Alizasherman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 84 )

• Webinar: Practical, Manageable, Sensible Technology for Your Life

  

  I’m leading a webinar next week for Mothers & More that will be chock full of apps recommendations to benefit you both personally and professionally.I hope... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Creepy and Wonderful Location-Aware Apps

  

  Last month, I began thinking about location-aware apps such as Sonar and Highlight. Whenever I travel outside of Alaska, they “come to life” with push... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Facebook Is Making You Pay

  

  Back in 2010, I wrote an article about how we are at the mercy of free social network like Facebook and Twitter. I recommended that we all have a contingency... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 5 Things Marketers Should Do With Pinterest

  

  Pinterest is a visually-oriented network, slightly social but really interactive in a more superficial manner. The “conversation” on Pinterest happens more... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 10/23 Pinterest for Business Teleseminar

  

  Join me for my teleseminar, “Pinterest for Business,” part of the telesummit Mom to Mompreneur Now! This is 6 session series of seminars by phone – live and... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Tapping into Pinterest Feeds – See What You Want to See

  

  I love this little trick to view a stream of pins from very specific Pinterest users. Tap into their Pinterest RSS feed!Everybody with a Pinterest account has... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Quick Glance at Handy New Facebook Features

  

  Facebook has been churning out the changes since pre-IPO, and many of these changes affect the things we do – or want to do – with our Facebook Pages and posts. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Twitter: Making It Easier for Newbies

  

  I’ve been using Twitter since March 2007, and I have to admit that when I first checked it out, I... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Pinning Our Lives: My #SheCon12 Keynote Presentation Slides

  I recently had the opportunity to keynote SheCon12 in Orlando, my second time keynoting this conference. Last year, my keynote was: Smart Ways to Use Future Tec... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• You’ve Been Scammed! (Correction: I Have)

  

  I must preface this explanation of an online scam by saying this: I’ve been online since 1987, and until yesterday, I had never fallen for an online scam. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Pinterest Isn’t Just Crafters Anymore

  

  As marketers scramble to figure out Pinterest for their clients and to add another service to their roster (Pinterest board strategy and creation), the buzz... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Beware the Random Facebook Apps Images

  

  I thought it was just me or my computer or my Facebook account. But every so often, the custom Facebook App (Custom Tab) image I’ve uploaded to my Facebook... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 6 Sites Like Pinterest: Imitators and Copycats

  

  In 2008, I wrote a post for Web Worker Daily about the way Twitter was have an impact on the way we communicate (How Twitter is a Communications Game Changer). Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• PinPuff is Klout for Pinterest: Good Or Bad?

  

  I’m pretty vocal about my disdain for sites like Klout that create arbitrary scores for how we use social media and give us a false sense of the quality of how... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• What Are the Costs of Facebook’s Timeline for Pages, Really?

  

  I just read the post The Costs of Facebook’s New Timeline for Pages, and it got me thinking. One part that stood out for me was this:Bigger brands have more... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Free Teleseminar – Authenticity Rocks! on March 6 Tuesday

  

  I’m hosting a free teleseminar this week – on Tuesday, March 6 at 2:30pm PT (5:30pm ET) – with Katy Tafoya of Success for Entrepreneurs who will be talking abou... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• 3 Important Pinterest Tips for Brands (and Everyone Else, Too)

  

  As I work with brands on their digital strategies, I’m finding that Pinterest is worth exploring for a number of reasons: to build brand awareness; for... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Have You Tried Twitter Advanced Search Yet?

  

  In the same vein as my post on Editing a Facebook Preview Link, I recently stumbled upon a feature I have never used on Twitter: Twitter Advanced Search. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Editing a Facebook Link Preview

  

  I love finding out about a new or hidden feature on a service I use. Today, I stumbled on a very handy thing you can do on Facebook that I somehow didn’t realiz... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Sign up for a Live Teleseminar: QR Codes 101

  

  I am offering a FREE teleseminar on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 2:30pm PT to 3:30pm PT talking about practical uses of QR codes for small businesses. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH