Janet Fouts

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Is Brand Engagement Over on Facebook?

Janet Fouts

Here’s an example. Cost: We see Facebook ads with a typical CPE (Cost Per Engagement) of between $0.29 But cost per engagement is defined by Facebook as “The average cost per action related to your Page’s posts as a result of your ad.” Posts that reuse the exact same content from ads.

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What’s wrong with online community today?

Janet Fouts

Think small, tightly knit trade communities or Facebook groups for example.). Communities have huge costs behind them and at some point, they all seem to give in to the reality of $$. When we are face-to-face, standing in the same room with each other, we treat each other differently than we do in large, public, online communities.

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Using social media across cultures

Janet Fouts

It costs around $8 per month for a premium membership, but free accounts are available too with fewer features. Around one in ten registered users, for example, are thought to be from France. Xing works in a similar way to LinkedIn in terms of networking, building contacts and gathering references.

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Make WordPress More Secure

Janet Fouts

Avoid using wp at all costs. Here’s an example: User-agent: * Disallow: /spamming/ Disallow: /wp-content/ Disallow: /wp-includes/. ? Using the default name in your database tables “wp_yourdatabase&# is asking for trouble. Many hosts give you the option of creating new names. Login Lock down. WP S3 Backups.

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Succuessful Social Media Engagement Requires Generosity

Janet Fouts

The sharing of links, news and information are the most obvious examples of this, but even more important is generosity in supporting others. and uses the beer company Molson as an example of a company dominating their niche with a show of generosity in campaigns like this one. Generosity is a huge part of the social media experience.