Dennis J. Smith

Article: Facebook testing threaded comments feature on pages

November 12, 2012

Facebook testing threaded comments feature on pages Facebook is testing a new “threaded comments” feature that allows users to reply to specific comments on busy posts. Currently, comments to a posting are added at the bottom, even if they are specifically about one certain comment another Facebook user wrote. This could be especially handy on extremely busy Facebook pages hosted by celebrities or companies. You might not be able to see the proposed feature in action at this point. Facebook says it’s being tested on only 30 pages. Several comments appear below his posts. Those comments show the number of “Likes” they have received, but unlike the current comments feature, they also show how many replies they’ve received. Below the comment you can choose to “Like” or “Reply,” and if you click on the icon indicating the number of responses a comment has received, the thread expands to reveal the responses. Facebook told The Times it is testing the feature in certain locales. A Facebook spokeswoman indicated the feature is being tested on pages for specific individuals. No word on whether this feature will be rolled out to the rest of us, but if it is, the threaded comments feature could lead to more intelligent conversations on posts that receive hundreds and thousands of comments. [Update 1:36 p.m., Nov. 12: Facebook has now told The Times that the reply feature is being tested on both pages and individual users. Source: LA Times

Announcing Secret Boards for the Holidays!

November 12, 2012

Announcing Secret Boards for the Holidays! The holidays are a time for being with family, sharing great meals, and, of course, surprising your favorite people with a special gift. That’s why we thought the holidays were a perfect time to test one of our most frequently-requested features: secret boards! Starting today, we’ll be gradually rolling out a test that enables anyone to create three secret boards. We hope that secret boards will make Pinterest even more useful. You can use secret boards to keep track of holiday gifts, plan a special event, or work on a project you aren’t yet ready to share with the rest of the world. You can keep your secret boards to yourself or invite family and friends to pin with you. To create a secret board from the web, visit your profile and scroll down to the bottom. Then, click Create a Secret Board. You can also click Add+ on the top right-hand corner of Pinterest to select Create Board and turn the Secret button to On. If you’re on your mobile device, first download the most recent version of Pinterest for iPhone, iPad, Android phone or Android tablet. Then, go to your profile, tap on the Boards tab, and scroll down to the bottom until you see a button that says Create a Secret Board. When you add a pin to a secret board, it won’t show up anywhere else on Pinterest—the only place you can see it is on your secret board. Right now, you can’t make existing boards secret because others people may have already repinned from your board. See this support article to learn more about secret boards. Finally, secret boards were not on the horizon when we last revised our Privacy Policy, so we’ve updated that document. While we were adding secret boards to the policy, we also took the opportunity to simplify the overall language of the policy and provide more examples. We think the result is a much clearer and more understandable policy for the non-lawyers who use Pinterest. In addition to this blog post, we’ll be sending an email notification about the privacy policy update. Source: Pinterest Blog

How Social Media is Revolutionizing Home Décor–[INFOGRAPHIC]

November 11, 2012

Style, and by association, your interior decoration decisions, are each extensions of your personality. There are many ways to express personality through design, and it’s easier than ever these days to find styles that are a direct match to the expression you would like to portray. Over the past decade, the Internet has helped to innovate the way individuals decorate. A growing number of people are discovering more unique and customizable means of decorating their home through online inspiration boards, virtual tools, and sharing through social media. Source: HSN

15+ Ways To Get More “Like” For Your Facebook Fan Page

November 8, 2012

Learn 15+ Ways to get more Like on your Facebook Fan Page. These slides are from a webinar presented on 11/8/2012. Find out more about my webinars at https://dennisjsmith.com. 15+ Ways to get more Like for your Facebook Fan Page Webinar from Dennis Smith

Small business gets a social media makeover– CNN Report Video

October 27, 2012

Is your business social media ready? Are you savvy when it comes to Facebook, Twitter or even Pinterest? If you’re not it is possible your business might not be relevant in 2013. Social media is becoming a must for small businesses trying to reach new customers. A wig manufacturer and retailer gets a social media makeover from Gary Vaynerchuk. Christine Romans reports. Source: CNN Want to get your business social media ready? Contact Dennis at Influence Social Marketing for a free 30 min. consultation and get your business social media savvy today.

Editing Your Facebook Comments

October 15, 2012

Did you know that you can edit your Facebook comments? In the past you would have to delete a comment and start over or type another comment to correct your error. Now all you have to do is click the pencil icon to the right of your comment. Selected “Edit” or “Delete” and then make the changes to your comment. Hit escape if you want to back out of the changes. Hit enter to add your changes and you’re good. You can even see a history of what you or your friends have “Edited”. Watch the video for more information on how this is done.

Social Media for Self Published Authors

September 13, 2012

Are you using social media networking to sell and promote your self-published book? How are you promoting your self-published book? Here’s a You-Tube video of a webinar I did to show self-published authors how to use social media. It covers all the different platforms like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, WordPress and more. Keep in mind that Google+ now has pages available for their users. Pinterest has also taken off since I made this video and is an excellent way to promote your work to the masses. Have something that you are doing to promote your book on social media? Share a link to your books Facebook page below. Please share in the comments.

Facebook adds new Onsite Notification setting to fan pages

September 12, 2012

Facebook adds new Onsite Notification setting to fan page Admin Panel. Go to your fan page > Admin Panel > Manage Notifications (under the Edit Page drop-down menu). Checking the Onsite Notifications box will give you instant notification when someone posts, likes, comments or sends you a message via your Page. It is the same type of notification you see on your personal profile (red circle with a number) under the globe icon on the top navigation blue bar. Note: I had to refresh the page after saving to verify the new settings took. Notifications are shown whether you’re using Facebook as yourself or your Fan Page. [divider] [hcshort id=”13″]

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