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Tim Senft

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August 27, 2013

How to Lockdown Your Facebook Account For Maximum Privacy and Security

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Recent studies show that privacy concerns are very much on the minds of Facebook users. Part of being a responsible member of any  online community is educating yourself and your loved ones on how to properly configure the privacy and security settings offered by the platform. The fact that Facebook has a billion members, and some are out to hack, scam and victimize others makes the issue even more pressing.

Our goal was to create a guide that Facebook users could reference to help them set up their privacy and security controls quickly, easily and appropriate for their comfort level of sharing.

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John Anyasor

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August 23, 2013

Top 20 Blogs To Help You Become A Pinterest Expert

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Image sharing sites seem to be all the rage these days. Pinterest has quickly become one of the top social media networks in the world. In fact, research shows that Pinterest has reached 10 million monthly visitors faster than any other individual site in history, and 85% of SMBs that have taken advantage of Pinterest saw an increase in their overall market reach.

The value of promoting your products and services on a thriving platform cannot be questioned. However, many business owners, big and small, are scrambling to figure out whether or not investing time in building an audience on Pinterest will give them a justifiable return-on-investment.

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Lee Odden

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August 22, 2013

Top 5 Social Media Questions Marketers Want Answered

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What if you could tap into the minds of 3,000 marketers to find out where they stand when it comes to social media marketing? How valuable would it be to know how your peers are handing the time commitments, social media platforms and measurement?

Lucky you and lucky me, the answers to those questions are found in today’s 2013 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from Michael Stelzner and Social Media Examiner.

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David A. George

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August 20, 2013

How to Get – and Keep – More Facebook Likes

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“Baby, if you were words on a page, you’d be what they call fine print.”

We’ve all struck out with cheesy pickup lines – breaking the ice can be tough. Especially on Facebook.

But you can breathe easy, because it’s actually a little easier than you might think.

Let’s start with some ways to attract Likes to your page, then wrap up with some strategies on keeping users engaged…

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Emily Cretella

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August 20, 2013

20 Best Tips For Brands on Instagram

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In between the lo-fi selfies, the gratuitous food porn and the #nofilter sunsets that often seem to define Instagram, smart brands are finding creative ways to distinguish themselves and gain targeted followings on this visual social powerhouse. Brands like NikeStarbucksVictoria’s SecretOreo and more are developing Instagram-centric strategies and promotions that effectively tell their brand stories in a unique way – through image and (now) 15-second video.

In fact, MarketingProfs reports that 67% of top brands are now using Instagram, reaching more than 100 million active monthly users on the network. That’s a 500% increase in users since last year, according to research from Simply Measured. (You can see the full list of the top brands on Instagram here.)

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Rob Petersen

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August 16, 2013

What is Social Media Optimization? 12 Tips to Make it Happen

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You can’t be good or bad at social media; you can only be yourself.

Social Media Optimization (SMO) is the method of social activity that attract visitors to a website through an elevated search rank. It proves there is a science to social media just like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), the process of maximizing visitors to a web site by achieving a top rank on search engines around specific keywords.

Both work hand in glove.

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Mike Allton

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August 15, 2013

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Google Plussers

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In 1989, Dr. Steven R. Covey published the landmark book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. If you haven’t read it, put it on your Summer reading list right now. In the book, Dr. Covey suggests seven daily activities that we should adopt in our lives to become more effective personally and professionally. One that I reference and paraphrase regularly is Sharpen the Saw (or Axe), which is a call to constantly be reading and learning in order to improve ourselves.

Effective Google Plus

In that light, here are The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Google Plussers. These are the things that I see people doing on Google+ every day to get the most out of the network. These are not rules. Rather, these are suggestions and guidelines for those of you want to expand your reach, create valuable connections, and perhaps even establish yourself as an authority in your field.

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