I have never considered myself a nagger regarding every single change in social media, I have always thought that every change is a new step through progress. I have rarely complained, but I have tried to highlight something wrong when I saw it. Of course, we can be more subjective than objective, but there are other factors that recently surfaced and they are based on some statistics. I'm very upset by the disrespect Google shows the users. Actually Google, a company who grew because of its … [Read more...]
Rich Pins – Awesome!
Pinterest for Business launched Rich Pins are Pins that automatically include extra details on the Pin. When you use Rich Pins, you make your Pins more useful to Pinners who are looking for the the information they need to make the recipe, plan the trip, or buy the product. Rich Pins are designed to help your business stand out in search results. (It also helps that Rich Pins rank higher in search, too!) And when you stand out on Pinterest, you're more likely to get re-pinned and clicked. … [Read more...]
Sigiriya, Lion Rock, in Sri Lanka
Inspired again by the astonishing Pinterest, I thought it better to publish again in this category. I had a few Sinhalese mates in the past, you maybe remember that I'm a retreated ship engineer, with plenty of contacts, and deeply involved in the human nature. Unfortunately, I learned mostly through my mistakes, but like anyone of you, I have been very young once. I remember in one of my former contracts, when I stayed for the first time in Piraeus, Greece, more than a few days, I had our … [Read more...]
Annoying Secrets on Google Plus
Sharing one of your public circles (or the “upgraded” version of it) every day is really annoying for your public, but it seems that it works for some of you, quite very well! Mentioning every member of that circle in comments to your own sharing is also working, but is annoying! You, my friends and future friends, think that some of the "circle sharers" mention you out of respect and consideration? Not at all, you are wrong! It is begging for re-shares, “plus ones”, comments... The more the … [Read more...]
Social Media Strategist
This is a new term as far as I am concerned. It implies marketing knowledge and a proved promotion method, advertising skills and a certain ability on Social Media. I have discovered that it is a trending “quality”, the Social Media “specialists” exercise from home. I wonder how they evolved from specialists to strategists? As far as you sell something valuable regarding methods of handling social media platforms, you can be considered whatever you pretend to be considered. When you show … [Read more...]
The Art of Circle Sharing
I hope you know what I want to describe on this post, which is another homage to Google Plus and it's wonderful users. I think that after some years of using social sites, starting with myspace, for sample, I made an idea of how to mingle, contribute or even become popular on them, without artificiality. Myspace was the first social media site I took seriously, otherwise, I was on Yahoo 360, or ICQ before that, like everybody else :). My favorite was Twitter, succeeded by Pinterest, very close … [Read more...]