Social Media now No.1 Pastime on the Internet

That’s right, its no longer pornography, or Google search traffic that tops the charts when it comes to time spent online, social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter have now overtaken these things and has become the number 1 hit online.

Search engines such as Google and yahoo made up 11.33% of internet visits last month (may 2010) whereas social networks accounted for 11.88% – so although their lead isn’t too great – winning is winning!

The growth of social media (IMO) can be put down to one thing – smart phones! Since Facebook and twitter have been made available through iPhones, Blackberrys and the rest of the Smartphone family, anyone who is anyone can get involved in social media.

When we speak to some of our customers about social media, they reply with talk of it being something “their kids use” and that they don’t think its their cup of tea. Well, that’s where you are wrong – even if you are not a fan of tea, you should really sample a cup of the social media blend, its free, direct, and very easy to use.

Are you making the best use of Social Networks? Has your business got a presence on Social Networks?

We can help with social media training and optimisation – just give dijitul media a call on 01623 650 333 and we’ll tell you how Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and the other Social Networks can help you get more exposure.

Facebook Application Update List SCAM!

We’ve been around the e-Block a few times – what we mean by this is we have seen and witnessed nearly every type of online scam going. So much so we can spot them a mile away!

I received an email this morning from what appeared to be Facebook – but on closer inspection it turns out it was in fact a scam. There are a few things to look out for when deciding whether or not something is dodgy, here’s what to look out for.

a) Were you expecting the email? Have you added yourself to/joined any “Lists”

b) Is the email mentioned in the email already your facebook email account?

c) Are the links pointing to facebook.com?

There is of course the styling of the email that is questionable too – most emails from Facebook are styled with the facebook logos and the usual facebook blue colours. This email was plain text.

Here’s a screenshot of the offending email;

Upon receipt of this scam email i noticed straight away that the link URL was wrong. Facebook will NEVER send out an email with a link containing an IP address! It would almost always be facebook.com – so if you see that then DELETE IT. I also noticed the email account it was sent from, kingsib@gmail.com – that’s most certainly not a Facebook official email account now is it?!

Another thing that struck me as being strange is that it was referencing an old email account that i hardly use any more. I would never ask for my Maxxd.com email to be added to facebook – so again, this caused the red flags to go up straight away.

It just smelled fishy – and if you ever receive an email like this then either SPAM it, or report it as “Phishing” (Under the little arrow next to Reply in Gmail)

If your still not sure – do some google searching and you should find what you need to put your mind at rest

WordPress to Facebook – Facebook to Twitter

Did you know that you can make a blog post and have it sent directly to your facebook page and THEN directly to your Twitter account. Magical don’t you think?

We are just testing a few more things and making some changes to the script and all should work like a well oiled machine..