Ireland now 5th most popular vacation destination on Facebook

via irishcentral.com "Having a fan-base of this size allows Tourism Ireland to communicate over 3.5 million messages about the island of Ireland each month to prospective visitors," Mark Henry continued. "When you consider that each of our fans has in turn an average of 130 friends, we can potentially engage with 32.5 million people worldwide … Continue reading Ireland now 5th most popular vacation destination on Facebook

20 Real Tips for Hiring a Social Media Consultant

Image by fredcavazza via Flickr “Social media is free.  Social media is easy.  Just hop on twitter and start tweetin’!” Hmmm… how many times have we heard that? I have honestly heard social media consultants at networking events state during their 60 second pitch “social media is free, come talk to me if you want … Continue reading 20 Real Tips for Hiring a Social Media Consultant

Phone or Email Support? Why not PDC…

PDC is Personal Digital Coaching and it's totally different than the kind of experience that's being discussed here... "I’ve been reading with great interest this past week as some of the leading web application companies discuss their philosophies regarding the providing of phone support for their services." WebWorkerDaily » Archive Phone or Email Support - … Continue reading Phone or Email Support? Why not PDC…

Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on March 5, 2011

Facebook Places Asks Users For EditsMarch 4, 2011 Did Social Media Kill the Marketing Star?March 4, 2011 7 Reasons Why They Didn’t Accept Your Friend RequestMarch 4, 2011 State of the SmartphoneMarch 4, 2011 Ditto: The Social App For What You Should Be DoingMarch 3, 2011 Why We Don’t Charge for Blog TopicsMarch 4, 2011 … Continue reading Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on March 5, 2011

Safety video takes off in social media

Who would have thought that one of the hottest views on YouTube would be a safety video from Delta but that's exactly what's happening. Deltalina is all the rage..."She’s been called “Deltalina,” given her physical resemblance to Angelina Jolie (if Jolie were a red head, better looking and not so weird, that is), but her … Continue reading Safety video takes off in social media

Facebook To Share Users’ Home Addresses, Phone Numbers With External Sites

Facebook will be moving forward with a controversial plan to give third-party developers and external websites the ability to access users' home addresses and cellphone numbers in the face of criticism from privacy experts, users, and even congressmen. Facebook quietly announced the new policy in a note posted to its Developer Blog in January. It … Continue reading Facebook To Share Users’ Home Addresses, Phone Numbers With External Sites