Social Media
Facebook Live – A Live Video Channel For Facebook
Facebook officially launches a live video channel called Facebook Live. The platform has already been used by many user, but now Facebook is planning to utilize it primarely as a window into Facebook progress, news, upcoming features and changes. Facebook Live, just like the other video platforms, offers commenting, a live feed and video embedding.…
Read MoreTwitter Verified Account
This is new. To prevent identity confusion, Twitter is experimenting (beta testing) with a ‘Verified Account’ feature. They are working to establish authenticity with people who deal with impersonation or identity confusion on a regular basis. Accounts with a are the real thing! Twitter is currently testing verification with some businesses and working hard at…
Read MoreWhite House and Social Media
I was doing research on current social media usage trends. Many will say that every business should use social networking (after all its a free tool). The questions is, can any business adopt social networking practices that will return on their investment? In my humble opinion, the answer is simple – it depends on the…
Read MoreFacebook Survey
Hi Everyone, This week we want to conduct a survey to see how much time on average people spend on Facebook daily. Please take a second to answer this one question. Leave your answer as a comment on our Facebook Page, comment on this post or use the Polls feature on the right sidebar of…
Read MoreFaceplace: DIF Design’s Facebook Page
We lost our memo to join Facebook, but no worries we found it and the DIF Design Facebook Page is up and running! I know we should be ashamed of ourselves for not joining sooner and we’re sorry, but with the tweets, posts, new work being designed, looking for a new office and prepping for the…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to LinkedIn!
Seven years ago today, LinkedIn social networking website was launched. This makes it older than Facebook (2004), Twitter (2006) and even MySpace (2003). The company was started in December of 2002, but the website did not launch until May 5, 2003. While LinkedIn is much smaller than Facebook and other social media sites (Facebook has…
Read MoreConstant Contact vs. VerticalResponse vs. MailChimp
Email marketing is a very affordable way to promote your business online. There are many online companies that provide this type a service. I had run-ins with many of the but the following 3 really stood out: Constant Contact VerticalResponse MailChimp As an owner of a small business myself, I understand that there are many…
Read MoreQuantity vs. Quality
Quantity vs. Quality?! Both are very important, but which one should take the first place in social media and networking? I was talking to a client a few weeks ago about their Facebook Fan Page, and the words that came out of their mouth were, “Facebook is about friends, not friendships”. This statement has stuck…
Read MoreTwitter releases location tracking
Twitter releases their location tracking capability. Now, you can turn the “location” on and your followers will be able to see your location. With little bit of work with Twitter API and Google Maps API you can visually represent your Twitter location on Google Maps. Pretty awesome functionality, not so sure about people’s privacy though.
Read MoreSocial Media and Small Business
I was browsing the web today doing some research. I was looking to find some case studies about social media and small business. Application of social networking in every day small business operation. Pretty much trying to find some solid data/stats on this subject. Every web design, pr and advertising agency today will tell you…
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