By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand I never really use profile boxes from my applications anymore, but I guess I still glance at them enough to notice that they are about to be cut from the body of a Facebook profile. Help Center explains the imminent change will... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand LinkedIn means business, so it makes sense that a business should have its own LinkedIn page. The networking site, well known as a professional platform for individual profiles, has more recently introduced Company Profiles. These profiles, in short, provide grounds for navigating... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand During a typical Facebook session, I largely ignore the boxes on the right-hand side of the page, the ones that include ads, recommended pages, prompts to try Friend Finder and so on … so you can imagine my surprise when I recently... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand “Upcoming Facebook changes will remove this box. Save your music!”: that’s what you’ll currently see at the bottom of the Facebook Music application box. Clicking on the message will bring up the Music page but won’t make its meaning any clearer; I... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand Not everyone can fly across the country for campus tours, but anyone can scroll through endless online discussion threads pertaining to the college application process and student experiences. Social media provides hubs for various passions, and college applications and decisions are no... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand The other day a friend said to me, “Oh man, I want to comment on his status, but then I know that I’ll get 203948 notifications about other comments.” The easy way out for her was just to refrain from adding her... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand Kids might suspect their moms’ Facebook profiles were created in the name of parental nosiness, but few adults are probably navigating through privacy options to hide photos from their children; social media sites such as Facebook or MySpace are generally viewed as... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand Gone are the days when you had to wait by the mailbox for letters from your loved ones … blow them a video kiss and wrap it up in a Facebook message. In recent years, multimedia, especially video, has blossomed in many... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand On the average Facebook browse, I’m there for the photos. First time on someone’s page, the cursor beelines to the profile pictures … I feel like it’s not too much of a guess to say that usually, the question in a Facebook... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand When I use the Twitter app on my iPhone, I can’t help but feel like mobile was what Twitter was always meant to be. I won’t lie; I found the app initially easier to work than I did the website. Now, part... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand Social media has never just been about talking to other people; it’s been a medium for concept creation. Through social media, you and your friends are the historians and reporters for your life … well, now with Twitter Places, every place near... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for BiziBrand In the last 10 days, I’ve received 7 friend requests on Facebook … but all of them were from sketchy profiles, individuals (it’s actually not entirely clear if these are even people) that have my main network listed in their Work and... Continue reading

By Erica Che, Social Media Correspondent for Bizibrand Recently I accidentally held an unpaid job for around … I’d estimate 1 minute and 37 seconds. I know, you’re asking yourself, “What is this weirdo talking about?” Let’s start with a little “hypothetical” situation. If you saw that a few Facebook... Continue reading