Happy Foursquare Day, Social Amateurs. Have you checked in yet? I haven’t. And the truth is, it’s been a little while since I fired up Foursquare on my phone. I guess I understand the appeal of Foursquare. The badges, the deals, discounts for frequent check-ins, reading/wr
The biggest names in social media are Facebook and Twitter. Last year, the two were comfortably growing their user bases without much head-to-head competition due to the different nature of the services. Facebook has always been about connecting with friends and family, whereas Twitte
I admit it. I’m an addict. Pinterest has got me. I check it in the morning, I pin throughout the day, I spend evenings searching for photo ideas. I learn about social media, I drool over shoes, I plan home decor projects and I show my fiance funny things I’ve recently pinn
How do you continually find new & interesting content ideas for your blog? How do you get your blog posts noticed & read by people who don’t know who you are? One way is through StumbleUpon, a site that “learns” what kinds of articles you like and recommends
Everyone has questions, but where do you find answers when you don’t know who to ask? Many are turning to Quora. Quora is all about asking questions, answering questions, discussing topics of interest and sharing expertise. This large internet community features questions and di
As a social media marketer, it is essential to know exactly how many people are seeing each of your messages. But you first understand what the Reach metric in Facebook Insights really means. According to Facebook, “Reach is the number of people who have seen your post.” W
