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It's a new year. Put forth a more professional face on your social media networks. http://ow.ly/W6gKg

5 Things You Should Stop Doing In Social Media Marketing In 2016 This article was co-authored with Devon Gardner, Social Media Director at IMI. You can follow her at . Over the past several...

Don't be that guy (or gal). 10 things to stop doing on your social media networks. http://ow.ly/SL0eb

10 Things You Need to Stop Doing on Social Media Social media is an extremely effective marketing channel, but sometimes, it can be tempting to utilize gimmicky tactics. Stop the madness!

The millennial generation is driven by social media, even those members who are already starting businesses and making financial decisions. http://ow.ly/QVpdo

Social media drives decision making among most millennials, even when... About 86 per cent of the dynamic, self-empowered and technologically advanced generation, a key driver of India's economic growth, consider social...

We've said it over and over again: what you post online is PUBLIC, no matter how many safeguards you think you have in place. http://ow.ly/QVn6Q

Music store employee stole $3K guitar, posted photo on social media,... The accused worker posted a photo with of himself with the guitar on social media, police said.

This is what we at Actuate call a failure on one of the 3 A's of social: The voice of the Tweet wasn't AUTHENTIC to the entity. http://ow.ly/QVny6

Emojis for student debt? Clinton's social #fail Hillary Clinton has received some backlash for her social media strategy. Experts say trying to be hip without asking why can backfire.

We couldn't have said it any better: "Social media is not a quick-fix for sales nor does it produce instant results like Sea Monkeys. It also does not replace face-to-face meetings." http://ow.ly/QVm4H

Seven Things I've Learned Building Our Brand Online Anniversaries have a way of making you reflect. I am approaching my eight year anniversary here at work. Though I am proud of my office duties, I'm...

Unsure how to handle a complaint received via social media? The answer is, "Just like you'd handle a complaint in your store" http://ow.ly/QPLLG

Social Media: Five Best Practices To Use For Customer Service Here are five effective practices to consider when using social media as an effective customer service tool for your business.

This week, Facebook switched to an ad platform that makes setting up advertising much easier for the small business with a product catalog. http://ow.ly/QPJS3

Bigcommerce launches first automated social ad tool on an... More than 40 percent of small- to mid-sized online retailers want more help with paid social media ads.

Major social media sites are now facilitating purchases within the site. Here's why, and why you might want to think about it as well: http://ow.ly/QPIPp

Why Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest Have Embraced E-Commerce Social networks want shopping to be the next thing we do on their platforms. Are we ready to "heart" the buy button?

Google announced the formation of the parent company "Alphabet", and the breaking off of several sub-ventures. What does that all mean? This may shed some light. http://ow.ly/QPHmF

Meet Alphabet - Google's new parent company Google announced a corporate restructuring on Monday, forming an umbrella company called Alphabet and naming a new CEO to the core business of Google.

Pro Tip: If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social media site, be aware that any posts you make can be seen by your family, your boss... and the authorities. :-) http://ow.ly/QIjOw

San Francisco employs 'Instagram officer' to help track down criminals While the sheer popularity of Facebook continues to make it the most fruitful social media platform for cops hunting down criminals, Instagram,...

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