SocMed Sean

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Foursquare Evolves From Gamification To Recommendation – But Why?

SocMed Sean

Of all the location-based social networks out there, Foursquare certainly has been the one to outlast the competition. I didn’t say “Foursquare has beaten the competition” or “Foursquare has succeed”…I just said they outlasted the competition. Notice how I chose my words carefully.

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Think Twice About Automating Your Social Media Efforts

SocMed Sean

I recently participate in an Twitter chat where the conversation turned to whether or not it’s a good idea to automate social media activities. I also am not a fan of posting FourSquare updates, quotes from famous people, or trivial content like ASCII twitter art. These are just my preferences, though.

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Social Media Isn’t About The Numbers! Or Is It?

SocMed Sean

Is he one of those annoying Twitter Noobs who simply tweets what he’s eating, where he checked-in on Foursquare, and quotes from popular authors/politicians? For instance: On Twitter – I focus on retweets and lists. I also love to see it when people add my Twitter handle to a list. To what avail?

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10 Tips For Taking A Vacation From Social Media

SocMed Sean

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. We use them for online boarding passes, restaurant locators, maps/directions to popular tourist destinations, and leveraging the phone for GPS.

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50+ Social Media Comics And Cartoons For Use Your Presentations

SocMed Sean

–Sean Twitter, The Ultimate Link Farm UnSocial Social Media – Surfing LinkedIn Profiles As Anonymous The Funny Perspective of Technophobes Should we ask doctors to tweet and post on Facebook? Do You Really Need Those Gadgets? Do You Even Know What Your Klout Score Means? Is Your Startup Just Another Social Media “Me-Too”?

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10 Surefire Ways To Get Me To Avoid Your Twitter Account

SocMed Sean

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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BrainDump: 101+ Things You MUST Know About Social Media For Business

SocMed Sean

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.