I found this infographic on the Linkedin Blog, yet it was an infographic hosted on Slideshare done by LinkHumans.com. hmmmm. Let's use it anyway. It's ten tips to make your Linkedin Profile rock. One of them is total and complete BS, and they missed 6 others. Scroll down to see what really …
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Social Media. Is There Such A Thing As TMI?
I did something today that I haven't done in a long, long time. I either hid or outright unfriended two people on Facebook. Don't get me wrong. I've unfriended people before. Stalkers or people who are just outright obnoxious. This time, though, I dumped people out of my newsfeed that were …
Comments – SEO or Engagement
Back when I first started blogging, I would check out a couple of sites that promised to let me know how to get thousands of people visiting my website. I would go to conferences and other workshops and the like. The goal, so I thought, was to get lots of lots of people coming to my blog and …
Yahoo and Tumblr – Did We Tell You or What?
OK. So I had no idea when I wrote this post back in March that Yahoo! would think that Tumblr was so cool, so hip and so irresistible as to want to pay $1.1 billion with a B for it. Nah. I was just thinking that it was a pretty cool place and that for people who were going to miss Posterous it …
Is Your Webinar Too Long?
Don't ya just love webinars? You don't have to go anywhere or do anything. No plane ticket. No hotel room. You don't even have to get out of your jammies. Just turn on your speakers and click. They're great for the presenters, too. No plane ticket. No hotel room. They can even present it in …
Why I Stopped Using Foursquare
At first, I really liked Foursquare. And I wanted to be really cool. So, I registered and started going gang busters with it. I checked in everywhere. Costco? Checked in. Grocery store? Checked in. Starbucks? Restaurants? Gas stations? Home Depot? Checked in. I also learned that it was …
How to add a custom thumbnail to your YouTube Video
When it comes to video, the one complaint I constantly hear is about the video thumbnail. "Oh why did they have to pick that one!" That's the Video Thumbnail they are talking about, also called the first frame. It's the static image that shows on your video before the viewer clicks the play …
How to find your RSS feed
So apparently yet another Google product is going the way of the dodo bird. This time it's FeedBurner. HINT: Even if you don't care about RSS, it's time to find a new RSS delivery system. Remember, your RSS feed isn't for you, it's for them. We want to make it a great experience for …
How NOT to Guest Post
Welcome to AreWeConnected, where I have my opinions and I'm not afraid to voice them. BUT What's better than listening or reading about Mike endlessly drabbling on how to do social media or technology right? Listening to the opinions and voices of others. That's maybe why I value my feed …
How to Add someone to a Twitter List
I woke up this morning to a tweet from my friend Ken who asked He knows I use LISTS for most all my social media accounts and when it comes to Twitter, I prefer a Twitter Client and in particular I’ve been a big fan of Seesmic for a long time. While I follow 14 thousand people, I certainly …
Channels of Conversation
I recently commented on a blog post where the writer argued that we should all keep the “Share with your Friends” buttons, but ditch the "Follow me on _______" Buttons. Guess what? I COMPLETELY DISAGREE! For the record the two work in polar opposites. Let me use just twitter as an …
LIKE’s for Sale!
75% OFF! Until next Thursday, you can save up to 75% OFF all purchased Page LIKE's or Twitter follows, or Google +1's or whatever social media metric you value! Hurry! You must ACT NOW! Of course, I'm kidding. You know me better than that - right? Disclosure: I build Custom Facebook Page …