Persuasive Picks for the week of 05/03/10

Social-media games: Badges or badgering? CNET staff writer Caroline McCarthy expands on the growing popularity of “badge-based” achievements popping up on websites like The Huffington Post and applications like Foursquare as forms of incentive to interact. Are your social media metrics diagnostic or objective? Christopher S. Penn provides an entertaining and informative explanation of the [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 04/05/10

How Can SMB Owners Learn Social Media?Lisa Barone provides some concrete ways SMBs can begin learning the ins and outs of social media on their own without the help of one of the gazillion “social media experts” out there. (Of course, it’s all about having the time to do it!) Making the real-time Web relevantThe [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 02/01/10

Four ways social media can save you time and moneyLarry Weintraub walks readers through four areas of business that can benefit from social media and provides practical tips on how to be proficient with each. Hackers turn to social media to attack companiesThis SFGate article provides food for thought for companies who have employees engaging [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 06/07/09

Coming Soon (tonight!): Facebook Usernames Coming soon really means coming this weekend. Prepare for the mad dash as like-named people around the world vie for their own Facebook “vanity URLs.” 10 steps to stop identity hijackers Theft of brand identity on social networks is nothing new. There have been numerous accounts of it on Facebook [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 05/12/08

Why Twitter Matters As the popularity of Twitter continues to grow, we’re starting to see it gain more mainstream press coverage. This post on BusinessWeek.com by Stephen Baker dives into what the future might hold for the Twitterverse. Best Social Media Advice From This Site Chris Brogan compiles some of the best and most informative [...]

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