Just want to get this out of the way. And rant. Yes, rant.
The couple of weeks, I was watching some TV commercials and noticed that a lot of brands have started to adopt social media into their marketing mix. Now, that’s a GOOD thing. More often than not, these included having their own presence in Facebook (another good thing).
But what dissed me off is when the TV “end tag” simply tells the prospective customers to “FIND US ON FACEBOOK”.
Duh?!?
If you’re a marketer and would like to know more about Social Media and how to put your brand online, one of the best places to start is Facebook. Facebook is Earth’s largest social media site and, many say, is the best in terms of creating hype, promoting your brand and giving marketers and individuals tools on how to best leverage its growing popularity.
Before you take that social media marketing plunge, it’s best to test the waters first. Knowing key metrics of Facebook usage in the Philippines will surely give you an advantage vis-a-vis those who claim to be “know-it-alls” in social media and those jumping on the bandwagon blind as bats.
All of the figures here are public data and I’m just aggregating and expounding on it, folks.
Yeah, right.
Let me quantify this post first by saying that there a LOT of rumors spreading in cyberspace (especially in Facebook and Twitter) that Facebook will indeed shut down and close operations on March 15.
That’s not true.
Some tabloids have reported that no other than Facebook head honcho Mark Zuckerberg was quoted as saying that “Facebook has gotten out of control,” said Zuckerberg in a press conference outside his Palo Alto office, “and the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.”
At first I thought that there was something wrong with my blog’s Facebook Share button. I tried to visit the code and reinstalled it, but still nothing happened.
Well, apparently after a bit of Googling, All Facebook Share Buttons for websites ARE GONE. Even Youtube doesn’t have it.
As of this writing, there is no comment nor official statement from Facebook. Will keep you guys posted.
We’ve recently partnered with Feerik Games to bring you 3 Facebook games that you’ll surely like. With this partnership, you have the option to buy stuff for the games using our Top Up cards.
All about the games in a bit…
My dog, Da Vinci… yeah, he’s an “Askal” (Asong Kalye), just recently got into social media.
Join his wacky and stupid adventures as he shares everyday life as, duh… a dog. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
Don’t forget to share. His goal is to have more fans than me… atta boy! Keyword: AsoNiGmtristan
A lot of bloggers and marketers make a Facebook page and think that fans will automatically appear like magic. That’s a myth. Building your fanpage for Facebook requires time, effort (and sometimes) money.
When I started my Facebook page, I didn’t know where to start nor what to do. Much of the things that worked, I did by trial and error. Allow me to share 10 Tips on how to do it. Whether you have a personal FB page or promoting your brand or product, I hope that you’ll get some tips and grow your fanpage faster.
After months of hard work and fun, I finally broke the 9K fan mark at my Facebook Page.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the fans, readers and daily visitors. Thanks for the support and for being regulars and active at the blog and at the Fanpage. The community is having fun with the regular TAY sessions.
Finally, thanks to my active mods too. I couldn’t have done it without your help. 10K seems just around the corner. If you’re still not a fan, be one now
Just to get things brewing at the gmtristan.com Facebook page, I started the Talk Among Yourselves sessions, better known as T.A.Y. It’s simple. I post a topic and people can just TAY by leaving a comment or two.
So far, the insights and exchanges have been good (and fun). Some of the topics included Jejemons, Chessy pick-up lines and more.
It really is interesting to see the many facets of ideas and great to interact with the growing community (as I write this, we’re now close to 9K fans). Thanks to everyone who “liked” the page and continue to be active. Of course, helping me out are my official mods… life is so much simpler with these guys. My million thanks goes out to them as well.
Hey readers!
My blog just got chosen to be one of those included in Real Leaf’s Word Master Challenge via Facebook. The contest launched yesterday and it’s a “word hunt” of sorts. From the clues, you have to search the answers on the chosen blog. Once a question is correctly answered, you earn a letter which you use to solve the puzzle. There are a total of 23 letters but you only need the missing 20.
There’s a new question everyday. Complete Mechanics are here
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