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  • Tips for Effective Marketing with Facebook
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 20, 2009

    Read this article from Internet MarketingZ

    “Facebook is the one of the most popular online community, consisting of over 175 million users from across the world, organized in networks of cities, regions, colleges and companies. If you are an online marketer, you cannot ignore the potential of Facebook to grow your business.”

  • Facebook: tips and tricks
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 17, 2009

    Read this article from The Slow Lane

    “Here are a few things someone should have told me when I signed up to Facebook.”

  • Is Twitter Overhyped? A Debate.
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 13, 2009

    This article is from Technologizer.

    “The Twitter fad is so oversaturated that someone has to say “enough already.” Twitter must either make money and prove that it has a viable purpose, or accept a fair market valuation to be acquired and become a part of something that’s more interesting.

    There are times when Twitter is useful, and it unquestionably has millions of users who do like it. It is a handy tool for journalists who cover events, it helps companies and celebrities connect with people, and can wrap multiple parties into a conversation.

    Beyond those few use cases, I question what’s the point? It solves a question that nobody asked, and feeds the narcissism that pervades our culture.”

  • Businesses Grapple with Using Facebook and Twitter To Reach Their Customers
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 13, 2009

    Read this article from Customer Service Voodoo.

    “It’s official. Facebook and Twitter are on fire. The two social connection platforms have grown exponentially in the past year and with over 200 Million Users on Facebook and 8 Million US users on Twitter, is it really possible that anyone who reads this post will not have either a Facebook or Twitter account?”

  • 5 reasons why Twitter will overtake Facebook
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 11, 2009

    Read this article from Intranet Blog.

    “Different platforms, with different approaches, serving different needs… but both are highly viral and are used for social networking. Facebook is the most successful social networking website / platform and, depending on the rankings, the 2nd – 5th most visited website on the planet. Well down the traffic rankings list is Twitter at somewhere around 200th on the list (see Alexa.com for rankings).”

  • How to control your privacy on Facebook using Lists
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 7, 2009

    Read this article from Talkincblog.

    “Let’s face it. On Facebook, not all people are created equal, so we might want to have some discretion for just who we want to be seeing what information about us (especially true for students seeking jobs). With this in mind, and after doing some research on just what kind of Facebook Privacy tricks there are, I put together a way of using Facebook Lists in conjunction with Privacy Controls that let’s you control just who sees what.”

  • Facebook Tips: How to Use the New Business Page Layout
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 6, 2009

    Read this article from E-Commerce Guide.

    “As you know, Facebook can be an invaluable source of marketing for your e-commerce business. However, keeping up with the ever-evolving social bookmarking service is a challenge. Since we covered Facebook Marketing and Business Pages in our How-To Guide back in February (see Facebook How-To Guide: Create Business Pages and Ad Campaigns), Facebook has rolled out changes to Business Pages that directly influence how you use them and how your fans can interact with you on Facebook.”

  • 5 Tips for Optimizing Your Brand’s Facebook Presence
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 3, 2009

    Read this article from Mashable.

    “So – you’ve set up a Facebook (Facebook reviews) public profile for yourself, your brand or your company, and you’re starting to post content. Now what?

    If you’re like me – a tinkerer and tweaker – you might be interested in ways to fine-tune your profile for maximum affect. So here are five tips to optimize your activities on Facebook, including the right way to create profile and thumbnail graphics, how to show different content to Fans and non-Fans, creating DIY vanity urls, and how managing what and when you post can lead to greater success.”

  • What’s Wrong with Facebook? When Strategy Fails to Meet Execution
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 3, 2009

    Read this article from Read Write Web.

    “Over the last few weeks, Facebook has been rolling out its latest redesign. Within days of the first changes, a polling application on Facebook showed that 94% of the 634,484 users who took the poll hate the redesign, and some 1.7 million users signed a petition to bring back the old design.”

  • What’s Wrong with Facebook? When Strategy Fails to Meet Execution
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 3, 2009

    Read this article from Read Write Web.

    “Over the last few weeks, Facebook has been rolling out its latest redesign. Within days of the first changes, a polling application on Facebook showed that 94% of the 634,484 users who took the poll hate the redesign, and some 1.7 million users signed a petition to bring back the old design.”