Social Media

Social media guide. Techniques and strategies on clever use of social media. Learn to unleash the power of online media with these powerful tips and tools. Articles on topics like Social Media, Social Networking, Social Media Marketing, etc.

LinkedIn is not Twitter is not LinkedIn

Antti Kokkonen, May 24, 2010 (updated May 24, 2010)

Twitter is relaxed, fun and free. LinkedIn is serious, professional and strictly business. This is the way many perceive these two – should you pay attention?

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Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

Here’s a Quick Way to Get Twitter into Google Reader

Antti Kokkonen, Jan 08, 2010 (updated Jan 08, 2010)

Get notifications even when you don’t have Twitter open. To achieve that, we can do Twitter searches and then subscribe to the RSS feed of that search query, and get notifications on Google Reader whenever your name, businesses or websites are mentioned.

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Tags: Google Reader, Hints & Tips, RSS, Social Media, Twitter

Beginner’s Guide to Twitter Review: Good info for new users

Antti Kokkonen, Dec 01, 2009 (updated May 02, 2010)

This is a review of Beginner’s Guide to Twitter -eBook by Mike Cliffe-Jones (known as MikeCJ). I first got connected to Mike through blogging and a coaching course we both took. However, I’ve gotten to know Mike better through Twitter that just his blog, which goes on to show that Mike knows how to Twitter should be used and because of that, Mike is one of the “tweeps” whose tweets I pay close attention to. I’ve written my share of social media posts and articles lately, but I’ve concentrated on more detailed guides than an introductions to these tools, so I was happy when Mike offered me the opportunity to see what his guide is all about.

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Tags: Guide, Review, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

How To Connect Your Social Media Profiles

Antti Kokkonen, Nov 20, 2009 (updated Nov 01, 2010)

How to integrate all the different social networking and bookmarking sites together and form a powerful automated posting system for your online activities.

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Tags: Getting Things Done, Guide, How-To, Productivity, Social Media, Social Media Tools, Social Networking

Build a Personal Brand You Can Be Proud Of

Antti Kokkonen, Aug 28, 2009 (updated Aug 29, 2009)

Social networking is not about sales, it’s not about self-promotion and sales. Yes, people are making money via social media marketing, but the reason these people are as successful as […]

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Tags: Internet Business, Internet Marketing, Personal Branding, Social Marketing, Social Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking

Are You Using Social Media Like You Should or Are You Social Notworking?

Antti Kokkonen, Aug 27, 2009

Social media is about socializing, sharing and relationships. Social notworking is doing this while you should be doing something productive, i.e. work. But if a part of your job is to use social network sites (e.g. bloggers, Internet marketers, etc.), you must do it the right way, or you are in a way, social notworking too

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Tags: Facebook, Social Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Social Networks, Social Notworking, Twitter