http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com Developing and implementing new media marketing plans Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:33:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you on Twitter?  Are you tweeting? Who are you following? Have you been re-tweeted?  How often do you get DMs?  These are the questions floating around business networking conversations these days. Newbies to social networking are nervous because Twitter is an unknown territory--- a very strange one at that!  Who ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2009/05/getting-started-on-twitter/ Getting Started on Facebook for Business? Here are the top 10 things you can do to make your Facebook profile strong: 1. Add a Profile Picture 2. Fill out the Information Page with your professional image in mind 3. Upload photos that depict the professional but likeable you. Add video too if you have ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2009/05/10-ways-to-strengthen-your-facebook-profile-for-business/ Social Media is the HOT topic for business in the down economy. From marketing to customer support, from research to training services, social media is the platform known to reach large audiences at a minimal cost. One of the most widely used social networking sites for business is ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2009/05/get-into-linkedin-are-you-there-yet/       This morning I downloaded the product, Xobni, an add-on to Outlook. At the end of the installation of the add-on software, the Finish dialog box wasn't just wasted space. Xobni took advantage of an opportunity to connect with their target market! They filled the wasted space with an friendly picture ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2009/02/xobin-marketing-between-the-lines/ I missed one on the WSJ web 2.0 quiz this morning. (I actually guessed it-but only because it was multiple choice!) Here is the question: What is twishing? A. An online game like whist B. Scamming users of Twitter C. Hoping the T will arrive D. A Wii-based online dance craze. Answer: B. Scamming users ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2009/02/you-better-not-be-twishing-on-twitter/ If you want to integrate your Twitter profile into your Facebook Profile, MySpace profile or other web space, visit this page offered by Twitter, http://twitter.com/widgets, select Facebook (or your choice) and follow the instructions. Getting your social sites integrated with each other is one way to build your following in multiple locations so you ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2008/12/adding-twitter-to-facebook-myspace-and-more/ Do you know what is hot on Twitter.com right now? Twittscoop is a tool designed to keep you informed! Twitscoop creates a tag cloud of the words that are currently being tweeted more than other words. You can display twittscoop results on your blog, like this: http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2008/12/twitterscoop-info/ New users on LinkedIn are often curious about how they can get their profile to 100%. To complete a LinkedIn profile, users must add the following information: Current employment position Two past employment positions Education info Profile summary Profile photo  Specialties Info At least three recommendations http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2008/12/getting-your-linkedin-profile-to-100/ I was just reading a blog article on MarketingProfs.com and decided to listen to the post instead of read it. I checked out the company link on the audio player and discovered http://www.odiogo.com/. I've installed the plugin for Wordpress and this post will be first test for converting my blog posts to ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2008/11/odiogo-voice-to-content-free-for-bloggers/ I am often asked how to get a LinkedIn Button for a website or an email signature. Here's how: Click on the 'Edit Your Profile'link found on the left hand side of the home page. Click on the 'Promote your Profile' link found in the 'Public Profile' box. Choose a logo button and copy ... http://www.daystarsocialmedia.com/2008/11/how-to-add-a-linkedin-buttons-to-your-website-or-email-signature/