Just because you occasionally do the embarrassing and stupid thing doesn’t mean it’s something to include on Facebook. Along the same lines, the Huffington Post provides a slideshow of 13 things you can—but really shouldn’t—tell your Facebook friends. Items that should not be shared include:

• Your birth date and place
• Your mother’s maiden name
• Your home address
• Your long trips away from home
• Your inappropriate photos

Full story at the Huffington Post.

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Socialnomics is back. This video gives great examples of how social media is used to deliver true business results.

Are you already familiar with social media and looking to jump in? Over the next weeks  information and tools will be given in order to overcome the fear of taking the initial social media plunge.
1st. Before you begin marketing – Actively listen and observe

The Foundation- Answers the questions bellow

What are blogs? (http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs)
What is Social Media? (http://www.commoncraft.com/socialmedia)
What is syndication? (http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english)

Social Media is taking the personal empowerment and liberation that the Internet has given us and added an ongoing conversation between your customers.

Before you can build your social media campaign each of you must understand, and hopefully enjoy, the environment. As you begin, skills will develop and so will the understanding of proper etiquette and rules in the Web 2.0 world.
Part 1, 2 – Define terms and applications
Part 3     – Creating Profile:  Video step-by-step


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Without calculating- just by feeling- how many DAYS do you think the average American lives?

A. Tens of thousands?
B. Hundreds of thousands?
C. Millions?
D. Billions?

Ok, don’t do the math- the answer is A. Tens of thousands of days. According to the National Center of Health Statistics. Now I know what your thinking- What does this have to do with social media?

Considering survival is a key aspect to life and communication is key to survival- then having dynamic social  interaction, which is a comprehensive mental component to life, can be expressed through social media and therefore, making it important for your survival. Like how that ties together?

Successful beginning in social media requires more then just creating profiles and gaining friends/followers/subscribers. Expertly executing a game plan that arrays all necessay variables can mean the difference between social media acceptance and social media exclusition.