Why Are Thousands of People Circling Me?: Social Networking Game Changer

by Scot Duke March 26, 2012

Google-Plus-Circles Since it launched last summer Google Plus has been somewhat of a mystery to many people.  What confuses them the most is not Google Plus as a whole or how it works, but finding out that the game of social networking has changed.  I take it from the many people placing me in their G+ circle that most of them did not get that memo about the change.  There are still millions out there who still feel developing fake popularity is… Read More

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My View of Google Plus

by Scot Duke March 19, 2012

google-plus-pages-logo It has been over eight months now since Google launched it’s social network… Google Plus.  I am glad I was amongst the few who were invited in to be part of the first wave of people to use the platform.   I can say without a doubt..I have seen it all and Google is onto something with Google Plus.

A lot of what I saw at the beginning of G+ reminded me of the other pre-launch review groups I was… Read More

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Did You Know Your Real Friends Are Leaving Facebook?

by Scot Duke March 12, 2012

Story Time:

Recently, In one of my many impromptu social media discovery sessions I was covering how social media is changing and what has changed over the past 6 months.  Naturally, in these sessions there is no way around NOT talking about Facebook and how it is dealing with the monster it has created. 

The fact will remain clear for now businesses and business people have to be on Facebook if for nothing but the validation you exist.  The question will always be if Facebook will survive… Read More

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Will There Ever Be Just One Social Network?

by Scot Duke March 10, 2012

Blackboard Question It seems I have been around the world with this issue with businesses only being interested in managing one Social Network.  As I can see their logic in how the economy is forcing them to quit using the shotgun effect of marketing online I have to wonder if there ever will be a single social network.

I am sure as more and more businesses start evaluating where they are getting the most… Read More

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Take a Vacation from Facebook

by Scot Duke March 8, 2012

iStock_000012751071XSmall I have always been very concerned with how open online social networking can be and have been vocal on how using location based social platforms like Foursquare send out more info to more people than most people realize.

In a recent article posted in the Dallas Morning News: Leave Facebook at Home, the Dallas police warn people on posting in their social spaces information about them being on vacation.

I agree. Since the criminal element is now… Read More

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