People are using the Internet to connect to information, but more importantly, to connect with people. And yet so many people seem totally confused and overwhelmed about the right way to connect through social media channels. Here are 10 ways to really connect with others through social media: Focus, focus, focus. MORE >>

I’ve noticed that bloggers tend to fall into two camps: the obsessed, who want to know everything and constantly monitor analytics for their posts; and the people who don’t really worry about who reads their posts and rarely check analytics. Keywords to see what people were looking for when they landed on my blog. MORE >>

I recently spoke at the Creative Freelancer Conference in Denver (part of the How Design Conference ) and led a “Lunch and Learn&# table discussion. asked the attendees to write down their burning questions about social media marketing. How do social media marketing tools work? How can you best use social media tools? MORE >>

A few weeks ago, I wrote “ 10 Simple Google Search Tricks ,&# prompting countless readers to send in their favorite ways of finding info using the serach behemoth’s service. As I’m not one to let a good tip go to waste, I’ve compiled nine of the most useful ones here: Use quote marks to search for exact phrases. MORE >>

Anyone using Facebook probably has a hard time keeping track of all the changes and updates to the service. Even those of us who use Facebook for business are hard-pressed to keep up. Facebook business account gives you access to the Pages and the Social Ads you manage. Now you just need 25, which shouldn’t be hard to get. MORE >>