SocMed Sean

JULY 11, 2018

Hey Sean – Thanks for all the guidance you provide through your articles. Even at a 25% open rate and a 5% click rate…I might only get a couple responses and that’s before I even spend a minute formulating an article and going through the editorial process. Want to see what I mean? Make sense?

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

If not kept in check, writing articles, playing online games and surfing blogs, tweets, posts and photos can easily suck away hours from your day. Worker Smarter - Rather than spending your time surfing sites or reading tweets, have the content your really care about delivered to you using RSS feeds or through targeted Twitter lists.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 29, 2012

As a professional working in social media , I spend most of my day working on developing strategies to leverage channels like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogs to engage with customer communities.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 23, 2012

If you are a tablet owner, though, you probably know that apps like Twitter and Facebook treat your tablet as a mobile device by default. Personally, I hate the stripped-down, ad-heavy versions of the Facebook and Twitter apps, so I browse them using the native desktop view in Safari or Chrome. Facebook can be just as infuriating, too.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 8, 2012

Not that we have to please everyone, but if there are a lot of folks who are irritated by a specific behavior (ahem…auto-direct messages on Twitter), we might think twice about engaging in that behavior via our personal or business social media channels. Auto-DMs on Twitter. So…here they are. 25 social media pet peeves.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

You published 30 articles this year, but none of them have gone viral , you still only have 250 followers on Twitter (none of whom retweet you), and your Google page rank still sits at a 2. You’ve spent at least a couple hours each week thinking up new ideas, writing articles, and wading through Twitter.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

So, what about brands that focus their content on creating articles that educate their customers? They aren’t searching for how-to articles or DIY articles…they come to have fun. Sometimes Twitter wars might seem like a fun idea, but they can go badly @OldSpice Is your deodorant made with really old spices?

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

So you don’t make the same mistake I did, I put together a list of 10 ways that StumbleUpon can help you improve your blog and drive traffic: 1) It’s a social network – Just like Twitter and Facebook , you can follow other members who have interests similar to yours. So don’t just submit your own articles and leave.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2019

Try identifying and following their employees on networks like Twitter and LinkedIn. LinkedIn Answers and Twitter are great ways to find new potential customers. Publish those knowledge articles on your Website and share them via your social media channels. Want to know when they launch a new product?

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 18, 2012

Remember, the more you clean up those old posts the more they will pay you back with increased search engine traffic or organic traffic from social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Re-read your posts and make sure they are still relevant – Let’s face it, some articles are just timely and are out-of-date quickly.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

To better understand how others felt about the topic, I posed a question on Twitter: Should #healthcare professionals tweet & post? Featured Humor People Social Media Workplace cartoon facebook health care humor social social media social networking Twitter YouTube' Is it fear of privacy violations? –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

With a limited number of hours in the day , could Pinterest actually draw users away from other social networks like Facebook and Twitter? If you look at the core functionality of Google+ (status updates and making/grouping connections), it’s not that different that Facebook and Twitter. And what about Google+?

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Similar to my articles on switching between Twitter mobile and desktop and reorganizing your Facebook photos , I expect that there are a lot of people out there searching for the answer to this one too. Well…it’s happened again. How do I upload photos from my digital camera, desktop PC or Mac to Instagram?

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 21, 2012

Not just from researching and writing articles, but form the comments/feedback that I have received and the conversations that have been sparked with others via social networks like Twitter. Stop caring about how many followers you have on Twitter and how many retweets you get. Stop caring about how many subscribers you have.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 17, 2019

SocMedSean - Social.Media.Sean 10 Surefire Ways To Get Me To Avoid Your Twitter Account For those who have figured out how to use it, Twitter has become a great way to find useful information and to build online relationships. For those that haven’t, Twitter often looks like a big, jumbled-up mess of unstructured conversations.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 5, 2014

Today’s article is a guest post from Karleen Murphy, A Marketing Assistant with Intranet Connections , a Business Intranet Software provider in Vancouver, British Columbia. Thanks to Karleen for sharing her thoughts on how social media capabilities and intranets can be combined to help businesses succeed!

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Is that article that someone tweeted worth checking out? They’re great tools, but keep in mind that every time you pull your phone out of your purse or pocket, you’re going to be tempted to check email, Facebook, or Twitter. Just a peek… who posted what? Who pinned what? Resist the temptation.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

4) Write blog articles that read like stereo instructions or were written solely for SEO purposes – No one ever read a blog post and then said “Wow! Think about how a channel like Twitter could compliment your blog as an announcement/engagement channel.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Give your brain a break – Not only did a take some time off from writing, I significantly reduced my reading/interaction on Twitter and Facebook. Try Commenting – Maybe just reading a few articles and leaving some comments will help you get going. I had great conversations in real life. Just get the words out.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Feel free to leave any questions or feedback about the article in the comments section below and Stan will check back to follow up. This week we welcome guest blogger is Stanna Johnson from Qwaya. Stan is an online writer and a social media enthusiast who loves to write about the latest social media trends. They all need customers.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

I get a lot of questions via Facebook , Twitter and my email contact form and many of the items listed below come straight from those questions, my experience in social media strategy, years of researching platforms and best practices and…well…tinkering with social media. 8) Take some time to learn the lingo of social media.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

And then there are the hardcore, zealous, addicted bloggers who are consistently irritating their fellow employees with statements like “oooh…that’s a great blog topic” and “have you checked out my latest article?” You have ever written a blog article from above 10,000 feet. 1 point possible).

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 16, 2018

When I wrote the article, I was frustrated because there wasn’t a good tutorial on how to save the conversation. If your article isn’t time-sensitive, you need to make sure you have a strategy for re-promoting them every 3-4 months. Hopefully, they’ll share the article across their social network, as well.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 26, 2018

If your blog article is a short one and you have multiple ad blocks on your page, you might generate 3 impressions while the user reads your post. If your blog article is a long one, then you might generate 5 impressions. Impressions – An impression is simply a single view of an ad on your blog page. Definitely.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 12, 2015

Rather than re-hashing the history here, take a moment and read this great article by the folks at@HubSpot explaining a bit of the history and their thoughts on why this is a good thing. Traditional SEO practices would dictate that I should “optimize” the article to include other keywords that I want to rank for.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Are you surprised that there is a legitimate article on “How to pick up women on LinkedIn”? With more than 800 million users, it is larger than Twitter, with less than 400 million. The intense political debates sap the fun out of a positive atmosphere, and buzzkills abound, especially if you're looking for work.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 20, 2018

It’s just that I don’t worry so much about the fact that people are coming to my site to find an answer to a question, reading the article, hopefully finding a solution, and then going on with their lives. For that reason, I include links to some of those other social media tips at the bottom of many of my articles.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 9, 2011

The word “viral” should be replaced in all conversations with the word “valuable” I know it sounds funny, but wouldn’t you rather have your content “go valuable on Twitter?” I wrote a full article on why the phrase social CRM is just stupid.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Luckily, these folks also understood the value of social sharing and were willing to contribute their experiences to the conversation via their blogs and Twitter accounts. Stay tuned for the next article in the series and I’ll share what I consider to be the most important secret to getting a job in social media. –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

According to BuzzSumo, who did a great job analyzing more than a million articles , there are a few critical elements that any blogger hoping to have their content shared virally should take into account. I’ll let you read through the full article to see their insights, but a couple nuggets that I completely agree with are: Quality.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 30, 2013

If you find this post interesting, be sure to also check out the article on whether teens prefer social media to real life. Sites like Facebook, YouTube, Multiply, and Twitter are the prime suspects for such speculations. But is there really bearing for these statements?

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