Social Media

Amateur food porn, mundane status updates and Foursquare check-ins are just some of the things I can’t stand in social media. What are your social pet peeves?

Google has taken another step to making Google+ one with search results by adding a “Ask on Google” link at the bottom of search queries. What do you think?

Are you part of the minority who’s leaving Facebook? If you are, just follow these easy steps from the TM Team to learn how to either deactivate your Facebook account or permanently delete it.

With the announcement of “Search Plus Your World,” Google’s search results are going to be getting more personal. Search results will now be a combination of what has been privately shared with users and public content.

The question of who owns a company Twitter account, the employer or the user, could be determined by PhoneDog Media’s lawsuit against former employee Noah Kravitz. Kravitz is being sued for $340,000 after gaining 17,000 followers in eight months.

Trust between users is the most powerful force in social media. Users are much more likely to take their friends’ recommendation because they trust them and value their opinion. What do you think?
Facebook Insights Provides Vital Information for Facebook Pages
by Michael L. Hoffman on 12/29/2011

Facebook Insights are a great tool to measure the effectiveness of your company’s Facebook Page. Anyone that has one should be using it to analyze their Page’s traffic and activity.
Google+ Brand Pages Offer New and Interesting Ways to Engage Community
by Michael L. Hoffman on 12/28/2011

Companies often neglect Google+ Brand Pages as a way to gain more social exposure, but they shouldn’t. Google+ offers many things the other social networks do not.

Klout can be a useful tool in measuring social influence on the web, but is it as important as some people have made it out to be? We don’t think so.
Red Wing Mike Commodore Causes Twitter Stir by Swearing at Fan
by Michael L. Hoffman on 12/19/2011

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Commodore caused quite a stir on Twitter this weekend when he used profanity in response to a fan’s tweet. This begs the question: What is an appropriate way for public figures to act on Twitter?
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