Smartphones Keep Your Newsletter Relevant
I’ve been spending a part of my day lately reading up on email marketing; when supporting an entrepreneur, it’s a helpful resource and understanding to have in my arsenal. There are multiple companies and experts in the field of marketing that are a part of the thinkspace community as well, so gaining resources are available […]
LinkedIn’s #RockYourProfile Event in Seattle Showcases How to Stand Out in the Crowd
On LinkedIn there are millions of users but not all profiles are created equally. Many are a direct reflection of their resumes, but at a recent pilot event held in Capitol Hill, LinkedIn instructed the crowd to think of their profile as a “living, breathing” way to get a new job, customer, or even volunteer […]
Cracking The Facebook Code: EdgeRank
Some of, if not the most important parts of the web are the algorithms that make it run. Google’s search formula determines who shows up where in results, web crawlers are controlled by algorithms as they comb the web for information, and yes, social media uses them to make our online social life tick too. A word […]
Just How Far Do Your Tweets Reach?
So you want to know: How many people actually see your tweets? How many people do those 140 characters actually make it to through your network? You know that social media is playing a role in SEO and you want to be influential, so let’s start with Twitter and see just how many people you’re […]
Is Facebook Invincible?
With Google+ quickly gaining a strong user base, the question keeps popping up: Is Facebook invincible? It wasn’t long ago that MySpace was the end all, be all in the world of social networking. Just a few years later, the once up-start Facebook, dominates. The grip Facebook has on our world is tight; with over 600 million users, 2.5 million Facebook integrated […]
7 Habits of Highly Effective Facebookers
This is a guest post from our friends at Salty Waffle social media classes. You have probably heard of Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Habits, but did you know there are also 7 Highly Effective Habits for Facebook Success? PsyBlog has a great post that cites different social media studies to […]
Seattle Startup- Hivemyne Makes Sense Out of Social Media Chatter
Maybe it’s fate that David Wachter, who is the founder of Seattle startup Hivemyne, wanted to be a meteorologist when he was a kid. “I was obsessed with weather,” admits Wachter. “I scoured the library for books about how weather worked.” These days, he forecasts a different kind of weather: the mood of the Internet. […]
Social Media Resume and Recruiting
This is a guest post from our friends at Salty Waffle Social Media Classes. If a potential employer searched for you online what would they find? Would it help you get a job, or hurt your chances? Social media touches nearly every part of our modern lives. Getting a job is no different; in fact […]
Social Media for Accountability
This is a guest post from our social media friends at Salty Waffle. Have you ever struggled with doing something that you set your mind to do? Said to yourself today is the day to start on a lifestyle change, then tomorrow you are back to the old ways? Perhaps you set a goal to […]
Facebook And Business: Cold Hard Facts
This is a guest blog post from our friends at Salty Waffle Social Media Class. – If you’ve been trying to get around to implementing a Facebook strategy for your business, but never got around to it, these facts might help push you over the edge. Dive in! These facts show how important Facebook and […]