Category Archives: Social Networking

News, information, tips, and tutorials for how to improve your social media marketing at venues such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

The Truth About Elevator Pitches and Brand Messaging

  • How should you develop — and deliver your brand message?
  • How can you prove to your boss that social media is, indeed, a wise investment?
  • How do you plan an effective social media strategy– without overdoing it?

The following four articles provide excellent ideas. Click the headline to access the full article.

No one ever bought anything in an elevator

The true meaning of “elevator pitch.” [Seth Godin]

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The Perils of Social Media (Guest Post by Tosca Lee)

By Tosca Lee Guest Columnist Facebook. Twitter. Shoutlife. LinkedIn. Dopplr. Google+. Plaxo. Blogger. WordPress. Shelfari. Goodreads. Writer’s loops. Conference loops. Endless loops. By the time I finish updating my status, writing my blogs, tweeting, pasting my bulletins, my newest pictures,… more >

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Five Tips for Selling Your Services on Fiverr

This is a guest post by Peter Claridge. If you would like to submit a guest article, please check out our guest post guidelines.   You can’t have failed to notice Fiverr.com in the last 12 months. But if you… more >

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There’s Still Time to Register for Next Week’s Social Media Workshop Series

Would you like to learn more about Facebook Business (Fan) pages, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, and blogging? Join me for five social media workshops — take one or take ‘em all. The workshops are sponsored by Everett Community College Corporate &… more >

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Social Media Quiz and Infographic

How much do you know about social media? Take this short quiz and find out (answers are at the end of the post). Social Media Quiz 1. How many texters would rather text than talk? A. One in three B…. more >

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Should You Buy .xxx Domain Names to Protect Yourself? .. and more social media tidbits

Interesting news and helpful tips about social media. Click the headline to read the full article. Should you purchase .xxx domain extensions to protect yourself? Businesses and colleges are rushing to prevent their names from falling into the hands of… more >

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20 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Social Media… and Other Interesting Tidbits

Each headline has a hyperlink embedded in it. Click the headline to read the complete article.

1. 20 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Social Media

by Jeff Bullas

2. Select your airplane seatmate from Facebook and LinkedIn profiles

Fox News
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is developing “meet and seat,” which allows

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Social Media For Business Workshop Series

Would you like to learn more about Facebook Business (Fan) pages, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, and blogging? Join me for five social media workshops — take one or take ‘em all. The workshops are sponsored by Everett Community College Corporate &… more >

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Social Media Marketing for Farmers

I grew up in an Eastern Washington farming community and have lived in small farm towns most of my life.

So it was with great delight that I accepted an invitation to teach a workshop on social media marketing at the Focus on Farming Conference Thursday, November 3 at Everett’s Comcast Arena.

My breakout session starts at 3:30 p.m., when conferees are likely to be worn out and experiencing severe information overload.

Instead of forcing you to listen to me talk for an hour, we’re going to do a couple of hands-on exercises that will help you formulate a social networking strategy you can begin using immediately. more >

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The New Delicious Debuts

I’ve long been a fan of the social bookmarking site, Delicious. When Yahoo sold Delicious earlier this year, I worried that it would go away forever (and I’d lose all my bookmarked sites). But Delicious is back, and it’s better… more >

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