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Taylor Shold, founder of The Shold Media Group, asked myself to write an informative entry on Social Media, and how it can be used to find your dream job.
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Most websites make it extremely easy to clean up your URL. Almost all social media sites immediately allow you to personalize it so people can easily find you. I am no massive expert, but why Google+ does not do the same thing absolutely baffles me….
Go to this website:
And follow the simple steps.
1) Go to your Google+ Profile and ONLY copy the #’s as seen below:
** Mine was a bit different **
https://plus.google.com/u/0/101644235748052060179/posts?hl=en
2) Choose a Nickname (I tend to keep it as simple as possible)
3) Input them into the fields and click ADD
** The nickname you chose COULD be taken, it will prompt you for another nickname if that is the case **
It’s that easy!
Granted, it could be much simpler….. But hey, there it is!
Keep in mind. This cleaned up URL ONLY redirects people to your Google+ Profile. It does not REPLACE the messy URL, it’s merely for aesthetic purposes when sending links to family, friends, followers, etc.
Here are 3 Youtube videos that you MUST SEE. They are not new, so chances are you might have seen them. These are not THE BEST on Youtube. They are simply MUST WATCH videos. Reason being? Once in a lifetime scenarios. Without the ability to share what others have seen.. We would never be able to witness these events!
Always looking for great videos. Feel free to send me your favourites!!
Counting down
#3
Air Plane Crash caught on tape. Rare enough!? Ok. Well add to that fact that this planned was HIGH JACKED.
#2
64ft wave. Surfer = Mike Parsons. Epic Wave. Don’t fall!!
#3
BATTLE AT KRUGER. The most unbelievable video. It is long. A video worth watching ever second!!
Hope you enjoyed!
Send me your favourites!
Apple recently announced their revenue and net profit.
Revenue jumped from $24.7 billion to $39.2 billion.
Net Profit grew from $6 billion to $11.6 billion.
Are you a supporter? Or a hater?
Do you want to know HOW you can BEAT Apple? Here are a few NOT SO EASY steps to take…
Almost flawless, this is one creation I found online..
This application is amazing. Lots of fun, try it out!
Approximately 2 weeks ago the unexpected popularity crashed the servers. It was down for almost a week - but it is now back up and running very smoothly. Incredibox chose to join social networking (specifically Facebook) to keep the public informed of it’s troubles. Almost each day, during the crash, they would post an update explaining the problem and when they hope to have it back up and running.
Here’s the link. Start jamming!
If you don’t know what this is. Then you live under a rock.
If you do indeed live under a rock, this MAY be you …
Follow me http://www.pinterest.com/GoddardMike - I continue to Pin away!!
A friend showed me this …
For those that think waiting for an invite is for suckerrrss!!…
Don’t have change? Why not hug your way to quenching your thirst!
Yes, this actually exists!
In Singapore, this Coca Cola Vending Machine has drawn in a lot of attention, simply hug the gigantic machine and await your refreshing beverage!
Imagined if this existed?
What is your opinion on Social Media? Is it around to stay - or is just a matter of time a similar SOPA is passed.
Recently, CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) has been created and is now the next obstacle social media networking sites need to address and deal with.
What forums do you use? Twitter is my personal favourite - this is actually quite accurate!!
Happy Easter!
What do we all love about Easter? THE CHOCOLATE! My Top 3 Chocolate Ads! Not necessarily Easter themed, but you get the idea!!
Recently, I have been playing around with some random apps on my iPhone. I was introduced to the “Pocket Whip” app from a friend, it’s absolutely hilarious and I would highly suggest any iPhoners to download it. It makes every awkward moment interesting, and any funny moment even funnier.
Here are my TOP 10 iPhone Apps
Why these 10? They are not necessarily my “favourite” - they are simply the most useful to me. These are essentials to anyone that has an iPhone (Calculator is included in software)
WHAT ABOUT THE GAMES!!??
I love my games, especially the FREE ones!
The tradition of “fooling” people on April 1st has become a tradition, even in the workplace!
Here is an example of a major corporation, GOOGLE, fooling the public. This was sent out virally March 30th 2011. It confused many and made everyone laugh.
Need some ideas for a simple prank? Here are my favourites!
Be careful and enjoy April Fools!!
The TOP 10 Twitter Trends for Twitter in 2011 are:
It is really interesting to look back and see what was popular. Some come as a surprise, some are quite shocking. Personally, I would not have guessed Britney Spears would have made the Top 10, not even the Top 100. However, it made me do some quick research - apparently she is making a comeback? KIDDING!
Super Junior was the other question mark, after doing a quick google search I was able to find out that it is a 9 member boy band in Japan, referred to as the Super Show. Interesting….
Twitter and other Social Media outlets, such as Facebook, Google+, etc. are so vital to spread word and create interest. A very influential tool, as we saw with #Kony12.
Remember that someone is always listening, someone is constantly reading, and a tweet (yes, all 140 characters) can be interpreted incorrectly. Be careful what you say!
Below is an example of a small time tweet gone horribly wrong. Read article for full story!
Want to know some of your Twitter Statistics?
Go here:
The above graph is one of the graphs you will be given (Tweets per Day). There are several that you can choose from, some are really interesting to analyze. Also provided is a WORDLE picture, which is a bunch of key words (that you tend to use) jumbled together to make a collage appearance.
The wait time to get your statistics vary, depending on how many people are accessing the site at the same time. The creator is Damon Cortesi (@DACORT) and he is in the process of selling the company (He has a new venture that he is working on) - so I suggest that if you are interested in finding out:
- Daily Tweets (# of tweets per day of the week)
- Tweet Density (What time of day you send tweets)
- Aggregate Daily/Weekly Tweets
- and MUCH more
DO IT NOW!
There is no timeline on the sale of ‘TweetStats’ but you would hate to miss out! Simply go to the url and sign in through an active twitter account!
Enjoy!
What do we notice when we walk around a city? Or more importantly, what DON’T we notice?
This 2007 video shows a famous musician, Joshua Bell, playing a $3.5 million violin in a dingy subway stop. He played for 45minutes, made $32, and got completely ignored by the majority of people. This social experiment was to show how we may not appreciate, or even notice, true beauty or talent depending on our surroundings. Sounds simple enough, and quite frankly, it makes sense - who in their right mind is going to notice a famous violist at first glance? :(unless you are a classical music fanatic)
This social experiment, carried out by the The Washington Post, is important on so many levels. As society, we need to understand that we are not experiencing all that we can experience. Most importantly, this gives marketers and advertisers great insight into what will and what will not attract attention. You only have 2 or 3 seconds TOPS to get someone commuting to work to stop, look, and listen/read.
What can you find? Would you have noticed Joshua Bell? I definitely wouldn’t have - however, assuming a $3.5 million violin looks like a $3.5 million violin, that could have caught my eye!
