Facebook Ads, Now Featuring You?

Posted by on Jul 25, 2009 in Online Advertising, Social Media | No Comments

Did you know that Facebook has recently agreed to let third-party advertisers use your posted photos for ads targeted to your friends? Did you know that this change does not require an advertiser to have your permission by default? Even as a marketer / advertiser I’m quite surprised by this. For me it’s very much ...



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Facebook Now Allowing Username Change

Posted by on Jul 24, 2009 in Social Media | No Comments

Their is now an option to update or change your Facebook “Username”. This will give people the opportunity to change their username if they’ve made a mistake. Up until this point Facebook has said that you would not have an option to ever change your name. Additionally the only changes that have been made have ...



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Is Social Media Free?

Posted by on Jul 24, 2009 in Marketing, Social Media | No Comments

“The best thing about social media – it’s easy and free.” In my daily readings I ran across a blog posting by Megan Green encouraging everyone to build a Twitter account. I do not disagree at all, every company should have a Twitter profile and actively using it to monitor their brand and participate in ...



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Did You Miss Out On Your Facebook Username?

Posted by on Jun 12, 2009 in Marketing | No Comments

Were you sleeping on the job? It was easy this weekend because Facebook required us marketers, digital strategists, and regular folk to work on the weekend (which we never do, right…). The mad rush for a Facebook username began at midnight (eastern) this Saturday. However if, whatever reason, you missed out on the latest 21st ...



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