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Facebook Rolls Out New Timeline this Christmas

Posted in Social Media News & Tips on December 15th, 2011 by Kelly Elmore – Be the first to comment

Facebook Timeline is Here

After months of a gradual rollout, Facebook Timeline is now available to all users, just in time for Christmas!

Timeline is a complete redesign of Facebook’s profile pages, first announced in September at Facebook’s F8 conference. The feature replaces traditional profiles with a vertical scrolling timeline of your entire life on Facebook from present day right back to your birth.

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What’s the fuss about Google Plus?

Posted in Social Media News & Tips on November 17th, 2011 by Kelly Elmore – Be the first to comment

Understanding Google+

Google plus

Businesses are constantly looking for new ways to help utilise their brand awareness online and with Google+ announcing last week that it is finally rolling out pages for businesses, brands and products, I thought I would gain a better understanding about the search giants new social network that seems to be causing much controversy.

Before last week, Google+ has focused on connecting people with other people but now it wants to allow users to form relationships with all the things they care about whether it’s a local business or global brand. The search company says that its network has attracted more than 40 million users in the months since its launch however the real discussion is what users are doing once they’ve joined. Much traffic analysis has reported that the traffic has fallen off a peak since it was introduced. Although the network uses the ‘Circles’ feature, it doesn’t seem to distinguish itself from its competitors in a major way, of course it is still early days. read more »

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Facebook Business Page

Posted in Online Marketing, Social Media News & Tips on October 25th, 2011 by lawrencehowlett – Be the first to comment

Our simple tips to get the most out of your Facebook Business Page …

Plan – Develop a strategy and decide why you want a Facebook page in the first place. Is it to gain more traffic to your website? More sales? Or is it because you understand the value in engaging with your customers? Write down some goals whether it is to get a certain amount of likes by the end of the year or a specific number of interactions. This will help to break down the tasks required in order to achieve them. read more »