Twitter Will Start To Function More Like Facebook On Feb. 1

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Twitteris set to roll out enhanced profile pages after Feb. 1, a source tells us, and those pages will give brands the ability to build platforms on their pages that could include iFrame environments, allowing users to play games or shop on a brand’s site without actually leaving the Twitter environment.In [...]

Facebook could drive users to Google+ – thanks to over-sharing

Via Scoop.it – “#Google+, +1, Facebook, Twitter, Scoop, Foursquare, Empire Avenue, Klout” Facebook is at risk of driving its users to rival Google+ thanks to its over-sharing, according to some press reports. Mark Zuckerberg’s network has come under fire of late due to its Social Reader function, which presents users with a list of news [...]

How To Navigate The New Facebook Timeline | Idea Girl Media

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards There is one thing that seems constant… Facebook is always changing. In 2011, Facebook changed social media! Soon, everyone’s personal profile will be converted over to the new Timeline. Facebook designed Timeline to be, “the story of our lives.” There are many new features – The appearance is vastly different! So [...]

Twitter plans to hyper-localize content discovery: Will it hurt the service?

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards While trying to decide what seat I should use on public transportation this weekend, I joked about the “next big thing” in location-based check ins — that is, foursquare at its most atomic unit: Checking into seats on buses or cubicles in the office, etc. Apparently, I am not the only [...]

Build Your Personal Brand with These 5 Simple Tools

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards If you are trying to establish a personal brand or build your own platform, you may be overlooking some of the simple tools at your disposal. Literally, every point-of-contact is an opportunity to create a positive brand impression—if you are intentional. Here are five basic personal branding tools you should take [...]

8 Ways to Take Your Relationships Beyond Twitter

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Twitter gives birth to relationships. I absolutely and positively love Twitter. There are fantastic tips all over the interwebs on how this powerful social media tool can enable you to create your ideal network, define your brand, and learn heaps of awesome stuff along the way. Most of all, though, I [...]

Brands need to become ‘friends’ with customers on Twitter and Facebook

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Last week, to a backdrop of whoops and cheers which have become customary at American tech launches, Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, unveiled a new version of his site at “f8”, the social network’s annual developer’s conference. A major part of the series of announcements he made about the 750 million-strong [...]

Why Facebook Timeline Will Be Huge for Brands

Via Scoop.it – Contentmarketing The new Facebook Timeline brand benefits could be huge, and could let companies tell a more engaging and authentic story.   This is one reason (beyond the 800 million active users) that brands should be celebrating the new changes to Facebook even if the network hasn’t yet confirmed that brand pages will [...]

See Facebook Run: A Timeline New For You And Me | Idea Girl Media

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards About ten years ago when Scrapbooking became popular, I was envious of the people that spent dedicated time snipping and gluing to create beautiful collections of their loved ones’ lives. I did not have the patience to sit and do that. (The proof is the empty scrapbook in my hall closet [...]

How to Get 50% More Impressions on Your Facebook Page

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards According to a study by Roost.com after evaluating 10,000 Facebook and twitter posts by 8,000 small businesses across 50 industries they found that if you wanted to drive more engagement then these are the top tactics.Photo posts – they received 50% more impressions than any other post type or media typeQuotes [...]

You’ll freak when you see the new Facebook

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Facebook is about to completely change the way its profile pages look as part of the website’s biggest redesign so far, and only a fraction of the website’s 800 million users seem to have the slightest clue. I’m not talking about the new real-time “Ticker” at the top right of your [...]

Will You Put Your Whole Life on Facebook With the Timeline Feature?

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards The Timeline feature Facebook announced at f8 is blowing a lot of people’s minds. “Tell the whole story of your life on a single page,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said as he announced the feature. Would you share your whole life on your Facebook wall? Let us know in the comments. That, [...]