a source, you...
by mtraphagen | Sep 17, 2010 | Google, Social Media
A little bit of information began to leak this week about the long-rumored “Google Me” social network. Here’s what Chris Crum at webpronews.com had to say (in “‘Google Me’ is Probably Already Bigger than Facebook”): The main...
by mtraphagen | Aug 24, 2010 | Social Media
Though the social location field is crowded with a number of contenders, Foursquare seems to stand out in the crowd at the moment, particularly when it comes to connecting users with local businesses, building customer loyalty, and pitching offers to attract new...
by mtraphagen | Jul 28, 2010 | SEO, Social Media
Just thought I’d pass along something I noticed since Caffeine (Google’s new search ranking algorithm) kicked in. I’m wondering if anyone else has seen this? The meat of what I’m going to share: feeding your site updates to FriendFeed may bring...
by mtraphagen | May 10, 2010 | Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
Social web services like Facebook and Twitter present us with a daily avalanche of information, much of it in the form of links to outside sources. While much of it may be trash (as far as any individual reader might be concerned) there are often many jewels among the...
by mtraphagen | Mar 8, 2010 | Social Media, Twitter
Since its inception people have found many creative uses for Twitter, but to my mind one of the most useful has been as the collective, real-time public notebook for conferences and special events. Smart conference organizers establish and publicize a hash tag for...
by mtraphagen | Feb 25, 2010 | Google, Social Media
Just when you thought you had your social media game plan (you do have one, right?) all nice and set, Buzz happens. It’s like the NFL suddenly announces a new team halfway through your fantasy league season. What is Buzz? In brief, it is a Google-developed...
by mtraphagen | Feb 22, 2010 | Facebook, Google, Social Media, Twitter
I’ve been an enthusiastic early adopter of Google Buzz since it appeared in my Gmail inbox the day after its unveiling. As a one-time huge fan of Friendfeed, the interface was immediately familiar (though lacking in some of Friendfeeds best features). I’d...
by mtraphagen | Oct 22, 2009 | Google, SEO, Social Media
On October 21 Google announced at Web 2.0 Expo the coming-soon implementation of real-time Social Search incorporated into the regular search results page.Results will appear at the bottom of the results page and will be culled from the searcher’s own social...
