Archive | Social Media
13
Jan

Facebook breaks through office clampdowns on the social website

As more and more businesses take steps to block facebook from the working environment I have been wondering how facebook would react. It is obvious that Facebook needs to retain communication with facebook users in a spam free manner in order to maintain their interest and loyalty. So a new small feature may have the [...]

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12
Jan

Get your custom facebook vanity URL now!!

Vanity URL’s in Facebook are a neccessity to effective social media marketing The ability to create your own custom URL’s for facebook have been around since about June in 2009 but for some reason the South African public have been slow to catch on. Custom URL’s are possibly the most important aspect of your social [...]

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08
Jan

Stop Following Seth Godin! He adds no value on social networks

Seth Godin, one of the worlds most respected bloggers and new media marketers, and he should be. His expertise and wisdom in these marketing arena’s is invaluable. However, my advice would be to stop following him on Twitter and Facebook. Seth has publically made it clear that he does not believe on social media (specifically [...]

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06
Jan

SA’s Top 20 Websites: What South Africa want’s from the internet

The top twenty most visited websites by South Africans, as provided by Alexa, show us that South Africa internet users are interested in information, fun and money. Information Looking for something? Search is still the primary point of a South African internet user with large portions of usership is driven towards Google. Yahoo may add [...]

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18
Dec

What you need to know about Facebook Privacy settings

Facebook’s new privacy settings have started to make headline news all over the world. If you are wondering if you should remove yourself from facebook all together in order to keep your privacy this article should shed some light on the topic.

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15
Oct

Celebrating the 500th Tweet

This article will become my 500th tweet on my primary twitter profile @mikeasaunders. A rather momentous occasion as I have found it to be a pivotal area of my Social Media marketing. Twitter has been very slow to take off in South Africa which begs the question ‘what value is there in twitter for South [...]

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01
Oct

How do I build a Facebook presence for my business?

Lets face it, Facebook is huge, and because it is huge we struggle to get a hold on the best way to market through this social medium. Do I setup a group or a profile page. Which method will give me a better return and how do I measure that return? Lets look method briefly [...]

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24
Sep

The Value of Facebook for Business

Social Media, the use of social online networks to promote or advertise your company services or product, is on the lips of almost every marketing orientated person in South Africa. This new media avenue has been heavily exploited and discussed overseas but in South Africa business has been slow to produce quality media campaigns that [...]

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17
Sep

Tips on Creating your Online Portfolio

Creating an online profile of yourself can be a tricky concept. People are such mullti-facted beings that encompass a variety of business, emotional, spiritual and social interests. This means that if you are blogging about all your personal ‘facets’ you blog or facebook profile may not hold a persons interest for long. So how do [...]

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11
Sep

The Value of Social Media Databases

I love social media because of the database it creates! I have always found myself trudging through an inaccurate database of ‘potential’ clients at some point in my life and simply ended up frustrated. Traditional databases can be very ineffective and a waste of time because the are simply a list of people you are [...]

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