Category: Social Media

Facebook is finally making a ‘Dislike’ button

After years of refusing to build one, the social network is finally going to give us a way to express something other than a “Like.” Brace yourselves: the Facebook “Dislike” button is coming. Despite previously saying the social network wasn’t planning to build a “dislike” button, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during a Tuesday Q&A session […]

Consider building your businesses around your domain name.

  In June, Shaun McGowan’s business, Beep.com.au, was turning over $60 million. Five months later the company has grown by 60%, now exceeding $100 million in turnover, through one simple change – the domain name. McGowan purchased a new, premium domain name CarLoans.com.au in June and since then the business’s click throughs have increased, its […]

Social Makeup of Social Media Income

Out of sheer curiosity, the great team at Compete used their demographic data to craft a mini-infographic showing the income breakdown across 6 of the top social sites. The US Browser Population is lined beneath each data-set for further comparison and context. Of these properties, LinkedIn shows the most notable emphasis towards a specific demographic, individuals earning 60k and […]

5 WAYS TO OWN YOUR PERSONAL BRAND ONLINE

2. OWN YOUR SOCIAL PROFILES Facebook, Linkedin, Google Plus, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram the list goes on. Owning your social profiles means filling out your bio completely, having a professional profile picture, and most importantly securing any vanity URLS these platforms provide such as Facebook.com/yourname or your Twitter handle. It’s also a good idea to stay […]

5 Ways to Own Your Personal Brand Online

Believe it or not, your name is a brand and in today’s world where most first impressions are made online, you better believe that owning your name is more important that it’s ever been.

Let’s face it, if you’re applying for a job, you will be “Google’d”. Your social profiles will be checked, and any compromising photos or negative press found can and will be used against you. Don’t make it that easy for recruiters to dismiss you, since they’re already looking for any reason to make their stack of resumes any smaller.

Instagram on Android

FINALLY, Instagram is now available for Android. Keeping with tradition, the app itself is free to download, and the outfit seems overjoyed with finishing up what it’s (accurately) calling “one of the most anticipated releases on the Android platform to date.” It’s also clear that the team has done more than a simple port, and while […]

#PrayforJapan – 1 year later

It has been nearly one year since a monstrous earthquake triggered a tsunami that roared across Japan’s coast on March 11, 2011, transforming once-pristine and thriving towns into waterlogged wastelands and sparking the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a quarter-century. As we embark on the 1 year anniversary week, maybe these downloadable graphics can be use as […]

Twitter Abbreviations

B4– Before b/c, bc– Because BRB – Be Right Back BTW – By The Way DM– Direct message, a private message or “direct message” to a person you follow. EM or EML– Email Fab– Fabulous FB– Facebook FF– Follow Friday(#followfriday) A Twitter “endorsement” Tweeted show the user’s favorite people on twitter. Followers– Twitter Members that follow user […]