We’ve all noticed, the changes on Facebook; some subtle, some not so much. Facebook FB +0.65% has madechanges to its News Feed to help users see more relevant content, while it also tries to clarify how content is served up on the service’s central product. Called “Story Bumping,” the changes move up older stories to the top of a […]
April 29, 2013
Could the global economy hinge on 140 characters? Stocks react to social media mishap Stocks React to Social Media Mishaps: The Times’s Amy Chozick discusses the fallout of a hacked Twitter message that dropped stock prices last week and is now raising questions in the markets. That is the question the financial industry and government regulators […]
March 25, 2013
Split testing is everywhere in the digital world – you name it and it’s being split tested right now. However, the concept of split testing Facebook posts doesn’t seem to have taken off, and we think it’s about time it did. Like with some of my previous articles, a lot of Community Managers out there […]
March 19, 2013
A Guide to Making Over Your Mornings–and Your Life According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2011 Sleep in America poll, the average 30- to 45-year-old claims to get out of bed at 5:59 a.m. on a typical weekday morning, with 46- to 64-year-olds rousting themselves at 5:57. Yet many people don’t start work until 8 […]
March 6, 2013
In business, social media is becoming a lot like email: every company has it. But, unlike email, organizations haven’t mastered how to effectively communicate through the likes of Facebook or the tweets of Twitter. Over the last several years, businesses have increased the pace of adopting social media strategies for use in marketing, service, and […]
March 4, 2013
If you are trying to raise money for anything, whether it be a startup business, a film, pay medical bills, or a charitable cause, then you need to understand the power of crowd funding. I’ve always loved fundraising. Many years ago, I fundraised $350,000 for kids in the foster care system to help them find […]
January 30, 2013
The number of recommended actions and suggested tasks that social media managers must engage in can seem downright overwhelming. Not only are you supposed to update dozens of different profiles every day, you have to connect with potential new followers and monitor your company’s branded keywords in order to manage any negative mentions you encounter. And more. […]
January 22, 2013
Over 1 billion people in the world are on Facebook, including over 175 million Americans, or 1 in 2 adults. Twitter recently surpassed 400 million accounts. LinkedIn boasts over 200 million users. Small business owners are trying to take advantage of these trends, but few are fully reaping the rewards. For many business owners, the […]
January 9, 2013
Jia Jiang wants to write for Bloomberg Businessweek. He has never written for a magazine and doesn’t have an idea for an article, but he still wants to see if we’ll give him a shot. After I tell him “no,” he drives to the University of Texas, Austin, where he plans to pester a professor […]
December 28, 2012
I want to wish all my followers and friends on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter a very Happy New Year 2013. It’s been an exciting year of growth and opportunities for business and for me personally and it’s been so encouraging to see new and innovative businesses popping up and thriving despite a tough climate. Entrepreneurship […]
August 22, 2013
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