Janet Fouts

JULY 26, 2010

I’m sick and tired of social media and I don’t want to talk about it! Harsh words for somebody like me to hear since social media is interwoven pretty tightly in our lives these days. She went on to rant about how social media was ruining her life. So we decided on a little experiment.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 30, 2012

First it was the meteoric rise of the new platform and social media types rushed to learn it and get those tips and tricks posts out. It’s Twitter on steroids. They are also doing an amazing job of listening to what the network wants and adding new features to suit. There’s been a lot of noise about Google+.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 23, 2011

It’s a big topic, and there’s no way I can cover Twitter for lawyers in the allotted 10 minutes plus Q&A, so I thought I write up a bit more here for those who attended and those who didn’t. Twitter and privacy. Getting started on Twitter. The slides will be added below as well. Imagine that.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 2, 2012

When I first heard about App.net my first reaction was probably very much like yours, “I don’t need another social media network!” Founder Dalton Caldwell created this new network–known to fans as ADN– a mere 12 weeks ago as an ad-free, real-time social network. I like that.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I spoke recently to a group of PR and marketing professionals about how to use social media in their work. One woman told me that she was trying to get the CXO’s to use social media as part of their brand awareness. If they’re not up to speed on how to use social media they won’t adopt.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 24, 2011

As the news reports came in through social media and traditional press I think we were all mesmerized by the tragedy. In it she describes her experience on the island and she also talks about updating Facebook and Twitter and reaching out to family and friends during Anders Behring Breivik’s rampage.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

We all *think* we’re doing great when the Twitter alerts are rolling, Email’s pinging, Facebook is always open and your RSS feeds are pushing you new content to share. Here are a few tips to make the time you spend working on social media marketing tasks, and your entire day, more useful to everyone. Efficient right?

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

It used to be this would return a list of scholarly papers, some nasty pictures of you at a bachelor party, a random smattering of form posts about cupcakes or software and possibly your connections on some social networks. Klout scores now show up in the Twitter streams of those who use Seesmic and some other apps. Peer Index.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 23, 2011

Sure, there may be a half life if somebody sees it and re-tweets it or links to it in a blog post or another network. You might see it re-surface now and then and bring you some more Twitter love. For that you need a network of connections, preferably with connections of their own! Be the first to share useful industry news.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 21, 2014

There’s a lot of talk right now about the need to disconnect from technology and how social media overload is making everyone crazy. BuzzSumo -Keyword, brand and news monitoring, locating influencers and interacting with them on Twitter right from the dashboard. I totally get that. Scheduling is quite similar.

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 18, 2014

Especially in social media, taking the time to actively notice what’s going on before engaging can lead to a more focused, enlightening and productive experience for everyone. Instead of letting the cacophony of social media and business matters drive you, take control of what you allow to be important.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 1, 2012

This morning I had a conversation with a friend about Google+ and it’s a conversation I used to have about Twitter. I used to say this to people about Twitter, and now I find people have exactly the same issue with Google+. That’s not how a social network works though.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Many corporations use gamification to encourage employee engagement , sharing of company information on social media, and meeting performance goals. It also has an option to auto-post to social networks with a notice you are starting or just completed meditation.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 1, 2013

website for curating posts in my areas of interest, but being able to scan titles and share just-out news with my social networks and my clients while I’m in line at the bank or waiting for a flight makes it just that much sweeter. Sprout Social. But you probably already have those right? I already loved the Scoop.it

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 30, 2014

A research paper released at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by Facebook’s data scientists tells us they have been manipulating user’s newsfeeds to see if negative or positive emotions are as contagious on social networks as they are in real life. We all slept right through it.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

According to Altimeter Group’s Jeremiah Owyang , social CRM will give businesses a way to really focus on listening to what their customers want and still have time to do business. “Jeremiah Owyang’s vision of Social CRM where products that we want will find us, will be realized. Steve Farnsworth, Jolt Social Media.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 5, 2011

If you’re as into social media networks as I am you’d have to have your head in the sand to miss the launch of Google+ , a shiny new social network from Google. As Michael Martine wrote on his blog,&# Another Social Network to Suck Away My Time?

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 4, 2011

I really do think this is important stuff, and that’s probably what Guy Kawasaki means when he calls people Twitter Nazis , I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. So here’s a thumbnail of just 4 “social networks&# and how community applies to them (in my opinion). Look to Twitter.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 4, 2010

It’s natural for you to get excited when somebody with a huge amount of perceived social capital responds to something you said. Someone with 100,000 followers on Twitter re-tweeted you or responded? Go read their blog and share their insight with your network, review their book, connect them with someone they need to know.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 30, 2015

Both apps allow some engagement with your Twitter following, and Meerkat also gives the option to connect to your Facebook account. We tend to hangout with the people we know, but on this platform people interested in the same thing you are freely drop into discussions and the follow you there or on your other social networks.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 13, 2018

Twitter shares, by the way, jumped almost 5% on the announcement. Brands are deciding if they are going to commit more ad $$ to Facebook or if they should move to other networks. The concept of a social network that is devoted to it’s users actually having conversations is appealing. What does it mean?

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 6, 2013

The popularity of Instagram is clear, and if you are inclined to snap photos and share them with your friends and customers on social networks you can make your business more social and build a powerful sharing community on Instagram quickly. Measure the other networks too. Why does Instagram work so well?

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Janet Fouts

JULY 16, 2011

It’s a common discussion with people who’ve been on social networks for a long time. “I let people I didn’t really know into my Facebook friends and now it’s full of people I don’t really talk to.&# “My Twitter following is out of control with noise and spam&#.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

It’s not news that people search social media for reviews on purchases, hotels, restaurants and such, or that they ask their friends for recommendations. I just read the Sprout Social Q4 Index for 2017 , and it’s got some very interesting data, especially if you’re a marketer. 66% said they trust consumer opinions posted online.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Cuz that’s what Twitter is you know, it’s public. I don’t care what social network you’re on actually, or who you are, if you wouldn’t say it to a crowd in Times Square with your Mom in the audience, just don’t say it, unless you want a call from Mom. As always in a social situation.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

I follow almost 4,000 people on Twitter , over 1500 on Linkedin , and more on Facebook , Google+ , blogs , forums, a zillion social networks, wikis and more. Here’s the big deep dark secret about using social media for business; you’ve got to have discipline. Turn off Twitter. Great question.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This year flew by and the sheer number of new social networks and applications is simply stunning. I wanted to take a moment to thank just a few of the people I’ve learned from this year and I asked them to share an answer to the following question: What was the most important thing you learned about social media this year?

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

We all know video is wildly popular across the board and people love the experience of sharing their life experiences with others in real time.When Meerkat launched in March it got a huge bump from social media marketers who created live video in real time from the South by Southwest conference. Remember Qik (say “quick”)?

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

We all know video is wildly popular across the board and people love the experience of sharing their life experiences with others in real time.When Meerkat launched in March it got a huge bump from social media marketers who created live video in real time from the South by Southwest conference. Remember Qik (say “quick”)?

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Social media publishing. With the social media publishing tool you can view blog posts, landing pages and calls to action in a visual browser right in the tool. This allows you to easily promote them on your chosen social networks and schedule them to post at a particular time. Know your contacts.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Google+ is a great social network. People are constantly dissing this particular network even though it really has more intelligent conversation going on than many other networks. I like to say Google+ combines the best of Twitter and Facebook on one network. Here’s a video on how that works.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Just like with Twitter it’s better to spread out your shares rather than inundating us with them all at once. Reciprocation is the core of social interaction. Remember that as more users follow your boards you have an opportunity to remind them of your existence every time you post a new pin. Create boards that are different.

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