Your Goal in Social Media

What is your goal in posting thoughts, links, and photos on Facebook and other social networks? If you're posting things as an individua...

profile bait vs troll bait

Profile bait and troll bait are common in social media. Here's the difference. Today a friend of mine on Facebook posted a classic form ...

Blocking vs Unfriending Users on Facebook

Why would you Unfriend someone, when it's far more effective to Block them? If someone is stalking, offending, or annoying you on Facebo...

Sharing G+ Posts Directly is a BAD Idea

There are G+ users that I like, but they are now doing that "User X Shared a Post Directly With You" and their text snippets are ...

Social Media Sympathy Fishing

DO NOT use Facebook as a psychiatrist's couch, shoulder to cry on, or confessional booth. Fishing for sympathy can backfire, and cause...

Shoe Spam on Facebook (again)

Shoe spam is being distributed on Facebook again. Delete it when it shows up on your wall. Spammers are trying to use your FB wall as a free...

Customer Service Sucks

Overheard at Walmart last night. Guy at checkout counter: "You've got to be kidding. Just go open another cash register and get the...

Click-jacking and Like-jacking on Facebook

"Apparently my Facebook account was hacked. I did not send out those wall posts that promote ___________. Those posts were sent out in ...

Ignorify App Navigates the Real World For You

The real world is such a nuisance. Ignorify is an app that perceives reality -- so you won't have to. We've all experienced the fru...

Usability Review of Microsoft Social Network So.cl

Earlier today I was conducting a BUR (basic usability review) of So.cl but due to heavy traffic and a plethora of bugs and glitches, the sit...

Online Debates vs Business Participation in Social Media

There are certain words and phrases that bring out the fighting instinct in people. As we read social media postings, we are bound to come a...

Facebook Scams: Investigate Before You Click on Like or Share

There are many scams and rogue apps on Facebook. Malware, viruses, phishing exploits, identity thieves, clickjackers, and spammers seek gull...

18 Ways to Fail in Social Media Marketing

Many businesses dabble in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other social networks, then give up and proclaim "It didn't wor...

Web Presence and Social Media are Dead Without Strategy

Without a Real Strategy, Your "Web Presence" and Social Media Activity are DEAD Before you jump to the conclusion that I'm say...

Obsessive Online Image Posting on Facebook

Here's a freaky situation that I had to deal with today on Facebook... I'm sorry, but I can't handle constant bombardment of wei...

Expressing Impersonalized Opinions - a Great Blogocombat Tactic

Sometimes in an online debate, your best tactic is to NOT express your own personal viewpoint. Instead, just say that there exists a type of...

How to Select a Profile Avatar Picture

People often wonder what to use as their profile or avatar picture, like for Facebook, GooglePlus, and other places online. Your profile ava...

Why Complain About Changes to a User Interface?

RE: today's unannounced revision of the GooglePlus design. I can't speak for others, but for me, it's definitely NOT about my be...

How Geeks Can Intimidate Bullies Now

Beware the aggressive geek. The code is mightier than the sword. Or "How a Computer Nerd Can Intimidate a Big Jock". LOL Pin It

Facebook Social Media Tips

Here are some graphic images, with social media tips, that I posted on Facebook recently. It seems you get better responses to statements wh...