I discovered a very “unexpected” ranking today on Alexa.com – a service that monitors the popularity of websites. And what did I find? I found Facebook ranked #2 and Yahoo ranked #3 globally: It actually took a minute to register what I was looking at – and then it hit me – WOW… Facebook is […]
Category: Social Media
NBA Twitter Policies There is certainly no shortage of fear and concern amongst the world of professional sports when it comes to social media sites like Twitter. And just like the steps the NFL took to reduce and control Twitter usage, it’s now the NBA’s turn to implement their own set of policies. This coming […]
Are you trying to find creative ways to promote and drive traffic to your Facebook Fan Page? How about using a billboard on the highway? That’s what a northern Wisconsin community is doing in an effort draw visitors to their area. The Forest County Chamber of Commerce had a billboard placed on Highway 32 to […]
LG has just annouced the release of it’s LG GW300 phone that is pre-packaged specifically for social networking. And did LG do to make the phone specifically a social networking device? They added a Facebook application that is already installed when you buy it! That doesn’t sound too revolutionary to me. As an iPhone owner, […]
The Olympics Embracing Social Media I remember watching Michael Phelps during the summer Olympics and during one of his interviews, he mentioned that he’s received hundreds of thousands of friend requests on his Facebook profile. This moment was my first awakening of the impact that social media is having on a global level. It seems […]
** UPDATE ** As of 12/8/09: Apparently, Facebook has decided to move this feature. Thank you to Ki – one of the readers here – for pointing this out to me. Here’s the new way to locate your Fan Box for your Facebook Fan Page: Click “edit page” which is located directly under your picture […]
If anyone knows how to get on the trending topics of Twitter fast it’s Pee Wee Herman! Paul “Pee Wee Herman” Ruebens arrived on Twitter on September 22nd. The next day he was on the trending topics list. This is quite spectacular since he rose to fame back in the 80’s with Pee Wee’s Playhouse […]