Do Your Holiday Announcements Help Out Your SEO?

We’re well into the Christmas Season and we’re all starting to see announcements for sales and events online in our email and social media feeds. What I’m noticing are that people are posting only in Facebook but they aren’t using those posts to help drive traffic back to their own websites.  It’s a simple matter… Continue reading Do Your Holiday Announcements Help Out Your SEO?

Facebook’s Growth in 2011

Here’s an interesting infographic from SocialBakers.com on the growth of Facebook profiles and pages in 2011.  Facebook added more than 200 million users last year, growing 37%.  The age groups that made the biggest percentage gains are 16-17 year olds and those over 65, both experiencing 52% growth.    The graphic also tracks the Top 10… Continue reading Facebook’s Growth in 2011

My @facebook.com Email Address Came In Today!

Facebook’s new email address rollout finally arrived on my doorstop today.  When I logged into Facebook today, I was asked if I wanted to activate the email address: chris.lontok@facebook.com.  Of course I said yes, and now I have the coolest email address I’ve owned since I had an @ibm.com address! If you’re interested in getting… Continue reading My @facebook.com Email Address Came In Today!

Using Facebook for Your Business While Keeping Your Privacy

So I’ve been struggling with exactly how to use Facebook as a business tool instead of as a way to look at pictures of my friends’ kids or find people I knew in high school. One of the problems inherent in Facebook is that all your worlds start to merge. Personal and business, past and… Continue reading Using Facebook for Your Business While Keeping Your Privacy