Jerry Seinfeld Predicted Facebook in the 1990′s

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Since the new Facebook Timeline is now rolling out to everyone (do you have it yet? do you!), I was doing a little digging this morning on the social networking site. As I was researching, I found this gem of a video – Jerry Seinfeld basically predicted Facebook in the 1990′s. (I dedicate this post … [Read more]

1.5 Million Pageviews in a Day … When a Post Goes Viral

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Yesterday morning I saw several Facebook friends sharing a link. 15 Things White Girls Love to Do on Facebook. It was an honest, hilarious, sarcastic look at some of the things people (or more specifically, white girls) post. My favorite was probably #2. Express their extreme annoyance at this work day today and hint that … [Read more]

Facebook Confirms Gowalla Hire

Gowalla Goes to Facebook

Facebook confirmed on Monday (December 5th) the rumored acquiring of the Texas-based online location service Gowalla. The plan behind the deal is to hire the talent behind Gowalla and shut the service down completely. They have not purchased the Gowalla technology or service, but rather have hired the team. Facebook said in a statement, “Gowalla … [Read more]

Must Use Self Serve Ad Networks

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As an affiliate marketer, or even just a blogging, the end goal is to bring new traffic to your landing pages, sites and blogs. What is changing, is how you can advertise and bring in a new flow of traffic to your target points. No longer do you have to blindly create ad campaigns on … [Read more]

The BlogWorld Community – Places to Connect Online

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Isn’t the internet a wonderful place? One of the things I love most is the various types of communities around. You’ve got Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and so many more! It’s pretty great that you can choose to be part of one, ten, or twenty different communities on any given topic. That being said, … [Read more]

Need a Reminder About Being Careful on Social Media? Take This Lollipop

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Usually, I don’t get too freaked out by social media sharing. I keep my Facebook profile set to “friends only.” I don’t have any friends on Foursquare or Gowalla and only use it for things like finding people at conferences. I’m careful about what I say on Twitter, especially in terms of my location. I … [Read more]

Why You Should Stop Complaining About Facebook

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The Internet has been exploding over the last few days as Facebook announced (and already made in some cases) a ton of changes, most notably to profile pages. Most of what I’ve been hearing is complaining. It seems like every time Facebook makes changes, even minor ones, people get bent out of shape about it. … [Read more]

Does Facebook’s New Locked Search Bar Signal a New Design is Coming?

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Some of you may have noticed there’s a slight change on Facebook that appeared yesterday. The search bar at the top is now locked and stays with you as you scroll down the page. Before, the search bar just stayed at the top and you didn’t see it as you scrolled down. The change keeps … [Read more]

Nielsen Releases Their “State of the Media: The Social Media Report”

Nielson Social Media Report

Yesterday (September 11th) Nielsen released their “State of the Media: The Social Media Report” which “looks at trends and consumption patterns across social media platforms in the U.S. and other major markets, exploring the rising influence of social media on consumer behavior”. Here are a few of the highlights from the report: Social networks and … [Read more]

Facebook Comes in 5th on the “50 Things You Couldn’t Live Without” List

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Facebook comes in 5th place on a “50 things you couldn’t live without list” beating out things like a flushing toilet, a shower, email and Twitter. Actually, Twitter came in last place at number 50, but at least it made the list! The list I am referring to is a recent study conducted by the … [Read more]