Promote your Business by running Competitions Correctly on Facebook
I recently had a client come and ask me about what is the correct way of setting up promotions or competitions on Facebook. She was very concerned about doing it correctly and not getting her Page banned which does, contrary to popular belief happen quite often. Competitions, their formats and rules .. read more
Online Tools That We Love – ‘TweetDeck’
If you are thinking of Social Media you have to think ‘Twitter’ then you got to think of the online tool ‘TweetDeck’ [TD], particular if you are following over 100 people or businesses and you tweet regularly. TD is a social media dashboard application for management of Twitter and Facebook accounts is simple to use and by signing .. read more
Take Advantage of ‘Milestone’ on Facebook’s Timeline.
I know a lot of you are starting to get the hang of the new Business Timeline on Facebook since the changeover last weekend. I’m going to point you in the direction of a feature which I am finding very useful and a lot of our clients are too. The feature that I speak of .. read more
Just what Is ‘Pinterest’
The following is the mission statement from Pinterest; ‘’Our goal is to connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting. We think that a favorite book, toy, or recipe can reveal a common link between two people. With millions of new pins added every week, Pinterest is connecting people all .. read more
Take advantage of Posts & Photos on ‘Timeline’
The new Facebook Timeline has received mixed reviews from Users and Businesses alike, most are disappointed the default landing page has been removed but some like the new Timeline feature. However, like it or lump it, it is here to stay so you may as well get used to .. read more
Making sense of the new Facebook for Business Layout
Hi all just a quick few words on the new Facebook for Business Layout. If you’re the administrator of a Business page you will get the opportunity to change to the new layout immediately if not it will automatically change over on the 31st of March 2012. The main change is that there will no .. read more
Facebook Photo Gallery Update
New Facebook Photo Gallery Facebook have updated their photo gallery layout “again”. We just thought we’d do a little blog post about the new feature and why possible Facebook decided to make this change to the gallery settings. Have a look through the video blog we’ve created to get a better feel for the new .. read more
Cian Murphy talks with Ian Noctor on Facebook’s FTC Settlement
The FTC or Federal Trade Commission gave Facebook a little slap on the wrist for in a broad-reaching settlement on the social networks privacy settings. The FTC alleged Facebook misled its social networkers on what they were sharing and with what audience. The FTC settlement stated that Facebook must uphold a new policy that requires them .. read more
Cian Murphy talks Google+ with WLR’s Ian Noctor
WLR FM – Ian Noctor talks with Cian Murphy around the key differences with the new Google+ and Facebook features. Rise was asked to give a little talk about Google+ and the impact it may have on facebook and online business. We were more than happy to have a chat with Ian and list .. read more
Google Plus for Businesses…Hold Back
Product Manager Christian Oestlien for Google+ just wanted to inform businesses who intend to set up Google+ personal profiles should hold back!!! The Google+ profiles being launched are for personal users to begin with. Google+ are developing a platform on Google+ for businesses that will far exceed personal profiles. Personal profiles will be deleted by .. read more
