I had a client who wanted some basic info on text messaging. I thought others might find this helpful as well… I recently read a statistic that said that people read 100 percent of the text messages they receive. That’s pretty good. So how can you start sending text messages (aka SMS) to your customers: … Continue reading
Category Archives: Web 2.0
Minilytics – free and easy Facebook Stats
PageLever offers pretty extensive statistical analysis for Facebook Pages. They have recently come out with a free Facebook Analytics tool called Minilytics: http://minilytics.pagelever.com/start/500888614#who-are-my-fans It will tell you a few details that will make it easier to interact in the right way with your Facebook Fans, including: The best time to post How many fans you are … Continue reading
Easel.ly for easy infographics
I’m sorry I’ve been MIA again. My excuse was that I went to TED Global in Edinburgh and then Dublin. In fact I’m still in Dublin. But I ran across a tool that was so cool I had to get my act together to share: Easel.ly – http://www.easel.ly/ It allows you to build infographics fairly … Continue reading
YouTube Converter
Today’s Byte is quick and hopefully helpful. Sometimes it’s nice to be able to download a YouTube video to play when you’re not online. I’ve found a tool that’s free and that I like: YouTube Converter & Downloader: http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/ It is software you have to download, which I don’t always love – but it has … Continue reading
MobyGratis
Today’s Byte is kind of fun and either just what you needed or totally useless. MobyGratis http://mobygratis.com – is a website where nonprofits (and others) and download music for use in non-commercial film or video. It’s maintained by the Moby, the musician. A quick note of explanation – you can’t legally use any old music … Continue reading
Cash Mobs
A couple of weeks ago my 7 year old and I attended a Cash Mob. A Cash Mob is a concerted effort to get people to go into a specific local (usually locally owned) shop and spend some money at a specific time. Very often social media tools are used to promote a cash mob. … Continue reading
Last week I attended a webinar on Pinterest for business. If you haven’t checked it out yet, Pinterest http://pinterest.com is social networking tool for pictures. You sign up, create a space (aka board) on the Pinterest site and “pin” images or videos you find on the web on your board. (You need to download an app to “pin”.) … Continue reading
New Facebook Timeline Tips
If you spend time on Facebook, you’ve noticed some changes. These changes have been a little bit of a headache for Business Pages – first because developing a new strategy midstream with new rules is rarely super fun. But I have collected some tips that will hopefully be helpful to anyone who maintains a Business … Continue reading
Social Media 101 Presentation
Today I was pleased to give a presentation on social media. I started with one of my favorite videos – and then the actual presentation. I was also able to sneak in an invitation to a free webinar tomorrow at noon on “10 Reasons to Blog for your Business” http://www.mnrem.com/blog/?p=718 Continue reading
Highlight for finding (and making?) friends
I know I’ve been terrible about sending out Bytes. I will try to be better – but something worth sharing caught my eye today: Highlight: http://highlig.ht/ Sadly it’s not available for the Droid, so I can’t use it yet – but I think just the idea of it is interesting in a kind of creepy … Continue reading
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