The Web Guy, Online Insights for Business
The popularity of Google+ is growing, quite rapidly to according to CEO Larry Page there are now over 90 million users. Celebrities are now starting to take to the service including Lady Gaga, who has over 18 million followers on Twitter, and even David Beckham who recently held a Hangout for fans on the platform. [...]
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A few weeks ago I wrote a post pleading for Twitter to release dormant usernames. The astute amongst you may have noticed that I now have my real name as my Twitter username @SeanClark. Thanks to a suggestion in a comment by @SeeBiz, Twitter transferred ownership of @SeanClark over to me in a matter of [...]
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Since launching in in early 2011 Google+ is still seen by many as the “Geeks Social Network”. There’s no doubt that the Tech Savvy are in the majority on the platform, but underneath the discussion lies a potential that is just starting to surface. It almost goes without saying that Google’s search domination was going [...]
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When a new social platform gets released and I have got over the initial “shiny new toy” syndrome, my next thought is “how can I use this for business”? Sometimes it’s obvious, Facebook and Twitter, and other times, Google+, it takes a bit more thought about how it could be useful. If there is one [...]
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When I first started using the Internet anonymity was a practised norm. With the popularity of Social Media, being anonymous is no longer an option. Just like CB handles from the 80′s, in the 90′s the web was full of wonderful names, phillysteve, smithy65 and buckshot76 are examples of a common alpha numeric combination used [...]
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What do you mean my target audience isn’t on Google Plus? The naysayers are back. With the launch of Google Plus Pages this week, the negativity drifts across the Interwebs yet again. Even hardened fans such as Robert Scoble found something negative to say about he latest update from the daddy of search. But wait [...]
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We knew they were coming and Google didn’t keep us waiting long. Google+ Business Pages are here. So what’s the big deal? Unlike the enclosed environment of Facebook, Google+ is a lot more open. It’s easier to follow and be followed, Circles are a great way to organise people who you are following. Then there [...]
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This is the sixth in the series of “Practical Social Media”, looking in depth at how to set-up and run Social Media as part of your overall business strategy. If you have any areas you would like me to cover please let me know via the comments section below. If there is one thing I [...]
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This is the fifth in the series of “Practical Social Media”, looking in depth at how to set-up and run Social Media as part of your overall business strategy. If you have any areas you would like me to cover please let me know via the comments section below. I hope you are still monitoring [...]
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This is the second in the series of “Practical Social Media”, looking in depth at how to set-up and run Social Media as part of your overall business strategy. If you have any areas you would like me to cover please let me know via the comments section below. I was talking with fellow blogger [...]
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