We advertise a bit on Facebook. We don't spend massive amount of money on it, so I was interested to get a survey from them on our experiences with their advertising platform. But what really captured my attention was the simple, yet very effective, choice of wording on the "thank you" screen when I completed the survey: Nicely done Facebook, very nicely done. … [Read more...] about Simple Yet Effective Choice of Words
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Guinness Think We’re All Dumb?
Corporate Facebook pages and Twitter accounts can be interesting to follow. Some of them share useful information, others keep you up to date on various promotions and news. But some are almost offensive in the way they interact with the public Guinness Ireland's Facebook page, for example, posted this update before the weekend: Yes, it is a pint of Guinness, or if … [Read more...] about Guinness Think We’re All Dumb?
What The Hell Am I Doing With These “Archives” Tweets?
Anyone who knows me probably knows that I like to experiment and play around with technology, tools, software etc., For the last week or so I've been running an experiment with this blog's older posts and Twitter. Basically I've been sending links to some of my older blog posts out via Twitter, which is why they're "tagged" as "from the archives". When I first started … [Read more...] about What The Hell Am I Doing With These “Archives” Tweets?
Using Twitter To Prove A Point (Sort of)
When you run your own business you can end up becoming heavily invested in your business' success and failure. Comments and feedback, both positive and negative, might affect you more than you would like to admit.Over the last few years the company I founded has grown from operating out of a bedroom (or two) to having a fulltime staff of close to 20.Over the years we've … [Read more...] about Using Twitter To Prove A Point (Sort of)
The Ups and Downs of Social Networking Sites – Bebo vs Vaveeva
Social networking sites were in the news this week again with AOL's purchase of Bebo for $600 million. Maybe the new owners might get round to fixing bebo.ie, which is still pointing at the "cover story" used by its previous owners.Closer to home Vaveeva is reported to be in trouble and looks like it will be shutting its doors permanently. The site is currently unavailable, so … [Read more...] about The Ups and Downs of Social Networking Sites – Bebo vs Vaveeva