Is Youtube Leanback A Revolutionary New Way to Unite Television with Youtube, or Another Social Media Waste? In an attempt to slowly (quickly) take over the world, Google has reportedly recently decided to tap into the living rooms of millions of viewers and launch their new product, YouTube Leanback. This interactive television channel is a new way to watch YouTube, all without even having to click your mouse. Because it’s able to connect to your TV, Leanback is your unique channel screening all of your favorite videos. You can sort the videos by your personal feed or a Continue Reading

How Google Plans to Conquer the World, One Product at a Time A little less than two weeks ago, the mass of internet junkies gasped, shuddered and rolled their eyes at rumors based on a single tweet by social news site Digg’s founder Kevin Rose. Allegedly, and from a “very credible source”, his tweet tells us that Google is to launch a “Facebook competitor” dubbed “Google Me”. As I am a curious person, I instantly began my pursuit to uncover the phenomenon of this one, tiny sentence. After searching on various blog posts and “Digging” through Rose’s Twitter account, there Continue Reading

Is Facebook really for you? As social media marketing becomes a necessary and relevant part of today’s advertising world, we often get caught up in the hustle and bustle of making our presence known on hotshot social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. However, do we ever stop to think that maybe we limit our growth as a company by sticking only to these “main” social networks? Don’t get me wrong, I am a firm believer of all things social. A business should capitalize on the opportunity of brand awareness and inexpensive advertising by using these easy-access, Continue Reading

To continue on with last week’s Facebook blog theme….Facebook has evolved from a private social media networking site to a site where almost every business now advertises for friends and followers. Fan Pages were created (in my opinion) to allow followers, almost like a twitter vibe. Fans are essentially friends, but it’s tough to be a friend of a business, so they coined the “fans” term. 1. Fan Pages are Public – The majority of Facebook is hidden behind login pages, meaning the Google Crawlers are unable to index them. However Fan Pages are public, meaning that if you Continue Reading

Since Facebook started as such a casual and interpersonal social media site, many professionals tend to forget that when it comes to business, it’s all business. Keeping your personal life separate from your professional life can be difficult, but in all honesty, most clients don’t want to hear about how smashed you got at your Super Bowl party. In the same respect, your friends usually don’t care about your latest business partnerships. So we’re offering you 10 suggestions to help you use your Facebook profile like a professional. 1. Use your full name or company name as your Continue Reading