Some Google users are not entirely happy that Google is planning to use their faces to endorse products and services in online advertisements. In fact some of them have even gone so far as to make a formal protest by replacing their Google photo with one of Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. This is in response to Google’s recent announcement to use their user’s profile pictures, names, photos and product reviews harvested from...

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One of the most frequent questions I’m asked when delivering social media presentations and training courses is “What shall I say, what do I talk about?” My response is usually, “Listen to what others are discussing and join in the conversation by adding something of value” This method of engagement works really well because over time you build up trust, respect, integrity, and eventually you become recognised as...

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The problem with photo image meta data Today’s smart phones and digital cameras store information about the photograph, hidden inside the digital images. In addition to the images technical properties such as dimensions and bit depth, cameras can write more personally identifiable information such camera serial numbers, the date and time the photos were taken and so on. In fact some images even store information such as the photographers...

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With Google Plus seemingly taking over the internet as millions flock to try it out, many bloggers are now looking for a simple way to integrate Google+ into their blogs. After trawling  the internet for a suitable plugin, and experimenting with the many widgets, plugins and pieces of code that I found, I finally unearthed a WordPress plugin that was quick to install, simple to use, looks pretty cool, and works a treat. It’s a neat little...

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PowerPoint Presentations; We’ve all seen them, some of us fear them, they’ve even been known to fill a few of us with dread! When someone mentions that they are bringing along their PowerPoint to show us we sometimes can’t help but shudder at the thought of having to sit through a multitude of bland, boring slides all crammed to the brim with mind numbing facts and figures. Have you ever wondered if that’s what’s...

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Highrise is a great product for managing and tracking conversations and todo lists for yourself, and between your team. It’s a very simple system, so simple in fact that it can sometimes be a little confusing! I use Highrise for managing several aspects of my businesses, and I also use it to organise my work with several different teams and team members. It’s a brilliant tool for getting rid of Inbox Clutter and keeping your tasks...

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Unprecedented growth of Social Media As I continue bringing Social Networking and Social Marketing to the masses through my seminars, I find many people are very confused or even intimidated by the sheer number of social network applications available for people to use these days, and the number continues to grow. When we made our “Introduction To Social Networking” training video earlier this year there were around 375 mainstream...

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