►Facebook Steps Up SEO for Brand Pages with Millions of New Indexable Links◄ "In a move that will increase the amount of Page Rank and traffic Google gives to Facebook Pages, Facebook launched a new feature over the weekend that essentially added hundreds of millions of new internal links to Facebook’s brand Pages in users’ public search listings." YES!!! All the more reason to get going with your Facebook Page!!! Facebook has an Alexa ranking of FOUR - meaning they are the 4th most trafficked site in the whole world. And, now with this additional indexing feature of showing which pages peeps are a fan of - you can get even more exposure!! Set up your Page and get promoting!! For help, see my blog post & video tutorial at: http://snipurl.com/faceboo kpages - Mari Smith
If you or peeps you know are in the Orange County, CA, area - you're welcome to check out this event I'm speaking at on December 4th about using Facebook to market your business. I'd love to meet you there. Expect great networking + lots of learning. ;) - Mari Smith
If you're just getting started on Twitter or you'd like some extra tools and ideas - check out my post here: "Twitter Buzz! Quick Tips for Business Peeps" To streamline your tweeting experience, I'm a big fan of the desktop client Twhirl to read and send tweets. Download at http://twhirl.org . You may enjoy Tweetdeck instead/as well: http://tweetdeck.com . Feel free to share any of your own favorite Twitter tools too! :) - Mari Smith
Is your Facebook Fan Page up yet? Here's my guided tutorial - already with 1500+ views on YouTube. "Fan Pages" are specifically to represent your business on Facebook - you can have multiple pages and *unlimited* fans! Any questions, let me know! ;) - Mari Smith
A wee update from Ali Brown's Online Success Blueprint Workshop - and a sneak peek at her amazing new "Ali Boutique" line of merchandise. Truly amazing & inspiring to so many peeps!!! - Mari Smith
If you're looking to build up your following and utility on Twitter, this has to be the BEST resource I've seen yet on Twitter. Guy Kawasaki is for sure a power user and I agree wholeheartedly with his top ten tips, plus the "living, breathing" search element of Twitter. Many a time I've been deeply moved by how generous and helpful people are when I put out a request for support. People *want* to matter, to make a difference, to be recognized. Twitter is totally changing the planet in that regard! - Mari Smith
This is the COOLEST Twitter app I've seen in awhile. Type in your Twitter ID (or anyone else's!!) and see a *3D* moving representation of what you tweet about most. Hover mouse, click any word to go to the search results of that word. Really clever! Practical uses too! :) - Mari Smith
"Way cool site - informative re the words you tweet most, move mouse around and click 3D words to go to the Twitter search results page. Genius!!" - Mari Smith
GORGEOUS site and with practical use to boot. Love it!! See your or anyone else's most tweeted words. Hover mouse, click words for results. - Mari Smith
“Share your "Likes" with this new Twitter publishing option! (and don't worry, the default is set to "off" :) Find it in the "Feed publishing" section at https://friendfeed.com/account...”
LOVE it!!! Thanks a mil for the headsup, Paul! :) ...ooh, spoke too soon - I don't see this option under my account settings... wonder if FF are rolling out in phases?? - Mari Smith
I "like", but this could really flood a twitter stream! - JA Castillo
Akiva, each person's Twitter and FriendFeed usage is different, so we provide plenty of options to allow everyone to match their usage as appropriate. "Like" sharing probably isn't appropriate for people who like 1000 things a day, but it might be perfect for those that only like one or two. I've actually gained quite a few Twitter followers since switching on Twitter publishing. - Paul Buchheit
Zee, you can now publish only room entries by checking the "Entries I post in public rooms" box and unchecking all services from the service selection box. - Paul Buchheit
Akiva++. I don't think these new features are for those of us that actually use FriendFeed a lot, but I'm sure there are certain types of users who are not as interactive who benefit greatly from these add-ons. Great job, guys. If only great power didn't come with great responsibility :) - ♫ Rahsheen™
Paul, of course. I just hope that people remember that, on Twitter, we only have one option to shape the noise. - Akiva Moskovitz
Oh, this is something I gotta play with. I wish I could tell it to send these messages to a different Twitter account than my usual account. - Robert Scoble
I agree with @Scoble, I don't want to clog up my normal twitter account with some of this stuff - Justin Yost
Let's take it up a notch - share everything I read. :-) - Louis Gray
I've been nervous about sharing FriendFeed items through Twitter, but I started doing it Friday anyway, as an experiment, and every hour I grow more comfortable with it. I might be alienating some of my followers, but if I am they are not people I actually know or care about. My follower number seems to be exactly the same as it was Friday. And, most important of all, my Twitter followers are replying positively. - Mitch Wagner
Eclecticism: Minimalist Twitter and Magnificent FriendFeed.:) - Igor Poltavskiy
The best case scenario would be to get everyone you need/like to talk with on twitter first and then activate this feature. I find myself preferring to be on FF and not twitter. Twitter is so hard to keep pace with (not that FF isn't) ... Advice? LOL. - Amani
These photos make me emotional. Whew, such an incredible history-making day... and a rich tapestry of cultures that make up America coming out to vote today in droves. Go USofA!! :) - Mari Smith
Angela Wilson did a stellar job of extracting heaps of Facebook business tips from me in this comprehensive interview! :) Whether you've been on Facebook awhile or are just getting started, you'll find plenty useful advice here. - Mari Smith
Yikes!! This is a great case study to emphasize exercising caution with *everything* you put online - even on a membership site and an invite-only group. Not to mention, Facebook can do what they want with your data! I typically recommend to my clients & students to ask one or both of these questions before posting ANYthing online: Would I be okay with this on the front page of the NYT? Would I feel proud of this in 10-20 years when my grandchildren read it? Yep, pretty dramatic, I know. But I'm just sayin'!! - Mari Smith
Neato! Fascinating site - assuming all the stats/results are accurate. ;) Sure is revealing. Cast your vote - whichever country you live in around the world. Then check out the results!! - Mari Smith
Neato! Fascinating site - assuming all the stats/results are accurate. ;) Sure is revealing. Cast your vote - whichever country you live in around the world. Then check out the results!! - Mari Smith
"Neato - love it!!! As a resident alien in the US, I don't get a vote. But I sure would if I could. And I hope everyone who can does!! :) How fascinating to watch the support around the world." - Mari Smith
Exceptional list of Twitter tools by Brian Solis, PR & New Media expert. I'll bet you'll find a few here you didn't know about before!! :) - Mari Smith
Hey Jesse - I've been on FriendFeed for some time... even listed as top 100 peeps to follow on http://frienderati.alltop.com. But I don't actually come onto the platform as much as Twitter & Facebook. I have all my feeds aggregated, and come over here from time to time. I'd love to use it more though! ;) - Mari Smith
Mari, you'll get a lot more out of it by coming over, participating, and figuring out good ways to discuss and get into the good conversations. The great thing about FriendFeed over Facebook and Twitter is every single comment or "like" you make, it goes back up to the top of all your friends Feeds. It has the potential to do that over and over again, giving you the potential for re-exposure. - Jesse Stay
Mari, also, I like to use RSS - I'll pick the absolute must follows on FriendFeed, and if you go to http://friendfeed.com/theiruse... you can add their posts to your RSS reader so you won't miss them. You can also do that with any search on FriendFeed, even for those who aren't your friends. - Jesse Stay
