In a very quiet move, Facebook has removed almost all of its restrictions on cover images for pages that were previously in place! The only basic rule that survived is that text can still only occupy 20% of the overall image area. Social media expert Mari Smith reported the changes about Facebook’s page guidelines in… Continue reading Facebook Quietly Relaxes Restrictions on Cover Images for Pages
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11 Things You Need to Immediately Stop Doing on Facebook
Are you getting tired of Facebook or some of the behavior of your friends on the site? Facebook is the most popular social network with over 1 billion active users. And with great popularity comes some shameful characters looking to tap into Facebook’s viral market to sell you their crappy products or scheme your money… Continue reading 11 Things You Need to Immediately Stop Doing on Facebook
Top 6 SEO Tools To Combat Google Panda and Penguin
Since the Google Penguin and Panda algorithm updates site owners and SEO’s have had to be a lot more careful with their links and content. Find out my favourite tools that I use to prevent Penguin and Panda rankings penalties.
Pinterest Launches New Web Analytics Tool For Businesses As First Step Towards Monetization
Online bookmarking tool Pinterest is rolling out a new Web Analytics Tool that will allow businesses to track the number of visitors delivered to their website, see what people are pinning from their site and other useful information. This is part of the rapidly growing startup’s effort (Pinterest quadrupled from 9 to 40 million users… Continue reading Pinterest Launches New Web Analytics Tool For Businesses As First Step Towards Monetization
FACEBOOK SXSW REPORT: More Than 1 Billion App Activities Shared Daily
Facebook announced at SXSW that more than 1 billion instances of application activity are now shared daily on Facebook. Also, more than 400 billion Open Graph actions have been shared back to Facebook as of this month. Facebook defines this open graph activity as high-level “interactions” users can perform within your app (commonly follow, like,… Continue reading FACEBOOK SXSW REPORT: More Than 1 Billion App Activities Shared Daily
YouTube Releases One New Channel Layout to Rule Them All [UPDATE]
Google is unleashing the new YouTube One Channel available to everyone now after a limited month long beta testing period. This update gives all YouTube channels a sleek new look that promotes a consistent feel for your brand across multiple devices, whether that be mobile or desktop, and it also looks to help content creators… Continue reading YouTube Releases One New Channel Layout to Rule Them All [UPDATE]
The Ultimate Guide to Klout
What is Klout? Klout, established in December 2008, measures your social media activities by using analytics tools. The purpose of the San Francisco-based company is to score the influence of any individual through his or her social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Foursquare and even Klout itself. An individual’s score is calculated everyday from… Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Klout
REPORT: LinkedIn Announces 1 Billion Skills and Expertise Endorsements Given
Are you one of the 58 million professionals that have been recognized on LinkedIn for their exceptional skills and expertise? Recently LinkedIn introduced skill Endorsements, which are a great way to help build your professional brand and areas of expertise. It’s also an effective means to recognize the strengths of your colleagues and peers who… Continue reading REPORT: LinkedIn Announces 1 Billion Skills and Expertise Endorsements Given
