I’ve been annoyed by the lack of notifications when direct messages on Instagram come in. Until late 2017 there were no notifications and you could only tell that somebody messaged you when you went into the app and the little red button was showing in […]

Today, I posted this on some social networks: Have you ever written a blog post? No. Tweet? No. Facebook post? Not by myself. Do you know the difference between promotions and distribution strategies? I’ll have to dig deeper into that, but looked at that in […]

I like Instagram and Instagram Stories but notifications of tags in Stories leaves something to be desired. So what happens when somebody tags you in their Story? You as the tagged person or brand gets a direct message letting you know that somebody tagged you: […]

July 31, 2017 update  Twitter now allows users to mark specific tweets in their timeline as not relevant. Simply  click on the arrow top right of the tweet and that  gives you these options: Marking a tweet as “I don’t like” reportedly helps Twitter serve […]

Before July 1, 2017, in Iowa texting and driving was only a secondary offense, meaning that law enforcement could only give you a ticket for it if they had pulled you over for something else as well.  Of course, today texting isn’t the only thing […]

We’ve been having an interesting discussion at home. A friend from Germany posted on Facebook that they visited an island for vacation that  I also visited during my childhood with my family. Just him mentioning the name of the island and posting a few beautiful […]

Uncover the secrets behind Facebook posts that look like images but aren’t. Learn how to create captivating posts with images and text.

Hashtags when used properly are great. You can follow discussions and photos around a topic without having to follow everyone participating.  Using relevant hashtags consistently can also establish you as an expert or “authority” in a topical area. Many of those people putting together Top […]

Facebook is still a highly personal network in the minds of many. I see it when I speak at conferences about how to connect with different people on different networks. Should I connect with a business connection on LinkedIn? Oh yes probably. Should I connect […]

A look at whether or not it’s okay to swear in blog posts and on social media!

I respond pretty quickly to all kinds of messages that are coming my way. That includes emails, direct messages on Twitter and those Facebook Messenger messages that come from this website. As you may recall, a few days ago I added the Messenger widget to […]