To Tweet or Not to Tweet? – That is the question
For people who are relatively new to Social Media there are a lot of barriers to adopting sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogging etc as a marketing channel for their business. Some of barriers are: lack of time fear of lack of control overwhelmed with too much information don’t understand how to communicate online…
Read MoreThe Referral Key – Strike Two
I just received an email from The Referral Key that includes about 100 names, emails and (some) phone numbers. These people are connected to my original list of contacts. The message is: Referral Key is excited to report that your professional network is expanding. We have identified professionals in your circle of trust’s network that…
Read MoreThe Referral Key: Is this the new LinkedIN?
I’ve seen it before with sites like Facebook’s “Branch Out” – here comes another business networking site that claims to be the “new” LinkedIn. This week, I have received quite a few requests to connect with people via a site called “The Referral Key“. The subject line says: Are you taking on new clients? The…
Read MoreUpdate: What to do when your online identity is compromised.
Update: In October 2010, I filed a report with the local police department with all the documentation (including the IP address) of the violation below. According to section 403 (c) of the Criminal Code (Canada), he was charged with “Personation with Intent”: **someone fraudulently personates a person with intent to cause disadvantage to the person whom…
Read MoreHow do you get more people to LIKE your Facebook page?
New comment: I’ve recently been informed by two people that Facebook gave them a two-day “ban” for inviting too many people to “LIKE” their page. I don’t have an answer to the exact number of acceptable invitations and believe that Facebook should proactively cap the number of invites as opposed to banning people after the…
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