2012 12 use social media advice: give up the Foursquare
Beijing January 13, according to foreign media reports, the new year, we will use social media? Technology blog Lockergnome provides us with some suggestions.
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beginning of the year when the occasion is innovation. People tend to develop a new work plan and quit bad habits. Addicted to social media, you also can not get rid of these stereotypes, beginning in 2012, we had better analyze their Twitter, Facebook and other new media activities. When you develop a diet plan and look for the gym, we might look to the new year, social media activities, then an appropriate new virtual activities began in 2012.
give Klout
assess the influence of social media applications Klout users in 2011 one of the most controversial topics. In early 2011, we found that Klout algorithm is very unreasonable. Last fall, Klout explosion there was a security vulnerability, vulnerability can leak Facebook user data. Lashed out at the user’s next, Klout eventually allow users to delete their own data.
Although Klout high points provide a number of attractive incentives, such as free gift cards and vouchers, but Klout may contribute little in the way of life changed. In Las Vegas, some staff said they use Klout the transaction, it was even under the Klout points to assess the customer’s VIP status. However, social media attention gambling industry would be counterproductive, social media should serve the community.
use Yelp
You have heard of Yelp, Yelp is a well-known shop review site, looking for restaurants, view product reviews, Yelp services provided can be described as exhaustive. If you are active on Yelp, Yelp you will not become super-user, and missed the opening event to participate in shops, and Yelp members of the party, or to get coupons and gift cards good opportunity.
become Yelp Elite take some time, but even Yelp reviews with your dining or shopping experience, it makes you reflect business concerns problems. Many businesses are valued his Yelp information, they will immediately respond to and deal with negative feedback.
share more photos
If you have a smart phone, then this means that you carry a camera. 2012, you may consider using the iPhone or Android phone take more photos, and share photos.
Instagram, Camera + applications can make you more like a professional photographer, these applications built-in social features easy to share your photos with friends and family.
Do not waste time on the Foursquare
Currently, Foursquare has more than 10 million subscribers, most users only use this application to track their location, And businesses want badges and awards. Many users find businesses flooded Foursquare, and reward businesses need far less than their cost of attendance. For such a small favors, users will face security threats, privacy, 2012, why then waste time on Foursquare on it?
improve LinkedIn Data
2012, we have many reasons to use professional social networking site LinkedIn. However, we must first improve the LinkedIn profile. Pick a beautiful photographs picture, and then carefully write your own experience of the industry. You may need more time to use to set their own home, as a creative and literary talent of the home page will bring you new business opportunities or jobs.
participate in line activities
social media makes it easier to like-minded people to build relationships, but the line by participating in activities, especially those new to discuss social media creative activities, you can create a network of people, develop friendship, business partners or find new work.
you can participate in social media activities nearby, or get to know the activities in the Tweetup Twitter friends. You may not interested to carry out the project, but the line activities can make you get rid of the shackles of 140 bytes, and begin a real conversation.
turn off the automatic tool
when you look at Twitter users, you may also be concerned about quickly, or receive their Twitter account automatically send private messages. Although this make Twitter seem even more convenient, when it also makes you look like a fool – travel, you are still micro-Bo.
2012, we have to turn off the automatic social media tools. At the same time, we have to avoid the use of automatic aggregation Twitter tools, such as Twitter news aggregator tool Paper.li. People do not read these things, smart people will forward his interesting article.
reading
2012 years, you are ready to read it? There is a double benefit approach. Over the past year, the insights of leading social media published many books, they have been thinking about how to use and change in new media. If you are a Google + new user, you can read Jesse de (Jesse Stay) in “Google + for Dummies.”.
In addition, you can read Brian Solis, Guy Kawasaki, Amber Mac and Mari Smith, who’s book.
read the blog
2012, we can consider the blog to read more, especially if you are interested in the topic. Expand the reader, you can first use Google’s blog search service. Google Reader is a good blog reading tool, you can bookmark the blog.
a blog
social networking sites you may have removed many years, starting in 2012 you can try some new services. Perhaps you missed a key part of the new media – blog. Both analysts rely on a WordPress blog, updated daily or interesting pictures of Tumblr, the blog has been a veritable media sharing platform.
YouTube channel
If you already have a blog, you need to share ideas with readers, video and pictures. If you have to use other social media services to share with friends and concerned about the content, in 2012 we may use new media to reach more readers.
YouTube channel allows the use of audio and video to express their views, the emotional and personal expression is a traditional blog as far-fetched.
use the category list
on Twitter and Facebook, users can create lists and classification of friends and followers. On Twitter, these lists can be set to private or public, you can use them to quickly focus on a particular group, such as your real friend. Facebook also allows users to create friend categories list, such as colleagues and university students.