The awesome crew over at the Tech in Twenty podcast asked Holly to appear on this week’s show. Jennifer Navarrete and Luis Sandoval Jr., our social media brethren (and Holly’s mentors), run a great live podcast every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. (CST) that covers the latest in tech news and gadgetry. Check out this week’s episode, featuring Holly discussing strategy, agility, and how to overcome challenges in social media. You might also want to subscribe to Tech in Twenty in iTunes.
This week we discuss our most least favorite thing to hear about social media: “I don’t care what you ate for lunch.” Which takes multiple forms, such as “I don’t care where you’re eating lunch.” So Kendra and I discuss signal versus noise in the social media sphere, including why you should care, and for lack of better way of saying it, how you can care efficiently. We discuss the various ways you can use filters in Facebook, Twitter, location-based applications like Foursquare, and feed readers. And what’s making us happy this week? Believe it or not, reading materials.
Posting links to your website or blog on Facebook is a great way to drive traffic, but you may not be getting the most out of your Facebook links. There are a lot of little things you probably don’t know that you can change about the way you’re posting. Hopefully, this quick little how-to video will help.
Every week we round up some of the top stories in the social media world to help you stay up to speed with trends and developments that will enhance your online marketing strategy and experience. Be on the lookout for news, tips from pros, reviews, emerging technology, and a whole bundle of thought-provoking articles on this ever-developing, exciting world of social media.
One Password To Rule Them All: If we have a million passwords, we can’t remember them. If we use the same passwords for multiple accounts, we risk the dangers of hacking. Landon Fraley reviews some popular password management tools so you’ll never have to use the same password again while still maintaining security.
12 Ways To Make Your Blog Posts More Credible: Anyone can start a blog, but how do you set yourself up as an authority on your topic? Darren Rowse offers some at-times surprising advice on establishing yourself as a guru.
Blogosphere Trends+ Writing Great How To Posts: How-To posts and videos are good for your readers and good for you. Better still, they apply to any and all industries. Here’s a look at bloggers using this week’s top stories to fuel their how-to posts.
If Your Company Went Out of Business, Would Anyone Notice? Bill Taylor of the Harvard Business Review addresses the mortality of business in tough economics times and discusses three ways companies can establish meaning and value, including forming unique relationships with customers.
Why Twitter’s New Ads Are Ingenious: Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore talks about Twitter’s new “Promoted Trends” ads and why they will help Twitter grow without filling your news feed with unwanted ads.
