Google’s Newest Product: Google +

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by in Social Networking, VirtualConnections Newsletter, Website Resource, Windows Resources/Tips

You probably have been seeing the term Google + around the internet lately and wonder what Google’s latest venture is all about. Google + is Google’s new social web interface. Access to Google + is by invitation only and you must have a gmail account. A few features of Google +: Circles: Circles are your [...]

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Social Media: How to Use Facebook Insights to Determine Your Marketing Success

Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 by in Social Networking, VirtualConnections Newsletter

By Sharon Tousley, THSS Social Media Manager You’ve certainly heard of, and are most likely participating in, the social media wave that has been going on for the past few years. Like it or not, social media has become a key component of most business marketing strategies… and why not? It’s free! Although it’s free, [...]

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Twitter Resource: Tweetmeme.com

Posted on 16. May, 2010 by in Social Networking

Tweetmeme.com is a service which aggregates all the popular links on Twitter and determines which links are popular. Tweetmeme categorizes these links into categories, subcategories and channels, making it easy to filter out the noise to find what you’re interested in. It is also easy for you to subscribe to each category and the most [...]

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Twitter Resource: Search.Twitter

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by in Social Networking

Try to spend some time using www.Search.Twitter.com. This is an incredible tool that allows you to find virtually anything and anyone. You can search for individuals, keywords, locations, phrases, and more. If you want a more precise search, you can search by zip code, city and state as well. Keeping up with interesting news and [...]

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Twitter Resource: Tweetscan

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by in Social Networking

Tweetscan.com – If you are a looking for a back up tool for your Twitter account then Tweetscan is for you plus it’s very easy to use. All you do is click on Twitter Backup once you are on their site. Select the fields you would like to have archived which include: Your Tweets @Replies [...]

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Social Media Marketing Tips – Boost Sales with Social Networking

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by in Social Networking

If your sales are lagging, it’s time to take some proactive steps and sign up for social networking sites. The following social media marketing tips will help you outshine your competition as well as increase traffic to your website and perhaps increase your sales. Sign up for social networking sites – check out Facebook, LinkedIn, [...]

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Twitter Resource: HootSuite

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by in Social Networking

Deborah Smith, a social media expert, got me hooked on HootSuite. If you are looking for a tool that will really help you better manage Twitter and save you lots of time, then HootSuite is what you are looking for. Some of the features you will love: Ability to manage multiple twitter accounts Customization of [...]

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Twitter Resource: fb140

Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by in Social Networking

fb140 by Twables allows you to find all of your Facebook friends on Twitter so that you can follow them, and they can follow you! Thank you John Ennis of TAB Monmouth County NJ (TABMonmouth) for sharing this resource.

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Twitter Resource: TwInbox

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by in Social Networking

TwInbox is an Outlook plug-in that adds a Twitter toolbar in Outlook. Some features of TwInbox: Update your Twitter status directly from Outlook. Receive your friend updates in Outlook. Archive, manage, group and search your tweets the same way you manage your email (details). Search, track keywords. TwInbox will automatically download ALL tweets matching the [...]

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Twitter Resource: Tweetstats

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by in Social Networking

Tweetstats will convert your Twitter activity into easy to read graphs. Some of the graphs created: Your Tweet Timeline Your Tweet Density (by day and time of day) Aggregate Daily Tweets Replies To Who You ReTweet What Interface Used

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