How We Are Influenced, and Influence Others With What We Post Online We are impacted by persons we have been introduced to through social media every day. They may share valuable information, a fresh perspective, or a better way to do something. Often, a blog or post motivates or inspires professional or personal action, without
Has Social Media Forever Changed the Exchange of Christmas Cards?
Rebecca Murtagh
Has Social Media Forever Changed The Tradition of Sending Christmas Cards? The days before Christmas and my mailbox is filled with Christmas cards. Having moved frequently over the years, I have always looked forward to receiving greetings from loved ones near and far. Yet, in recent years a new trend has emerged. Instead of
No Love For Your RSS Feed? Turn it Into an Email Newsletter
Rebecca Murtagh
Turning Your RSS Feed Into An Email Newsletter Could Increase Readership & Engagement Despite the explosion in creation of RSS content in recent years, RSS feed adoption remains low. Only 10% of users in a recent Pew Internet Study report getting digital news via RSS which comes in third after email only dominated by the web,
LinkedIn Endorsements to be Weighed in Search
Rebecca Murtagh
Endorsements Will Impact Search If you’ve logged into LinkedIn in recent weeks you have noticed that endorsements have been added to profiles. Endorsements will soon be weighed in search results according to Inc. Magazine. Higher visibility in search could translate to more business or hiring for those active on the world’s largest professional network with
Election Day 2012 – Google, Foursquare and Your Vote!
Rebecca Murtagh
The Role of Social Media and Search on 2012 Presidential Election Day Amidst what many have called one of the most important Presidential Elections in United States history, Google and Foursquare are doing their part to get out the vote. Google Doodle Election Day 2012 No Excuses! Don’t know where to cast your vote? The
New LinkedIn Profile ‘Circles’ Display Connections and How You Are Found
Rebecca Murtagh
LinkedIn New Profiles Create “Circles” For You This week LinkedIn announced “New Profiles” to their 175 million professional users worldwide. The new profiles have been designed to encourage engagement. The sample profile posted by LinkedIn reveals much more, including circles that represent how people “find” you. New Profiles Deliver Greater Insight As social platforms race
Google Link Disavow Tool Helps to Ward Off Negative SEO and “Unnatural Links”
Rebecca Murtagh
Google Link Disavow Tool To Help Webmasters Improve Link Quality for SEO of Websites If you’ve been among the many websites notified by Google of a manual spam action due to “unnatural links” pointing to your site, never fear, Google has created the Google Link Disavow Tool to improve your link relationships, which came under
Netiquette is a Must in Today’s Social Media Landscape
Rebecca Murtagh
Social Media Etiquette Tips You Can Use Emily Post became the authority on social etiquette when she published her first book on social graces; Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage, also named Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home in 1922. In the age of calling-cards and high-society, how well one