LinkedIn Improves Search Functionality

Posted by Shelly Kramer on April 15, 2013 · 4 Comments

ShareIf you’re a fan of LinkedIn search, good news—the site has improved its search functionality to deliver more and better results. Whether you use LinkedIn for new business development, recruiting, networking or job seeking, finding the information (or people) you need is likely an important part of your experience on the site, which is why [...]

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Hackers Target WordPress Sites: Change Your Passwords Now

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on April 13, 2013 · 8 Comments

ShareAlthough it’s always a good idea to regularly change your passwords, it’s an especially smart idea in light of news that WordPress is under a significant attack. The brute-force dictionary-based attack is an attempt to find passwords for the “admin” accounts that WordPress creates by default, according to TechCrunch. HostGator, which, along with CloudFlare, first [...]

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Facebook Hits 15 Million SMB Pages

Posted by Shelly Kramer on March 18, 2013 · 5 Comments

ShareWhether you love or loathe Facebook, there’s no denying the site is a powerful marketing tool for small businesses. Need proof? Consider a recent milestone when Facebook hit 15 million SMB pages, a 2 million page increase since the end of 2012. Small business owners aren’t just tapping into Facebook’s page functionality—they’re also driving increases [...]

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Sign Up For First Access To New Facebook News Feed

Posted by Shelly Kramer on March 7, 2013 · 6 Comments

ShareThe interwebz are buzzing with news (and of course, the requisite griping) about Facebook’s new News Feed layout. Purportedly designed to create an even more visual, vibrant experience for Facebook users, Zuck says people are sharing more content than ever (such a surprise!) and, as a result, Facebook has become “the editor.” I’m not really [...]

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Two Things to Take Away From Recent Twitter Hackings

Posted by Shelly Kramer on February 19, 2013 · 6 Comments

ShareThe interwebz have been buzzing this week as a result of two high-profile Twitter hackings: Burger King and Jeep. In both instances, the accounts were hacked, the bios and profile photos changed and tweets published that included shout-outs, profanity and generally undesirable content. And although the rest of us are secretly grateful we’re not part [...]

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Remove Unwanted Facebook Posts and Pictures with SimpleWash

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on February 11, 2013 · 8 Comments

ShareIn today’s digital day and age the need to remove unwanted Facebook pictures or posts is not at all uncommon. Online assets like a personal Facebook page are becoming an increasingly important part of any individual’s reputation management strategy — especially if you’re on the hunt for a job. That’s where SimpleWash comes in. Formerly [...]

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LinkedIn Missteps: Killing LinkedIn Answers

Posted by Guest on January 21, 2013 · 9 Comments

ShareI don’t usually get all up in arms when a social media site I like changes its features. Stuff happens. Things change. Improvise, adapt, overcome. But when I heard the news about LinkedIn killing its Answers section through my friend, Todd Van Hoosear, and then this article on AGBeat, I was upset. This, I feel, [...]

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Facebook Selling Inbox Access—Does It Really Matter

Posted by Shelly Kramer on December 28, 2012 · 6 Comments

ShareAlways on the search for a new revenue stream (cue sarcasm), Facebook is now testing a new system that would give users (and not necessarily your friends) the ability to send you a Facebook message for $1. Super! Right now, anyone can send you a Facebook message for free (provided you’ve allowed that option in [...]

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Nielsen and Twitter Team Up to Launch Social TV Rating

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on December 26, 2012 · 9 Comments

ShareWhether TV viewers are live-tweeting about their favorite show or the show itself is promoting a branded hashtag, there’s no denying that Twitter has become increasingly intertwined with television. And, as a result, measurement and information giant Nielsen has teamed up with Twitter to establish a social TV rating that will deliver “a syndicated-standard metric [...]

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Beware: Instagram Changes Terms of Service

Posted by Shelly Kramer on December 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

ShareInstagram just announced changes to their terms of service—and the interwebz, they are a-pissed! Beginning January 16, the new TOS and privacy policy will go into effect, introducing lengthy stipulations—called “the most significant changes in Instagram’s short history”—regarding how user photos may be used by Instagram and Facebook. One such change involves possible photo use [...]

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Twitter Makes Search Results More Visual

Posted by Shelly Kramer on December 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

ShareWe’ve long been fans of Twitter search to help source a variety of information, but the search experience was, well, rather lacking, to say the least. Twitter has apparently been clued into its less-than-stellar search site, and has been working to revamp it in the last few months. The newest addition? Results that highlight shared [...]

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Instagram Photos No Longer Visible On Twitter

Posted by Shelly Kramer on December 10, 2012 · 13 Comments

ShareIf you’re an Instagram fan who loves sharing photos to your Twitter stream, be prepared to be disappointed. As of last week, Instagram photos no longer appear on Twitter—instead, if you click on an Instagram link in a tweet, you’ll see a white space and a link to the web version of the photo. The [...]

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App Fail: Snapchat Seems Designed for Teen Sexting

Posted by Shelly Kramer on November 29, 2012 · 25 Comments

ShareWe love the excitement and promise of a new app—that is, until we discovered Snapchat, an iOS and Android app that’s not only geared toward teens, but also appears to encourage sexting. Seriously? Here’s the deal. Snapchat allows for real-time picture chatting. In the company’s words, “Snapchat is a new way to share photos with [...]

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Pinterest Unveils Business Pages, New Business Features

Posted by Shelly Kramer on November 28, 2012 · 4 Comments

SharePinterest is, without a doubt, a social juggernaut. The site passed 10 million users in June, officially making it the fastest growing social media site in history. And although a number of brands and businesses have already flocked to the virtual pinboard, Pinterest took a step toward increased brand functionality by unveiling business pages, part [...]

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Instagram Introduces Web Profiles

Posted by Shelly Kramer on November 12, 2012 · 4 Comments

ShareDespite all of its photo-editing bells and whistles (so. many. filters), the wildly popular photo-sharing app Instagram lacked one major component: web access. In response to widespread user feedback, the company recently introduced Instagram profiles on the web, giving users a new way to not only display their photos, but interact with other users, too. [...]

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