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  • Facebook is making a very confusing move with pages and profiles. They are reaching out to celebrities with pages and influencing them to create a profile and enable subscriptions with the new Timeline.  As a user, am I suppose to subscribe to their profile, like their page or both? What would they post differently on them if they had both?...

    Several problems with Facebook celebrities using pages and profiles, mass confusion

    Facebook is making a very confusing move with pages and profiles. They are reaching out to celebrities with pages and influencing them to create a profile and enable subscriptions with the new Timeline.  As a user, am I suppose to subscribe to their profile, like their page or both? What would they post differently on them if they had both?...

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  • This is a guest blog I did for TweetFind.com. It’s important to use the right tools and integration when managing social media for entertainment brands.  Twitter allows you to link your Facebook account (Settings>Account) using your profile or page.  I recently linked my Facebook profile account since I tweet more than I Facebook. Several pro/cons I noticed with this strategy Pro:...

    Why you shouldn’t link your Facebook account to Twitter for entertainment brands

    This is a guest blog I did for TweetFind.com. It’s important to use the right tools and integration when managing social media for entertainment brands.  Twitter allows you to link your Facebook account (Settings>Account) using your profile or page.  I recently linked my Facebook profile account since I tweet more than I Facebook. Several pro/cons I noticed with this strategy Pro:...

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  • If you use Facebook (which 800,000,000 people do) and use Google Calendar as your main form of organization, you will find this really handy. Open up your Facebook events. Click on an event you are attending.  On the top right you will notice a settings icon with a drop down, click it.  Select the option “export event” and a popup...

    Import and sync Facebook events into Google Calendar

    If you use Facebook (which 800,000,000 people do) and use Google Calendar as your main form of organization, you will find this really handy. Open up your Facebook events. Click on an event you are attending.  On the top right you will notice a settings icon with a drop down, click it.  Select the option “export event” and a popup...

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  • It’s been reported that Britney Spears just knocked out Larry Page for the most Google+ circles. So I wanted to see who the other social media kings and queens were. I reported awhile ago the race with Lady Gaga and Barack Obama. Here are the current new leaders: Lady Gaga 16,420,907 followers on Twitter 45,373,626 Facebook Does not have a Google+ page...

    Eminem, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears are social media kings and queens for Facebook, Twitter and Google+

    It’s been reported that Britney Spears just knocked out Larry Page for the most Google+ circles. So I wanted to see who the other social media kings and queens were. I reported awhile ago the race with Lady Gaga and Barack Obama. Here are the current new leaders: Lady Gaga 16,420,907 followers on Twitter 45,373,626 Facebook Does not have a Google+ page...

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  • Facebook added Twitter integration for photos.  If you have your Facebook account linked to your Twitter account and add a photo to your tweets, Facebook will display a thumbnail of the picture in the post.  Facebook is more visual than Twitter, this is a great way to keep Facebook users happy instead of clicking on every link that comes through...

    Facebook adds Twitter photo integration

    Facebook added Twitter integration for photos.  If you have your Facebook account linked to your Twitter account and add a photo to your tweets, Facebook will display a thumbnail of the picture in the post.  Facebook is more visual than Twitter, this is a great way to keep Facebook users happy instead of clicking on every link that comes through...

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  • UPDATE: 7/23 – I went back to redeem my complimentary meal and they said I could pick any meal for free.  That was pretty awesome.  I also got a kind email from the owner of the restaurant letting me know he took my feedback to heart.  I think that was great my feedback hit the right person to correct the...

    A Facebook “Like Us” promotion by a local Chick-fil-A that could have been done better

    UPDATE: 7/23 – I went back to redeem my complimentary meal and they said I could pick any meal for free.  That was pretty awesome.  I also got a kind email from the owner of the restaurant letting me know he took my feedback to heart.  I think that was great my feedback hit the right person to correct the...

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  • I’ve had a good amount of time experimenting with Google Plus and think it’s a good product and Facebook alternative.   I still enjoy Facebook but look at it differently every time I see it now after using Google Plus.  Facebook looks old school and web 1.0 while G+ is 3.0. I manage several Facebook accounts for artists, celebrities, etc....

    How do we avoid social media redundancy with Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus?

    I’ve had a good amount of time experimenting with Google Plus and think it’s a good product and Facebook alternative.   I still enjoy Facebook but look at it differently every time I see it now after using Google Plus.  Facebook looks old school and web 1.0 while G+ is 3.0. I manage several Facebook accounts for artists, celebrities, etc....

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  • If you have an android and ever had that problem where all of a sudden you notice your Facebook notifications are not appearing on your phone, I have found a solution. At first I thought it was an update that caused this but after doing the following it helped completely to get notifications back on my Android phone. First check...

    Facebook android app, notifications stopped working, here is a fix

    If you have an android and ever had that problem where all of a sudden you notice your Facebook notifications are not appearing on your phone, I have found a solution. At first I thought it was an update that caused this but after doing the following it helped completely to get notifications back on my Android phone. First check...

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  • Being an admin on several Facebook pages I noticed a new method of spam that Facebook pages are doing.  What they do is see a popular page post a status update and they use the new feature “Use Facebook as *facebook page*” and  like all the comments on a status update. What happens is, users will get a notification “X...

    Facebook page like spam needs to stop by adding a block page feature

    Being an admin on several Facebook pages I noticed a new method of spam that Facebook pages are doing.  What they do is see a popular page post a status update and they use the new feature “Use Facebook as *facebook page*” and  like all the comments on a status update. What happens is, users will get a notification “X...

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  • To tag a name of someone in your status updates press the @ symbol, it will then drop down a list of all your friends and pages your account is associated with. Backup your Facebook data (status updates, contacts, messages, photos, videos etc) from your account settings. Manage your friends by Lists. Edit your friends and you should see a...

    Facebook tips you may not know about

    To tag a name of someone in your status updates press the @ symbol, it will then drop down a list of all your friends and pages your account is associated with. Backup your Facebook data (status updates, contacts, messages, photos, videos etc) from your account settings. Manage your friends by Lists. Edit your friends and you should see a...

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