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Earlier this year I wrote a post on why I unfriended you on Facebook and I thought I would follow it up because I don’t want you to get the wrong idea!

My Facebook Friends

I am not one who loves to be annoyed. I don’t go on Facebook so that I can feel better about myself by reading your status updates and scoffing. No the reason why I return again (and again and again!) is because I thoroughly enjoy seeing your smile, “hearing” your laugh, and getting inspired to do better in my own personal life.

So for the following reasons, I say thank you, dear friend, for being such a great Facebook Friend:

You entertain me!
Whether you say something hilarious, share a funny video or repost humor…you always make me smile. A twinge of your sarcasm or social awareness humor is my favorite! I confess, often times I visit your page, just to giggle

You are an Insightful, Truth Teller.
You speak so eloquently and always raise my inner-game to another level. Your pinpointed thoughts are like mental food that opens me up to a deeper level of understanding people, feelings, actions, reactions, business strengths and even weaknesses.

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Do you struggle to use social media effectively for your business?  Well I have come across a solution that can fix that:  the Blueprint for Social Media Success Series – from the Social Media Academy for Women.

The founders are three women, on a mission.  Their passion and expertise is helping women experts (coaches, consultants, speakers, authors) entrepreneurs and business owners, harness the power of social technologies and strategic alliances to create meaningful, profitable connections, brand awareness and consumer/customer interactions.

Forbes called Cindy Ratzlaff one of the “Top Branded Women on Twitter, Forbes considers Francine Allaire one of  the top 20 most influential women to follow on Twitter for business, marketing and technology advice and community building pro, Lisa McKenzie, was voted a Noisemaker of the Year by the Montreal Mirror.  I think you could learn a thing or two from these ladies, wouldn’t you agree? (more…)

If you’re a Facebook User, by now you know that Facebook has released a new profile design that displays a quick summary of your key profile information.

This key information is pulled from what you’ve inputted into your Info tab under the following categories:

• Education and Work
• Philosophy
• Sports
• Arts & Entertainment
• Activities & Interests
• Basic Information
• Contact Information

From a business owner’s stand point, the coolest thing about the new profiles is that you can link to your Facebook Business page by entering in the business page information in the Employer field under the Education and Work tab.

But if you have tried to do that, it isn’t as easy as click, type in your business page name and voila! Most of the time, your business page will not display and your employer name will link to a barren Community Page. (more…)