We Are Social People

As a business, you will need to find a successful way to grow your brand. Offering your consumers a multi-channel experience is a great way to do this. What better way to promote yourself or your brand than on Social media? Having spent the last 5 years focusing on how Social Media can increase sales [...]

Google is always known for a good April Fool’s joke, but here’s something interesting. One of these videos is real. It’s a real concept they are working on. Can you guess which one? 1.Gmail Tap 2. Multitask Better With Google Chrome 3. Project Glass 4. Google And NASCAR So, now it’s time for Sesame Street. [...]

Do you have trouble coming up with ideas on what to post on Facebook, Twitter, or even Google+?  Do you wish you had more ways of generating ideas for your blog?  I have found a quick and easy way to get more content ideas from searching within Google+.  Here’s how! First thing you want to [...]

If you have not already heard about or used Google Latitude, it may come as a bit of a shock to you that Google ventured into location-based services (shocking!).  While the service has been out for quite some time, many people are still unaware of its existence.  With the growing popularity of Google+, Google has [...]

The fact that Facebook is asking and finding ways to harvest more and more users personal data is no secret. The Facebook Timeline is a prime example of such. Asking users to fill in memorable or key events of their lives. But is it all too much? Do social networks really need to know this much personal [...]

I get a lot of questions on Google+. “Anne, what do you think of it? Do you think translators should be on G+ as well? Does it bring anything for business?” Guys, you should not even ask yourselves this question. Of course I think you have to be on Google+. There are many reasons, but [...]

Google has started to suggest that you connect your Twitter name with your Google account. If you are signed into your google account and your name bears a close resemblance to your Twitter name, it will suggest that you attach it to your Google profile and even push tweets to Google Plus. Here’s a the [...]

Facebook has come under some scrutiny and criticism this week for appearing to copy Google+ on it’s new Friends set up. It’s also targeted Twitter in allowing users to now “follow feeds”. Essentially, they are increasing and improving their “friend list” options and ability to manage their wall/news feeds. Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerburg, has argued that it needs updating simply because less than 5% [...]

Google launched their most interesting “Google Image” ever today. An interactive guitar in honor of Les Paul’s birthday June 9, 1915. (Go to the Google page to see it in action). It’s an example of a company getting playful with their brand. When touring the Google UK office recently I was struck by just how [...]