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Friday the strongest quake to hit Japan triggered a major tsunami impacting much of the Pacific Rim. Here's a rundown of services to help you locate people, and innovative media coverage. Google Person Finder
Facebook Places allows users to check-in a various locations and sharing with others where they are located. Business owners are recommended to claim their business listing on these pages, enabling them to control the listing. While I still don't suggest business owners only claiming their place pages, but rather focusing on a fan page (due to customization features), it is good to note that anyone can suggest edits to Facebook Place pages. Here are a few pictures of suggesting my edit to a place page that I do not administrate: So the suggestion for business owners: claim your Facebook Place Page, and monitor all activity happening there.
Updating your social media accounts, like Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, is valuable. But, did you know that posting at various times of the day can increase your chances of being seen? Here's a condensed list of times: Best time to update your blog: 9am EST publish to be read on your site or RSS Share the blog post to Facebook at 10am, especially on Saturday's Share the blog post to Twitter at 4pm, especially on Friday's Best time to update Twitter: When to tweet: This depends mostly on who you've connected with. 14blocks can give you a great snapshot of the past day's ideal times to reach the most engaged Twitter followers. Strategy to increase Twitter followers: follow & unfollow people during late night or early morning hours Best time to update Facebook: 11am, 3pm, and 8pm ET (especially Wednesday's but not Sunday's) Morning posts are most effective Top of the hour, then bottom of the hour (0:00 – 0:15 or 0:30 – 0:45) Best time to update Youtube: Friday or Sunday Follow other social media guidelines to share video