September 21, 2011 | Google +1 | admin | Comments Off
It’s here. Google has thrown down the gauntlet to Facebook. The “+1” button is now appearing in Web sites and in Google search results pages. How can Webmasters make the most of this button? Google recently held a webinar for developers on installing and using this button on their sites. If you didn’t have a [...]
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August 20, 2011 | Google +1, SEO | admin | Comments Off
One of the sessions not to miss at SES San Francisco will be Timothy Jordan, Developer Advocate at Google, who will be discussing Google+ and the Google +1 button. In a pre-show interview with Byron Gordon, Jordan discusses what highlights attendees can expect from his session on “Getting more from Google+ and the +1 Button” [...]
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June 28, 2011 | Google +1 | admin | Comments Off
Google’s +1 button, the search giant’s challenger to the Facebook Like button, is making its worldwide debut. “Today, +1′s will start appearing on Google search pages globally,” Google Product Manager Nick Radicevic announced on Google’s AdSense blog. “We’ll be starting off with sites like google.co.uk, google.de, google.jp and google.fr, then expanding quickly to most other [...]
Read MoreMay 23, 2010 | Facebook, Internet Services | admin | Comments Off
1. Creating the perfect profile picture Facebook specs recommend that profile pictures should be 200px wide, while height can vary as needed. What is less documented is how the thumbnail that Facebook uses across the system is generated from this picture. You’ll find the system crops images when generating a thumbnail, losing information around the edge. [...]
Read MoreDecember 29, 2009 | Internet Services, SEO, Twitter | admin | Comments Off
When company executives speak publicly, they become part of their customer’s brand experience, and that’s especially true when those executives venture into the Twitterverse. Probably to the horror of their handlers, many corporate leaders are starting to ask questions about Twitter, and some are already using it and speaking directly to customers. That’s great, but [...]
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2009 | Facebook, Internet Services, Website | admin | Comments Off
When the President of the United States warns schoolchildren to watch what they say and do on Facebook, you know that we’ve got a problem…and it’s not one limited to the U.S.’s borders, either. People everywhere are mindlessly over-sharing on the world’s largest social network, without a second thought as to who’s reading their posts [...]
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2009 | Twitter | admin | Comments Off
Your Twitter community is your life line. The strength of your community determines overall what you will (or won’t) get out of the microblogging platform. What do you want to use Twitter for? I wanted to build a community where I could engage in dialogue, stay ahead of the social media curve, and share some [...]
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