As we discussed in my last post, there are people confused by whether WordPress is still Safe. It is, the WordPress software is well maintained and has a loyal community supporting it.
However, from time to time, a plugin or a theme (or a file within a theme) gives WordPress a bad reputation.
I wanted to talk a little about two examples:
A Good Plugin Turns ROTTEN: Social Media Widget Plugin
There was a particular plugin that went bad. The name of it is ‘Social Media Widget’  (social-media-widget) Plugin – it does not mean …

A friend pointed me to an article in the New York Times entitled “Facebook’s False Faces Undermine Its Credibility“.
It talks about how Fake Friends on Facebook could hurt Your Business, and has altered Facebook’s reputation.
The author – Somini Sengupta – looked at these false accounts from many different perspectives. Here are a few points, but you should read the whole article, to evaluate your online friends’ influence on your own company’s reputation.

Facebook has ‘said that of its 855 million active users, 8.7 percent, or 83 million, were duplicates, false …

1. Did you know: You can change your Facebook Username, ONE TIME ONLY, as long as it isn’t associated with another account.
Previously, this was not available to pages, but it now is.  So, if in the past you were told you couldn’t, you will be glad to know, now you can!
Here is a screenshot showing How to Change Your Facebook User Name:
2. Someone asked this question about Facebook Usernames that I thought was worth sharing:
QUESTION: If you want to combine two Facebook accounts, using the username from the one …

What is Pinterest anyway?  Why should I use it for my business?
 
These are some of the Pinterest related questions I’ve been getting asked lately, so I wanted to share some insights with you.
First, what Pinterest is:
Our good friend and Boulder Blogger Beth Hayden, of Blogging with Beth, stated it well in her recent guest post on Copyblogger, “56 Ways to Market Your Business on Pinterest“:
…you can create online collages (“boards”) for different topics you’re interested in, and then add images and videos to your boards by “pinning” them (the equivalent …

Have you been setting the right tone with your online presence?  There is no better time than now to review what your profile pages have been telling folks about you…
That’s right, I’d like to encourage you to review what you have been saying about yourself, your company, your products… on social media sites and elsewhere online (as well as offline: i.e.print ads, brochures, and business cards).
Here is my February Marketing Tip: Update Your Online Presence (NOW)

How old is that profile picture? And does it reflect your biz well? (Yes, my …

OK, this is just the start.  Google+ for Business is launching today, are you Ready?
I am going to try to provide you links to all the important info you will need.  I’ll be updating this as I find more info:
Here is the link to add your Google+ biz page, but you may get a message stating that you can’t add it yet. They are still rolling it out:
http://plus.google.com/pages/create
I was finally able to add my UniqueThink page late this afternoon:
https://plus.google.com/111476411237813850866/posts
So, why do you want to be on Google+ for your …

Facebook has had a lot of controversy about their Privacy Policy, over the years.  So, this time they are trying something new.
They are asking YOU to give your feedback as they create a more interactive and easier to understand version of the newest Facebook Privacy Policy.
Interestingly, they announced it quietly, on the Facebook Site Governance page, with a post called:
A Privacy Policy Re-imagined For Users Like You
This post talks about what they are doing and why, as well as asking for user feedback.
That post then leads you to a new …

Facebook Biz Pages were finally given the facelift we have all been waiting to see.
But how does it all work?  And, what do you need to know?
There are a lot of new features and I am still exploring them.  Here are some quick things to be aware of:
Switching between Pages & Profiles:
This is a biggie, and long overdue, you now get to switch between being your personal profile and your company biz page admin.
This sounds great and mostly is great, but there are several limitations.  For instance, when I become …

Facebook’s blog announced the top social media site is rolling out a series of cool improvements to their photo features, however, I wonder if it will be enough to really compete with Flickr.  And if the improvements are going to be  the correct ones to get professional photographers over there to use the system.
Though I do think the images look nice and for sharing photos with friends, folks will be happy:

Of course, I like to think about how it can help on a business level.  I know there are advantages …

A new study shows that the largest growing demographic on Facebook is… grandma and grandpa.
Today, an article, entitled “Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS]” appeared in Mashable & stated:
A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older group’s social networking presence grew 100% in the same time frame.
Why do you think so many of our elders have recently joined social media sites?
I spoke with my …