Is social media the new town crier?
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! A crier stood in the middle of a town and shouted his announcement to the people of the town. In the middle ages they demanded silence and everyone listened. Social media is different in that way. Today you are announcing your message to your friends, followers or connections against a lot of other noise. So how do you get heard? Read more »
Is Linkedin king in the business social networking world?
The two major social networks aimed at the professional community are Linkedin and Plaxo. Linkedin claims over 50 million users and Plaxo claims to host address books for over 40 million. While researching both Linkedin and Plaxo I came across a lot of content on how to use these better; you know the: complete your profile, network, join groups, brand yourself type of advice. Often the advice is good advice, but this what not what I was after. I wanted to get the low down on how to use these to do business. Read more »
Facebook for business has me scratching my head!
The next logical step for me in my social media investigation was to see how I can use Facebook for business. Now Facebook and business has never been in the same sentence I ever uttered before. For me Facebook is personal and a way I keep in contact my family and friends. My privacy settings are the highest I can set them. The thought of opening my family and personal life to the world causes me to tremble (perhaps I’m an over protective mother). This is where I started scratching my head and thinking how do the two go together. This is what I found out: Read more »

