For some, social media becomes a feed of others fancy fun and exciting lives. This could make you feel like your life is pretty plain compared to others, but remember – are you going to post about having Kraft Dinner again tonight, or that new hat you bought. The same goes for others. That’s what makes social media seem like
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Some great thoughts about smart phones and dumb people. Social media is great, but like anything it should be used in moderation. This is especially important when it comes to our children. We need to ensure that our next generations are socially ept, not inept. This video by Gary Turk comments on this. There is a set number of days
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When you have a game like we saw last night with the apparent blowout by the Broncos, coupled with the over the top hype by the media of how they were going to win, you have to expect some memes on this. Payton may be a great quarterback, but even my fav, Tom Brady can have a day where it
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Social media is an open place. You can disagree with someone, or even the platform, but there is still some etiquette here. When I saw this post it really stood out as the F word is not only rarely used, it is not used at all in the stream for the past 7 years I have been on Facebook.
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I recently had a complaint with my local radio station. When I commented on their page, I also took the time to post it to my own timeline. Copying and pasting the same text will ensure that you are replicating the same message. To start though, use the @ symbol in front of the name. In this case I used
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When someone adds a place of employment or job to their history on Facebook, they can also tag others such as you if you have worked with them. The first indication of this will be a notice such as the following: You might want to look at setting controls so that you are not automatically added as the following graphic
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PostRocket has created a couple of easy to understand infographic that aims to help you understand how newsfeed stories are delivered to users on Facebook. The advent of EdgeRank has some mathmatically challenged folks in marketing and elsewhere a bit lost. Remember – more see what you post than your timeline of posts. The majority of folks spend time
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On the weekend, my daughter suggested that if she got over 10,000 likes, would I quit smoking. I was not sure that she could get this number as she did not mention where she was going to post it. So thanks to the power of social connectivity, I guess I have to at least give it a try. My daughter
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Sounds like that Newfoundland and Labrador government’s social media advisory train is off the track. First, opposition Gerry Rogers member was kicked out of the house because she would not apologize to Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale for someone else’s Facebook posts on the group Kathy Dunderdale must GO!!!. Rogers says she was added to the group without her
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Alexander Keith’s asked on Facebook “Happy Valentine’s Day. Will you be sharing a Keith’s with someone special tonight?” on Valentine’s Day this year. I am not sure if the demographic they are reaching out to is particularly tied to having a cold one with someone special. Perhaps more of a wine variety? Interesting the comments that they got back in
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