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HOW TO: Delete Social Networking Account on Facebook, Twitter, Google, Myspace and Wikipedia

  • December 7th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Have you ever tried to delete your social networking account? In some cases, it is a simple process. You click a few buttons, confirm and a day or so later you are wiped from the database. But with the creation of more intensive websites, it is becoming increasingly harder to delete your account. In some cases it may seem next… Read more

10 Tips for Keeping Social Media Truly Social

  • October 20th, 2010 by SEM Contributor
The web is overflowing with blog posts, news articles, and even YouTube videos that give people all sorts of juicy Internet marketing tips. There are plenty of helpful articles about “leveraging” Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to work for your business and your professional networking. The apparent web-based obsession with commercializing social media should be no surprise for two reasons: 1)… Read more

Divorce Attorneys Using Social Networking Profiles As Evidence In Contested Divorce Cases

  • October 18th, 2010 by SEM Contributor
Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are intended to act as online communities where people can publically share information about themselves and connect with others.  Many individuals choose to share photos or comment on their day-to-day activities but may not realize that information posted on social networking sites can be used as evidence against them in a… Read more

When Will Twitter Also Take Trademarked Logos into Consideration?

  • October 7th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
A lot of people have noticed some heated pushback clothing retailer GAP has been taking today on Facebook after it announced a new logo change.  So far the company has only introduced the new logo to their website, but it may start getting rolled out to stores.  The issues inherent in changing a well-known brand aside, it seems some customers… Read more

Dizeo Presents: Child Safe Social Media

  • September 20th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
In a world where parents often don’t find out about popular websites until their children have already stopped using them, many are concerned about the unrestricted flow of information now available to young children, as well as the safety issues raised by allowing them unrestricted access to social areas of the net. Dizeo is hoping to help alleviate some of… Read more

MicroJob: Making Personal Social Media Profitable

  • September 7th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
There is a huge amount of money to be made for the people running the various successful social media platforms, mostly generated in the form of advertising to the millions of people using sites like Facebook and Twitter everyday. Microjob.co is a site that’s aiming to bring potential advertisers together with social media account owners to produce a new form Read more

Social Spammers… Don’t Waste Your Time!

  • May 17th, 2010 by SEM Contributor
Spamming has been in evidence ever since the Internet began to mature and people realized they could reach masses of people relatively easily.  It began with email, and when that was found to no longer be effective, folks got creative. Nowadays you can find blog spam, comment spam, forum spam, Facebook spam, Twitter spam, LinkedIn spam, Spammed Ham… Oh wait…… Read more

Facebook Applications Are Fun… Until They Ruin Your Friendships

  • April 26th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Social networking has accomplished a feat hardly possible by any other means of communication in the last century: bringing different generations, lifestyles and schools of thought together under one umbrella of technology. MySpace can still claim the historical significance of being the first major social media site. Membership is waning, however, mostly due to more sophisticated sites like Facebook, which… Read more

The Best Business Strategies for Social Media

  • April 12th, 2010 by Bethany North
As a small or large business online, social media should be one of your main focuses. You can start out by creating several social media profiles, which will allow you the perfect platform to expand your brand and increase traffic to your website.… Read more

On YouTube, Racy and Controversial Pays

  • March 9th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Today we will look at two small topics concerning YouTube. If you’re interested in being the next major sensation, here are two tips that can help you. First of all, YouTube, unlike TV is not monitored by the FCC. Yes you can’t post nudity, terrorist stuff or other crap but basically that is the all the rules there are.… Read more