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I'm a Mainer turned Seattleite who just relocated back to New England. In the process of becoming a yuppie in CT and enjoying the life of nearby NYC.
You can learn more about me, Jennifer MacDonald, here: http://bit.ly/rkurJT
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A secluded cove on Cadlao Island, El Nido, Philippines (by ChrisJ).
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I asked my good friend BJ Emerson, a.k.a. the social ninja, to share some tips on how you can create a social-friendly brand and be successful in doing so. Here are some of the tips he gives:
Social: “At the end of the day we all still need content, compelling content that will start those conversations that will lead to other places for us.”
Strategy: “Being social friendly goes beyond listening online, responding and interacting. There’s a lot of change that has to happen internally in order to embrace this mindset.”
Storytelling: “You want to make some kind of emotional connection. Find out how your customers are interacting around your product. Find out what they are passionate about as it relates to your brand, and then tell stories how they are doing that.”
How do you make your brand Social-Friendly?
The Facebook team announced on Tuesday that they are taking Facebook to a whole other level, and if you think stalking is easy now, just wait! Let me introduce you to Graph Search.
Hold on; don’t delete your account yet. I do think that privacy will be the #1 issue once Graph Search launches but according to Mark Zuckerberg you will not be able to search any information that you do not already have access to, which is why I consider Graph Search to be a dream at this point.
Dreaming:
Facebook showed screenshots of a graph search done for “friends who have visited national parks.” Well that’s great, and I myself would love to search for that, however I know that most of my Facebook friends who have visited national parks have not tagged their photos with that location or checked-in when they were there. As a result, those friends will not show up in my search results.
Due to this fact, Graph Search will take years to generate the results that Facebook showed on Tuesday. I know that most of my Facebook friends are not the super users that Facebook referred to. They do not fill out their profiles or about sections with details such as education, and employment. They also never check-in to their favorite restaurants on Facebook or tag photos with the location from their recent vacation spot.
Reality:
It will be a dream come true the day I can type into Facebook search “great restaurants in San Francisco that my friends recommend.” Yes, I can go to Yelp and search for great restaurants in San Francisco and see my friend’s recommendations but I don’t have Yelp friends who live in San Francisco. I barely have any friends on Yelp as it is. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you were going away on vacation/business to Mexico and you could search for restaurants that your closest friends enjoyed while they were there? Especially since they were the ones who recommended you vacation in Mexico.
Privacy:
My prediction is that Facebook will not be getting enough data from Facebook users to generate the results they demonstrated, so they will open up privacy settings to get more data to achieve these results. History does repeat itself.
LESSON: Do not share anything on Facebook (online) that you would be embarrassed for your grandma to see. Remember, Google doesn’t forget, and now neither will Facebook!
Are you ready to share your life’s work with Facebook?
*Photos and information courtesy of CNET
One year ago TODAY I spent my last night in Seattle, this is the picture I took that night as I said goodbye to the city that had taught me so much. Can’t believe it’s been a year.
Mainers take over NYC for the day
A day on the ice, NYC
NYC, 12/15/12
Rockefeller center, 12/15/12
Social Media Recap time: Google+ steals the show this week with their new communitites and Ripples. Facebook lets us review 2012 from our own Timeline.
What was your highlight this week?
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
(via anthropologie)
What time is it? Recap time!
Here’s your weekly Social Media recap. Facebook Gifts adds iTunes credits to their list of gifts. Facebook wants you to sync ALL of your photos to Facebook (scary). What inspires you during the Holidays? Pinterest has 30 days worth of inspiration.
What made you want to search Google this week?
Facebook Marketing 101:
I discuss five tips for growing your community for your Facebook Business Page:
1. Advertise your page outside of Facebook
2. Use Facebook as your Business Page
3. Invite your Friends to like your Page
4. Mix up the content you post, don’t only post about your business. Feature local businesses and events on your page as well.
Do you have any tips that I can add to my list?
I’ll take your red states, and I’ll raise you 2x my blue states. Cause those of us in the blue states, we don’t leave ANYONE behind. We don’t care if you’re white, black, gay, straight, disabled, elderly, or pregnant. I’m casting my vote tomorrow for President Barack Obama in support of EVERY AMERICAN IN THIS COUNTRY!
Social Media Recap of the Week! It’s all about Facebook this week, their effort to help small businesses, help advertisers not waste money, and make sure you see all of your updates.
P.S. I love NYC.
Bring on the boots, leggings and scarfs!
If you’re a women you need to make sure you vote on election day in 3 weeks, and the choice is obvious for you!
I organize my women with Apple. Just don’t ask me to map them.
