Worryingly, Facebook have added an automatic photo tagging system now which suggests photos that you appear in, based on photo recognition, as opposed to relying on individuals physically tagging you in them. If you don’t want to have this feature active – which, incidentally, is enabled by default – follow these simple steps: Go to [...]
It’s often useful to find out what’s being said about particular topics or news stories – and fortunately, there are a range of tools to help take some of the grunt work out of this labour intensive task. So, rather than having to visit each individual site, forum or blog that might contain information that [...]
I’m on the business networking web site, LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com) If you want to include customised buttons linking to your LinkedIn profile (like the one below), then just follow these simple steps. (this button actually links to my personal LinkedIn profile) Related Posts:LinkedIn Super GuideSocial media statisticsFree up space in GmailHow to disable automatic photo tagging [...]
I’ve started using a really handy application for keeping track of the various social networks I’m signed up to and involved in. It helps bring it all together into one place and means I can stay on top of what’s going on. http://www.tweetdeck.com/ Sign up for a Twitter account here: http://twitter.com/ Related Posts:No Related Posts
I came across this animation style infomercial the other day and found it fascinating, so I thought I’d share it on here! Related Posts:Social media statisticsHilarious TV advert – Aldi parrot likes it!Fantastic time-lapse animationFantastic Chinese acrobatsGreat idea – home made paper plant pots!
I’ve been researching LinkedIn as part of another project and came across this great resource billed as a LinkedIn Super Guide that includes Tutorials, Tips & Advice, and Tools links to different web sites and blogs. It’s definitely worth checking out: HERE (published 12th May 2009). Related Posts:Customised LinkedIn buttonsSocial media statisticsSocial media tracking toolsChinese [...]
There are all sorts of facts and figures flying around concerning social media and, on the surface of it, the numbers are quite significant: Facebook Over 18m active Facebook users in the UK 50% of users return to the site on a daily basis The average user visits twice a day The average visit length [...]
The phrase ‘social media’ is a broad concept, incorporating many different formats; including tools and services such as: social networking sites, blogs and micro-blogs, podcasts, professional networking sites, and online video. Collectively, they’re often referred to as Web 2.0 technologies. This phrase “Web 2.0″ is closely associated with Tim O’Reilly, after he used it in [...]