29 Sep 2010
by kaydencecreative
in Branding, Community, Facebook, Promotion, Public Relations, Social Media
Users amused, annoyed by Facebook Places
September 03, 2010|By Stephanie Goldberg, Special to CNN
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Some users say Facebook Places enhances their mobile experience on the networking site, while others are less enthusiastic.
It’s been two weeks since Facebook users took to blogs and message boards to voice their concerns about Places, a location-based service that allows people to check in to gathering spots via the social network.
After firsthand experience with Places, some users still worry that the service could compromise their privacy. But others are finding that when used with caution, the new feature can be useful and is enhancing their experience on the site.
Eric Rummel of Los Angeles, California, who used to post his location in his status updates, said Places is an easier, fun way to tell his friends what he is up to. But Rummel understands why some people are leery of posting their whereabouts on the site.
“People think it’s about stalking and this and that, but only my friends can look at my page. If you’re selective of who your friends are, it’s definitely a plus to have Places,” he told CNN.
“It’s a great way to get to know your city,” he said, adding that last week, he checked in to a little-known Caribbean restaurant his friends seemed really excited to learn about.
Rummel said that just to be safe, he probably won’t make checking in to his own home a habit, but he did add its location to Facebook.
“It was one of my first posts,” he said. “I was just playing with it and wanted to see if they had my home location. I don’t think I would do it all the time, though.”
If Facebook users “check in” to a restaurant or other hangout, their whereabouts immediately pop up on their page and in their friends’ news feeds. Users who prefer not to disclose their locations can disable the feature, or set it so others aren’t able to check in for them.
Nathan Bolos of Greensboro, North Carolina, didn’t have any privacy concerns when he started using Places to check in at his college, work, restaurants, movie theaters and his own home. His sister, on the other hand, is not a fan of the new feature.
“I checked in at my sister’s house. She didn’t really like it,” he said. “It showed a map of the area and how to get to her house. She has small children, so she wasn’t really happy about it. She made me take it down.”
And that’s not the only time Places has revealed more information than Bolos intended. After he and his new love interest both checked in to the same place, their friends put two and two together and realized the pair had begun dating. Though, he said, they weren’t consciously trying to keep their relationship a secret.
25 Sep 2010
by kaydencecreative
in Art, Branding, Community, Design, Promotion, Public Relations, Social Media, Video, Wisdom
Movie Suggestion: Art & Copy
“Superb.”
– Chicago Sun-Times
“A deeply fascinating movie…you’ll probably never be able to look at commercials and ads the same way again.”
– ComingSoon.net
“Like a good ad, Art & Copy bounds along and never bores. That’s a big credit to Pray’s savvy compilation and of editor Philip Owens’ crisp cuts.”
– Hollywood Reporter
“The joy that these creative types experience when their work is successful and the seriousness with which they approach their craft comes shining through. Along the way, viewers get caught up in their exuberance.”
– NY1-TV
Find out more at: http://www.artandcopyfilm.com/
22 Sep 2010
by kaydencecreative
in Art, Branding, Community, Design, Graphic Design, Kaydence, Networking, Promotion, Public Relations, Social Media, Twitter, Video, Wisdom
The single best way to get more traffic to your website is to make it more interesting. And website traffic is what it’s all about because that traffic visiting your website on a regular basis becomes your viewing audience. And the bigger the audience the more opportunities there are to sell things, and by extension, the higher your earning potential from your website.
Interesting builds an audience, plain and simple.
Think about some of the most popular websites out there. Take a look at the Alexa Top 20 Websites as far as traffic goes and what do you see?
What’s Popular
That list of the highest trafficked websites is made up almost entirely of search engines and social media sites. The one notable exception is Amazon.com, which is a shopping site.
People are most interested in looking for stuff (search and shopping) and in interacting with other folks out there on the web via social media.
So the question is, how can you make your website more interesting?
If social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are among the most popular websites on the planet, then it makes sense to tap into that popularity and make your own make your own site more interesting.
Social Media Integration Ideas
Here are a few ways you can integrate social media into your own business website.
1. Add a Blog
Three of the most popular websites in the world are blogging platforms. Did you know that a blog is considered social media? Let’s look at what Wikipedia says about social media.
“Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media use web-based technologies to transform and broadcast media monologues into social media dialogues.”
That’s exactly what a blog does. Adding a regularly updated blog to your business website using a platform like WordPress is arguably the single most powerful way to make it more interesting.
2. Add a Facebook “Like” Button
Facebook is the single biggest social media website out there and is the second biggest website on the entire planet. Facebook has over 500 million active users. That’s half a billion people!
By adding a Facebook “Like” button to the pages on your website you can make your site more interesting and tap into that huge community.
3. Post YouTube Videos
The third most popular website is YouTube. People love to watch videos. In fact, people watch 2 billion YouTube videos every day.
It’s easy to put their videos on your website. Simply copy the embed code and paste it into your site. When you do, your website becomes more dynamic and more interesting.
4. Share Your Content on Twitter
Twitter is another huge website that can be integrated into your website. Not only can you share your content on Twitter, but by adding a “tweet” button (it’s also called a “retweet” button on many sites) you can make it easy for others to share your content there as well.
Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
You can see some significant gains just by taking some basic steps. Sometimes people have a tendency to over think things when it comes to their websites.
There’s no need to go overboard and add every gadget and button possible to your site. Just keep things simple and make it easier for people to interact on your website. Doing so will make it much more interesting.
And as your site gets more interesting you’ll start attracting more traffic too!
Chris Cree is a new media speaker & systemizer and CEO of SuccessCREEations, Inc. – guiding real businesses to increased influence and income through new media systems. Chris is a life long professional navigator: in planes, ships, and on the web. His new media strategy training videos are available at NewMediaProfitPath.com.
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