Via Scoop.it – Infographics and Social Media When I am sometimes asked for advice about how best to run a Facebook fan page in order to build community, I tend to advise people to… link to original article
Want a Facebook Community? Post More.
by John Boitnott on October 16, 2011 in Facebook, Uncategorized
How Facebook’s Page Insights Got Cooler: Infographic
by John Boitnott on October 13, 2011 in Facebook, Infograph
Via Scoop.it – Cities of the World In case you don’t feel like reading through the text of Facebook’s guide to the new page insights, here’s an infographic summarizing the changes. Go to original post
Hey Publisher: You’re an Ombudsman on Facebook: Grin and Bear It
by John Boitnott on September 4, 2011 in Facebook, Journalism, Social Media, Television
Whenever I mention the word “ombudsman” to anyone in terms of what it means for social media, there are always some who don’t know what it is, so I should get that out of the way: From Wikipedia: An ombudsman (conventional English plural: ombudsmen) is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency… [...]
Twitter vs. Facebook
by Ollie Adams on July 7, 2011 in Facebook, Infograph, Twitter
Although Twitter and Facebook are very different services, they do fill a lot of the same needs of users. They both give us ways to connect with friends, family and brands. They offer “news feeds”…and obviously are great real time communication tools. They have a lot of similarities and a lot of differences. Here is [...]
American Internet Usage
by Ollie Adams on June 22, 2011 in Facebook, Google, Infograph
Most all of us use Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google and Twitter on a daily basis. But have you ever wondered exactly how the majority of the US goes about their time online, or who stacks up the most clicks? Check out this cool graphic which breaks it all down.
Facebook Profile Photos By The Numbers
by Ollie Adams on June 8, 2011 in Facebook, Infograph
Apparently Facebook has the webs largest collection of photos, even beating out Flickr (I’m a little skeptical about this) and Photobucket. Needless to say, a lot of people are posting pictures to their profiles. Photo discovery app Pixable analyzed nearly 500,000 of its users’ profiles to come up with some statistics about the photos we choose to [...]
Two Main Reasons Empire Avenue is Worthwhile
by John Boitnott on May 28, 2011 in Facebook, Social Media, Tech Culture, Twitter
I’ve caught a lot of flack in recent weeks from friends for my growing addiction to Empire Avenue. (an addiction to which I am only too happy to admit I have) I’ve experienced a lot of mental discomfort over spending a good amount of time on a service that may or not be beneficial to [...]
The World Without Facebook
by Ollie Adams on May 11, 2011 in Facebook, Videos
Facebook is pretty much a part of everyone’s lives now. It’s ingrained in most of our social interactions in some form or another. There is nary a person I know that doesn’t at least use it or check it once throughout the week. But what if Facebook didn’t exist in this day and age? Check [...]
Groupon vs. Living Social vs. Facebook Deals vs. Google Offers
by Ollie Adams on May 9, 2011 in Facebook, Social Media
With everyone trying to get the latest deals and savings, it’s no wonder sites like Groupon and Living Social have taken off recently. Now the big boys, Facebook & Google, want to jump on the coupon bandwagon. Although only in limited markets right now, I’m sure they’ll expand their offerings quickly. Check out this infograph [...]
Facebook & Google Vie For Skype
by Ollie Adams on May 5, 2011 in Facebook, Google
As if taking on Groupon and LivingSocial weren’t enough for these big hitters, it looks like they’re next venture might be Skype. A source supposedly in the know recently reported to Routers that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is interested in buying the company for $3 – $4 billion. Another source stated that that Google is [...]
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Hi I'm John Boitnott. Welcome to my blog! Here I talk about how old media is coping with the Web. I write for Soshable.com, build buzz for sites and advise writers on how to make their work more likely to be shared online. I have worked at Venturebeat, Village Voice Media and NBC. Before that I held several positions at various TV newsrooms in the state of California, from 1994 to 2009.