What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a relatively new platform for social media networking. Think of it as the Facebook for professionals (without the inundation of Farmville and other game requests).  This site is used to “link” these professionals across all areas of business and all industries. Whether you are looking to market yourself as a new college [...]

Pinterest is the hottest topic in social media trends today. At least in terms of bloggers jumping in to classify what it is and what this means. So, today I clicked on over and signed up for a Pinterest account. Just to be clear, what I write is based on Atilus’ desire to focus on [...]

Social media marketing has certainly been the hottest topic in business over the last year or two. Entrepreneurs and start up businesses have been popping up all over the place creating thousands of new Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts. Unfortunately many of these businesses are leaping ahead with unrealistic expectations only to become stumped as [...]

I found an article late last night entitled “Bye Bye Birdie: Why Twitter is on the Outs” that really sparked my interested in writing this article. The question of  “Should your business use Twitter?”  has come up more than once and it’s mostly been lumped in with social networking. In general I feel, and this [...]

A couple of days ago I received an email from LinkedIN. Background on my Experience With LinkedIN: I have been a member of LinkedIN since day 1, but honestly, up until recently I thought it was complete rubbish. It just tries too hard to be everything else, although I’m starting to appreciate some of the [...]

Lately, more than any other question I get asked about Social Media. If you’re like most businesses I’ve talked to you’re probably wondering: What do you think about social media; is it right for your business? How do you implement social services and which ones are best? How much does it cost, I’ve heard it [...]