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22 October 2013
How-Tos: What does your internet profile say about you?

The internet stores a tremendous amount of information about us - from the things we buy, to the comments we make on Facebook or Twitter - but how much of this can we control? And what damage could it do to our reputations and job prospects in the future?
09 October 2013
How-Tos: How to report spam and other violations on Twitter

Anyone who's ever mentioned an Apple product in a tweet has probably been on the receiving end of a torrent of replies from spambots. Oh the humanity. Fortunately, Twitter makes it easy to report spam--and other, more serious abuses.
02 October 2013
How-Tos: How to delete your Google+ account

Google+ lags behind powerhouses Facebook and Twitter in terms of popularity, and if you're anything like me, you might find that you simply can't deal with a third social network. If this sounds like you, you can always delete your Google+ account without saying goodbye to Google services like Gmail.
01 October 2013
How-Tos: How to delete your Instagram account

Retro photos filters and square photos aren't for everyone, and Instagram's ties to Facebook might give the privacy-conscious pause, so you have plenty of reasons to want to leave Instagram. Here's how to do just that.
30 September 2013
How-Tos: How to delete or disable your Facebook account

Privacy concerns surrounding Facebook have been well documented, but you may have other reasons for wanting to walk away from the social network. Perhaps you don't find it all that useful, or you've gotten one too many FarmVille requests. If this sounds like you, you might consider deactivating or outright deleting your Facebook account.
17 September 2013
How-Tos: Protect your identity on Facebook

The past year has seen a sharp increase in fraud and identity theft on Facebook. Here we show you how to minimise the risk of becoming the next victim of clever identity thieves with eight simple steps to using Facebook safely.
12 September 2013
How-Tos: Twitter apps for TweetDeck users

The TweetDeck app has been discontinued, so we explain which Twitter apps to get for Android and iPhone.
26 June 2013
How-Tos: How to Announce Your Job Departure on Social Media

Don't leave your network in the dark when you leave a job. Here are the dos and don'ts for announcing a career change on LinkedIn and other social networking sites.
13 June 2013
How-Tos: How to schedule tweets with bufferapp.com

With Buffer’s free web-based service, browser extension and apps, you can choose the best times of the day to automatically post to Twitter and other social networks. Roland Waddilove shows how to get started at bufferapp.com
28 May 2013
How-Tos: 5 fun ways to use Pinterest

There are some interesting tasks you can use Pinterest for that make it so much more than just a simple social sharing website.
17 May 2013
How-Tos: 9 social media mistakes your business must avoid

Social media has been a boon for businesses small and large, but it's also becoming a minefield for those unable to manage the increasing complexities of the run-and-gun nature of the beast. On a seemingly daily basis, we suffer through one "Twitter disaster" or another. It's becoming so commonplace that "Twitter disaster" really doesn't deserve to be in quotes.
06 May 2013
How-Tos: How to Add Video, Images to Your LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn's newest feature lets you showcase your professional achievements by uploading presentations, documents, images and video to your profile. Here are step-by-step instructions for improving your LinkedIn brand.
05 May 2013
How-Tos: 5 quick steps for using LinkedIn for recruitment

If you're only using LinkedIn as a glorified business-card collector, an email replacement or some kind of Facebook counterpart for business contacts, you're missing out on its recruitment potential.
29 April 2013
How-Tos: Designing your digital legacy

We lead rich virtual lives on social networking sites like Google+, Facebook, and Twitter. So what happens when real life catches up, and our flesh-and-blood bodies succumb to mortality? For our virtual selves, at least, some concrete answers are available--ways to settle our digital affairs after death, while minimizing hassle and heartache for loved ones.
27 April 2013
How-Tos: Make your Twitter feed less annoying in 3 simple steps

It's trendy to complain about Twitter being overwhelming, and to say that whatever value the social media site once had has been drowned in a sea of incorrect, boring, or fatuous tweets. While the first reply to these complaints is, "Learn how to pare down your Twitter streams," sometimes that can be tougher than it seems.
25 April 2013
How-Tos: How to Recover From a Twitter Hack

Do you know what to do if your Twitter account is hacked? Here are four steps to take to regain control of your account and ensure it doesn't happen again.
18 April 2013
How-Tos: Get social with OS X's Twitter integration

Beginning in Mountain Lion, OS X features social media integration options with both Twitter and Facebook, letting you post to the services from the OS itself, as well as sync contacts.
How-Tos: Social Data Warehousing Is Worth the Trouble

Everybody knows data warehousing is big data. But when you want to understand what's really going on with your customers' social interactions, terabytes may seem small. It's a laborious process, but the insight it provides can reap big rewards.
17 April 2013
How-Tos: How to access your old Tweets - and why you might want to

Here's how you can read your old Tweets by month, or search your archive to find Tweets with certain words, phrases, hashtags or @usernames. We also tell you why you should know what you posted long ago on Twitter.
How-Tos: 7 quick tips for holding a successful Twitter chat

A Twitter chat is an awesome way to engage an audience, increase your brand's social visibility, and connect with an audience in a new way.

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