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March 1st 2013

Facebook sound notifications - MAKE IT STOP!

Has Facebook started to beep at you every time you get a notification?  My favorite is if I have 4 or 5 facebook tabs open at once, and then it's BEEP BEEP BEEPBEEP BEEP!  Who thought this was a good idea?

Thankfully you can easily turn that off. Just go to Account Settings -> Notifications -> then on the right side click on "How You Get Notifications" and then uncheck the box that says Play a sound when each new notification is received and then save your changes.

Rejoice in the...

March 6th 2012

Cover Photo Guidelines for your Facebook Timeline

So it won't be long until the new Facebook Timeline hits all brand pages (March 30th to be exact).  If you haven't noticed, you have the option of turning the timeline on now, however before you do, you'll want to get your Cover Photo setup.

The new Facebook Timeline cover photo size is 850px X 315px. We just finished creating the cover photo for our Facebook page

Beyond the size of the photo, there are also some restrictions that Facebook has put into place and that you should know...

November 17th 2010

10 Fabulous Small Business Owners to follow on twitter

These business owners are using the power of twitter in smart and meaningful ways.

Each one of the top 10 have an authenticity about them that really shows through from their twitter stream and into their businesses.  This isn’t always easy to do and these guys are shining examples of being true to who they are and being passionate about what they do.

  1. @KissMyBundt :: Kiss My Bundt Bakery is a Los Angeles-based bakery that creates bundt cakes from scratch and other sweet confections.
  2. @TheChicMama :: Chic Mama creates beautiful and elegant diaper cakes that truly look good...
November 9th 2010

Social Media - You say Tweet, I say Blog

Is a blog considered “social media”?  We answer that question and a whole lot more.

When most people talk “social media”, I’ve noticed that it usually revolves around Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or FourSquare.  I’ve even read numerous times, “I’m quitting social media, but you can still read my blog!”...

Say what?

Before there ever was a tweet or a friend on Facebook, we blogged and people read and commented and interacted not only with the blogger, but the readers too. Then social “networks” popped up and people started using Twitter and Facebook to connect with each other;...