Yearly Archives: 2010

Social Media

HootSuite Offers Bulk Message Uploads

HootSuite

Social Media is one of the best ways to communicate, network, and maintain your brand.  Whether you use it for personal or business reasons there’s value in it.  Some of the most popular social media platforms out there are Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIN.  In order to manage these individual platforms efficiently and proactively you’ll most likely be using a web application such as HootSuite to manage your activity.  Personally I’ve been using this application to manage multiple accounts for some time now and yet to find another one to replace it.  Recently HootSuite has introduced a great new feature for managing status updates performed via its application to your social media platforms.

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12/06/2010
Joomla / Tutorials / Web Development

Upgrading Joomla 1.5.x to 1.5.22

Upgrading Joomla 1.5.x. to 1.5.22

As of 05 November, 2010 the latest version of Joomla 1.5.22 has been released.  While the beta testing of 1.6 continues and slowly underway to a public release the Joomla Bug Squad has identified potential security risks in 1.5.21 and previous version of Joomla.  While in most cases it isn’t critical for an update to the latest version of Joomla the Bug Squad highly recommends that everyone does indeed update their Joomla version to its latest release.  Updating your Joomla installation can truly be a 1 minute procedure with the help of one of its components.

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12/01/2010
Linux / Ubuntu

Running Ubuntu on Windows 7 Desktop

Ubuntu
Ubunto on Windows 7 Desktop

I’ve always been a huge fan of Linux distributions and one in particular has been Ubuntu.  In my opinion it’s one of the fastest and easiest of all distros to install and run.  There are tons of features, reliable kernel, lightweight look, and much more that I’m sure you can benefit from as well.  Recently I was searching on the web for a way to install Ubuntu inside a Windows 7 Desktop environment.  Typically and in most cases you have to partition your current hard drive to create additional space for an additional operating system although the process that I’m about to show you below offers an alternative solution.  If you’ve been curious to know how you can run Ubuntu simultaneously with Windows 7 on your desktop then hopefully the tutorial below will offer the right solution for you.

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11/29/2010
Social Media / Web Development / WordPress

A Fine Aged Wine Uses Social Media: A Case Study

Barb Matteri, helping women over 50 know that they are powerhouses.My friend and colleague, Barbara Matteri, approached me a while ago, very excited. “I have a blog now. You should read it.” “Great,” I said, “What are you wanting to accomplish with it?” She didn’t have a clear answer to that question, but promised to think about it. My next questions were: “Where are you promoting it? Have you connected it to your facebook account, and how about in LinkedIn? Do you have a website that can act as a hub for your goals?” “Oh, I haven’t done any of those things,” she replied. Sigh. Since my focus for people using Social Media is on those over 50, I decided right there and then that she would be my case study. I suggested that, and she enthusiastically agreed. So, the next few blogs will follow Barb as she begins to learn how to get her message out to the world via the internet. But first, let me introduce you to her:

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11/01/2010
Facebook / Social Media

Advanced Facebook Tools Must Haves

Facebook For Developers

One of the most efficient ways to promote yourself or your business on the web is thru the power of social media.  Facebook for instance now has over 500 million active users and growing.  It’s the perfect marketing channel to network with other like minded  individuals and business owners.  There are several ways that you can take full advantage of the Facebook experience and bring it to your own website.  Now this particular implementation process requires some basic knowledge of HTML, PHP, CSS, & perhaps some FBML (Facebook’s language).

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10/20/2010
Social Media / Twitter

Organizing Your Twitter Environment—Part 4 of 4

Hello again. One thing I’ve learned to expect is that, just as I get used to a site being one way, it will inevitably change. Twitter has changed its look, and some of the information I gave you last time about the location of featurees, is now out-of-date if you’re using the New Twitter. Your Timeline, Retweets, @Mentions, Searaches and Lists are now at the top of your Home page. One new feature that I like, under Retweets, is that they are now organized by Retweets by you, Retweets by others, and Retweets of Your Retweets.

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09/29/2010
Business / Facebook / Google / LinkedIN / Marketing / SEO / Social Media / Twitter / Yahoo

Monitoring Your Brand on The Web

Your Brand On The Web

The internet is a powerful playground for both personal and business relations.  Others can talk about you or your business without your awareness and create negative press around your brand.  Business owners in particular of various industries should be primarily concerned when it comes to monitoring your brand on the web.  Bad feedback about your brand can create a sense of uncertainty with your customers in relation to your products or services that your business offers.  In today’s day and age social media remains the #1 communication channel where consumers go for comparison shopping, research, & networking with others.

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09/24/2010
Joomla / Web Development

Creating Menu Navigation In Your Joomla Website

Menu Creation in Joomla
Menu Creation in Joomla

Joomla truly offers a great platform for anyone interested in building quality and professional websites.  For someone like me who has been using the content management system for over 5 years I’m finding out more features and capabilities that I wasn’t aware of previously.  The continuous development of the application and the upcoming launch of Joomla 1.6 will truly redefine the web development industry.  The days of hard coding pages and static menus are long gone simply due to time and money.  One particular addition to your Joomla website that you should have is the ability to create menus with an ease.

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09/22/2010
Facebook / LinkedIN / Social Media / Twitter

Advanced Social Media Profile Management

SocialOomph
SocialOomph

The craziness and interest in social media continues to rise as most see the potential in this type of marketing. Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIN – each are gaining more users than ever before as consumers are seeing the need to communicate on the internet. When it comes to managing your social media profiles the process can be rather challenging. While there are several advanced social media profile management tools that will help you better manage and monetize your social media profiles there are only a hand full that are actually worth your time.  The best thing about most of the social media management tools available out there is that they’re FREE.  No need to dig deep into your pockets for this one Mr. CEO of Big Company America.

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09/20/2010
Facebook / Social Media

Utilizing Your Facebook Fan Page

Your Facebook Fan PageThere’s a new fan page popping up every second.  It seems that way anyway with all the fuss and buzz around Facebook.  Now that there are over 500 million users on the social media platform everyone’s trying to make a social media star out of themselves.  You can’t blame people for trying though just like the rest of us that are trying to get a piece of the pie.  Utilizing your facebook fan page takes a whole lot more activity than just creating the page itself.  Frankly flaunting around your Facebook page url doesn’t mean squad if you don’t have anything on the page itself.

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09/17/2010

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