Janet Fouts

JUNE 28, 2011

This is particularly true on Facebook. Because Facebook has a ranking system called “EdgeRank&#. Because Facebook has a ranking system called “EdgeRank&#. Facebook is looking to see if you have common interests and the quality of those interests, and it does this with an algorithm. Low ranking? Be polarizing.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Blogs were in their infancy and we used bulletin boards and comment streams on posts to communicate with our user-base and we loved every second of it. Facebook and Twitter are now publicly traded, and they have shareholders to please. Shares in Facebook jumped 4% last week at the very thought according to CNN.

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Social Media Small Business Startup Communities 150

Janet Fouts

JANUARY 28, 2018

It works with most major social networks, namely: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Instagram, and YouTube; in terms of scheduling, thought, with all but YouTube. First of all, it only works with 3 social networks: Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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Social Media Tools Marketing Collaboration 217

Janet Fouts

JUNE 5, 2014

Follow them on Twitter, read their blogs. Chieftain of the blog {grow} and social media bouncer. Consultant, educator, podcaster, author of Return On Influence, Born to Blog, and The Tao of Twitter. holtz.com/blog. Specialties include #SocialMedia, #Blogging, #SEO and #minestrone soup. tedrubin.com/blog.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 23, 2011

So you built a new blog , set up a Facebook page and started tweeting and STILL you’ve got virtually no friends? That was before there were 90 million tweets per day and 60 million Facebook status updates a day. You’re not alone. It used to be that a tweet would be noticed by your friends and shared fairly quickly.

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Social Media Insurance Questions Social Networking 148

Janet Fouts

JANUARY 4, 2011

I had a very interesting conversation with a Facebook application developer today. We were talking about how to build community on a Facebook page and whether or not that’s really even possible. We were talking about how to build community on a Facebook page and whether or not that’s really even possible.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 20, 2012

A recent AP Newswire story tells the tale of one Justin Bassett who was asked by a hiring manager for his user name on Facebook. Even if they don’t ask for your password you can bet an HR person will have googled you and viewed your profiles on Linkedin,Twitter, Facebook and Google+ at the very least. Untag photos on Facebook.

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MySpace Reputation Privacy Applications 138

Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The messages will be available on my blog, on Facebook, email or text messages, so you’ll have plenty of ways to stay up to date and no excuses. You will be able to do these in less than 15 minutes a day, sometimes much less. You’ll get a short message each day with a practice that you can do at any time throughout the day. I dare you.

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Patterns Training Engagement Facebook 155

Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I read a lot of blogs on other topics of interest too and Danny Brown recently posted a challenge on his blog to share some blogs we read who aren’t the usual suspects. So, some of these are frequent commenters on my blog, Facebook or Twitter and some are just favorites I go to for inspiration. CJ Brasiel.

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Blogger Real Estate Social Media Buy 133

Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 9, 2012

The new communities effectively replace the old Google groups, Facebook groups, maybe even Facebook Pages and offer a lot of features we like about all of them. Better Visibility Than Facebook Pages. Even Facebook will tell you that only 16% of the users who opted in for news from your Facebook page ever even see it.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 29, 2012

You may want to start by searching only blogs, or only Twitter or videos for example. Take the list and search their names, their blog title, URLs to find out how many mentions there are online. If the inbound links to their blog or profile aren’t relevant, their influence on that topic may not be so hot.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 31, 2011

By doing this, Frank reached thousands of people through Google Plus , Twitter , Facebook and several blogs , possibly many more than the Occupy Wall St folks simply because of his own network combined with the powerful networks who were at Pivotcom. She blogged about it and then posted on the wall of the Chapstick Facebook page.

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Social Media Blogger Video Comments 128

Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I went into my Google reader and deleted every blog that hadn’t posted within the last 30 days. Now I can quickly scan the headlines of the blogs who really do add value on just one page. This works well with blog posts too. The same goes for all those Facebook event invites and friend requests. Turn it off.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 19, 2010

Every successful blogger or blogging coach will tell you it’s important to blog regularly to maintain the interest of your readers. How often is up to you, but often it’s helpful to set a sort of schedule to your blogging so people begin to expect to hear from you on a regular basis. I hope so anyway!).

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Others do everything from moderating forums and Facebook pages, T witter engagement and influencer outreach to creating e-books and blogging for the company. Often the community manager is also creating blog posts, e-books and re-writing the content on the corporate website to better reach the market.

Communities 141

Communities Content Jive Meme 141

Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

You can have the biggest following on Twitter and Facebook and Google+ , the best videos on Youtube and a constant flow of repins on Pinterest and still not make a single sale. Send traffic to your blog, where deeper conversations can take place. Have a clear call to action on the blog so people can do something when they get there.

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Social Media YouTube Google Tools 140

Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

I follow almost 4,000 people on Twitter , over 1500 on Linkedin , and more on Facebook , Google+ , blogs , forums, a zillion social networks, wikis and more. If you get derailed by Farmville for an hour every time you go into Facebook your business may have a problem. On Facebook I use a combination of Hootsuite and MediaFeedia.

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HootSuite Bookmarklet Microblogging Forums 123

Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

We’ve all heard the story about the blogger at a Blogher event who threatened the Crocs shoes rep with retribution on her blog, waving around her legions of followers as a reason to give her free shoes, and there are a lot of these stories, more every day.

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Social Media Social Networking Reputation Issues 189

Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

This is a brand new tool to see how engaged your Facebook page is with your fans. Does it give you more info than Facebook’s insights reports? My Web Career scores you based on your Facebook and/or Linkedin profiles. Because it shows you the rankings of other pages too so you can see your page in perspective. My WebCareer.

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Klout Brands Social Media Postrank 138

Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

We all *think* we’re doing great when the Twitter alerts are rolling, Email’s pinging, Facebook is always open and your RSS feeds are pushing you new content to share. Odds are excellent the world will not end if a Facebook post gets answered in 30 minutes. Keep a file where you save every possible blog topic.

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Social Media Marketing RSS Study 70

Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 14, 2010

FYI profile images link to Twitter and names link to blogs or websites. When crafting a strategy for nonprofits, don’t assume the folks who ‘like’ you in Facebook are also going to follow you on Twitter or take the same type of actions. If I were you I’d spend some time getting to know these folks. CJ Brasiel.

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Social Media Syndication ROI System 146

Janet Fouts

JANUARY 31, 2011

You visit a site and you have the option to share it on Facebook and/or Twitter from the bottom of the page. Not only do you get a bigger picture of who is visiting a site or reading a particular blog post, you get to wander around and see where they’ve been recently and thought was important enough to share too. Big deal right?

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Janet Fouts

MAY 30, 2012

I’ve noted before that the Google+ Business pages may not be for all brands, some have built their Google+ pages and done quite well, but maybe not well enough to ax that Facebook page just yet. Personally, I find Google+ useful for surfacing content that I don’t find on Twitter or Facebook. Steveology Blog.

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Google Social Media Sentiment Conversation 133

Janet Fouts

JUNE 13, 2011

Then share with your friends on Facebook , donate a tweet a day, (tweet your own darn self too!) blog about it, follow them UN Refugee Agency on Twitter become a Blue Key Champion and help spread the word! In 128 countries. Watch this video about the refugee crisis in Tunisia. How can you help? Start by getting your own Blue Key.

Price 132

Price Feed Feedly Issues 132

Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

If you read my blog very often you know that I love to teach people how to get the most out of social media. Hello, I’m a social media coach…) Whether it’s in groups, bootcamps,webinars, one-on-one or right here on my blog, this is my passion. How to use Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and WordPress.

Social Media 135

Social Media WordPress Class Training 135

Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Quora seems to attract a more business focused following, and when Robert Scoble muses that it might replace blogging, it turns heads. I agree with Scoble that Quora has paid close attention to what works about Facebook, Twitter and yes, even Google Wave and combined it into an easy to use and compelling product.

Compete 132

Compete iPhone Sites Questions 132

Janet Fouts

APRIL 29, 2013

Not many on the panel are super-users, but the power of having a presence on Google+ for local businesses, adding the authorship tags to your blog to establish your authority on a topic can’t be ignored. This is where more casual relationships are maintained. Personal friends and family. Internal networks.

Social Networking 138

Social Networking Yammer LinkedIn Resources 138

Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The Hubspot brand is well known for blog posts chock full of actionable information about marketing online. Hubspot’s marketing tools help you create inbound marketing through blog posts and landing pages optimized for maximum effect and amazing analytics to give you real insight on who comes to your website. No more cold calls!

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Hubspot Bookmarklet Analytics Paid Search 123

Janet Fouts

JULY 5, 2011

The network itself is reminiscent of a mix of the best features of FriendFeed , Facebook and a few other networks, and as Kit Eaton pointed out in her Google+ post on Fast Company the network seems positioned to take over from Foursquare , Instagram , Facebook and maybe even Twitter and Quora. You know who you are.

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Google Syndication Foursquare Social Networking 123

Janet Fouts

AUGUST 16, 2010

You don’t have to blog. OK, so I know not everyone wants to blog about their life. What about pod casting, video blogging or becoming the curator of all things in your particular niche on Twitter? You’re smart enough to know your space and what is and is not acceptable to talk about. Share them and share links.

Brands 132

Brands Forums Curation Authentication 132

Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

A South Florida office of Planned Parenthood posted this on their Facebook wall: “Thanks to YOU and people who care about women’s health, the Komen Foundation has reversed its decision…”. While up to now it was largely neutral according to this post on the Attensity blog, things have changed dramatically. click to enlarge.

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Attensity Social Media Policies Sentiment 126

Janet Fouts

JULY 5, 2011

Make sure you add links to your other networks, your blog and your syndicated content ( here’s how ). In fact there’s a hack to do the same thing with Facebook here. You can add a link, a photo or a video just like Facebook, and you can also add a geo-location tag with Google Places.By Fill out your about section.

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Google Tips Privacy Geotagging 186

Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Drop a link to your blog, twitter stream or any RSS feed into Wordle and see how the word cloud produced relates to your brand. In fact a quick survey of your friends will likely find that 8 out of 10 look up profile pics before meeting a new business connection for the first time. This can be a very sobering experience for some.

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Netvibes RSS Feed Feedly 133

Janet Fouts

JANUARY 16, 2011

People develop relationships with me on Twitter , Facebook , Quora , LinkedIn, my blog and slew of other places before we talk on the phone or meet in person, and we develop trust. That’s how my extended network of relationships works to bring me over 90% of my business. Then we do business.

Social Media 134

Social Media Class Sports Conversation 134

Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Of course I raved about that on Forkly and Foodspotting and thereby on Facebook and Twitter. After my private tasting I returned to the dining room and had a really terrific meal.

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Storify Twitter Hotels Travel 128

Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Learn more on the web site or Facebook page. If you read my blog you know I love to support non-profits and the Nonprofit Technology Conference is one of the highlights of my year. What would a public radio be without the Car Talk guys? Want to see if they’re on in your area? Check out the directory on their web site.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Follow them on Twitter , Facebook and their blog to learn more about the other change makers they are supporting this year too. Donate to Epic Change to help. Use your social capital to help spread the word. Make sure your networks know what the folks at Epic Change are doing. Oh, and once you’ve done that?

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