Social Media in 2012: Good reads

I’m back from vacation and I had a chance to take a mini break to recharge. I found these amazing articles on social media for the new year such as:

• 87% Of UK Businesses Will Invest More In Social Media In 2012 [REPORT]
• 12 Ways to Guest Post on the Greatest Group Marketing Blog in the World (Yes, I’m Biased)
• Hire A Journalist! (We did, and here’s what we learned)
• How Restaurants Are Using Social Media to Their Advantage, Read more: http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/2011/12/27/how-restaurants-are-using-social-media-to-their-advantage/#ixzz1hswQgWGm
• Ask Shama: Online Marketing Trends for 2012?

Happy Holidays from Hershey

Happy Holidays, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season surrounded by family and loved ones

from Valentina & Hershey

Facebook Timeline: Tips for Minimizing Embarrassment

I converted to the Timeline and I don’t like it. My Facebook profile is very private, I keep things very limited for others to see. Well since converting to the Timeline, it’s all out there, luckily I have a couple of days to take action and delete (one by one) my silly college friends’ postings on my Wall from 2005-2008.

Since I’m a newbie to town and very few people like to do Twitter, I’m connecting with lots of potential clients, friends, and VIP people on Facebook and I want to limit the content that’s out there because I enjoy my privacy. Here is a post from Shama from Marketing Zen about
Tips for Minimizing Facebook Timeline Embarrassment

Good luck!

America’s pet frenzy: Finding the balance [infographic]

LOL. This is a huge niche, (Infographic from Frugal Dad)

“Pet Dogs Visits Vets 2X than Men aged 18-45 See Their Doctors!!!”

We do spend $ on our pets but guess what…..

“Dog owners live 3+ years longer than average Americans!!!”

Read it below!

The 10 biggest entrepreneurs of 2011

My biggest inspiration this week to pursue the American dream: the biggest Entrepreneurs of ’11

From: Business MBA

How to Get Your Messages Retweeted

“Shorter tweets of 70 characters or less were retweeted nearly twice as often as longer tweets”

Here is the 411 I found online about getting more retweets, definitely the best read for those struggling or don’t have trust on Twitter I found it online through my biggest inspirational marketer (my age) Shama

“…content that humanizes a brand has the highest likelihood of all the content characteristics we explored of driving retweetability, increasing the odds of retweeting by as much as 70%.”

Check it out, it’s one of the best Twitter articles, I’ve read!

Social media errors require quick action from small business owners | The Republic

(picture taken of Hershey with newspaper article)

Great read for those who are hesitant of their actions on the social media platforms:

Social media errors require quick action from small business owners | The Republic.

Latest Snapshot of social media stats [infographic]

With a headline like this, there’s no need for introduction.Go Social ASAP! (from Alltop)

 

A Cool New Search Engine

I was reading the Kingsport Times-News on Sunday and I was reading the business section on unusual tech gifts by Ted Como

The new search engine is YaCy, it has NO servers, advertising, favoritism! It doesn’t store your searches, or monitor/evaluate them! Visit YaCy http://yacy.net/en

Check out more details about this decentralized network.

What do you think? Let me know!

 

Should you use twitter? [infographic]

Why should I do twitter to tell people that I’m brushing my teeth? I often hear this from those skeptical folks who don’t understand that Twitter is a source of knowledge and a tool to communicate with masses of individuals who share your hobbies, interests, and passions! Visit the info graphic below to fully comprehend the benefits, uses for biz vs. personal, and what to do:

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