On 10th February 2011, Facebook announced the new looks to fan page layouts. Remember early this year Facebook did an automatic upgrade for all profile pages to their new layout? Fan pages now look the same. By 10th March 2011, all fan pages would automatically be upgraded with the new features. We'll walk through some of the new features of the fan pages and how we can use them to continue to engage with our fans.

Facebook gave the option of previewing the new fan page layout for admins to prepare for this change in their fan page. With the new features rolled out, this means a lot to businesses that are trying to engage with their customers. To preview the new look of the fan page that you are an admin of, check out http://www.facebook.com/pages/status/. Here, select the fan page that you wish to "preview" and you would notice that your fan page has changed to the new layout. However, it is not changed

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Building up a new fan base on Facebook from scratch is definitely not easy. We found this article useful and hope you could be encouraged to establish your Facebook page!

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Are you suffering from blogger’s block? Is it hard to find time to create content for your blog?  If so, look no further.  This article lists some easy-to-implement tips to help you get over the hump.

But first, there’s a big myth (and it may be your roadblock) that needs attention.

The Myth:  I Have No Time to Blog

Every now and then I poll my blog readers and ask abo

Here's a really simple yet effective video explaining how sharing, rating and review can benefit both businesses and consumers alike.

The massive earthquake in Haiti shaking up to a 7.0 on the Richter scale saw the social media world unite as both  tech companies and individuals do their part in supporting the Haiti earthquake relief efforts, dramatically altering the perceived value of social media. It can really save lives.

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Here's a quick review of how social media was utilised throughout the entire incident:
 

1. Earliest source of awareness

Many (

How feasible it is to build another Facebook if there are already so many people using it? How possible can you come up with another product to compete against Facebook like how it did against MySpace? And do you really agree that Facebook has a strong revenue model or you think it is powerful because it’s huge membership and traffic?

When we plan to start a new venture, the first question that comes to mind is what kind of resources or connections we can leverage on to make this possible and even competitive. Facebook started with the college crowd because Mark Zuckerburg was an undergrad at Harvard. So how about you? Look, SNS is not a cliché. It is a new way of how people are connected and communicating on the Internet. Whether you are in the tourism industry, or the movie industry; as long as you are familiar with an industry in which people need to be connected and communicate, there is a potential for a social network, and a profitable one too! Do y

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To many people, online social community, also called social network is not a fresh term. However, besides facebook, myspace or friendster, how much do you really know about social network? I was not really sure how many types of social network are there too until we did this small research. Here we are, sharing our discovery – there are generally 12 types of social communities existing.

1.       Mass Crowd Communities
2.       Business Connection Network
3.       Industry Specific Social Network
4.       Community Built for a sharing application or content
5.       Match Making Communities
6.       Communities with same interests & hobbies!
7.       Edu

This is for those of you who are still skeptical about social media. Enjoy this short 4 minute video. The facts and figures will simply blow you away. Welcome to the World of Socialnomics.

Even before Social Media was conceived, good Buzz (or hype-based) Marketing concepts have always served effective springboard head-starts, proving their point right down to the dollars and cents. However, it's also evident that marketers may make the mistake of expecting too much from a Buzz campaign; a lack of proper follow-up from successful Buzz Marketing is tantamount to just a very short term success.

It's slightly serendipitous how I got down to writing this; I found an interesting link from a friend's Facebook feed and thought I'd check it out:

Here's the link to the above: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtkoje4-eM

I was like wow this is really quite a

Web presence of a company is a cost-effective and dynamic way to boost corporate visibility. A website exists on the Web every minute; well-designed websites take the effort out of communicating similar messages to globally diverse customers daily and dutifully generate business leads. Websites are the first step to an online/Web presence for many of today's companies and organisations.

Why would I need an online/ Web presence? - There are numerous textbook answers to this often-asked question. A general answer would be to establish a competitive advantage and possibly evolve new business processes and models through the Web.

In an increasingly competitive market, many companies and organisations already recognise the potential of the Web to open up a new layer of accessibility for their businesses.

A Web presence is akin to global sales, marketing, advertising and distribution channels that serve to raise customer awareness and gain customer confidence, as w