Daulton West, Jr.'s Blog (7)

Beyond email - message overload Messages come to us in many more ways now. Traditionally, people have used email for years to communicate, and share information. Chat rooms have been around for a number of years. Instant messaging came around and a few years ago and quickly gained in popularity wi… Continue

Nonprofits understand the importance of building quality, lasting relationships for maintaining a base of supporters to embrace their many causes and fundraising campaigns. Recent articles suggest that nonprofits have been quick to realize the upside potential for social media sites that can strengthen the connection with existing supporters and also attract new followers. By utilizing social media to promote brand awareness, nonprofits are able to build quality relationships by keeping follower… Continue

Have you seen the difference in the new way Facebook is being used for professional networking lately? For many users that formally only used LinkedIn or Twitter, and rarely used Facebook, these same users are now sending out more requests to “connect” with their LinkedIn / Twi… Continue

Please view my article recently posted on the Examiner.com - LinkedIn groups – are you building relat… Continue

Social media continues to be a frequent topic in print and other media. CNN encourages their viewers to follow the headlines and late-breaking news on Twitter throughout the day and evening. More and more newspapers articles feature a company or individual leveraging social media to launch a new product, business, or promotion of some kind. The preferred method may be a new broadcast message on Twitter, a new Facebook business group, YouTube video, or SlideShare presentation, but the intent is t… Continue

What is all this “twittering” about, what is Twitter, what are “tweeple”, what is a “tweet”, what is a “retweet”, what are “followers” and how do I get some, why would anyone want to know “what are you doing”, and why do I only get 140 characters to tell anyone? These are just a few of the questions by those just hearing about Twitter for the first time, or having heard so much about Twitter in the media recently, have decided to take a closer look at the phenomenon known as Twitter, that is exp… Continue

Around April 25, Google enhanced its search results to include a personal picture on a listing that points to an individual’s Google profile. This innovation highlights a person’s name with an attention-grabbing photo that builds brand recognition by connecting online brand presence with a brand image. Google’s addition of a personal profile that allows a personal photo to be displayed in search results has been highly acclai… Continue