Shane Jones

Monthly contributor Shane Jones currently works as the Senior Social Outreach Specialist at WebpageFX. With an unhealthy obsession with the Internet, Shane spends nearly all of his time blogging about social marketing, or occasionally sharing his opinions on his soccer news blog. On those rare moments when he's not behind a computer, Shane's either playing soccer, kayaking, or living out his bucket list. He can be found on Twitter: @ShaneJones15. Find Shane on Google+

Shane has written 7 awesome articles.


Graph Search’s New Competition: LinkedIn

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The highly publicized Graph Search from Facebook is still in its beta format and only released to select users. LinkedIn, the professional social network, has taken advantage of the Graph Search delay and put out their own new and improved form: a search called Unified Search. Unified Search allows LinkedIn users to find professional content [...]

7 Tips for Optimizing Your Google+ for Business

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It can be tough to stand out online in a saturated market, but engaging with your customers on Google+ and optimizing can give you an edge. 1.  Claim Your Google+ Local Listing Last year, Google Places merged with Google+, increasing functionality and decreasing the amount of time you have to spend fiddling with a number [...]

Customer Service and Social Media: A Love/Hate Relationship That’s on the Mend

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@ajfinley08 Would you like to be connected to Customer Care? — Jeep (@Jeep) February 25, 2013   It is 2013. The way we play games, send mail, and consume information has changed. Many people say they have a “love/hate relationship” with technology, one of those “can’t live with, can’t live without” attitudes.  This perspective on [...]

Tricks to Getting the Most Out of Facebook for Your Business

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With the population of Facebook users now exceeding 1billion, many businesses are turning to the social platform for a new outlook on advertising. Building a Facebook Page and getting the name of your company out there starts the ball rolling. With an audience that large on Facebook, the social media platform has many filters and [...]

Why Colors Matter for Brands Across Their Social Networks

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“Brands and colour are inextricably linked because colour offers an instantaneous method for conveying meaning and message without words.” Over the past couple of decades, psychologists have really studied the influence color can have, both on mood, outlook, and more particularly on purchasing choices.   That’s because color can have an impact on emotion, and whether [...]