Social Friendships an Illusion?

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In any conversation about the use of social networking sites, someone inevitably questions whether these technologies actually separate people from the real world, and only provide them with the illusion of connection. According to a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, that's not actually the case. The study asked 2,255 Americans about their social networking habits. The answers challenge beliefs held by some. Facebook … [Read more...]

Time on Facebook Exceeds Google

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Americans spent more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google for the first time in August, and Yahoo edged out the search giant in monthly traffic, according to recent data from marketing research firm comScore. Users spent 41.1 billion minutes on Facebook in August, 39.8 billion minutes on Google, and 37.7 billion on Yahoo. Yahoo beat out Google in monthly traffic, with 179 million unique visitors to Google's 178.8 million. … [Read more...]

Facebook Announces Updates for Groups

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Social media marketing is a great way to market your agency. Social media can also provide the opportunity to build your group of followers (i.e. past, current, and future clients). Yet, many agents struggle with what to share on social networking sites like Facebook. There is a fine line between getting too personal with your potential clients and simply showing that you have a life outside of work. One of Facebook's newest update features could … [Read more...]

A Healthy Reminder — Are You Addicted?

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A recent post by Chris Brogan is a good reminder that the social web can be addicting. "Just because you can connect to a lot of people does not mean it is very sustainable." Listen to Chris' thoughts. It's only 1:30 minutes long. So what about you? Are you connecting just to connect? Or, are you really working on your business? … [Read more...]

Franklin, Tenn Flooding & The Social Web

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You may have heard on the news that a massive storm system parked over Middle Tennessee during this last weekend. This storm dropped 10” to 16” of rain over the area in a 36-hour period. A neighbor who lives one block down the street has lived in that same house for 40 years and said he has never seen anything like this. I first heard about the storm and the torrential rains from neighborhood friends (called the Franklin Campus) on … [Read more...]

LinkedIn Improvements

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LinkedIn is one of our favorite tools for researching and finding information about prospects and clients. Over the last several months, LinkedIn has made improvements. One area of improvement is the address book, listed under Contacts | My Connections. The new setup has three columns. The first column allows you to easily sort your connections by tags, companies, locations, industries, and recent activities. The results show up in the middle … [Read more...]

Agency Internet Boot Camp

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You know you need to move your agency online - not just a website - but an online business. But you are overwhelmed. You don't know what to do or how to do it. Now there is a way for you to jump start your online presence. Duke Williams and I have created the Agency Internet Boot Camp. This is the most requested class I have ever worked with... Hands-on Learning with Two of the Leaders in Agency Automation Duke Williams and myself are … [Read more...]

Google Adds Social Networking Tool

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Google has released a new service called Google Friend Connect that makes it possible for Web sites to easily add social networking features that don’t require visitors to join a new social network. Google Friend Connect lets any Web site operator easily add functionality to a site that lets visitors join the site, see other users of the site, and participate in social networking activities such as commenting on and rating content. From a … [Read more...]