<?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 | Steve Hoad | Activity</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/activity/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/activity/feed</link> <description>Steve Hoad - Activity Feed</description> <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:47:01 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/microsoft-service-switch-will-you-pay/</guid><title>Steve Hoad started the forum topic Microsoft Service Switch: Will you Pay? in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/microsoft-service-switch-will-you-pay/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:36:51 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> started the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/microsoft-service-switch-will-you-pay/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Service Switch: Will you Pay?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a><br /> Microsoft is replacing the Office Live Small Business service with Office 365.<br /> It looks as though those free services and free websites are going away.<br /> Have you ever used the free services or web sites [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/agribusiness-farming-marketing/#post-8995</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic Agribusiness &#38; Farming Marketing in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/agribusiness-farming-marketing/#post-8995</link> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:18:21 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/agribusiness-farming-marketing/" rel="nofollow">Agribusiness &#038; Farming Marketing</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/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a></p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/agribusiness-farming-marketing/#post-7949</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic Agribusiness &#38; Farming Marketing in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/agribusiness-farming-marketing/#post-7949</link> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:59:39 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/agribusiness-farming-marketing/" rel="nofollow">Agribusiness &#038; Farming Marketing</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a><br /> Hi: (from Emma's Family Farm) and You're right: many small farmers need help with their marketing because they either don't know how or can't find the time to do it.<br /> It has become an essential function of [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/14780/</guid><title>Steve Hoad and Heather Wright-Porto are now friends</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/14780/</link> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:36:06 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> and <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blogsbyheather/" title="Heather Wright-Porto" rel="nofollow">Heather Wright-Porto</a> are now friends</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-building-a-twitter-following-12182011/#post-1583</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Building a Twitter Following (12/18/2011) in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-building-a-twitter-following-12182011/#post-1583</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:48:43 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-building-a-twitter-following-12182011/" rel="nofollow">TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Building a Twitter Following (12/18/2011)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> &#160;<br /> Trying various methods to gain followers, it seems as though posting mentions and retweets works well. It is, after all, social media and if many things about Twitter become automated it just doesn't seem [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-creation-and-management/#post-1582</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic Website Creation and Management in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-creation-and-management/#post-1582</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:28:50 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-creation-and-management/" rel="nofollow">Website Creation and Management</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a><br /> If your web site is defined as "nonincome generating" I think you've got a problem. Just because a site doesn't sell directly it should be informative enough to make someone want to find you. Really, there [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/if-you-work-at-home-are-you-always-on/#post-1581</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic If you work at home, Are you &#34;always on&#34;? in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/if-you-work-at-home-are-you-always-on/#post-1581</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:58:47 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/if-you-work-at-home-are-you-always-on/" rel="nofollow">If you work at home, Are you &#034;always on&#034;?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> &#160;<br /> I started this discussion in hopes of some philosophical answers and I got them. They are interesting because they include methods, as well as business philosophy; each answer leaves me thinking. The one that [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/if-you-work-at-home-are-you-always-on/</guid><title>Steve Hoad started the forum topic If you work at home, Are you &#34;always on&#34;? in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/if-you-work-at-home-are-you-always-on/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:21:28 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> started the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/if-you-work-at-home-are-you-always-on/" rel="nofollow">If you work at home, Are you &#034;always on&#034;?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Unlike many businesses, farming can be a 24 hour a day occupation; if one isn't working one must still remain alert for emerging issues -- animals out, predators, and more that I don't want to think about. [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/5608/</guid><title>Steve Hoad posted an update: A little less work to do in this season around the holidays [&#8230;]</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/5608/</link> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:39:37 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> posted an update A little less work to do in this season around the holidays for us here on the Farm so I'm pleased to have this opportunity to scroll around these clubs and find out new information plus have some conversations.  Here in Maine, as the weather gets colder, we often like to find something that will keep us entertained (and I'll add educated) just in case the weather gets nasty and shuts down normal activity.  I'll try and check in as often as I can; I'm generally interested in all topics and I'm especially interested in accessible design for web sites, social media platforms and mobile apps.</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/llc-sole-proprietorship-none-of-the-above/#post-760</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic LLC, Sole Proprietorship, None of the above? in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/llc-sole-proprietorship-none-of-the-above/#post-760</link> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:37:41 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/llc-sole-proprietorship-none-of-the-above/" rel="nofollow">LLC, Sole Proprietorship, None of the above?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> First, its important to know that all U.S. federal law will be the same in each state, but each state's laws may vary according to what you set up. If you are by yourself, with no investors, a sole proprietorship [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-use-twitter/#post-759</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic How do you use Twitter? in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-use-twitter/#post-759</link> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:23:37 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-use-twitter/" rel="nofollow">How do you use Twitter?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I mix it up in our farmily Farm account @thehoads, friendly banter, occasional snark, sales and marketing info, news links.&#160; I certainly use more hash tags now than when I started and I have found a simple way to [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-do-you-think-about-the-new-twitter-interface/#post-758</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic What do you think about the new Twitter interface? in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-do-you-think-about-the-new-twitter-interface/#post-758</link> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:12:09 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-do-you-think-about-the-new-twitter-interface/" rel="nofollow">What do you think about the new Twitter interface?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Thank heavens for twitter apps. The only way I am able to use Twitter is through another app, the last few iterations of Twitter itself have been partially inaccessible leaving me unable to perform the simplest [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves/?topic_page=3#post-757</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic Introduce Yourselves! in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves/?topic_page=3#post-757</link> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:57:30 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves/" rel="nofollow">Introduce Yourselves!</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Small business? You bet: I'm Steve Hoad and I have run a number of businesses including an advertiseing agency in past years. Right now, I'm working with my family on Emma's Family Farm and I find myself [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves-1/?topic_page=3#post-756</guid><title>Steve Hoad replied to the forum topic Introduce Yourselves! in the club Blogging</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves-1/?topic_page=3#post-756</link> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:25:54 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves-1/" rel="nofollow">Introduce Yourselves!</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Steve Hoad here: Not too darn impressed with my efforts at blogging; seems I never have the time to do it right. Mostly, I use our blog to post the Emma's Family Farm newsletter and really, I should be doing [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/3857/</guid><title>Steve Hoad became a registered member</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/3857/</link> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:14:06 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mainefun40/" title="Steve Hoad" rel="nofollow">Steve Hoad</a> became a registered member</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>