Send Troublesome Facebook Notifications to The Void
There are some apps in the new Facebook that will post your every move to your timeline. Bugging your friends to hell. There are some that...
Read MoreGet a Domain, a Host, and Start Publishing in Less than One Hour
I recently attended a class at the Poynter Institute and many of the traditional and non-traditional journalists wondered how to set up and run their own web site. It's not a complicated process. Using the information below anyone can do it in three steps in under one hour.
Read MoreTwo Settings to Make Your Facebook Experience More Private
Facebook is in a pickle. (That's an Internet term meaning "caught between users and advertisers.") You joined Facebook because it was such an easy way to share your pro-Florida State feelings without your pro-Florida boss finding your secret. (Yes, that's code for something else.) However, Facebook needs your information to lure advertisers. The more you share - 35, Single, Impulsive Buyer -- the better they can direct ads you may fall for, er, enjoy. Now, Facebook will tell you they don't give that information to advertisers. That doesn't mean they don't aggrigate it to better deliver you those ads for dating services. In response to this delimma, Facebook recently made a mess of the privacy settings. Excuse me, they "improved user control." In this short article, I'll point you to two easily set fixes to improve your privacy. After, you'll want to spend some time reading the official Facebook explanation of privacy settings.
Read MoreUnited Way of Central Florida
In what turned out to be a flat day*, I spoke to the United Way of Central Florida Agency Directors' Retreat Wednesday afternoon. The topic was Social Media as it relates to not-for-profits. I won't detail the presentation here, but I promised to list some of the links I mentioned: Information site: FrogLoop.com - "A nonprofit online marketing blog" Make sure you catch the posts: 10 Things Every Nonprofit Should Know About Social Media and Online Communications and How Sticky is Facebook? Also my own 20 Thoughts on Using Twitter and Other Social Media Tools: Twitter.com Hootsuite.com - Twitter management tool for multiple users and multiple accounts Bit.ly - URL shortener that tracks clicks, traffic sources, and other data TweetDeck - A Twitter management tool that greatly improves your ability to track your organizations tweets and Twitter friends If your not-for-profit has any questions about on Twitter and Facebook or needs help getting started, please write me at : nfp (at) chuckwelch.com