SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

The biggest category of content that attracted visitors to SocMedSean.com in 2011 was definitely my social media comic strips. Yes…each comic strip was based on a conversation that I had with someone this year. What’s The Point?

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 9, 2013

Apart from the lack of drama, the other very important limitation that has hampered Google+ is the fact that the don’t offer an inbound API that allows popular social media tools like Hootsuite, Buffer and IFTTT to publish content to a Google+ profile or page. When I ask if they are on Facebook or Twitter, they all say yes. –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 23, 2012

It’s would also be a pretty hefty shot to the social networking Goliath that is estimating that it could lose $103 Million when the changes are implemented. The message that this sends to the big social networks is just because I share it…doesn’t mean you get to monetize it. Watch out co-workers!”

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SocMed Sean

MAY 30, 2018

Thanks to James for sharing his insights on the topic of social media recruitment and tips on how to find the right employees using social networks! Consider multiple social media accounts for recruiting to widen your potential audience further. Multiple Accounts. –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Brand Promotion: Using a site like Facebook as an example, any action taken by a member of your network will be made available to their entire network via the News Feed. Positive actions beget positive reaction, and a business with solid customer support on this social network will experience positive promotion.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Nothing says social networking like advertisements. Apparently Facebook isn’t satisfied with targeting advertisements to you in the right-rail of the Facebook user experience. think about it…when was the last time you actually looked at anything in that annoying ticker widget? Obviously, Facebook has to make money.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 23, 2012

It’s a pretty hefty shot to the social networking Goliath that is estimating that it could lose $103 Million when the changes are implemented. For instance, if I posted “Grabbing my third cup of coffee from Starbucks today. Watch out co-workers!”

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 22, 2018

In fact, I would get that questions relating to content restriction are probably one of the most common questions that get via my contact form or direct messages on the various social networks. The most recent request came in the form of this question: Heya, Sean. I hope you can help.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Whether it’s technology, parenting, current events, arts/crafts, or some other topic, your readers often find your blog through searches and recommendations of like-minded people on social networks. What can I do with that information? Write a blog post about setting your Facebook feed to show the most recent view. Cool, right?

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SocMed Sean

OCTOBER 6, 2012

What I found was that I can still leverage IFTTT and the Twitter RSS feeds, to do what I wanted. I simply created the RSS search query that I wanted to feed into LinkedIn and then used the RSS to LinkedIn service on IFTT and presto-change-o… my tweets are once again being posted to LinkedIn. Okay…here are the details.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 17, 2012

Likes indicate that someone enjoyed the content, but a share means they spread it through their social network similar to a retweet. I find it a lot easier to find business-related articles since I limit my LinkedIn network to those that I really want to engage with professionally.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Click the Log In button and enter your credentials and you’ll be logged in to Instagram, just as if you had visited Instagram.com in your browser. Once you are logged in, you can see your feed and the stories along the top. You can also use the buttons below to interact with Instagram just like you were using the mobile app.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 6, 2018

Under the “Joined” dropdown, you have two choices: Unfollow Group – Unfollowing a group means you remain a member and will show up in the membership roster, but you will no longer receive any updates in your Facebook feed from the group. When might this be a good thing? I hope that helps!

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 13, 2022

Well, to put it simply, TikTok is a social networking platform that focuses on short-form videos-- so, nope, you’re not going to be seeing hour-long ASMR videos here! But what is TikTok, exactly? The TikTok app includes video-editing filters and features that even a total video-editing beginner can get the hang of.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In fact, I kinda failed which is what prompted me to write down my tips for taking a vacation from social media, both for myself and anyone else that might benefit. So, here we go: 1) Turn off the email sync to your phone – If you’re like me, you get bombarded with emails from different social networks.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Personally, I do leverage tools like Paper.li, but as an aggregation tool, not for the purpose of filler tweets. I also am not a fan of posting FourSquare updates, quotes from famous people, or trivial content like ASCII twitter art.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

I know, it’s a bit snarky, but after seeing about 20 different “let me show you how to use Twitter” posts in my Twitter feed today, it just seems to me that there are apparently quite a few social media “experts” out there who don’t get that people using Twitter must already know how to use Twitter.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

If you’re interested in learning more about social media, feel free to follow me @socmedsean. Your employees are probably tweeting. Your competitors are probably tweeting. Heck, your grandma might be tweeting. Click the Follow button and their status updates will start appearing in your home feed. Don’t go follow crazy, though.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Here are a few great articles that can help you with that: Finding Content For Your Blog With Google Reader Creating the Perfect Twitter Lists The Smart Worker’s Guide to Social Media Have you have experienced the “social media timewarp” of lost time?

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

She loves social networking and wants to share her knowledge with other users so they can protect themselves, making the internet a safer place. This week we welcome guest author Cassie Phillips, a technology and internet security blogger. Today, Cassie shares some insights about privacy issues related specifically to Facebook.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I unfollowed you on Twitter! Gonna cry about it? Do you really think I care if you tell everyone that I unfollowed you? Do you think that announcing it on your Twitter feed is going to shame me back into following you again? That’s not how Twitter works.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 25, 2019

Also be sure to post a short message informing your fans that you are going on holiday and, if the social media platform has the feature, pin it to the top of your feed so it is the first thing visitors see. Pretty, cool right? Be clear about how long you will be away, so you set clear expectations.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 12, 2018

Social media has become an incredibly important marketing tool for companies, with their customers, prospects, board members and even competitors seeing some form of marketing every time they scroll through their news feed. Social media has changed the way we interact, the way we consume news, and the way we share information.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 12, 2018

Social media has become an incredibly important marketing tool for companies, with their customers, prospects, board members and even competitors seeing some form of marketing every time they scroll through their news feed. Social media has changed the way we interact, the way we consume news, and the way we share information.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Instagram is a notoriously fickle social network and they make changes and even ban accounts without any real rhyme or reason. One reason why people follow brands on social media is because they get to communicate with them as well as address issues they have quickly and promptly. How do I know if Instagram has shadow-banned me?

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 11, 2019

Like it or not, if you want to grow an audience on Instagram the right way (meaning NO buying of followers or skeevey follow/unfollow schemes), then you need to understand the important role that hashtags play. While many people like to simply view the photos/stories in their feed of the accounts they follow, others really like to follow topics.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

In case you haven’t noticed, content like recipes, quizzes, and family photos are starting to creep into the network. Instead of using LinkedIn as a professional social network to share career accomplishments or opportunities, some folks are posting personal content because (like it or not) it drives engagement.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 23, 2013

I hope you have enjoyed the social media humor and I’ll be continuing with my comics and cartoons throughout 2013 so check back or use the form on my home page to subscribe to my RSS feed and have them delivered to your Inbox. Sean Links to my 2012 Social Media Comics Social Media Comic – Why Don’t Our Customers Like Our Facebook Page?

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

You have ever pulled your car over to the side of the road to email yourself a potential blog topic so you won’t forget. (1 1 point possible). You spend as much time reading through your Flipboard, RSS feeds, Tailwind Tribes, or any other content source for blog topic ideas as you do talking to people in real life each day. (1

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 14, 2012

After the recent controversy surrounding the Pinterest Terms of Use , I thought it might be a good idea to dig deeper into some of these mind-numbingly boring legal documents to see what other nuggets might be hiding amongst the legalese. One of the more interesting ones that I uncovered was in the Facebook Terms of Use.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Will you have content to keep them from unliking your page? Twitter 27) Twitter is not just about people eating oatmeal and sharing where they checked in on FourSquare. If you doubt that, read my Twitter feed …not an oatmeal tweet to be found. 28) Follow people who are meaningful to you. Avoid the temptation to auto-follow people back.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Contrary to popular belief, Facebook is NOT the largest social network on the planet. So the numbers are clear that more transactions are sent via email every day, but is email really a social network? That honor still goes to email. Infographic courtesy of Visible Gains.

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