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Infographics for everybody!
Spring must be bringing all the infographics out of hibernation, so here are some of the most useful ones I’ve come across recently: A fascinating Google+ graphic, courtesy of The Wall Blog: this has some good general pointers about maintaining … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Google+, privacy, social media demographics, social media for third sector, social sharing
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Update on Google+
Have you recently followed other charities and organisations in creating a Google+ page for your group? We have at GAVCA (and you can find it here, if you’re interested) but it’s probably fair to say that we are still considering … Continue reading
Posted in Big Issues, Google+, Infographic, Trends and Numbers
Tagged G+, Google+, SEO, social media demographics, social media for third sector
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Are you using G+?
I used to think that maintaining my organisation’s Facebook and Twitter accounts was probably enough to be going on with, especially with the recent changes to brand pages that both social networks are planning (see here for info from Mashable … Continue reading
Posted in Big Issues, Google+, Trends and Numbers
Tagged G+, Google+, pinterest, social media for third sector, social media statistics
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Today’s stats
Just a quick post, this, to bring to your attention some amazing statistics: Firstly, Facebook’s juggernaut rolls ever onward, with estimates that the number of users will soon reach an amazing ONE BILLION. If this isn’t mind-boggling enough for you, … Continue reading
More fallout from Google’s change to ‘Search+’
Last week Google updated its mysterious search algorithms to incorporate posts and shares that people have made via Google+. Whilst this may only be affecting the USA at the moment, it will ultimately be rolled out everywhere and we will … Continue reading
Posted in Big Issues, Facebook, Google+, Social Sharing, Twitter
Tagged engagement, G+, Google+, reach, SEO, social media for third sector, social sharing, Twitter
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Social turns up in search
If you’ve got used to thinking that your comments, posts and status updates remain locked safely in the world of social media, then think again. Google has opened the lid on this topic by integrating its Google+ content into its … Continue reading
Posted in Big Issues, Google+, Social Sharing
Tagged G+, Google+, social media for third sector, social sharing
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Google+ on the Up, Facebook on the Slide?
2011 saw the launch of Google’s challenge to the might that is Facebook (and it’s sidekick, Twitter) with its G+ network. Initially open only to techy types, the site did quite well, but pundits were mixed about whether it would … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Google+, Trends and Numbers
Tagged Facebook, Google+, social media for third sector, social media statistics
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3 useful ‘how to’ guides and 1 list of resources
Here’s a few useful guides to doing clever stuff on social media which have come my way: 1. Twitter I didn’t realise that you can actually change your twitter username but if that’s something that you do need to do, … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Fundraising, Google+, How it Works, Twitter, YouTube and Video
Tagged Facebook, Fundraising, G+, Google+, how to, social media for third sector, Twitter, Twitter tips, video
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Launch your page on Google+
The big news this week seems to be that Google+ now allows businesses and other organsiations to create a branded page. (This makes a radical change to the first few months of the network’s life, when any profile not associated … Continue reading
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Tagged G+, G+ pages, Google+, how to, social media for third sector
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Do YouTube?
It’s funny how things cluster (there is a word for this, but I can’t remember what it is, so answers on a postcard, please), and this morning’s theme seems to be YouTube. Although YouTube has been around for a number … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies, Google+, YouTube and Video
Tagged Google+, social media for third sector, storytelling, video
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