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Linda Sherman is a social marketing strategist and trainer. Social Marketing posts on Ask Linda Sherman include tips, initial reactions to social media platform changes and commentary too long to fit on Twitter. Linda also writes on this topic on BoomerTechTalk.com, LindaSherman.me, and KauaiMarketing.com.

Solutions to Twitter Taking Away Your Social Share Counts on Nov 20

November 15, 2015 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

social share button on BoomerTechTalk article by LindaSherman

Twitter has decided they don't want incur the cost to continue to provide the API necessary for Social Share plug-in developers to include a "count" of how many times your blog was posted on Twitter. The official pull date was November 20th. This article starts with the sad story of how and when … [Read more...] about Solutions to Twitter Taking Away Your Social Share Counts on Nov 20

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: Social Share Buttons, socialmedia, WordPress

Getting Your Newsletter Shared on Social Media

October 4, 2015 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

social share and email on social comparison

Building an opted in email list is an important goal for your current and future marketing health. Making it easy for your current recipients to share your newsletter in a variety of ways is a methodology you should not overlook. You probably already have "forward email" at the bottom of your … [Read more...] about Getting Your Newsletter Shared on Social Media

Filed Under: Social Marketing

Hilarious Article Defining Selfies

July 24, 2015 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

Selfie at starting line of run. snapshot by Ray Gordon

Former FastCompany and current Maxim editor Jason Feifer hit a home run submitting an opinion piece for The New York Times on selfies. He was inspired by the misuse of the word "selfie" by the press.  As Jason runs through what is and what is not a selfie, he will have you laughing out loud. … [Read more...] about Hilarious Article Defining Selfies

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: humor, personal branding

Why I am Switching to a SiteGround Server Host

April 3, 2015 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

siteground server coverage

Which is the best server host is a recurring topic of discussion in my WordPress user groups. For some time, Host Gator was a popular host. Then WPEngine. At the moment, the darling host of many people I know is SiteGround. I have been trying them out with several clients for the past six … [Read more...] about Why I am Switching to a SiteGround Server Host

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: Server Host, WordPress

Twitter Group DM

February 4, 2015 By Linda Sherman 3 Comments

Twitter Group DM illustration by Ray Gordon

My first reaction to hearing about Twitter Group direct messages was negative. "Have a private conversation with anyone on Twitter, even a friend of a friend." Sounds like a motivation to begin culling who you follow on Twitter. On the other hand I can see possibilities. Learning more about the … [Read more...] about Twitter Group DM

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: twitter

Darkroom Free App Removed from iTunes – No Longer Needed for iPhone

July 1, 2014 By Linda Sherman 3 Comments

Free Darkroom app icon on iphone image by Linda Sherman

On the BlogChat Twitter Chat June 29, 2014, our topic was OpenMic and I was talking about photographs. I recommended the FREE Darkroom iPhone app which I have put at least 100 people on over the years I have used it. Please note the host of BlogChat is Mack Collier. The free Darkroom app did … [Read more...] about Darkroom Free App Removed from iTunes – No Longer Needed for iPhone

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: iPhone photography, Ray Gordon

Tweets Only Default on 2014 Twitter Redesign

May 23, 2014 By Linda Sherman 2 Comments

Tweets only view screenshot by LindaSherman

Many people putting @names at the beginning of their tweets realize these do not go into the Twitter "newsfeed". For years many have been putting a dot in front of the @name at the front of a tweet like this: .@name to make sure that it did go into the feed. Just in case, you weren't aware that … [Read more...] about Tweets Only Default on 2014 Twitter Redesign

Filed Under: Featured, Social Marketing

Facebook Embedded Posts

March 15, 2014 By Linda Sherman 4 Comments

man versus woman illustration

Have you tried out Facebook Embedded Posts yet? You can see it demonstrated here. I'm glad that Facebook added this functionality. I plan to use it with the article I am writing about image attribution for Facebook. It will also be useful for website "hand-outs" for my social media for business … [Read more...] about Facebook Embedded Posts

Filed Under: Relationships, Social Marketing

How To Use Twitter Hashtags

May 10, 2012 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

I should write about how to use Twitter Hashtags. For the time being I am reporting on a list.ly that disappeared. I just imported this post from Posterous and discovered that it was blank except for my description: "A very useful list curated by my friend Nick Kellett and reported on in … [Read more...] about How To Use Twitter Hashtags

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: List.ly, Posterous

Include Website and Social Profile Links on Your Facebook Profile About Page

February 27, 2012 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

Facebook tip by Linda Sherman contact ino

Social Media Tip of the Day On your Facebook personal profile About page (TimeLine) or Info page (if not yet on Timeline) Use the Contact box to list your other social profiles and websites. No matter how many you list, Facebook will only display six of them. However, you may find it … [Read more...] about Include Website and Social Profile Links on Your Facebook Profile About Page

Filed Under: Featured, Social Marketing Tagged With: facebook, how to, tips

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