This Social Media update takes a look at :
* 5 Facebook changes and what you need to know
* Are you disclosing? What you need to know about FTC rules and social media
* Marketers forecast great investment in social media
* Sharing on the Web: How, when, where, why we do it
* 5 ways to control your Facebook privacy
* Social media policy: How to get started
* How Twitter is empowering businesses
…. and the emerging world of social networking
This Social Media update takes a look at :
* 5 Facebook changes and what you need to know
* Are you disclosing? What you need to know about FTC rules and social media
* Marketers forecast great investment in social media
* Sharing on the Web: How, when, where, why we do it
* 5 ways to control your Facebook privacy
* Social media policy: How to get started
* How Twitter is empowering businesses
…. and the emerging world of social networking
5 Facebook changes and what you need to know
Are you wondering what to make of all the new Facebook changes?
This article takes a detailed look at how the News Ticker, Smart Lists, News Feed, Subscribe feature and Timeline will impact marketers and business owners.
Full story : Social Media Examiner
Are you disclosing? FTC rules and social media
Have you wondered about U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosure regulations? Wondering whether you’ve been compliant?
Keep reading for a detailed understanding of FTC rules and regulations on endorsements and testimonials in social media.
Full story : Social Media Examiner
Marketers forecast great investment in social media
As illustrated by heaps of sweepstakes and sad pleas to “Like us!” on Facebook, social marketing clearly still suffers from a lack of expertise. That is bound to change, however, as marketers on both the agency and client side race to hire social specialists and devote more resources to understanding the space.
Across sectors, 96% of companies said they expect to increase investment in social media-related capabilities, according to a new study from consulting firm Booz & Company on behalf of Facebook marketing firm Buddy Media. Full story : MediaPost
Sharing on the Web: How, when, where, why we do it
When are people most likely to share content on the web? How do they prefer to share it? What services are they sharing to most frequently? These are the burning questions of the age of social media. Bookmarking and sharing service AddThis just might have the answers.
AddThis is celebrating its fifth birthday with a deep dive into its data pool. The Clearspring service has analyzed five years’ worth of sharing data — and has summarized its findings in the infographic below. Full story : Mashable
5 ways to control your Facebook privacy
Facebook is trying to make privacy simpler. But as they add more features, privacy always seems to become more complicated.
With the addition of the Facebook Subscribe button, understanding how your Facebook privacy works is more important than ever. Full story : Social Media Examiner
Social media policy: How to get started
For small business owners, creating a social media policy is an effective way to help your employees interact with customers, clarify your marketing messages and protect your credibility online. Let’s look at how to create a social media policy.
Remember, you don’t have to create individual policies for each social media site. Instead you can create a master policy document and develop short chapters for each specific site. This makes it easier to manage the document and keep changes under control. Full story : Small Business Trends
How Twitter is empowering businesses
In this video I interview Laura Fitton, founder of Oneforty, inbound marketing evangelist at HubSpot and co-author of Twitter for Dummies.
In this video, you’ll find the best Twitter tools for your business needs. Laura also gives some great insights into how you can use Twitter to connect with your audience, even offline. Full story : Social Media Examiner
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