Fluid's Big Idea Blog is a place for the observation and collection of thoughts on design, creativity and business.
08.31.10 jbarnes
(continued from Easy ways to Build your Facebook Fanbase part 2)
7. Timed Race: Write a post telling people to perform a couple certain tasks (can be any/all of the ones listed in this and earlier posts) The first 10 (can use any number) people to complete the ...
08.17.10 jbarnes
(Continued from "Easy ways to Build your Facebook Fanbase part 1)
4 - Tag yourself a picture: Post pictures on your wall or in a photo album on your page and require people to tag themselves in one of your pictures to be entered into a giveaway or drawing.
5 - Post the picture that receives the most likes or ...
Blog, Facebook, Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing
08.13.10 jbarnes
(source: 2010 Research Spotlight on Facebook by Marketing Profs Research)
Every business wants to build their Facebook Fanpage, but how do you do it?
Here are a a couple creative ideas to help you be one of the Facebook fan pages that users love to "like":
1- Post about ...
Advertising, Blog, Facebook, Marketing, Social Media, Social Media News
07.29.10 evem
Slideshare is the world’s largest community for sharing presentations, documents, and pdfs. Individuals and businesses can upload documents to SlideShare to share their ideas and also generate new contacts for their businesses. With over 25 million monthly visitors to their site, people are able to view presentations ...
07.6.10 jbarnes
Facebook groups enable you to demonstrate your expertise in a specific area. By maintaining a regular presence in the social media community and meaningfully contributing to conversation your company can be viewed as a valued opinion. Here are a 5 tips to help you get there:
1. Consistent Contact
Don't ...
06.30.10 jbarnes
Did you know that Farmville (a game that allows players to tend to a virtual farm with their friends in Facebook) is currently played by 70 million people per month? That's 1 in 4 Americans! Sure, you may hide your friend's game results in your news ...
Blog, Facebook, Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing
06.4.10 jbarnes
Many businesses in varying industries have discovered how valuable it is to establish a presence for their brand on online social media sites. Such sites are valuable tools to establish relationships with customers, and stay on the forefront of consumers' minds so they will be more likely to choose you to fill their needs. After finding much success in this ...
05.4.10 Philip Case
Fluid Studio presented to a large group at the Box Elder Employer Committee on April 29th.
Many in the crowd had a pretty good feel for social media, and together we shared ideas for how businesses and employers can use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to create buzz and interest for their respective organizations ...
02.11.10 John Dye
Many of us manage one or more fan pages on Facebook.
We can now link each page to update its associated Twitter account.
Prior to this new application, it was very tough to update Twitter from a Facebook FanPage. Now, very easy.
I was surprised at how easy the ...
12.19.09 John Dye
Facebook URL Shortener
According to Inside Facebook, “Facebook is rolling out what appears to be its own URL shortening service, called fb.me.” A URL shortener will help Facebook connect to other web sites and Internet-connected devices. Recently, they began shortening URLs on a mobile interface.
Fb.me will also work as a substitute for any other Facebook page. Typing http://fb.me/starbucks instead ...
Easy ways to Build your Facebook Fanbase part 3 | 
Easy ways to Build your Facebook Fanbase part 2 | 
Easy ways to Build your Facebook Fanbase part 1 | 
4 Tips On Effectively Using SlideShare | 
5 Ways to Master Facebook Marketing | 
"Gamifying" Marketing? | 
Connecting Facebook fan pages to Twitter | 
