CRUSH – Your one and only source for juicy social media news in four minutes or less. Don’t forget to join us on Facebook and Twitter, and get your daily crush at www.commonsensenms.com As promised, we’ve got the latest on the debate heating up over Facebook privacy. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is adding fuel to [...]

I had to share this funny video called “THE NEW DORK – Entrepreneur State of Mind (Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys Spoof) for grasshopper.com with all the readers of Social Media Vision. This is for all us Social Media Geeks out there!!!

This video is courtesy of Shopper Approved a Consumer Ratings Software company. Social proof, also known as informational social influence, is a psychological phenomenon that occurs in ambiguous social situations when people are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior. (from good ole Wikipedia on Social Proof) So we all know the importance of [...]

I put the following social media poll together to see how much time individuals and businesses spends per day on Search Engine Optimization and Social Media. Would love everyone’s feedback! Simply fill out the poll below: How Much Time Do You Spend A Day On SEO & Social Media?(polls) Here are some social media stats [...]

I am pleased to announce that I was recently interviewed from Social Media Portal.  I have been working on a local Social Media Event that is launching in January 2010.  The event is called Social Media @ The Beach.  This will be my 3rd event I have coordinated for and had the privilege in speaking at. I [...]

Facebook Backup Plan It may not occur to you but have you ever though about backing up data from your Facebook account? Recently for some odd reason Facebook has decided to go Battlestar Glitchtastica on some of my friends recently to the point of having some of my friends completely lose their Facebook account information [...]

The news of Kanye West disrespecting poor Taylor Swift on stage which resulted in Taylor Swift crying back stage was spread like wildfire on all the major social networks. Before Kanye or his PR management team could control the fire and backlash, the news had spread so rapidly that no response from Kanye’s camp came [...]

by guest Blogger Hanna Watson Social media is being used for just about everything these days from keeping in touch with friends to promoting a business. While it works well for these uses, it can also be a great tool for doing good and making a change in the world as well. Perhaps the biggest [...]

There will always be critics, haters and naysayers out there in the real world and online world. How many times have we heard sayings like: “I don’t care what people are doing or where they are going, don’t tell the world on Facebook/Twitter” The funny thing is mostly the people who do complain about this [...]

Engage & Connect So now you have all thje major Social Networks in your portfolio…Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIN, now what? The biggest common mistake out there is when people sign up for Social Media and are not active on there or better yet develop a stasis lock and waits for something to happen.  This isn’t [...]

The growing topic on Twitter and the Blogosphere is how Online Marketers are becoming very bitter with the increase competition in Social Media Marketing.  You may have witnessed statements like “Everyone is a Social Media Expert” or “I hate how everyone thinks they are a Social Media Marketer” Put Away The Social Media Hatorade There [...]