Social Media Tips

LinkedIn has been around for a while. In fact, it’s one of the top growing social networks around the globe. Whether you are an entrepreneur or just an employee looking for new opportunities, LinkedIn is the place. I know a lot of folks talk about the importance of taking advantage of Facebook and Twitter, but [...]

Google Knol is a community like any other. Your profile gives you the chance to introduce yourself and tell people why they should pay attention to your words. Think about it. If you take eBay for example, your profile there tells people why they should spend their money buying from you. On Knol, the currency [...]

Twitter wasn’t taken too seriously just a year ago. Folks were complaining about how it was a waste of time and not worth the effort. But Twitter has truly revolutionized the way folks network and communicate online. You may have only 140 characters to express yourself, but that is plenty enough. Smart social media marketers [...]

Google Knol has been around for a while now. Knol junkies have wasted no time by putting excellent articles about various topics on Knol. But what is it exactly that sets apart a successful Knol from other? This post covers he anatomy of a successful Knol based on information gathered about the most popular articles [...]

Knol is Google’s aim to become a one stop shop for people who are searching for authoritative articles on various topics. In essence, you can think of Knol as a user-generated dictionary or encyclopedia that covers everything from health to technology topics. Here is why Knol matters: Quality Content: Since we are talking about Google [...]

Does it? That’s the question many folks in the corporate world are struggling with. There is no question that social media has changed the way we communicate. We have folks who are addicted to Twitter and Facebook, and businesses have found more effective ways to get in touch with their customers. But a lot of [...]

Can you get fired using Twitter? Yes you can. There are two way you can get fired using Twitter or any Web 2.0 service for that mater: Tweeting @ Work: You can indeed get fired for tweeting at work, and there is no way really to hide it. If you think that you can cover [...]

So what’s wrong with having the ability to poke your friends with a knife (digital knife)? No harm no foul, right? Wrong! Facebook showed today that they mean business as they killed an application that allowed users to superpoke their friends with a knife. I am not going to argue whether FaceBook is right or [...]