Shareable Articles Found In Week 23

The Internet is a wonderful if confusing world - and that's why you sometimes need to be pointed in the right direction. Lucky for you, some of us spend far too much time online and logged in - and that wealth of experience translates into some social networking know-how.

When you think of things to do to improve your self-esteem or self-image, you probably don't think about heading to Facebook. It might actually be the last place you think of, given that a percentage of people leave Facebook because of the negativity on the social network.

Most marketing communications departments have a process for internal or external crisis - but how many people ever face the actuality their Twitter or Facebook account might get hacked!? Why wouldn't you think that? It's the internet and that's what the "bad guys" use the internet for causing havoc and unleashing giant, man eating crabs!

The other day I had an interesting Twitter conversation with a fellow who thought it was ironic that I sent out a tweet about time management, because social media was a "time waster." It occurred to me that the difference between social media as a waste of time and as a productive action probably is [...]

The more you invest in developing your personal brand, the more you need to create a professional bio. Since a bio describes you and your experience in a casual way, it's a useful and flexible element to add to your personal branding portfolio. Why a bio is useful Let's say you've got a speaking engagement.

The worldwide web of computer connection has a light side and a dark side. The "Lightweb" is known to all who use the Internet as a daily part of life. We easily connect to anyone around the world, not just via email, but through a variety of online platforms and texting applications even on the smallest personal computing devices.

This weekend I was watching the movie Robots, with my four year old. If you have kids, you have no doubt seen this comedy filled movie with a great story about overcoming social status, wanting to do something great and believing in yourself.

How do you drive fans wild and increase Facebook Fan Engagement? A new Facebook Page Admin ponders how to drive Facebook fan engagement for some time. Then one day "it clicks" into gear, and they find the perfect cruising speed with their fans. So... What do you do until then?

I've always been a sucker for good experiments. I grew up following the wonderful work of Bill Nye the Science guy and doing home made experiments in my back yard. Now I like to run experiments that range from A/B testing to a variety of tests to achieve content marketing success.