Social networking is an incredibly potent tool when it comes to marketing your business and your brand. It gets your logo design and core values out into the public eye in a way that is fun, friendly, and, best of all, free. However, many small business owners find that their social networking sites end up being more of a detriment than a benefit, because they allow the public to see sides of you that may not be congruent with your...

The whole day today I spent in working on my Twitter social media account (@bonigala). I have been tweeting for quite some time now and have about 500 followers. To start with I was tweeting more about the different blog posts that I was writing but these days I am completely hooked and I tweet almost about every thing. I am moving more towards tweeting industry related news, interesting posts and useful resources that I could share with...

I was over at Chris Pearson’s website and watched an awesome video rant just now on how not be a jerk online, especially a celebrity jerk. Nice video and great insight. I was slightly annoyed by Chris’ high pitched rant but I guess he is very passionate about the topic and rightly so. Chris talks about how people on social media networks such as twitter or facebook tend to ignore their fans and their messages. People spend so...