Instagram Rocks, Doesn't it?

Instagram was a friend of sorts to me last weekend. Spending most time on bed due to illness (ok, asthma with runny nose and lots of yakky phlegm plus some headache and fever), a geek still couldn't live without some tech thing. Thanks to Android, I played around with Instagram. Then, lo and behold, the richpinoyonline Instagram account was born.

The richpinoyonline Instagram account

Instagram rocks, doesn't it? I mean, it's like Twitter, only visual. Another thing I like about it is that it doesn't filter any post (unlike Facebook, though I can't blame Mark Zuckerberg). I like it most for its being a mobile social platform. It keeps you connected even while in bed and too tired to think.

Getting 'Hooked' in Twitter Follows?

The big numbers of followers in some Twitter accounts used to fascinate me. "How could I do that?" I asked. Now, the fascination remains, but it's tempered by an equally fascinating subject about engagement.

Followers, yes! How many of these do you befriend?

It's one thing to have 10,000 or 50,000 or even 2,000,000 followers. It's another to engage with them in meaningful conversations.

Let me explain.

How to Create a Fantastic Facebook Page

Facebook Page? Most people only have Facebook accounts. That's alright. It's sufficient to develop a social network. A Facebook Page is something else.

Powerful graphics. You want a Facebook Page like this?!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CaMille/

Businesses and personalities need a Facebook Page. It's almost similar to a standard Facebook account, except for a few details that matter.

For example, you 'Like' a Facebook Page. But you 'Add as Friend' a person's account. You can have at most 5,000 Facebook Friends. But you can have unlimited number of 'Fans' in a Facebook Page.

How to Update Multiple Social Media in a Stroke with Ping.fm

If you have multiple social networks, you're absolutely normal. I personally have Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google Buzz, Google Talk and Flickr, among a few others. Ping.fm allows some or all of them with a single stroke.

These are a few of the social media networks that a person may maintain. If you have much more than these I wouldn't be surprised :)

Truly it can be a pain to update all of them with the same single message five times a day. One may think that frequency is amusing. Those who are in business may find that insufficient. It's why ping.fm is a great option one may explore.

Google Buzz - How to Activate and Promote Your Account

Not a few have Gmail accounts, yet so few are aware of Google Buzz. With so many Gmail account holders, this is a social media platform that can be explored. After all, it's FREE.

Furthermore, if you have a Gmail account you don't need to create Google Buzz. You just need to activate it.

Fret not. The step-by-step slides in this post is a friendly guide for anyone from age 13 to 80.