Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

Google Officially Unveiled Google Buzz

February 11th, 2010

Google Buzz

Google officially unveiled their new product, the Google Buzz. Their newest product for social media which confirms some previous reports that Gmail will integrate a social media feature. Seems like communication on the web has been evolved recently beyond just a simple email and chat such as the Google Wave. And now we have Google Buzz! :)

From Google Blog:

Google Buzz is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting. It’s built right into Gmail, so you don’t have to peck out an entirely new set of friends from scratch — it just works. If you think about it, there’s always been a big social network underlying Gmail. Buzz brings this network to the surface by automatically setting you up to follow the people you email and chat with the most.

Here are the 5 key features that defines Google Buzz.

  • Auto-following
  • Rich, fast sharing experience
  • Public and private sharing
  • Inbox integration
  • Just the good stuff

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New Facebook Feature – Mark You Don’t Know

January 12th, 2010

I am sure lots of you guys encountered a friend request from someone you really don’t know at all (not unless you’re a celebrity or something). Facebook is now testing a new feature that allows you to identify strangers who attempt to add you as a friend.

From Inside Facebook Blog:

Facebook has a lot of users who want to make new friends. And now the company is testing out a feature to make friending a little more meaningful. Once you mark “ignore” on a friend request, you’ll see a new option in addition to being able to report the person for abuse or spam: “Mark that you don’t know” them.

Facebook Confirm Request

So once you’ve seen a friend invite who you think is a “spammer” or you just don’t want them to add you up, you can click on that “Mark You Don’t Know” link after the “ignore” friend request. Here’s some screenshots:

Facebook Confirm Request
Facebook Confirm Request

Photo Credit: Inside Facebook Blog

This new feature is really interesting. It will definitely be a helpful feature to both the site and members. I just hope that you guys don’t use it to “Mark” everyone as a spammer even if they’re not. Use that “Mark You Don’t Know Button” respectively and wisely. Goodbye spammers! ;)

Thoughts On SEO and Internet Marketing Trends

January 12th, 2010

Search Engines vs Social Media Sites

I’ve been working as an SEO specialist for a few years now and during those years, I experienced a lot of changes that happened on that certain period of time regarding how websites are being optimized and ranked. Lots of changes about indexing, how the pages are being crawled, ranking factors, page optimization, how links are being counted and so many other stuff that can help a site rank on search engines. Ranking factor changes a lot and SEO people shouldn’t be stuck on one single technique that they are using or practicing.

I saw an article last week regarding how SEO was being affected or being less important to use on small business as an online marketing tool. Internet marketing nowadays is getting bigger and bigger than it is before. Social media and social networking is ‘in’ right now while search engine optimization is being less prioritized.

I think that small business owners who relies on getting their sales on organic traffic shouldn’t less prioritize Search Engine Optimization. Basic SEO should always be implemented on a new or not optimized website. Here are some of the basic SEO which I think should always be implemented on a website.

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Google and Twitter Search Deal

October 22nd, 2009

Yesterday, Bing announced that they will include Twitter and Facebook on their search results. I don’t think that the search giant will not take the advantage of having Twitter on their search results for real-time search.

Google’s Vice-President of Search Products Marissa Mayer has announced that they’re going to offer Twitter a search deal.

From the Google blog post:

“Given this new type of information and its value to search, we are very excited to announce that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to include their updates in our search results. We believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data, and we look forward to having a product that showcases how tweets can make search better in the coming months. That way, the next time you search for something that can be aided by a real-time observation, say, snow conditions at your favorite ski resort, you’ll find tweets from other users who are there and sharing the latest and greatest information.”

It isn’t clear yet how will the Twitter feeds will appear in Google search. It maybe merged into normal search results or can be a standalone search product just like the Google Blog Search or the Do Follow Blog Search perhaps? So if it will be merged into a normal search, how will it compete with those keywords that has strong backlinks and those that haven’t been optimized?

Anyway, Google and Microsoft is here on a battle for the best and most informative real-time search. However, Google didn’t announced about Facebook yet. And Twitter has pretty clear million dollar deals here.

Facebook Can Ruin Relationships

August 27th, 2009

Facebook has marked a very big influence on people, friends and even relationships. Some get so addicted to it that they find it as an outlet, a company or even fling around it.

So does your partner spends a little time with you since the day that he/she got into these social networking websites particularly Facebook? You’re getting jealous because your boyfriend or girlfriend comments and “Likes” on other profiles and pictures?

Check out the video below and this video might fit in your situation very well. Share your thoughts. :)

What the F**k is Social Media?

August 5th, 2009

I was browsing over the web news last night and I stumbled upon this wonderful presentation about social media marketing on SlideShare from Marta Kagan, Managing Director of US at Espresso. I didn’t get to see her first part of the What the F**k is Social Media last year and I was totally enlightened by the sequel of her first presentation.

What the F**k is Social Media? – I also wondered about that question when I first heard this popular social media marketing campaign that is going on over the web for quite a long time now. With the tremendous growth of these social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, blogging, etc., maybe it’s time that people who don’t have any idea about the power of social media sites to really understand how it really works. The sequel – What the F**k is Social Media: One Year Later is really one of the best presentation that I’ve seen that explains best what it is all about.

I won’t make it long for you guys to see the slide… Here you go: :)

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