Articles by Sharon Meyer

By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Facebook News

American Idol has been on the air for 10 seasons and has now taken the online route for auditions and voting. This year was the first year that the show welcomed online auditions. Contestants were allowed to submit a 40 second video audition via Myspace, between September 15 and October 10, 2010. Following the audition process and the selection of the top 24, online voting through Facebook was announced. American Idol fans that were used to calling and texting in their votes now have free reign on Faceboo... read more.

• March 25, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Blogging

A while back I wrote about Starbucks introducing a mobile phone application where you can pay for the coffee you ordered with a simple scan of a barcode. This barcode came directly from your mobile device. Well, guess what?! Home Depot just launched a barcode for Martha Stewart's line, Living Kitchens. The codes are being introduced this week as part of a print ad for Martha Stewart's line. According to the article, originally posted on Mashable's website, "the codes, when activated, will let shoppers acce... read more.

• March 23, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Social Networking Websites

I found an article on Mashable.com this morning that really grabbed my attention. It was titled, "Top 100 Social Networked Cities in the U.S." The article recaps a report from Men's Health that gave cities in the U.S. letter grades (ranging from A¬+ -F) depending on how socially networked they were based on collective statistics. According to Men's Health, this was their process: "We started by calculating the number of Facebook and LinkedIn users per capita, followed by overall Twitter usage (NetPr... read more.

• March 21, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Social Media Marketing

Spring officially begins Sunday March 20, 2011. Here comes the warm weather, barbecues, and vacation planning. Of course you can't forget about following through with your Businesses New Year resolutions! If you have been putting your businesses needs to the side and neglecting your marketing problems, it is time to put your company first and get on the Social Media Bandwagon! There is no better time to start than now, so let Hudson Horizons show you exactly how you can "Plant the Seeds for Social Media Suc... read more.

• March 18, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Blogging

People log into their social media accounts on a daily to hourly basis. What makes social media so great is that you can log in from almost anywhere, from mostly any location, and at any time you please via mobile phone or an open Wi-Fi network. Although this is great for those addicted to their social media accounts or for those who run their business marketing through social media, I have heard of many horror stories where account information is hacked through open Wi-Fi networks. But wait! Have no fear b... read more.

• March 16, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Twitter

It is important to be informed on what is going on in the social media world especially if your job relies on it. So today I want to list a few important social media experts that you should be following on your Twitter account. By following these few people you will be filled to the brim with knowledge on everything social media related. When you follow these people you will be updated on the latest news articles from websites like Mashable.com and Techcrunch.com. You can find information on Facebook news,... read more.

• March 14, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Blogging

March 17th 2011 will be the third month since I started working at Hudson Horizons. It feels like a much shorter time span but in this short while, I have learned much more than I ever expected. I knew when taking this position that I was going to learn some things I didn't know about SEO and web content, but when it came down to blogging and social networking, I thought I knew exactly what I was doing. Well I was surprisingly mistaken. Although I do know quite a lot about social media sites, I feel like I... read more.

• March 11, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in In the News

I was browsing Mashable.com again today, like I do every time I am at work, in order to find some inspiration for my daily blog. Nothing was really jumping out at me today until just an hour ago when Sarah Kessler posted a blog titled, "Chrysler's Twitter Account Accidently Drops the F-Bomb." Oh yes, you read that correctly. A major, well known company had a tweet mishap only a few hours ago and it was a serious PR (public relations) crisis. The tweet was taken down immediately but not soon enough. Some of... read more.

• March 09, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Facebook News

The first Facebook users were Harvard students, and then it opened up to friends of Harvard students. Following that, Facebook opened up to any person with a .edu address, basically meaning all college students. From then on Facebook was for everyone. People began to invite potential college students, teenagers, and parents of the teenagers. Now even grandparents have a Facebook. To put the icing on the Facebook cake, now your pet can be on Facebook too! People are signing up their dogs and cats for Facebo... read more.

• March 07, 2011
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By Sharon Meyer, Posted in Blogging

Last night after work I met up with a friend at a local restaurant to just chat. We were sitting around the bar top for a while when this man sat down next to us. After he ordered, he immediately took out his iPad and began to compose and email. A little while later my friend turned to me and said, "I feel like Apple never lets people enjoy the products that people buy. Apple always releases a new product before people can take pleasure in what they just purchased." I wanted to argue that technology is alwa... read more.

• March 04, 2011
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