Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Google’s Digital Well-Being App is one tool that can help people better understand how they spend their time online and how to disconnect more often. It shows you how often you use different apps, how often you check your phone, and it allows you to set limits that can help protect your sleep and focus.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 8, 2011

Google won’t love you any more. If your post shows up on a site that gets 2,500 visits a day and you only have 200, which site is Google going to use as the link to your all important post about Empire Avenue ? So, how to get the most value out of being syndicated? You guessed it, probably not yours.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 5, 2011

This post is meant to be a getting started guide for those of us who got an invite and are now wondering how to use Google+. If you’re looking for an overview of Google+ check out Part 1 of this post: Google+ and World Domination. Start with your Google Profile. Google+ Hacks and tips. Imagine that.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Google+ is a great social network. Maybe it’s because you just don’t get how it works or how to use it! Maybe it’s because you just don’t get how it works or how to use it! Google+ is worth the effort. I like to say Google+ combines the best of Twitter and Facebook on one network.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

People are migrating to Google plus now that it’s open and even though that interface just got a whole slew of new features it’s still got a long way to go to be useable for Facebook’s typical user base. If you really HATE THE TICKER here’s how to get rid of it.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 31, 2011

Google likes hyphens. How to create a Page name. We teach our members how to create Facebook pages for their business. Facebook turns spaces into hyphens. So River City Widget Factory becomes River-City-Widget-Factory. What’s wrong with that? From a search engine perspective it’s fine.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 3, 2012

Small business that we are at Tatu Digital Media, we have been fortunate to impact corporations and individuals and show them how to be more effective and efficient in how they do business online. The first of these trainings will be a webinar for Vivanista on January 12, 2012 at 9 AM on using Google+.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 6, 2013

How to use Instagram to grow your visibility. This post is really about how to use Instagram’s power to raise the visibility of your brand or cause using simple contests. Take a look at a couple of cases here, and then skip to the bottom to see how you can use the power of photos. Use multiple platforms.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 30, 2014

Beth Kanter wasn’t too surprised either: “ It feels creepy that Facebook is trying to manipulate our emotions and understand how to keep us addicted as users. I’m already using Google+ more (no it’s NOT dead). Is that OK? But given Facebook’a track record, no surprise there. Should nonprofits leave?

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 4, 2011

We were talking about how to build community on a Facebook page and whether or not that’s really even possible. Google loves WordPress, no question, and every comment adds value for the commenter and the poster. Here’s the crux of the discussion from my point of view. Look at any big brand Facebook page.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 12, 2015

I did a search today on Google Trends comparing Periscope and Meerkat. Get to the how-to. For the moment at least, it looks like Periscope is getting more traction. What’s new. A lot has changed with Periscope since my last post on streaming video apps. You don’t have to use Twitter to join Periscope.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 28, 2020

Knowing how to resolve an issue with the food, even if it’s not about the food at all, with grace and courtesy is an art form too. Westin hotels, General Mills, Goldman Sachs, Google, and Facebook all have programs to aid employee wellness that goes beyond the usual insurance plans and on-site gyms.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

How is business using Pinterest? Because it’s all the rage businesses rushed to figure out how to leverage Pinterest’s incredible popularity to get people talking about their business and there are some very creative uses by brands large and small alike, as well as nonprofits. Now see, that’s the interesting thing.

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