<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Brian R Baird &quot;Thank you for excepting my invitation to connect.&quot; | Friends Activity</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/brianbaird/activity/friends/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/brianbaird/activity/friends/feed</link> <description>Brian R Baird &quot;Thank you for excepting my invitation to connect.&quot; - Friends Activity Feed</description> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 10:25:31 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595514/</guid><title>Steve McAuliffe and Grethe Lu are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595514/</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 07:09:48 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/stevemcauliffe/" title="Steve McAuliffe" rel="nofollow">Steve McAuliffe</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/grethe-lu/" title="Grethe Lu" rel="nofollow">Grethe Lu</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/using-the-free-plug-in-list-ly/#post-54253</guid><title>Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic Using the Free Plug-in List.ly in the club Blogging</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/using-the-free-plug-in-list-ly/#post-54253</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:16:18 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/" title="Andrea Vahl" rel="nofollow">Andrea Vahl</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/using-the-free-plug-in-list-ly" rel="nofollow">Using the Free Plug-in List.ly</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I haven't heard of that happening <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/encoreperceptions/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/encoreperceptions/' rel="nofollow">@encoreperceptions</a> - I know that some big bloggers use it too, like Denise Wakeman and Viveka von Rosen. &#160;Is it comment spam?</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/water-cooler/forum/topic/would-you-be-able-to-give-up-your-cell-phone-for-a-week/#post-54252</guid><title>Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic Would you be able to give up your cell phone for a week? in the club Water Cooler</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/water-cooler/forum/topic/would-you-be-able-to-give-up-your-cell-phone-for-a-week/#post-54252</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:08:17 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/" title="Andrea Vahl" rel="nofollow">Andrea Vahl</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/water-cooler/forum/topic/would-you-be-able-to-give-up-your-cell-phone-for-a-week/" rel="nofollow">Would you be able to give up your cell phone for a week?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/water-cooler/" rel="nofollow">Water Cooler</a> I have sort of done that <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/deborahng/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/deborahng/' rel="nofollow">@deborahng</a> on a vacation - we had terrible coverage when we were up in Minnesota. &#160;It was actually really refreshing and a little scary. &#160;I could only check once a day. &#160;I had prepped [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/short-description-on-facebook-cover-page/#post-54251</guid><title>Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic Short Description on Facebook Cover Page in the club Facebook</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/short-description-on-facebook-cover-page/#post-54251</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:01:39 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/" title="Andrea Vahl" rel="nofollow">Andrea Vahl</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/short-description-on-facebook-cover-page/" rel="nofollow">Short Description on Facebook Cover Page</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> If you are classified as a local business, <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/encoreperceptions/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/encoreperceptions/' rel="nofollow">@encoreperceptions</a> then you won't be able to change this description. &#160;It will only show the hours. &#160;So I don't recommend being classified as a local business unless [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-check-ins/#post-54250</guid><title>Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic Facebook Check-Ins in the club Facebook</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-check-ins/#post-54250</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 02:00:59 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrea-vahl/" title="Andrea Vahl" rel="nofollow">Andrea Vahl</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-check-ins/" rel="nofollow">Facebook Check-Ins</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> I had a client that gave away a free fountain drink at a pizza chain <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/orsunshine/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/orsunshine/' rel="nofollow">@orsunshine</a> &#160; They had great results with it. &#160;I've never run the loyalty checkin or seen anyone who was utilizing that. &#160;10 times seems like a [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/promoting-my-copywriting-business/#post-54249</guid><title>Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Promoting my copywriting business in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/promoting-my-copywriting-business/#post-54249</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:07:07 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/promoting-my-copywriting-business/" rel="nofollow">Promoting my copywriting business</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/claramathews/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/claramathews/' rel="nofollow">@claramathews</a> How do you feel about guest blogging? That's how I get my freelance writing clients - they see my content on other blogs and that I'm a freelance writer in the bio. Lots contact me about copywriting.&#160;</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595495/</guid><title>Rudi Bedy and Marzi Shine are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595495/</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:02:15 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rbedy/" title="Rudi Bedy" rel="nofollow">Rudi Bedy</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/marzi-shine/" title="Marzi Shine" rel="nofollow">Marzi Shine</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595493/</guid><title>Annie Diamond and Marzi Shine are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595493/</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:02:14 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/a2z4u/" title="Annie Diamond" rel="nofollow">Annie Diamond</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/marzi-shine/" title="Marzi Shine" rel="nofollow">Marzi Shine</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595499/</guid><title>Miguel Saa and Marzi Shine are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595499/</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:02:13 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/miguel/" title="Miguel Saa" rel="nofollow">Miguel Saa</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/marzi-shine/" title="Marzi Shine" rel="nofollow">Marzi Shine</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595487/</guid><title>Nabil Rizk and Marzi Shine are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595487/</link> <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:02:10 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/nabilrizk/" title="Nabil Rizk" rel="nofollow">Nabil Rizk</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/marzi-shine/" title="Marzi Shine" rel="nofollow">Marzi Shine</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/freelanceconsulting-v-full-time/#post-54248</guid><title>Clara Mathews replied to the forum topic Freelance/Consulting v. Full Time in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/freelanceconsulting-v-full-time/#post-54248</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10:34 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/claramathews/" title="Clara Mathews" rel="nofollow">Clara Mathews</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/freelanceconsulting-v-full-time/" rel="nofollow">Freelance/Consulting v. Full Time</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I enjoy freelancing, Although I hate the feast &#038; famine income, I enjoy the freedom of working from home.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/using-the-free-plug-in-list-ly/#post-54247</guid><title>Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Using the Free Plug-in List.ly in the club Blogging</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/using-the-free-plug-in-list-ly/#post-54247</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:22:23 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/using-the-free-plug-in-list-ly/" rel="nofollow">Using the Free Plug-in List.ly</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/encoreperceptions/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/encoreperceptions/' rel="nofollow">@encoreperceptions</a> How did the plugin lead to email spam? Is it from people trying to add their content to your page?</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595473/</guid><title>Alexandra Briggs and Andre Foisy are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595473/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:15:55 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/alexandrabriggs/" title="Alexandra Briggs" rel="nofollow">Alexandra Briggs</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/andrefoisy/" title="Andre Foisy" rel="nofollow">Andre Foisy</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/want-suggestions-to-help-improve-your-blog-sign-up-for-a-free-blog-review/?topic_page=2#</guid><title>Julie Lowe replied to the forum topic Want suggestions to help improve your blog? Sign up for a free blog review! in the club Blogging</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/want-suggestions-to-help-improve-your-blog-sign-up-for-a-free-blog-review/?topic_page=2#</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:06:15 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/julielowe/" title="Julie Lowe" rel="nofollow">Julie Lowe</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/want-suggestions-to-help-improve-your-blog-sign-up-for-a-free-blog-review/" rel="nofollow">Want suggestions to help improve your blog? Sign up for a free blog review!</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Hello! I am new to this group because I just started my own blog a couple of weeks ago! You can find it at <a href="http://www.sociallyaligned.com/blogGoals" rel="nofollow">http://www.sociallyaligned.com/blogGoals</a> for the review....Well, I am BRAND NEW to blogging and to WordPress so I [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/promoting-my-copywriting-business/</guid><title>Clara Mathews started the forum topic Promoting my copywriting business in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/promoting-my-copywriting-business/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:49:55 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/claramathews/" title="Clara Mathews" rel="nofollow">Clara Mathews</a> started the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/promoting-my-copywriting-business/" rel="nofollow">Promoting my copywriting business</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> What do you think is the best way for me to promote my copywriting business? Up to now, most of my clients have come from referrals. But that is starting to dry up and I need to start finding new client [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-do-you-use-for-an-editorialcontent-calendar/#post-54240</guid><title>Clara Mathews replied to the forum topic What do you use for an editorial/content calendar? in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-do-you-use-for-an-editorialcontent-calendar/#post-54240</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:21 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/claramathews/" title="Clara Mathews" rel="nofollow">Clara Mathews</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-do-you-use-for-an-editorialcontent-calendar/" rel="nofollow">What do you use for an editorial/content calendar?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I just use a spreadsheet that has space for each blog topic and a few other items. But I have looked into tools like&#160;<span>&#160;DivvyHQ&#160;-<a href="http://www.divvyhq.com" rel="nofollow">&#160;</a></span><a href="http://www.divvyhq.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.divvyhq.com</a></p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/would-you-ever-take-to-social-media-to-air-dirty-laundry/#post-54238</guid><title>E N Brown replied to the forum topic Would you ever take to Social Media to air dirty laundry?  in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/would-you-ever-take-to-social-media-to-air-dirty-laundry/#post-54238</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:29 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/" title="E N Brown" rel="nofollow">E N Brown</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/would-you-ever-take-to-social-media-to-air-dirty-laundry/" rel="nofollow">Would you ever take to Social Media to air dirty laundry? </a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> HI&#160; <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/' rel="nofollow">@rich-brooks</a> --- &#160;<div><div></div><div>I see calls to action all the time on Facebook, twitter and G+ and many of those are like the one mentioned - the mouse that roared for the smaller company taking it to the streets to gain [&#8230;]</div></div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595452/</guid><title>Steve McAuliffe and Anita Cooper are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595452/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:42:31 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/stevemcauliffe/" title="Steve McAuliffe" rel="nofollow">Steve McAuliffe</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/northwoodswriter/" title="Anita Cooper" rel="nofollow">Anita Cooper</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-check-ins/#post-54237</guid><title>Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Facebook Check-Ins in the club Facebook</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-check-ins/#post-54237</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:49 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-check-ins/" rel="nofollow">Facebook Check-Ins</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/orsunshine/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/orsunshine/' rel="nofollow">@orsunshine</a> I think anything that encourages Facebook check-ins is going to be a plus, especially once everyone gets Graph Search and can search for places their friends have been (based on check-ins).</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595447/</guid><title>Venesa Talor and Clara Mathews are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/595447/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:05:10 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/venesa-talor/" title="Venesa Talor" rel="nofollow">Venesa Talor</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/claramathews/" title="Clara Mathews" rel="nofollow">Clara Mathews</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>