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Facebook has been rolling out a new Photo Viewer layout.  A tweaked layout was evident yesterday with a couple of noticeable changes. These changes included: The comments and sponsored ads being moved to the right of the photo The 'Like' and 'Tag' options are now on the bottom left of the image and An image [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/facebook-rolls-out-new-photo-viewer/
Let’s be honest, most of us only login to Facebook  to check what our friends are up to. We  rarely check our account or security settings on a regular basis and changes or updates can go unnoticed for a record period of time. Today let’s highlight four interesting features, some newer than others, which might [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/4-facebook-features-to-improve-your-experience/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/klouts-invasion-of-twitter-a-welcome-addition/
An integral part of any social media effort is listening. Whether you are in the process of preparing a social media strategy or your campaign is up and running, it is essential to know what your audience is saying. Why you may ask? Well there are a number of reasons but I daresay the most [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/the-art-of-social-listening-7-tools-to-improve-this-task/
' Intro to Social Media 101: What Every Businessperson Ought to Know' was a seminar, which I recently hosted in conjunction with the Barbados Small Business Association.  During this, although the necessity to integrate social media into their marketing strategy was recognized, four main concerns were raised about its implementation within real life business scenarios. [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/pixld/social-media-for-small-business-4-major-concerns-addressed/
Who knew blogging was this difficult? Yep you’ve seen others doing it and advising that they make thousands of dollars a week and so can you. They’ll even provide a blueprint to their blogging success for a one time low payment of $9.99, an offer which oftentimes seems too great to pass on. You’ve seen [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/blogging-overcoming-your-dilemma-with-7-easy-tips/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/facebook/facebook%e2%80%99s-new-find-friends-browser/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/facebook/group-chat-finally-comes-to-facebook/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/facebook/facebook-not-the-sum-of-the-parts-but-the-full-package/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/13-horrific-social-media-practices/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/what-every-newbie-ought-to-know-about-social-media-7-mistakes-to-avoid/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/facebook/winners-are/
It's only three days (and countig) till the start of the world cup. Non-football fans,... this is a BIG DEAL for us fans. Now we all know Google is in the habit of changing its logo (on their homepage) to commemorate special occasions and the world cup was always going to get Google-love, twist is, it [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/google/google-shows-world-cup-love/
Still coasting by with a generic Facebook page? Brand your social networks and get the attention your business deserves! For Free PIXLD is giving away one Facebook page customization and one Facebook page + Twitter profile customization to a member of our page. The promotion runs from June 7th to June 21st , so 'Like [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/facebook/win-facebook-page-twitter-customization/
There are lots of us out there who practice surface social media and are more than happy to have hundreds of thousands of persons followers or facebook fans/likers :) or other social network connections but are unwilling to reciprocate.. ...PixlD Cast Ep. 01 - Are You A Social Island? Approximate Listening Time: 3mins 30 secs]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/pixld-cast-ep-01-are-you-a-social-island/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/social-media-and-the-benefits/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/social-media-strategy-steps-to-successful-implementation/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/tips/social-media-networking-for-professionalcareer-advancement/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/apple/first-ipad-tv-ad/
Following the release of Google Buzz, Google announced an optimized interface for using and connecting with mobile phones; Google Buzz for mobile. The following post outlines Google Buzz for mobile's updated feature set: 1. It is currently available for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone and can be accessed from buzz.google.com from your phone's browser.   2. [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/google/google-buzz-for-mobile-updated-features/
Facebook, continuing to compete with Twitter acquired, Friendfeed for $50 Million and released Facebook Lite, the latter though, is not too bad, actually. WHAT IS FACEBOOK LITE? "We are building Facebook Lite to help you keep in touch with your friends more quickly and easily"... That was the notice on the Facebook Lite page on [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/facebook/facebook-lite-the-streamlined-faster-loading-facebook/ http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/google/10-things-to-know-about-google-buzz/
An article I read a couple of days ago, in the Guardian (online), on filesharing trends stated 'online Downloads' were on the decline with 'online Streaming' on the ascent. Same old drift, right? Well it managed to set me off reflecting and thinking. Recently I have been reminiscing on my old obsession with some of my [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/trends/to-stream-or-not-to-stream/
Welcome , Bienvenido, Bienvenue, Welkom and Akwaaba to PixlD blogs! - Hosted by yours truly Deidre…if you reach out to me and we connect, maybe, you can call me "Dee". PixlD is a Web Design and Social Media Marketing company, and the aim of our blog is to simply share our insights (with you) into [...]]]> http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/news/stay-tuned-to-pixld/