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Social Networking Trends May Impose on Work Productivity

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Is a Social Media Policy Missing from Your Company?

Is a Social Media Policy Missing from Your Company?

It seems like some businesses haven’t taken the right precautions to securing their employees productivity and activities on various social networks during the work day. In an article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, many companies are have not incorporated a social media policy for work or during employees off time. The reprecussions can be quite damaging, but not if employees and CEO’s learn from their mistakes and make social media a positive activity to promote the company.

Does your company have a social media policy for work? And consequences for posting confidential information or complaining about company policies or clients or financials?

Read the entire article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and post a comment below. We’d love to hear what you have to say!

Unraveling Facebook’s Privacy Issues – A Lesson in Online Social Networking

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Are online social networking sites doing enough to protect your privacy?

Are online social networking sites doing enough to protect your privacy?

Beware, your privacy on Facebook is at a greater risk than you know, says Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online.  Facebook has had a few glitches recently, affecting pockets of its 400 million members. In fact the Federal Trade Commission received complaints from several privacy and consumer protection organizations regarding the protection of members’ personal information.

There are 5 hidden dangers that most users of this online social network are not aware of said Goodchild:

  1. Your information is being shared with third parties
  2. Privacy settings revert to a less safe default mode after each redesign
  3. Facebook ads may contain malware
  4. Your real friends unknowingly make you vulnerable
  5. Scammers are creating fake profiles

Read the entire article on CNet that cites specific dangers of using Facebook and how your personal information can become public.

What are your thoughts about online social networking privacy policies? Whose responsibility is it to protect what you put online?

5 Best Seach Engine Optimization Tips For Facebook

Friday, March 26th, 2010

With Facebook’s popularity booming, small businesses have been turning to the social media network to promote their company. Improving your search engine optimization is important because if no one can find your Facebook, what’s the point of having one, right? Here are tips Small Business Trends gives for improving SEO on Facebook.

  • Make sure to name your Facebook page with the company name. This is the keyword people and potential “fans” of your page will type in to search the site to find you.
  • Be smart about choosing your vanity URL. Keep in mind that the name you choose becomes your URL. The best choice here is to make it the business name. The reason is you want to pick something people can easily find, something that’s easy to remember and properly represents your company.
  • Customize your Facebook profile to create your own landing page. That way, you can speak to visitors from your Facebook page the same way you do from your regular Web site. Also it gives search engines a better keyword-rich page to crawl.
  • Make use of the About box and Info tab. These are the most important text boxes on the profile because it gives you more opportunity to show up in search engines. Write a very keyword rich description about your business and add links.
  • Build links to your Facebook page. One way to do this is to build fans. More fans equals more links. More links equals more Google search-ability. Also link  your Facebook page to your company’s Web site, your blog and other social network pages you may have. Encourage others to link to it as well, which will is one of the best ways to increase search engine optimization on Facebook.

Following these simple steps and using key phrases every chance you get on your Facebook page are the best ways to increase  search engine optimization. To get the ultimate SEO help hire an ethical SEO firm such as Search Circus, Inc. to do the job for you. Experts in the field can help you reach an ideal search engine rank quicker.