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.

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PayPal Launches Free ‘Send Money’ App On Facebook

PayPal and Facebook just got a little cozier with the launch of Send Money, an application on the social network that does what its name sounds like, and without transaction fees for users. Send Money enables Facebook users to send their friends ecards with money, or just money, with the only restrictions being PayPal’s regular limits and […]

Facebook Timeline

Facebook said that Timeline would be on the way for everyone sometime in the coming weeks… which is great and all, for everyone else. If you are like me then you are likely the type of person who likes their new and shiny things right now. Enabling Timeline a bit early isn’t too difficult — but it’s not […]