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The Real Faces of Facebook

The Real Faces of Facebook

Ever since Facebook was launched in 2004, I’ve been a member. I remember the buzz around the Texas Tech (Wreck ‘em!) campus when everyone was signing up.  Terms like, “Facebook me” and “tag me” weren’t quite a part of our everyday language, yet. But…one thing I learned right from the start was that you could wear [...]

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What you need to know about Facebook’s new feature: Places

What you need to know about Facebook’s new feature: Places

This new feature on Facebook allows users to “check in” at different locations and then send a post to the user’s Facebook account informing everyone of their location. Other applications comparable to this feature include Gowalla and Foursquare. The feature also allows users to tag their friends in their location and allows users to see which of [...]

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The Q- What is Social Media?

The Q- What is Social Media?

Good Monday to you, loyal readers! I am having webcam issues this morning, namely audio issues, so I decided to scrap the video for the day and write to you! Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard the term “Social Media” thrown around lately.  Typically, you hear it hinged to the words Facebook, Twitter or [...]

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Facebook Privacy- Part 2- What are all those settings for anyway?

Facebook Privacy- Part 2- What are all those settings for anyway?

If you’re interested in social media at all, then you’re probably aware of all the recent discussions around the privacy issues. Last week, in part 1 of Facebook privacy,  we covered a new privacy setting: Login Notifications. If you’re not 100% sure about all of the different privacy settings Facebook offers, here’s a little explanation of what [...]

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Facebook Privacy- Part 1: Login Notifications

Facebook Privacy- Part 1: Login Notifications

This past weekend I went to a friend’s engagement party. I have known the groom for 12 years and had not met his soon-to-be bride until this weekend.  I knew they had met on Facebook, but wasn’t exactly sure how it all went down…until I asked. The groom informed me that he had searched “tennis [...]

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Best Practices – Custom Facebook Pages

Best Practices – Custom Facebook Pages

I spend a ton of time on Facebook. Probably more than I should. @lauraburrus thinks I’m a Facebook stalker because I comment constantly, and almost immediately on my friends posts. I can’t help it. I’m a relationship oriented individual, and I truly care what my friends are doing. Facebook has integrated itself into most of our [...]

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Something to think about…

Something to think about…

This Venn diagram is from Despair Inc.

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Q&A with Hopewell Baptist Church about their Facebook Page

Q&A with Hopewell Baptist Church about their Facebook Page

In one of my previous blog posts on Facebook Groups vs. Pages, I compared the differences between a group and page. One of our clients, Lori Simpson from Hopewell Baptist Church in Monroe, North Carolina, sent me her church’s Facebook page.  This church is using their page for reaching out and keeping members updated on [...]

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How to Create an Event in Facebook

How to Create an Event in Facebook

Maybe you’re not as tech savvy as the trendy dressed IT guy that sits next to you…but you want to create an event on Facebook and invite the trendy-dressed- know-it-all computer guy to your party. Here are a few steps of how to create that event. On your profile page, click the “event” tab. Click the “create event” [...]

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So…You’ve Got a Facebook Group…Now What?

So…You’ve Got a Facebook Group…Now What?

In my last post, I tried to differentiate the differences between groups and pages on Facebook.  I defined a page and a group and hopefully made it a little less confusing for you in trying to decide which one to create…or maybe you decided to create both. When it comes to Facebook groups, I’m extremely picky [...]

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