Category Archives: Social Media
Getting to know Google Plus
This week I’ve been exploring Google Plus. Getting to know how it functions and how it compares with Twitter and Facebook. I’ve set my privacy settings, setup some circles, shared some messages to just one or two people as well as publicly and I’ve had a group video chat session known on Google+ as a “hangout “. Continue reading
Google+ and Social Media Fatigue
I for one, am suffering a bit from social media fatigue. I’m usually an early adopter but I’ve barely looked at Google+. Although I don’t want yet another social media platform to manage, this is a Google product so I can’t ignore it. Continue reading
Job Search via Facebook with BranchOut or BeKnown
This Spring I was chatting with a friend who was searching for a job and I asked her if she was on LinkedIn. No? I told her I have a couple of LinkedIn contacts who work in her chosen field and suggested that she setup a profile. Months later she still isn’t on LinkedIn. She is however on Facebook. Continue reading
Top 10 List: “Reasons you can’t Ignore Social Media”
Many brands and businesses, both big and small, are recognizing the increasing need to create a social media presence to compete in today’s market. Businesses see the social media icons on their competitors websites and feel the pressure to jump … Continue reading
Q&A … What is Quora?
Quora is the Twitter of Q&A services…. a social Wikipedia. Quora, is a new startup question and answer website from ex-Facebook employees. On the About Quora page on quora.com it says: “Quora is a continually improving collection of questions and … Continue reading
Social Media Lactivism
I love that the Internet and social media gives power to the people! Yesterday I read a tweet from a woman in Montreal who I met last year at WordCamp Toronto, she was kicked out of a children’s clothing store … Continue reading
Groupon – Collective Buying Power
This past week I was watching Dragons’ Den on CBC. A team of young Toronto entrepreneurs were making a pitch about their Group Savings website that leverages social media to drive the deal – Team Buy. I recognized that this … Continue reading
Online Reputation Management – Your Personal Brand
Personal Branding is all about self-packaging or self-promotion. In the online context it is about generating a distinguished Web presence of a person on the Internet. We’ve all “Googled” our names (known as the vanity search) to see “what’s out there” on the … Continue reading
Podcamp Extended
I’ve been blogging all week about the sessions I attended at Podcamp Toronto 2010. If you’ve looked at the schedule you know that there were a lot of great sessions happening concurrently. Although technology hasn’t evolved to the point where I could … Continue reading
Podcasting 101: What I learned at Podcamp Toronto
What a Podcasting newbie learned at Podcamp Toronto 2010:
What is Podcasting? Listening to Podcasts; Why Podcast? Recording a Podcast; Editing a Podcast; Podcasting from your WordPres blog. Continue reading
