Image via Wikipedia Social media can be extremely overwhelming, especially if you’re of the old school business thinking. You’re happy if you can manage your email account, but all these technologies seem a little daunting to master. You wouldn’t jump into a business without a plan, that would be crazy. Spending some real deep thought [...]

Image via CrunchBase Facebook and social media truly can change lives! Anyone who’s ever been on an organ donation list knows how disheartening it is, and how long it can take to find a donor who matches all the criteria necessary for a successful organ transfer. If you, or someone you love is on a [...]

Recently I have relaunched my domain name: PatrickCurl.com to setup myself as an authority on social media marketing, so that I can take my passion for networking into a real career. Where does this leave my 3 year old blog, which also covers social media? I have to admit writing for two blogs does pose [...]

Think Social Media Doesn’t Matter? Think again! A New Study by Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate Research found that consumers are twice as likely to make purchases from brands that they follow on facebook(51% more likely to buy) or twitter(67% more likely to buy). (via Econsultancy Blog) Still think social media is over-rated and over-hyped? [...]

Image via CrunchBase According to Hitwise (via TechCrunch ), Facebook has now surpassed Google as the most visited website on the internet. When I read this I got a bit overly excited, not that I’m a huge Facebook fan, but that Google can be challenged. A part of me hates the big guy and always [...]

Image by fredcavazza via Flickr Jump in the Social Media Pool – The water is Perfect! Everywhere you look your competitors are jumping in on the social media bandwagon. Even your plumber, and housekeeper have facebook fan pages for their business. You’ve decided it’s time to jump in and figure out what Social Media is [...]