This week’s topics include: 1) Pop star Justin Bieber is still the king of YouTube; 2) Twitter in talks with Facebook?; 3) Social media increasing divorce rates?; 4) United States fanning flames of dissent via Twitter; 5) Big changes to Facebook pages.
Category Archives: General
When to buy a new phone or laptop
Buying a new cell phone or laptop is a big decision. Many people drive themselves crazy trying to time their purchase right. Here, John Rettinger of TechnoBuffalo explains how it isn’t as difficult as we may think.
This week’s Social Media Matters column (originally published February 11, 2011)
This week’s Social Media Matters column (originally published February 11, 2011). This week’s topics: 1) The Moron Test among top iPhone apps in 2010; 2) Roman Catholics get their own confession app; 3) Facebook problems?; 4) Facebook hysteria of the week; 5) Canada’s financial regulator proposes social media guidelines.
This week’s Social Media Matters column (originally published February 4, 2011)
This week’s topics: 1) Facebook founder Zuckerberg gets in on joke on SNL; 2) Current most popular Facebook pages; 3) Current most popular tweeters; 4) TV ads will continue to dominate in Canada; 5) Congratulations again to Lymbix.
Moncton’s Lymbix mentioned again on Mashable.com!
The good people at Lymbix are doing something right! Only days after being covered on the venerable all-things-Internet news website, the company scored another mention today regarding a deal the company struck. Here's an excerpt from the story by Jennifer Van Grove entitled "Emotional Spell Check ...
What to do if your Facebook account has been hacked
Social media “edutainer” Grandma Mary recently posted a video and blog post about what to do if you ever found yourself getting hacked on Facebook. If you give access to your Facebook profile to many applications, it could happen to you, too! Sometimes, all it takes is one click! If you find that you (or supposedly you) are posting to your friends’ walls without your knowledge, that means you’ve likely been hacked! Don’t panic! Grandma Mary shows you what to do!
Happy New Year!
If you add value to others’ lives, businesses and networks, you’ll have a successful presence in social media. You just never know who’s reading… and watching! The true value in social media lies in genuine relationships. In 2011, commit to growing these relationships. The number of friends you have on Facebook means nothing if you don’t know them and never interact with them. Be genuine. Share. Be helpful. Add value.
Josh Rimer’s Top Trending Topics for 2010
This year’s top trending topics: 10) Pulpo Paul; 9) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; 
Justin Bieber; 7) Google Android; 6) iPad; 5) Vuvuzela; 4) Haiti earthquake; 3) Inception; 2) FIFA World Cup; 1) Gulf oil spill.
Merry Christmas!
Here’s wishing you all a very Merry Christmas filled with peace, love, family and friends! (And maybe even in iPad under the tree!)
Is the telephone directory going the way of the dodo bird?
Thanks to Internet searches, a domino effect is starting to take place across North America. It appears that telephone companies are starting to realize that printing expensive directories is no longer a necessity.