SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

Have you written content that they would find interesting? If not…stop doing what you’re doing and formulate a plan to find new, interesting content. Is your content really interesting? Maybe, just maybe…if your content doesn’t suck…they’ll link back. Are you linking to other resources?

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Until recently, I just saw it as another social bookmarking tool like Digg , Delicious , or Reddit. Read their content. 3) Stumble your own content, but not only yours – As I understand it, the StumbleUpon engine knows when you are just being self-promotional and that’s not what SU is about. Learn about them.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

The results are uniquely crowd-sourced aggregations and classifications of content from across the Web. The concept of aggregating and pinning content isn’t completely novel (just check out your office bulletin board), but there are no status updates, no games, and no chat. So Why Now? What Makes Pinterest Different?

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 18, 2012

I find posts with no Alt tags on the images, meta tags that just weren’t well thought-out, and content and data that, while correct at the time, is now a bit outdated. From time to time, I go back and review some of my early posts, and sometimes I’m a bit appalled. So why not go back and create links between similar articles.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

So, in case you’re not familiar with the Google + Your World and all it has to offer, here’s the skinny: Google + Your World will now display not only search results when you conduct a search on Google.com, but also related content from your social networks. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend?

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Recently, Apple’s social media policies were leaked to the public and their contents were startling. For a company that is supposed to be in touch with their customer base, Apple’s social media policies are alarmingly restrictive. It explained a lot to me, though. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend?

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

In fact, in those who engage in this activity will end up with poor results (if they measure them at all) and scratch their head wondering why their content didn’t “go viral” So what is the secret to success in social media? Those are all important factors in how NOT to engage in social media. Email this to a friend?

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 11, 2012

Before you go off on a rant, think about whether the content is actually useful to the other members of the community. Sure, frequent contributors to a site often get to know each other personally, but do you really need to bring off-topic arguments to a forum where they aren’t of benefit to the community? Email this to a friend?

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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?” It’s not something you strive for in a social media campaign. Social Media trolls can be tough to handle sometimes.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

I (nor anyone else) can predict what content will “Go Viral” 5) There is no single recipe for success in social media. Then, listen to their social media activity and determine what content would meet their needs… not yours. A content plan. Will you have content to keep them from unliking your page?

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