2 months ago (today) Facebook was listed on the stock exchange, in one of the most anticipated yet disastrous IPO in recent years. When Mark Zuckerberg created thefacebook at his dormitory room at Harvard University, 8 years ago, he wasn’t building a company. He was building a tool, allowing […]
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It seems like Facebook has been listening to the complaints. Even thought the allegation weren’t accurate, as it was always an option (creating Lists, which are like Google+’s Circles). What they really needed to tweak, was the User Experience – making targeted sharing easier. Facebook settings used to […]
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This week many people received warnings on their Facebook wall that the company is “stealing” their cellphone numbers and their friends’ and publish them to all Internet users. But is that true? Syncing – Two way communication If you recently installed a Facebook mobile application, you had an option […]
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There are two major gripes people have with Facebook: the first one, is claiming it’s not secured enough, and the information we share isn’t protected. The second, that the information we upload and share on Facebook, is now belong to Facebook, and we can’t access it. RUBBISH, […]
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About two weeks ago Google released a beta version of Google+ Project, which was announced to be Facebook’s rival. Most people I’ve spoken to had the attitude of “yet another social network” or “Google is trying to take over the world” or “Google is trying to make […]
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I’m sure there are good reasons NOT to allow people in an organization to use social media in the work place. So far, I haven’t heard any. [good ones, I mean]. These are the most common comments I get from employers, when discussing Social Media in the […]
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Generally speaking, I found many people will resist new things or change because: 1. They don’t understand them, or 2. They are ill-informed (“my girlfriend’s brother heard it is…”), or 3. They’ve thoroughly researched the subject, and realized it isn’t beneficial for their particular situation. Since I […]
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by Eve Mayer Orsburn | @LinkedInQueen Although the media and culture are toting social media almost to a point of ad nausea; as a CEO, I am constantly meeting with fellow executives who are still drifting around in a sort of mindless fog when it comes to […]
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Most of my clients have made this statement , or something similar, at the beginning of our conversation We have a small staff and a very finite budget. Which would serve us better — Facebook or Twitter? I’m guessing that’s one of the most common questions on […]
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I don’t know if this is co-incidental, but about a week ago one of my clients told me that his son, in the last stage of completing his degree, has a couple of days off (studies) per week, and asked if I can help him find a […]
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