Mentioning someone on Instagram is a great way to not only let someone know that you like their work, but it also let’s you notify them about a photo that they should check out.
How to mention someone on Instagram
Author: Christian Karasiewicz
50+ dictation shortcuts in OS X Mountain Lion
Dictation is an extremely powerful tool in OS X Mountain Lion. Not only can you use it to have your mac type the text that you speak, but it also works extremely well across many third-party apps such as Microsoft Word, Google, and even Facebook.
What this means is that instead of typing a status update on say Facebook, you can have your mac do it for you.
To help you get started using dictation in OS X Mountain Lion, I have compiled a list of 50+ dictation shortcuts in Mountain Lion that you can use to manipulate text, insert symbols, and use just your voice to compose documents, emails, status updates and more in OS X Mountain Lion.
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Apps & Updates: Vyclone, PDF Expert, Tango, and more
Below are a few noteworthy apps and updates for your smartphone (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Google Android) that I wanted to highlight. The selection of apps that I have chosen offer ways to help you be more productive as well as connect with people around the globe via video. There are even some great apps for those of you who do a lot of work with PDF files as well as one app in particular that makes it easy to share video clips with your friends – who attended the same event (be sure not to miss this one).
I hope you’ll enjoy this weeks mobile app selections that can help you simplify many key areas of you life.
This week’s notable apps and updates:
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How to promote posts to friends of fans on Facebook
How to promote posts to friends of fans on Facebook. Facebook Promoted Posts have been around for just over a month and while most people are still catching on to what they are how they can help you reach more of your fans and improve your engagement with them, there’s been an update.
Previously, you could only use Facebook promoted posts to target posts towards your Facebook fans. Today, you can now use Facebook promoted posts to target friends of fans. What this means is that instead of promoting a post to just your fans, you can go a level deeper and reach their friends too (just by checking a box)!
Not only does this mean you’ll be making your marketing dollars work harder, but you’ll also have the opportunity to grow your network because your posts will now be shown to new people who don’t yet know about your Facebook Page in addition to your current fans.
How to promote posts to friends of fans on your Facebook Page
- Visit your Facebook Page
- Navigate to a post you want to promote – click the promote button
- Decide on how many people you want to promote a post to
- Check the box that says promote to friends of fans
- Click save
That’s it! You have just learned how to promote posts to friends of fans on Facebook.
If you get stuck, be sure to read these 10 things to know about Facebook promoted posts before you begin using this new feature.
What to do when opportunity knocks
A lot of people think that people are born successful. For most people, that isn’t true. Most people are not born successful.
Sure, some people are born into a situation; for example, a family business. Others happen to be in the right place at the right time – often when a business is failing and the owners are ready to throw in the towel.
For the most part though, people are successful for one main reason – they see opportunity where others do not.
Here are a few examples to consider.
Apps & Updates: Reeder, Google Chrome, MyPad, PhotoPad and more
Below are a few noteworthy apps for your smartphone (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) that I wanted to highlight. The selection of apps that I’ve chosen offer ways to help you stay current with the latest news, surf the web better (I never thought that would be possible) and get there faster!
I hope you’ll enjoy this weeks mobile app selections that, that can help you simplify areas of you life.
This week’s notable apps:
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5 ways to use Instagram for business
5 ways to use Instagram for business. Most people think of Instagram as a quick and convenient way to take photos of their friends, family and vacations. While it is great for pleasure, you can also use Instagram for business as well.
In fact, not only does it serve as a great way to take quick photos, but you can also customize the look of your photos using various filters and tilt-shift blur (adding a blur to the background while keeping a single point on the photo sharp).
So now that you’re aware of what Instagram can do, how can you use Instagram for business and what are some of the benefits of using Instagram for business?
5 ways to use Instagram for business
Link Instagram and Facebook Pages You Manage
If you want to link Instagram and Facebook Pages that you manage, all it takes is a few minutes.
Before you link Instagram and Facebook Pages together, consider these amazing stats: every 58 seconds, a photo is uploaded to Instagram, 1 new user joins Instagram every second, and 50 million+ users are already using Instagram.
If those don’t move you to link Instagram and Facebook Pages you manage together, think about it from your fans’ standpoint.
Besides posting typical Facebook Page updates – “LIKE this post…”, we launched a new product or news about your brand, Instagram photos can be a great way to boost the quality of the content you already post to your Facebook Page.
Why link Instagram and Facebook Pages?
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How to change your wireless settings on a D-Link Router
When most people first setup their Internet, one area that often gets overlooked is securing your wireless router. I’m not talking about setting up a password so that people cannot connect to your network. This is often setup by your Internet provider such as Comcast, Verizon or AT&T.
It is important that you don’t forget to change your wireless router settings when you’re setting up your router. This way in the oft-chance someone gets access to your wireless network, they won’t be able to access your wireless router and lock you out by changing your password. This menu also gives you access to change your wireless networks password as well.
Below are instructions on How to change your wireless settings on a D-Link Router.
Important: You can also use these instructions to access most other types of routers if you like.
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Bigger business isn’t necessarily better business
For one reason or another, we’re pre-programmed to fear big businesses. As a result, we don’t try, we don’t compete, and we simply just give up. Why is that?
Years ago, being a big business was absolutely required if you wanted to be successful. That’s not the case though anymore. In fact, you don’t need to be Walmart, Google or even Amazon.com to be successful. Instead, you can be (more) successful as a small business – just look at Instagram.
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