5 Facebook Apps/Tabs your Business Page is Missing Out On

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Facebook has come on leaps and bounds since its first arrival back in ’04, and is now more a ‘mini website’ than the standard profile page of its predecessors. Your fans and friends can interact in every which way, finding out anything and everything they need, all contained on one not-so-little social network.

Introducing Facebook Promoted Posts.

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With an introduction of promoted posts for business by Facebook, it really has taken social marketing to a whole new level. But how do you make it work for you? We’ve put together the low-down of this great new tool and how it will impact your social strategy.

Introducing So.cl, Microsoft’s New Social Networking Site.

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So.Cl (pronounced ‘Social’) is Microsoft’s addition to the Social Media Market, and resonates those early days of Facebook (that we look back on so fondly) as a simple way for students to connect with one another. Although predominantly aimed at Students as their target market, it won’t be long until So.Cl becomes exactly that, and…

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5 Reasons Why Social Media is Here to Stay.

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With every great advancement in technology comes ever the negative ney-sayer, intent on convincing us all that it is simply a ‘passing fad’ that won’t realistically be around all that long. Social Media of course, being no different. However, according to a recent study by comScore, Social Media is not only here, but has set up…

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Making Pinterest (P)interesting for Your Business.

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Okay, okay, first of all, let us apologise for the pun! But with Pinterest becoming an increasingly important tool in your social media strategy, it really is worth investing a little time to make it stand out from the crowd. So, how do you become (p)interesting? What is it you need to do to make…

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Everything You Need to Know About: Viddy.

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Available on most Apple devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) and no doubt appearing on the Android App Store in the not-so-distant future, Viddy is the ‘big new thing’ that has revolutionised how users use video on their mobile. If you’re still a bit new to the Viddy seen, we’ve put together everything you need to know about…

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Are Paid Social Media Platforms Really Worth the Money?

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After the recent update from Seesmic, it appears more and more of our ‘free’ platforms are opting for offering paid services for our social media management, and forgoing the idea of giving us much in the way of freebies at all. But is it really worth paying for such upgrades, what do you actually get…

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Everything You Need to Know About: Vine

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Despite not being fully integrated into Twitter, their new service ‘Vine’ seems to have taken off rather well (although whether its because its shiny and new or because it has a really shot at a social standing we shall soon come to see) and everyone (business or otherwise) seems to be taking a hand to…

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