Category Archives: Social Media

Facebook has a Billion, but LinkedIn Has So Much to Offer!

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Join Our LinkedIn Group – Hot and Mobile – For All Things “Techie”

Facebook has over 1 Billion members.  So, you might think that is the place to be to sell a product or service.  That brings to mind a phrase I use all the time taken from the book Fast Lane Millionaire,  “you have to reach a million to make a million”.  Facebook has a Billion, but LinkedIn Has So Much to Offer!

How Social Media Impacts Your Search Rankings

How Social Media Impacts Your Search Rankings

How Social Media Impacts Your Search Rankings

Social media websites like Facebook and LinkedIn always rank well for businesses.

The content you are posting on your social media networks also has an impact on your overall ranking strategy.

Difference Between a Facebook Fan Page/Business and a Personal Page

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Jacqueline Lawson – Hot and Mobile FB Fan Page

There is a difference between a Facebook Fan Page/Business Page and a Personal Page

Facebook: 1.06 billion monthly active users, 680 million mobile users, more than 50 million pages and 10 million apps. 

How to Add Pinterest Button to the Firefox Browser Sidebar

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How to Add Pinterest Button to the Firefox Browser Sidebar

How to Add Pinterest Button to the Firefox Browser Sidebar. 

Pinterest Pin Button brings Pinterest™ right into your Firefox Sidebar. Get notifications, status and photos from the left sidebar of Firefox instantly.

With Google’s Help, ‘Glamour’ Monetizes Hangouts

Monetizing on Googe+

Monetizing on Googe+

In the two years since its launch, publishers large and small have experimented with Google Hangout to host group video chats with well-known guests, readers and staff, hoping to engage readers and attract new followers.

Rogue Chrome extension racks up Facebook ‘likes’ for online bandits

Rogue Chrome Extensions

Rogue Chrome Extensions

Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a new phishing scam that installs a malicious extension in the Chrome web browser in order to turn Facebook ‘likes’ into cash for cyber crooks. Rogue Chrome extension racks up Facebook ‘likes’ for online bandits.

Hot and Mobile Visits the PDX Home and Garden Show

tigerIt was such a beautiful day in Portland on Sunday, February 24.  It was a heatwave at 50 degrees.  So I decided to take Hot and Mobile – Technology for Out and About on a visit to the annual PDX Home and Garden Show at the Expo Center. 

What is a Twitter Hashtag?

Using Twitter for your business has benefits.  It’s just trying to understand all the jargon when people talk about tweets, twitters, peppers, followers and hashtags!  What is a Twitter Hashtag? Hot and Mobile has been asked this question. You see it all the time, #solar, #sandy, #obamaforpresident.  Here’s what I can tell you about the hashtag.

My Top Six Reasons for Using Google+ Instead of the New Facebook

I have my top six reasons to use Google+ instead of the New Facebook, even though there is a lot of buzz that Facebook is about to roll out a new profile page format. Folks just did not like that Timeline! The new page is suppose to be cleaner and more compact. However, when I saw it for the first time, I immediately thought of Google+. 

Emergency: Use Twitter Without an Internet Connection

Yes, we live in Houston, and Sandy did not get us. But Ike did!  Emergency : Use Twitter without an Internet connection.

As a newcomer to Houston, and having respect for Mother Nature, I bought me an Emergency Go Kit. Everyone should have one. It has everything in it I need to survive for several days; in a backpack I can carry or roll. But I got to thinking, what about communications? How long can I go without a tweet?

Is Google Telling You What You Want To Hear?

Is Google Telling You What You Want To Hear? - In the good old days (before 2009), you could do a Google search anywhere or on anyone’s computer and consistently get the same results.

Video Ads Arrive On LinkedIn

Video Ads Arrive On LinkedIn

A new ad type can now be found across LinkedIn’s self-service platform, video ads. LinkedIn Ads users will be able to run a video ad within the standard  300 x 250 px ad location and tie in their YouTube videos and tracking as well.

TweetilyTweet WordPress Posts Automatically

I am always looking for apps, plugins and widgets that will help make my Internet life easier. I found TweetilyTweet WordPress Posts Automatically.  Here lately, I’ve been working on my blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.  After each new page or post add, I would have to manually tweet each new article.  Well I don’t have to do that any more.  Thanks to TweetilyTweet

Chrome and Firefox offer protection against Google and Facebook

Chrome Extension Protects Privacy Against Google, Facebook & 1,000 Other Sites

I often wonder what is slowing down my computer. When my screen flickers, or the mouse does strange things, I want to know what is in the background doing things I don’t know about? Who remembers to update privacy settings on frequently visited sites.

All Eyes Turn To Boomers And How They Use The Internet

 

If your image of a computer geek is a scruffy, awkward kid in T-shirt and jeans, you may want to think again. The biggest technology adopters may well be the affluent over-50 powerhouse known as the Baby Boomer.

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