December 7, 2011 – 4:57 pm
With Christmas and the much welcomed time off fast approaching – don’t let your social media efforts lose their momentum. People are online loads more over the holidays, so make sure you are getting your voice heard and don’t go silent! Multiple Admins It’s really important to make sure your Facebook Page / Twitter or any other platforms you are using have more than one person who can share content, and respond to messages. This is especially important in the… Read More »
December 9, 2011 – 5:30 pm
“CERN is a scientific organisation that’s trying to understand the science behind the universe – Net Natives is the company that understands the science behind Facebook. They understand the metrics, the branding, the algorithms and most importantly they understand both the customer & the target audience. Our people here love what Net Natives have achieved for us and creating engagement via Facebook has now become an integral part of our daily job in recruitment” Head of Recruitment, CERN. The Challenge?… Read More »
January 18, 2012 – 1:26 pm
My band all love social media (hence me doing this job) and we’re always looking for fun ways to get our audience interacting with us. We’re doing alright – currently we have over 20,000 likes and a “talking about” of 1,666… not bad! We’ve done loads of competitions and giveaways, encouraging shares/likes etc, but this most recent effort left us quite tickled. What could be so good about this status, I hear you ask… well, the answer to that, is nothing… Read More »
January 16, 2012 – 2:51 pm
Don’t know your API from your “Lurker”? Never fear, inspired by the ultimate list from hubspot, here are Net Natives’ very own list of all the social media terms. You’ll find a bunch of useful links here as well as some key terms explained – happy reading! AddThis – This is a simple and free way to share content from your website on popular social networks. It has built in analytics so you can see what is most popular, and… Read More »
January 16, 2012 – 1:47 pm
“So what?” you may ask. Well, the one thing that they all have in common, is that they are Net Natives clients! Find our how our innovative social media technology and marketing is helping these clients win these nominations below… G4S London 2012 Net Natives utilised innovative recruitment practices to attract security staff for G4S Olympics 2012, delivering a marketing campaign across online and social channels including a content strategy for engagement within Facebook. Social channels and conversation tracking… Read More »
January 13, 2012 – 1:47 pm
Forget all the controversy over paying for votes (that don’t count!) in television competitions. That’s old news. We’re talking about the “classic” phone-in – the public’s opportunity to have their few minutes of fame and give their opinions to the masses. What do you most hate about roadworks? Have you ever had a cowboy builder? Should celebrities diet? It’s always interesting to hear other peoples views – and even more so when we disagree with them! It’s always been the… Read More »
January 13, 2012 – 12:10 pm
Facebook just announced another really cool little feature. It’s now possible to almost “eavesdrop” on people music listening, thanks to the new “Listen with…” function they have attached to music apps such as Spotify. Don’t panic – you won’t get caught out for your secret Spice Girls habit (probably), as far as we know you have to enable this in your music player. But it’s undoubtedly going to lead to the discovery of lots of new music for people. The… Read More »
January 12, 2012 – 2:12 pm
We promised our good friends at the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) to let you know all about the exciting things that are happening as part of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) this year. NAW is now in it’s 5th year, and aims to make sure all eyes are on apprenticeships by raising its profile for parents, employers, the media, teachers and individuals. The 2012 event runs from 6th-10th February and is featuring social media as an important part of its strategy. They’ve… Read More »
January 3, 2012 – 3:57 pm
Images are all over printed media, and they’re all over the web too. Yet not everyone uses images to the best effect on their Facebook pages! We’re not talking about apps, nor profile pictures here. We mean actually using images as PART of your wall posts. Trust me, images can REALLY help you with getting your content out there… just read the rest of this article to find out how. Why you should use images in your Facebook wall posts… Read More »
December 20, 2011 – 1:28 pm
In the last week Facebook have started introducing a Private Messaging function for Pages. So far the feature has only been made available for some users in Asia, but it’s likely this will be rolled out to everyone eventually. When you get it, the “Message” icon appears at the top right of the page, much like it does on a standard profile. If I’m honest, I can’t see why they didn’t introduce private messages straight away. It does seem like… Read More »
December 16, 2011 – 2:33 pm
One word for you – Timeline – and now Facebook have started rolling it out to everyone. Timeline is a MASSIVE leap in the design of a Facebook profile, and I’m already seeing loads of people raving/complaining about it. It’s a little hard to use at first, and some people object to the way your friends can just navigate their way through your life by year, but there’s no denying it adds a much richer user experience. MAKE THE MOST… Read More »
December 14, 2011 – 10:00 am
“…Net Natives were the obvious partner of choice and haven’t failed to deliver.” As a huge security firm, Wimbledon can only mean one thing – a great opportunity to showcase your expertise in delivering secure event management. An event like Wimbledon requires a huge team working away behind the scenes, so you might wonder how best to speedily recruit new members. It goes without saying that we Natives always have the answer. G4S came to Net Natives for our help… Read More »
