Posted on May 27, 2014
No really, it is. This week the social media giant announced a forthcoming mobile app that uses your smartphone's microphone to identify the music, movie, or TV show playing in the background. Users will then get the option to share this as a 'visual' post. Facebook promises that while no sound is stored, the data is archived. What's this mean? Your guess is as good as ours. But itRead more
Posted on May 13, 2014
We recently surveyed the multifamily industry and got responses from 387 property management professionals on how they use social media. The results were interesting. First, Facebook is king. Over 96% of respondents have pages there, leaving Google+ (48%) and Twitter (37%) in the dust. Pinterest (23%), LinkedIn (21%) and Foursquare (15%) bring up the rear. Over 76% don't have apartment community blogs, presumably preferring to use Facebook for briefRead more
Posted on May 8, 2014
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Posted on May 7, 2014
LinkedIn is an important front door for your business. So Respage takes care of it. If you have our posting/monitoring service, we'll now post to and monitor your LinkedIn business pages at no extra charge. We do the same for every major social media platform, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and WordPress blogs. You asked for it, we listened. It's just another way Respage helps you harness the power ofRead more
Posted on May 1, 2014
Those new Twitter profiles we told you about? The ones that bear a striking resemblance to another social network? They're here. After months of testing and beta use by elite tweeters, the radical new look is now available to the masses. The changes include a larger font, bigger profile pictures and a wider cover image, as well as a new "pin" feature, enabling sticky tweets atop your page. It'sRead more
Posted on April 29, 2014
Gone are the days when real-time tracking of another human being required an unmarked van, a satellite, and men in dark glasses. The launch of Facebook's "Nearby Friends" feature allows users to track their friends everywhere. The feature displays nearby friends on a map of the local area. It promises accuracy within half a mile and works quite well in spaces like airports and train stations, where Facebook encouragesRead more
Posted on April 22, 2014
Noticed any changes to LinkedIn? As of April 14 your Products and Services pages are gone, along with customer recommendations on them. Deep (direct) links to the pages no longer work. Replacing them are Company Updates and Showcase Pages. Company Updates allow you to post general daily updates, and Showcase Pages are devoted to specific products. Click here for a breakdown of the new features.
Posted on April 3, 2014
We've mentioned one of these before, but it's worth repeating. Be careful what you discuss on your Google account. If you review shoes, music, or anything else on Google+, YouTube, or other Google services, the search giant reserves the right to use your name, profile picture and writing in search results. Yes, Google wants you to help sell products. Not interested? Click through for instructions on how to optRead more
Posted on March 27, 2014
Facebook pages have made some important — if mostly cosmetic — changes in the past few weeks. Business pages have a new look. Facebook promises that the changes, which apply exclusively to desktop users, will make information easier to find and admins more efficient. An important new feature allows admins to break down contributions by author. Desktop colors, images, and control functions have also been streamlined to more closelyRead more
Posted on March 12, 2014
Yes, we've made a few changes to Respage Express. Colors have been tweaked. Lines and fonts are cleaner. Buttons look a bit different. We're always upgrading our features, and felt it was time to modernize our look and feel, too. But don't worry, the update doesn't affect the features you know and love. Our job is helping you harness the power of social media without the time commitment. AsRead more