MySpace: Back With a Vengeance
Remember MySpace? I definitely do. MySpace was the first social network I joined back in middle school, and it was a great way to connect with friends and meet new ones. Unfortunately, when Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, MySpace swiftly took a back seat. More »
Social Media Day: Why Not Celebrate?
Start the countdown to June 30: Mashable has decided to celebrate the revolution of social media by organizing Social Media Day.
In cities all over the U.S., Mashable staff will be organizing meetups to celebrate the day. For more information, visit the Meetup Everywhere site. If there is not a scheduled meetup in your area, organize one through Meetup Everywhere. These meetups connect social media enthusiasts in the area and encourage people to get together and talk about their love of and experience with social media. Since social media has had such an impact on our lives and the ways we communicate, share news and conduct work, Mashable asks: why not celebrate? More »
The 2010 FIFA World Cup: A Social Media Event
The month of June is a time of anticipation and celebration as fans watch their favorite soccer teams (Go USA!) represent their home turf in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Even though these events are being hosted in South Africa, social media has enabled viewers around the world to be updated and involved in every aspect of the game.
Creating a Website? Improve Your SEO
The most important thing to keep in mind when optimizing your website is the page title.
According to Chris Haddad, inbound marketing consultant at HubSpot, a page title is an important aspect search engines look at to figure out what the site is about. How effective or ineffective your page title is will determine how strongly it is pulled up in the appropriate search. More »
AP Style Guide Releases New Social Media Guidelines
The Associated Press Stylebook got a recent update to keep up with the ever-changing world of social media.
Mashable reviewed the 42 new guidelines for social media and Adam Ostrow, editor in chief at Mashable, shared his thoughts on the “more interesting” changes to the stylebook: More »
Twitter: Optimize your search
A recent article in Mashable, projected Twitter has around 18 million users. With users tweeting several times a day, the Twitterverse is getting pretty crowded. In all of the chaos, it can be difficult to find the information you are looking for.
Quick to respond to this problem, the HubSpot Internet Marketing Blog offers 6 Quick Tips to Search Twitter Like an Expert. I have listed the tips below with my thoughts about each. More »
Job Search: Benefits of an online presence
In three months I will start my second year of graduate school. This is scary for one reason: At the end of this next academic year, I will be graduating and will need to find a job.
In the mean time, I am doing everything I can to secure a position come next May. For instance, I have a summer internship here at HM&P, work hard in school and constantly edit and improve my resume. It was not until recently, however, that I realized my presence on various social media sites can also help me build my resume and credibility in the workplace. More »
