Tag Archives for Social Media

By: Tera Norberg, VA and Social Media Specialist for Black Ink For some of us, the announcement that Facebook would now be recognizing hashtags (#) was wonderful news. For others, it prompted eye rolling or maybe a “what the heck is a hashtag?” I’m sure you can guess what side of the fence I’m on… [...]

Facebook recently implemented a new feature for iPhone users that some may find less than welcome – the Chat Head. You know, the super helpful bubble that pops up when you have a new message on Facebook? It would be even more helpful if the bubble went away after you read the message. It will [...]

By: Tera Norberg, VA and Social Media Specialist for Black Ink By now, you’ve no doubt heard of Pinterest. This visual scrapbook is a place to “pin” things you love – from landscaping ideas to tech hacks, to how to roast a duck in a crock pot (yes – you CAN roast a duck in [...]

By:  Tera Norberg, VA and Social Media Specialist for Black Ink Birthday parties, weddings, holidays…what’s the one thing these occasions have in common? Photos — lots and lots of photos! Taking pictures has become a huge part of our culture, and I don’t even think we realize it. There was a time when taking your [...]

by Melissa Black | Black Ink Virtual Assistance Bob and I went to a new restaurant for dinner with some friends a few weeks ago.  It was a place we had never heard of, kind of in the middle of nowhere, but our friend assured us that we would love it.  And she knows us [...]

Instagram. For some, the thought of logging on is overwhelming. Take my mother-in-law for instance.   She has the app on her iPhone, but has no idea how to use it or what it’s for.  At the same time, every picture I share to Facebook from MY Instagram account – she loves!  So why doesn’t she [...]

by Melissa Black | Black Ink Virtual Assistance Ever wish you could Tweet more than 140 characters?  Ever dream about having a creatively-curated page of your most Tweeted topics? Meet Twylah.   Twylah,used by celebrities like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Ashton Kutcher, Guy Kawasaki, and Bon Jovi, offers some pretty cool features: Customize your Twylah [...]

In the land of social sharing, our lives have become a collection of status updates, wall posts, private messages, tweets, check-ins, filtered pictures, videos, and news-feeds. I’m willing to bet that right now you have at least 3 different social-sharing apps on your smartphone. Apps like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Tumblr have [...]

Have you visited a blog recently where they have an option to “Tweet” a quote from the post? Cool, right? Here’s how they do it. 1. Choose a link shortening service like Pretty Link Lite or Bitly to shorten the link to your blog post. This will help keep the characters under 140. You want [...]

Welcome to Guest Post Thursday! We are fortunate to have excellent guest posters who know their biz to share information and resources with us. This week, Chris Sheehy from Sidewalk Branding Company gives us 9 alternatives to Yelp. Guest Post   Nine Business Review Sites To Use – Instead Of Yelp By Chris Sheehy | Local [...]