Have you tried Google+ (Google Plus) for your small business? While there are many reasons to do so this one jumps out from the others in a couple of notable ways. First of all let’s say what Google Plus is for those of you new to the name. If you are in small business marketing or simple want to market your own small business this can be a powerful, free...

If you’re average you didn’t read this article. If you’re above average you read the title and got this far thinking, “I thought Twitter was all chat”. Welcome, you’re going to love this if you read this far. Twitter, in case you do not know, is the wildly popular global, open stream, 140 character text chat system. If you have...

The topic came up this morning at Social Media Breakfast Atlanta in a round about way. During a discussion about how to “organize” tweets and streams on Twitter we tackled hashtags. You know – the pound sign. Number sign. Tic tac toe sign – # I love “mind pictures” or “object lessons” and they are most valuable when...

“BTW I’m not a poker ” she said to me. I really don’t care. I poke because you can. Really, what’s the point anyway? I remember being in high school and having girls poke me in the arm or back while passing in the hallway. It was many years later I figured out, or more likely I was told, they were flirting with me. Facebook poking...