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How to Encourage People to Fan Your Facebook Page

Like with many things in life, you can get people to do things that you want them to by offering an incentive. Any parent knows how to use positive reinforcement with their children – “once you finish your homework, you can watch a show on television". And the same works when you...Read More >>

How to Remove a Facebook Application from your News Feed

As much as I love my facebook friends there are some applications that I don’t want or need to see clogging up my news feed. The application can be removed from the news feed, although it isn’t obvious, and you won’t have to de-friend your first boyfriend. For this example,...Read More >>

How to Add a Custom Tab to a Facebook Fan Page

People often ask how to rename the page tabs on their facebook fan pages. Unfortunately, this functionality does not currently work. Facebook used to have this feature but it hasn’t worked since the last update. You can, however, use the fbml application to create a custom box that is used...Read More >>

Facebook Adding Location Features This Month [REPORT]

Information has leaked that Facebook is set to roll out location-based features for users and brands as soon as this month. According to Advertising Age, users could see location options any day now. These features will include the ability to check in at various locations, including retail spots...Read More >>

Facebook: Facts & Figures For 2010

I thought I’d throw up another great social media infographic / visualisation / chart or what ever you want to call them! This time it’s on Facebook Statistics for 2010, showcasing things like total users, global reach, mobile usage .etc along with a pretty cool timeline of the key...Read More >>

HOW TO: Become an Expert in Your Industry

Today it seems that no matter what industry you’re in, your competition is stronger than ever.  How do you stand out and get that sale when people aren’t as loyal to brands as they used to be?   How do you get their attention in an ever growing sea of noise when they’re...Read More >>

LinkedIn Polishes Its iPhone App To Look Like Facebook

LinkedIn came out with the latest version of their iPhone app today. As you might expect from a 3.0 release, the app has been much improved, namely in its user experience.  In fact, it looks a lot more like Facebook’s iPhone app now. As you can see, there is a new main screen that...Read More >>

4 of the Web’s Hottest Social APIs

The API (Application Programming Interface) has been an essential component for creating applications that hook into or utilize web apps such as Twitter and Facebook.  With it, developers have been able to create some amazing mashups and tools.   Some of the most helpful and oft-used...Read More >>

Twitter is Not Your Average Social Network

A study conducted by Harvard Business Review reveals that most Twitter users don’t actually use the service much, or even at all.  In fact, 10% of active users are responsible for over 90% of all Tweets. According to the research, conducted on a random sample of about 300,000 Twitter...Read More >>

Social Marketing Strategies to Make Facebook A Contact Cash Machine

Want to know how to unlock Facebook??  Get clients and like minded individual’s friending you in the masses on Facebook. Social Media Marketing (SMM) to make Facebook a contact cash machine on the web to your niche.  The best way to attract clients and like-minded individuals on...Read More >>