Nick Rock

Google Hangouts: Online vs Connected

Nick Rock — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:01:41 +0000

Google recently launched it’s great new feature as a standalone app: Hangouts With everything new in our life, there are great chances of confusion and adapting. The same goes with Hangouts. I have seen many complaints about not seeing the user status – is the person online or is he offline? Now this question get’s [...]

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HowTo Stop Google redirect

Nick Rock — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:38:26 +0000

If you are using a different Google search domain (i.e. google.com) instead of your country domain (i.e. google.de) and are now forced by Google to use your country domain, this post could help you to workaround the redirection. I’m based in Germany but usually my search queries aren’t in German language and therefore not relevant [...]

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Showdown: DISQUS 2012 vs Livefyre

Nick Rock — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05:02 +0000

Do you need a comment system and don’t know which one to choose? Stuck in your decision between DISQUS and Livefyre? Let me help you! This article is not about explaining the tools itself but a comparison of both. DISQUS is currently preparing and releasing their 2012 version which looks amazing. Since I have been [...]

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One Google+ Feature That Could Change Your Conversation

Nick Rock — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:41:18 +0000

I love Google+, really, but there is one thing that bugs me out: Limitation of circles … Do you have different friends on Google+ as on Twitter and Facebook? Do you speak multiple languages and use different Twitter accounts to separate them? Do you feel limited in your sharing behavior? If so, this post could [...]

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Twitter: Best way to follow up on your A-List

Nick Rock — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:02:48 +0000

You are following 100+ members on twitter? Learn how to read tweets from persons you care most. Twitter is a great way to stay up to date and receive always the latest news. Social means engaging and there is still the twitter etiquette suggesting to follow your followers back. Some twitter users are following 50 [...]

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How To Avoid Losing A Lead On Your Website

Nick Rock — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:35:36 +0000

This advise is a very simple one but yet many business owners are doing a huge mistake. Do you use your website to get new leads? Great, if you keep it online! Just a couple of days ago I have seen a great designed website and wanted to know more about the person or agency [...]

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Facebook Timeline for Pages – Don’t get suspended, 4 rules to follow!

Nick Rock — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:01:47 +0000

So Facebook finally rolled out the new timeline for business pages yesterday. Beside all the buzz about it’s features, pros and cons, there is one thing you should keep in mind to avoid loosing your fan page: The new rules for cover images Facebook gives us a great chance to style our new page with [...]

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Secure your Twitter Account – Check your permission

Nick Rock — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:19:45 +0000

We all love Twitter and we all love the ease of using it to login to other services via OAuth. Each website, service or application is asking for our permission to access our Twitter account. It is needed to read and tweet or analyze our account. Do you remember which application you have granted access [...]

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The ultimate way how to use twitter search

Nick Rock — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:01:57 +0000

Finding relevant content on twitter isn’t always that easy. You have been told to search for keywords related to your topic in interest. Did you tried it? Have you been satisfied and successful with your search? Mostly… not. I have already written about the importance of keyword targeting in this post Social Media Marketers Gold [...]

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Marketing? Design Matters!

Nick Rock — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:43:55 +0000

I just had a sleepless night, dreaming of all the bad ads, website and business card designs I have seen yesterday. Honestly. This shouldn’t be a rant or the pointing finger but a wake up call. Whatever you do online to represent your small business, micro business, large brand, your product or whatever should gain [...]

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