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Last Saturday was my birthday. I'm now 54 years old. I've never been ashamed of my age, never shied away from a party or celebration, and always appreciated a bit of the spotlight - yet a few months ago I decided to hide my birthday from the people of Facebook. Here's why. 1. Facebook does …
So I got a new phone yesterday. I was tossing around between the iphone 5, 5S or Samsung Galaxy S4. I even asked what people what they thought over on Facebook. Post by Mike Mueller. In the end, I thought it best to go with the Galaxy S4. I'll have a post about the 'why' soon. …
Over the weekend I was walking around the Scottish Games in my Kilt. We took a picture, posted it to Facebook and the comments started rolling in. I've been wanting to try the new ability to embed a post from Facebook into a post and this one seemed to be the perfect for testing. My post was public …
There are three reasons to run an ad on Facebook. 1. Brand Recognition 2. Increase Page Likes / EdgeRank 3. a specific Call to Action Pick one, and only one. Chances are you don't have money to waste just so people recognize your brand a little better. Toss out Brand Recognition. …
Facebook recently updated the website and made a few changes. I'm not sure if it was intentional, but they turned on the notification 'Bee-Boop' for everyone. Like a smoke detector with bad batteries in a white trash trailer, some people seem to not even notice it. For me, that BEE-BOOP was …
It is. Really. That money you paid that social media 'GURU" to "optimize" your Facebook Business Page really had no idea what they were doing. They sounded like they did - but they didn't. They took your money and then built your App using a free service. That free service gave them an …
I'm not a fan of Spam - yeah who is? I'm also very aware of phishing techniques and there's a new one out there that's catching people. One of your friends on Facebook will group message a bunch of people with a link that seemingly goes to Facebook. It doesn't. It's a redirect to a phishing …
How's this for a series? You have a problem you need fixed on your Facebook Fan Page You ask and I show you how to fix it Only I'm going to do it with video and use it as a blog post. This way, when others have the same issue, they'll be able to fix it themselves too. Let's call it... Fix …
I like the peaceful tranquility of my social sphere in Facebook. Typically my friends are low maintenance and have little conflict in their lives. I tend to filter out the drama queens. From time to time that peace is interrupted by noise and distraction. Earlier I showed you how to Block an …
No, that's not a request, nor is it a demand. It's a statement Flashback to July 2012. For 21 consecutive days the Tour de France was broadcast on TV. The broadcast started live at 5 am every morning with the race finishing somewhere around 10 am pacific time. While I love watching the race, …
No doubt you've heard that it's against the Terms of Service to use your Facebook Profile in a commercial way. But EVERYONE does it... Yes, we do. Even I do (on a small scale from time to time). You do too? Don't worry, we'll just keep that between us. As a refresher, remember Facebook …
Facebook Apps can do some pretty cool things. They can also be used for Evil. Ok, maybe not evil in the biblical sense, but they can do some crappy spammy things - mostly to your friends. Good or Evil, most Apps tell you exactly what access they'll have once you approve the App. While we …
