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In Facebook (and Instagram and Twitter) you can “tag” someone in a picture so they get notified. These pictures go into the “Pictures of you” stream on Facebook and depending on the users’ privacy settings, everybody can see them. Tagging others in pictures is a great way of sharing pictures with your friends. I really like it […]
In my post “Blogging for Business - Blogs are like Puppies” I introduced you to some of the main benefits of blogging. Today I am starting a mini series about how to get started with blogging: Part 1: Find Your Blog Topic Some people say that blogging is dead and that social media has killed it. […]
Let me make sure we are talking about the correct face of Facebook (many are confused about this): Your Profile is where you connect with your personal friends. To see each other’s updates you have to mutually opt in by accepting a “Friend request”. This is very different from using a Facebook Page that is […]
No doubt Instagram is the current darling of the visual social networks. The smartphone photography app makes us all into more or less accomplished artists :-). More Fun and Success with Instagram was last modified: July 31st, 2014 by Frithjof Share Tweet Share Share Pin +1
My initial answer to the question above was: “Hasn’t been invented yet” but of course Mhairi Petrovic from Out-Smarts didn’t let me get away with that and asked what my ideal Social Network would look like. Before I get into the answer I need to make one point clear: I don’t see how any Social […]
I usually don’t like to write the same post everybody else is writing but today I want to make an exception and add my voice to the predictions for 2014 Social Media trends. The big Social Media platforms have tried the patience of us users and seem to lose their appeal to some. Are we […]
Did you know that fake followers can be damaging to your reputation! Some Social Media experts suggest buying follower numbers to inflate your numbers. For me, this is a misinterpretation of the term Social proof. The example I use to explain Social Proof is this: You have two coffee shops side by side. One of […]
I used to hate lists . It took the invention of List.ly to cure me from this phobia. Now I don’t only use lists in my content regularly but I use list apps to organize my work and my life. Listly has taken the fact that lists are everywhere to the next level. Now lists […]
In conversations with Social Media sceptics I often detect a clear misunderstanding of the effect of cute dog pictures or cat videos. Some even go so far to use these as examples for condemning anything that doesn’t have 100% serious content as “fluff” and unworthy of attention. Feline Magic - Why Cat Videos Work was […]
October is Small Business Month - the ideal opportunity to talk about one of my favourite topics: Why Social Media is easier for small business than for larger ones. If you are thinking, “What is he talking about? If it was easy for small business to be successful on Social Media fewer would give up.” then you are […]
Using Social Media has influenced just about every aspect of our lives both physically and psychologically. The way we live, spend time with others, eat and experience a live show or art exhibitions. All that has changed since Instagram, Facebook and… How to Relive Your Travel Experience Using Social Media was last modified: July 31st, […]
As of yesterday I am a fan of Margaret [email protected]! The Canadian national TV station CBC aired an interview with Peter Mansbridge (One on One with Peter Mansbridge). Some Quotes from the Interview: “Twitter will not ruin literature any more than telegrams did” “Go back and read all of your Sherlock Holmes over again: Watson […]
This summer is really hot - not only does the weather lure me to play outside way too often but work has been particularly busy in the last two months. I’m not complaining However, I continue to find, read, share and collect a lot of outstanding blog posts every week. Depending on where my focus […]
Don’t worry, while the title of this post sounds really technical, adding a custom Facebook app with a Twitter widget is actually quite easy. On August 29th I had the pleasure to give a little “How to Tweet from Your Event” session to organizers of the Central Okanagan Volunteer Opportunities Fair taking place in Kelowna […]
I almost had too much fun this weekend playing outdoors but I figure you are all waiting for my weekly post of the best online articles I found, curated and shared this week. Sometimes I wish I was a full time blogger - I had so much fun with the #Likeableblogs blogging challenge this week […]
If you really didn’t care if someone saw what you wrote, you would use a journal and just write for yourself. Which is fine really - although I never succeeded in doing that - did you? Even if you are not planning to make money from your blog, blogging is much more fun if you […]
I read a lot of blog posts every week. Most of them I find on my journey’s through the Social Media streams - often they are recommended by people I follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or LinkedIn. Some are suggested to me by friends and some I seek out in searches. I read most of […]
My friend John Thiessen ( @OKDigitalmedia ) is a very successful videographer and has experience growing his businesses for decades. He is also one of the kindest and most inspirational people I know. We have a lot of things in common, including how we approach most aspects of Social Media. I agree with him! “Social […]
Carrie loves the way how photographs are integrated into our mobile devices now. She said: Instagram makes it really fun and easy to take pictures of pieces that you are working on or are interested in Create and Connect: How One Artist Uses Instagram was last modified: July 31st, 2014 by Frithjof Share Tweet Share […]
If you have a cause you want to promote or an opinion you want to express and you want to reach your whole Social Media networks you can dress up your Avatar with a badge. I’ve been using Twibbon.com for years and it’s great for this. Use a Badge on Your Profile to Support Your […]