It’s time for Web Watch to get a little serious for a moment. We just want to help you be a better social media user.
You can share photos of food, rant away about customers sitting next to you at a restaurant, or poke fun at the latest celebrity’s post-rehab hijinks.
But there is one item that you should avoid posting in social media at all costs.
Continue reading THE ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION YOU SHOULD NEVER SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Are you satisfied with the number of Twitter followers you have?
Have you thought that you should be more along the lines of Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber with the number of people that follow them in that social media circle?
Maybe it’s not what you’re saying on Twitter, but how you’re saying it.
How often do you check your Twitter feeds or Facebook account?
Do you check it once a day? A few times a week? Once or twice a month?
Or are you one of those people ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA to the point where your phone is in constant danger of running out of battery because you’re continually online and checking in with everyone you’ve ever known?
Continue reading FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA CAN MAKE YOU SICK
If you’re a brand manager, one goal of your job is to ensure that you have an active Social Media presence.
Some companies do it well. Some companies do it poorly. Some companies are non-existent in the social space. Those that do it well don’t necessarily need any more advice other than to keep doing what’s working. Those that do it poorly need all the help that they can get. And those that aren’t participating at all – well, maybe that’s okay for them. It depends on the industry and their products, we suppose. Continue reading TOP 9 BRANDS WITH THE LARGEST SOCIAL MEDIA MARKET SHARE
Web Watch loves to participate in any gift-receiving holiday. Christmas, Easter, Hanukah, Arbor Day – you name it, if we’re pretty much guaranteed of getting a gift, we’ll embrace whatever holiday traditions we need to.
Yeah, getting too much stuff is never boring. And as we’ve said previously, we had all our holiday shopping done in just a few hours, but we may have missed getting the Ultimate Christmas Gift for those we were handing out presents to.
Of course, if you followed the OFFICIAL WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE RULES, then you know that sometimes you may be the one who brought The Most Coveted Gift Of The Year, or have been left with a zonk.
Continue reading SOME KIDS ARE SPOILED ROTTEN. FOR THEM, CHRISTMAS SUCKS
So you’ve been following Web Watch on Twitter, and while scrolling throu our amusing Tweets, you’ve seen a Tweet from a worldwide celebrity talking about their favorite whatever of the day.
And as a consumer of said item, or as a possible advertiser of a similar (but significantly better one), you’ve often wondered what is in it for the celebrity doing the Tweeting?
Well worry no more. Continue reading HOW MUCH MONEY DO CELEBRITIES MAKE PER TWEET?
They say that pet owners, over time, tend to look and act like their pets (or is it the other way around?).
Web Watch is on Twitter. We even send tweets on occasion.
But apparently, Web Watch is a rare bird in the world of Twitter, in terms of how we use Twitter versus everybody else in the Twitterverse.
First, before we go any further - why aren’t you following Web Watch on Twitter? Go ahead and take care of that right away, we’ll wait for you…
Continue reading WHO USES TWITTER? LOTS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT A LOT TO SAY
Commenting (whether it be on a blog, a Facebook page, or via Tweet) is a fine art.
Some people get it right, and are effective in rallying other readers behind their cause. Others are looked at as Internet trolls, people who have absolutely nothing to add to the conversation.
Look, it’s really easy — we get it, the Internet is an anonymous cesspool of interaction, allowing anyone with a screen and a keyboard to shout out whatever they feel like, at any time they’d like. The First Amendment does protect those folks in saying whatever they want, but the First Amendment doesn’t guarantee that they can say it wherever they can. That’s why the DELETE and BAN buttons were invented.
Continue reading HOW TO WRITE A COMMENT ON THE INTERNET (IT’S “ONLINE COMMENTING ETIQUETTE 101″)
Lindsay Rule is comfortable traveling by herself, which is unusual for a young single woman in today’s scary world.
Don’t get us wrong – it’s not that traveling by oneself that’s the scary part – it’s the way that Lindsay chose to do it that may have given her family and friends a bit of a scare.
On the other hand, if you think about what Lindsay did, she was probably traveling in the most safe way possible. She technically wasn’t traveling alone; she was bringing hundreds of eyes with her, watching her every move.
Continue reading HOW TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY USING ONLY SOCIAL MEDIA
Have you ever written a quick text message, Twitter comment, or email to someone – intended to be a joke – and have it be completely misinterpreted?
There’s a reason why emoticons have become so widespread :) .
It’s because on the Internet, nobody can really tell if what they’re reading is supposed to be taken at face value or if it should be treated like a joke.
Do you have an iPad, Android tablet, or netbook? Are you glued to your iPhone, Android device, or Blackberry?
Web Watch is going to take a wild guess that you’re not just using those devices for making phone calls or using them exclusively for business.
Continue reading 60% OF WEB SURFING IS DONE VIA A MOBILE DEVICE
By now, you’ve probably gotten used to all the privacy warnings about Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and other social media and online sites.
You’ve certainly heard all the news, even if you haven’t taken the time to actually do anything about it in your own life.
And maybe that’s okay. Maybe it all depends on your personal philosophy about what people can do with your personal information. They say that kids today don’t care as much about keeping things to themselves as their parents did at that same age.
Of course, all that openess could come back to bite those youngsters when they go out to find their first job — but that’s at least 10 years from now, right?
Continue reading WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR PRIVACY, FACEBOOK STINKS
How long could you live without the Internet?
A few months ago, that’s exactly what Paul Miller decided to do with his life.
Continue reading CAN YOU LIVE FOR A YEAR WITHOUT THE INTERNET? THIS GUY’S GOING TO TRY…
People do a lot of stupid things on the Internet.
Here’s one thing that you need to NOT do:
Continue reading A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WEB WATCH: STOP BEING STUPID ON THE INTERNET