Tag Archives: social media marketing
Top 5 Worst On-Site Social Media Engagement Mistakes
While the known aspects of on-site social media marketing is known by many, there are some barriers to the on-site social networking engagement initiatives taken up by companies on the whole. Let us look at some of them.
Social Sharing buttons: When you visit certain sites, you see a deluge of social sharing buttons, there is everything right from Reddit, to StumbleUpon, Blurtit, Facebook, Google+, Orkut and many more. This flooding of social networking sites might just dissuade your reader from sharing it in the first place. You definitely would want your readers to share your articles on their social media sites, but there is a way to get around it. You would need to find out the most prominent social media site that is being used currently and subsequently keep the button on the said page
Facebook Launches Verified Accounts: Nicknames and Pseudonyms Now Allowed
By DAVID ANGOTTI at Search Engine Journal
Facebook, which has been built on the premise of people using their birth names rather than pseudonyms, will soon allow prominent public figures and celebrities to use a nickname instead of their real name. In the past, Facebook has had a “real name policy” that has required users to only use their real birth names. Starting today, verified accounts will be allowed to use pseudonyms in lieu of real names.
For example, Marshall Bruce Mathers III will no longer have to use his birth name and can now use his stage name of Eminem on his Facebook profile. In addition, he could choose to have both his real name and his stage name displayed in the following format: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Eminem) However, prior to using his stage name or changing the display preference, he would be required to verify his Facebook account.
To verify the Facebook account, a user is required to upload a scanned form of photo identification. The verification process requires either one government issued photo ID (passport, driver’s license, or similar) or two other forms of photo ID (school or work ID). After Facebook has verified the account, the company will permanently delete the file containing the scanned images of the ID.
Tip-Related Articles for SEO, Social & Internet Marketing : Collection of 2012
By MELISSA FACH at Search Engine Journal
Here is a small collection of articles giving suggestions on SEO, content marketing, social media and Internet marketing for 2012. I know we are all hoping for a successful 2012; perhaps some of the information in these articles can help you plan for the upcoming year.
SEO
- Search & Mobile Marketing Trends: SEO Apocalypse 2012
- SEO Considerations For Google Mobile Search In 2012
- 5 B2B Search Engine Marketing Resolutions For 2012
- 2012 Will Divide SEO Practitioners Into Two Camps
- 9 New Year’s Resolutions For Link Building In 2012
- An SEO Playbook For 2012
Social Media
Facebook Status Update Character Limit Now Much Higher
By Chris Crum at WebProNews
Facebook announced that it is increasing the character limit on status updates. In a status update on theFacebook + Journalists page, the company wrote:
“In September, we increased the character limit on status updates to 5,000 characters. Today, we’re announcing that you can now write posts with more than 60,000 characters.”
They also shared the following graphic:
The first thing this says to me is that Facebook recognizes the value of the blog-like posts that appear frequently on its new rival Google+. Quora, which has been popular among influencers, is also good for this kind of post. Facebook clearly doesn’t want these types of people, which include journalists and bloggers (hence the FB Page on which it was announced) to not think of Facebook as a good place to put these kinds of updates.
In fact, the company has been trying to become a more useful tool for journalists for a while now. The recent open graph announcements are strong indicator that the publishing side is working effectively. In April, Facebook launched the Journalists on Facebook Page and a journalist workshop program.
