There have been many reports in the media recently regarding education departments in various areas banning or allowing students and teachers to add each other to social networking accounts. There appears to be a difference of opinion regarding these guidelines.
In an ideal world, it would be great for teachers and students to be friends online. In an ideal world, where everyone is honest, trustworthy and nice to each other, there would be no problem with this, but where children are concerned you have to think that it’s not really an ideal world, for the safety of students AND teachers. Read More
Tags: facebook, information, networking, online, safety, Security, social, student, teacher, work
There are so many ways to use social media now, with more and more applications, services and tools appearing that claim to be bigger, better and beefier than the rest. We feel that we need to connect to all or at least some of them, so as not to miss out on the next big craze. Personally, I love a new way of connecting to people, but some users just cannot cope with the amount of accounts that they feel they “should” be signed up to.
Many people have decided enough is enough and have chosen to use just a few of the top SM sites and forget about the rest – they feel it’s overkill and unnecessary. Read More
Tags: conversions, facebook, goals, networking, social, stumbleupon, twitter
What is XeeMe? (Previously known as XeeSM)
Organise your social footprint
XeeMe is a great way to organize all of your social profiles in one place. If you are like me and have various accounts in many places, it’s sometimes hard to get at them quickly. Well, with XeeMe you can store them all in one convenient, structured system. One click and you are there. Read More
Tags: analytics, branding, business, Empire Avenue, facebook, foursquare, internet, network, networking, social, twitter, web, xeeme
Many people reading this post will not only have heard of Empire Avenue, but also be hooked to some degree on the social media game of the moment. I’ve already written a post about EAv some time ago, so if you aren’t familiar with the concept, check it out here. Read More
Tags: business, conversions, Empire Avenue, facebook, goals, internet, monetizing, money, social, twitter
The EGG theory of gaining traction
So you have a brand ready and a cool corporate identity to go along with it (either orthodox or just a heretic one), you need a really good start and a strategy to garner attention and scale quickly. A well-designed strategy would get you not only the innovators and the early adopters but also vast droves of unsuspecting public into trying out your app. Read More
Tags: branding, facebook, foursquare, gamification, gaming, goals, Google, internet, social, twitter
