Archive for January, 2010

Big Facebook Fan Page Changes Coming: Designers/Developers Take Notice

Have a Facebook Fan Page? There are some changes coming through the pipeline from Facebook, that will impact major brands and small businesses with Fan Pages. Facebook is circulating a document outlining the changes to Fan Pages.

Twitter Applications for Everyone

Not sure what Twitter apps are good? Bad? Ugly? OneForty has got you covered. Find great Twitter applications based on user-reviews and even meet/view the developers who made them.

10 Strategic Social Media Approaches and Best Social Media Practices

Ten social media strategic approaches that will impact your positioning with your community. As we move further beyond interruption marketing and the day of the 30 second-spot, full conversations with consumers and brands will evolve. Make sure your are using these approaches to make the most of your engagement with your community of listeners.

What is your Social Media Alert and Response Team Emergency Plan? Get a SMART EP.

Social Media Alert and Response Team, an acronym that describes an immediate emergency plan involving a key group of decision-makers within your company or organization, that can respond to a potentially disastrous conversation chain or thread of negative consumer feedback starting to gain momentum within your social media presence.

In social media, often the speed of the response can be more important than the content of the response.

Where in the world is your social community?

At a recent social media conference held by the Business Development Institute in New York City, McDonalds presented their own insights on the lessons learned from social media initiatives that they have engaged in. One of the first, and most basic steps, is to determine which social communities to engage since different regions of the world are drawn to different social communities.