Pinterest fans, you’ll love this new development.
Microsoft and Pinterest forged a partnership, allowing Pinterest members to pin pictures directly from Bing Image Search.
If you use Facebook and shop at Target, take note. You can now get special discounts on products you buy at Target through accessing a special app via your Facebook personal Timeline.
Here’s how it works:
Go to http://cartwheel.target.com/ and log in via your Facebook account (you have to give the app permission to access your personal Timeline).
Browse “Hot Deals,” “Top Offers,” or “Collections” (deals organized by topic).
I found discounts from 5%-25% off on everything from graduation cards to Post-It Notes® to Gardenburgers to Coleman Sleeping bags. read more >
By Andrew Dennis
Guest Contributor
If you’re regularly producing content for the web, whether for your own personal blog or through guest posts, you have probably heard of Google authorship. Although many people are aware of Google authorship, there are still many who do not use it.
Here are five reasons why it’s essential to claim Google authorship on the content you produce:
If you are producing content on the web, you want to keep track of what you’re writing and where. read more >
Time.
It’s a killer, isn’t it?
Finding time to “do” social networking — and managing that time effectively — is the single biggest bugaboo most of us face.
Before you practice managing your time, you must be aware of how much time per day/week you spend social networking.
You have more free time in your week than you think, says Laura Vanderkam, author of the book, 168 Hours
Lots of cool improvements going on at YouTube! Here’s a rundown of what you’ll learn about in today’s post.
By Matt Boyd
Guest Contributor
I’m not your typical writer. I’ve never been classically trained in language arts so needless to say, writing has not always been (and still isn’t) second nature to me. There’s a constant balance of writing well and creating content people will enjoy. Finding that balance is often difficult.
Recently, I’ve immersed myself in a whirlwind of blog articles with the sole purpose of studying successful writing styles. It’s always interesting to see which posts are successful by reading how users respond in the comments. Over my time as a studier of blog articles, I’ve learned some simple tips that have helped me create content people respond to and enjoy. read more >
Scroll through your Pinterest feed and you’ll see hundreds upon hundreds of rectangular images. You want to make your pins stand out in the crowd, right?
Here’s a quick trick: change the picture’s shape or frame it.
In this BEFORE and AFTER shot, I used Ribbet.com (a free online photo editor) to create a Polaroid frame. Then I added text to create a caption.
Finally, I added Ribbet’s “Before & After” frame to demonstrate how this quick, simple change created a whole new look.
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For the couple of weeks, I’ve been gathering feedback from my readers regarding a new social network that is in the planning stages.
This social network will offer Facebook-type features and will be geared for the Christian community.
Today’s topic: Analytics
Every social network has their own way of tracking and displaying analytics — known as Insights on Facebook and LinkedIn — that measure users’ engagement with your site. read more >
For the past week or so, I’ve been gathering feedback from my readers regarding a new social network that is in the planning stages.
This social network will offer Facebook-type features and will be geared for the Christian community.
Today’s topic: Advertising
In order to survive, social networks rely on advertising revenue. But the way they do advertising often frustrates users… from the ever-expanding types of ads users can purchase to the placement of ads on the page, to their size and even, their cost.
Now’s your chance to let loose with every frustration you’ve ever experienced regarding social media advertising. read more >
Let’s talk about features you’d like to see on a Christian social network. Let’s say that, in addition to your “profile” or “news feed” page, this network would include two other major areas:
This would serve as the entry portal for all users and could include various customizable types of information such as:
