by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media |
How you use LinkedIn depends on what you are trying to achieve and who you want to connect with. LinkedIn is the place to be if you want to grow your network of professional contacts. With more than 100 million members who have an average income of more than $100,000, LinkedIn is the social network to use to help you build your stable of professional contacts. If you want to network with serious decision makers then LinkedIn is the place to be. And, here are some tips to help you generate business opportunities. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Twitter got a major upgrade yesterday and now sports a brand new look and many new features worth exploring. I think this was a major update resulting in a new website, new apps for iOS and Android and a major update to it's recently acquired social media integrator, TweetDeck. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
In 2009 Facebook changed its privacy settings without telling users and the FTC brought charges that were resolved this week. The changes made by Facebook resulted in portions of user's accounts becoming public, including their profile picture, birthday, friends list and other personal information. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
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We've written quite a bit about lawyers and social networking. Many of you are aware of the power of LinkedIn and how it can help you grow your network of clients, prospects and referral sources. We've also written about controlling your personal brand. LinkedIn can assist with this too. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Facebook's annual f8 conference for developers was last week and Mark Zuckerberg made some big announcements regarding Facebook's its latest upgrades. Marketers learned the way users discover brands and engage with them is evolving. And users learned their experience is moving from a list of what happened in the last several minutes to a timeline view of what Facebook believes are the most relevant experiences in a user's life. With this in mind, marketers need to give some thought to how they will work their brand into the user's timeline and increase engagement. (more…)