WordPress has had its buttons pressed a little too much. An article on BBC news online described how the website was targeted by hackers. Users with the username “Admin” were targeted via an army of “botnets” to break into them. Apparently, this recent attack was a preparation for a bigger attack to come at a [...]
Category Archives: Social Media
2013
Mar
26
Towards the end of 2012, we were interested in the use of Pinterest, both for personal and business purposes. This month, Pinterest has revealed their own new analtyics tool – a new feature that enables you to find out exactly what is being pinned and who is pinning from your website. The analytics tool is [...]
2013
Mar
14
A recent article in the New York Times speaks talks about etiquette redefined in the digital age. Bilton continues to express how receiving a simple “Thank You” in an email or a voice message is simply rude as it is a waste of everyone’s time. I don’t know how true I think this is. It is [...]
You may have all been made aware about promotional posts on Facebook, where you can now pay to make your posts seen more frequently on Facebook. Since October 2012, you are able to make your posts appear higher in your friends’ news feeds for the cost of £5. In due time, Facebook will be introducing the [...]
2013
Feb
28
I don’t know how many of you actually keep up to date with award shows, The Oscars in particular. To be completely honest with you, I didn’t watch them this year. What really fascinated me was the coverage it received via social media. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended the usual use [...]
2013
Feb
22
Everyone seems to be talking about Burger King and Jeep this week, possibly more than ever! If you haven’t heard, Burger King and Jeep were victims of a Twitter hack. Personally, I don’t think that these Twitter hacks should be seen in such a negative light. The hacking of Burger King’s Twitter account generated around [...]
2013
Feb
14
Every year, you seem to find yourself familiar with all the Valentine’s Day paraphernalia around every shop, restaurant or bus you come across during the first two weeks of February. It is remarkable how social media has managed to take over the Valentine’s Day hype, too. Social media is one of the best ways to [...]
Social networking sites vary greatly in their levels of privacy. One of the most used social network sites, Facebook, encourages its users to provide their real names and other personal information. Most importantly, you are told to include your birthday, phone number, and you relationship status, alongside your hobbies, interests and favourite films! Facebook and [...]
Did you know that if you run a company page on Facebook, your updates are only being shown to a smallish percentage of your fans? If you take a peek into the Insights area of your Admin Panel (just visit your company page when logged in as an administrator and you’ll see Insights near the [...]
2012
Dec
13
As I have previously spoken about marketing for businesses, I wanted to try something different. I did some further research into social media marketing for musicians. Just as for companies, it is always easy to have the correct products, but it can be more difficult to find ways to present them to the target audience. I [...]
