by mtraphagen | Nov 15, 2011 | Google, Google+, Paid Search, Social Media
UPDATE: Now that adding multiple managers to Google+ Brand or Business Pages is active, check out our handy guide “How to Add Administrators to Your Google+ Brand Page.” Also see our listing of all our guides to Google+ for business. Original Post: On...
by mtraphagen | Nov 12, 2011 | Analytics, Google, Google+, Social Media
Ripples is a Google+ feature unparalleled in any other social network. If you’re not familiar, Ripples allows you to play a timeline that shows you the spread of a viral post across Google+. You access it by clicking the little down arrow to the right of a post....
by mtraphagen | Nov 9, 2011 | Google, Google+, Social Media
In my last post (“Google+ Pages for Brands Are Here NOW! Why You Must Get One”), I gave reasons why I think it is essential that your business claim a Google+ Page for Brands. Now that you’ve got your Page, what do you do with it? ...
by mtraphagen | Nov 7, 2011 | Google, Google+, Paid Search, Social Media
Google announced today the long-awaited introduction of Google+ profiles for brands, businesses, and organizations, calling them Google+ Pages. The new Pages look very much like personal Google+ profiles, with a few additions: +1 Button: People viewing a brand’s...
by mtraphagen | Nov 2, 2011 | Google, Social Media
Last week I was on a panel of Bulldog Reporter’s webinar “An Advanced Look at Hot, New Google+: How It Will Impact PR Pros, Social Media Strategy and Your Customers.” My co-panelists all had pretty impressive pedigrees: Jennifer Lashua, Global Social...
by mtraphagen | Oct 27, 2011 | Google, Hive Digital, Social Media
Later today I’ll be on the panel for a webinar titled “An Advance Look at Hot, New Google+: How It Will Impact PR Pros, Social Media Strategy and Your Customers,” sponsored by Bulldog Reporter, a news and information source for professionals in...
by mtraphagen | Aug 12, 2011 | Google
Yesterday, Google began rolling out it’s much-anticipated (and feared, in some quarters) Google Games for Google+. In response to some plussers who were wondering why Google rushed out games ahead of so many other features plussers are clamoring for, I wrote...
by mtraphagen | Aug 8, 2011 | Google, Social Media
Google announced today an update to its iPhone app (iTunes link). The headline grabber in the social media press today has been the added ability of the app to run on the iPad (but only in iPhone mode) and the iPod Touch. Other than that the additions most listed are...
by mtraphagen | Jul 30, 2011 | Google, SEO, Social Media
If you are a web content generator and want your content to be seen, you should make sure that every place you publish is linked on your Google Profile. Why? Because of this little line in Google’s official explanation of its social search function: “The...
by mtraphagen | Jul 18, 2011 | Google, Google+, Social Media
It’s no secret by now that I’ve been in love with Google+ (Google Plus) since I gained admittance on the third day of its existence. Sure it’s not perfect, and there are a number of improvements and features I’d like to see, but it’s...
by mtraphagen | Jul 6, 2011 | Facebook, Google, Social Media
I had this post all set out in my mind, and then I read “Why Google Has the Hammer to Make Businesses Use Google Plus” by Jay Baer, and realized he said all I was going to say and so much more. Here’s one of many killer quotes from this must-read...
