Friday, May 18, 2012

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About Michelle Ton

Michelle is a recent graduate from The Ohio State University. She is the social media marketer for a technology company based in Dayton. In addition to her marketing role, she lends her free time to being the web development lead for upDayton's Internship Committee, being a co-host of New Media Dayton's weekly tweetchat (#NMDChat), and helping run her family's local nail salon. Her passion for good food and high fashion are prominent themes in her personal blog at michellenton.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @michellenton.

Facebook Timeline – it’s coming and here’s what to do about it

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March 30 marks the official launch of Facebook Timeline for businesses and pages.  Why does this matter to you? Well, for starters, if you’re a business owner, you’ll need to revisit your page design and make any changes necessary.  And if you’re just a person, this means Facebook is one step closer to launching timeline… (continue…)

The power of social media

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By now, most of the general pubic has jumped onto the social media train. You have a Facebook account. You follow people on Twitter. You make connections on LinkedIn. You watch videos on YouTube. So on and so forth. How many times while using these social networks have you ever thought you would get something… (continue…)

Say what – Scrapbooking is cool, again?

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When I was growing up, scrapbooking was what mothers and grandmothers did to preserve the memories in a family.  It was a crafty way to enhance a photo, or relive a moment in their loved ones life.  I remember having scrapbooking parties at my friend’s house – decked out with the latest in polka-dot stationary,… (continue…)

SoMoLo is here, are you ready?

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If you thought 2011 was the year for social, you were (partly) wrong.  2012 has barely begun and already boasts to top last year’s record with social media engagement and take it to the next level.  This year, it’s about what some may know as With tablet sales majorly increasing over the holiday season with… (continue…)

Have Yourself a Very Social Christmas.

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Christmas music is in the air, the stores are run amuck with frantic last minute shoppers, and there’s an awful lot of melted wanna-be snow falling from the sky.  There’s no doubt that we’re coming close to the biggest holiday of the year.  What makes this time of year better than the rest is that… (continue…)

Facebook the Money-Maker?

There’s been a lot of talk this week about Facebook going public in 2012.  The social networking company is going to valued around $100 billion dollars, according to The Wall Street Journal.  In a time when some mainstream Internet companies are filing their IPOs (LinkedIn and Groupon most recently, it seems almost fate that Facebook… (continue…)

Learn something new about.me

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With the constant explosion of social media sites and networks launching left and right, the last thing anyone is thinking about is trying to learn a new one, right?  Well, I’m going to prove you wrong.  There is a new (sort of) category of social sites out there that actually help you to kind of manage… (continue…)

Follow the chatter

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In preparation for an upcoming New Media Dayton meeting next week, where Keri Jaehnig (Idea Girl Media) and I will be speaking to small business owners and individuals alike about social media tools, I wanted to give the readers here at Dayton Most Metro a little preview of what can be expected and get some… (continue…)

Facebook Privacy 101

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Facebook has notoriety in messing with privacy options.  Through the past few years, there have been numerous changes and additions that have most people wondering, “Who is looking at my information?”  With so many options, it’s difficult to know which ones are the right ones to change.  One wrong click can be the difference between… (continue…)

Twitter Tweeter

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A nice handful of people who are currently using Twitter today, actually have no idea how to use or why.  That probably is one of the main reasons that only 5% of users create 75% of the content that is curated on the microblogging platform.  Though I wouldn’t necessarily brand myself as an expert or… (continue…)