10 Ways To Do #TheHarlemShake

There are many ways to do The Harlem Shake.

Here are 10 of them.

The Army Way

The Asian Dance Crew Way

The News Version Way

The Hubspot Version 

The Underwater Way

The Student Way 

The Firefighter Way 

The Office Way 

The Gym Way

The Big Way

Bonus Version 

The Times Square Version 

Extra Bonus Version 

The Scoop.it Version 

(Source - YouTube) 

Do you have any funny versions of The Harlem Square?


Yours in Social


Fred Felton
Head of Digital & Social
Falconscove
A Digital Media Agency
email - falconscove@gmail.com

5 BlackBerry Apps Worth Having In 2013

Good Day Dear Readers

Today I am looking at some handy apps for your BlackBerry.

There are so many.  Here are 5 that might just interests you:

UberSocial for Twitter and Facebook

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/3436/?lang=en&countrycode=ZA

I absolutely love this App.  This is my first choice if I want to use Twitter or Facebook.
It allows you to check your Tweets and Facebook Updates from within one App.
You can change the colour and display.  Add multiple accounts.  Send and Receive DMs.
Has a wonderful feature called 'Inner Circle' where you can keep your best friends Tweets.
Picture Timeline which just shows you pictures instead of Tweets.
It has search integration and trending topics built in.  Recommended Users, Lists, Picture
Uploads and more.  Favourites and also Everyone Around Me which shows you what people are
Tweeting around you.

BeWeather Free

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/5350/

Everyone needs the Weather right?  I mean it's so hard to look out the window.  Anyway.
If you need the Weather this is the App for you.  Be very wary of some Weather Apps as I have noticed
money disappearing off my account even though I have BIS installed.  Some Weather Apps actually
charge you for updates etc so be careful what you download.  This App does not.
It is totally free and you can set when you want to update the weather.  Great interface and it can show
you Daily, Hourly and even Weekly updates.

Pencil Camera Lite

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/132571/?countrycode=ZA

This is a great App for your Camera.  What it does is take a sketch of a picture you take.
You then have the option of saving it, sending it via bbm, email or even sharing it via ubersocial.



Here is a picture I took using Pencil Camera.

Evil Hangman

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/48274/?lang=en

We all need one game on our phone.  This one will test your knowledge in various categories.
From Nature  to Music to Hollywood and many more.  Look out for the evil laugh and if
you can't get the word right.  Ah well.  Prepare yourself.

Battery Saver Free-Battery Doctor

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/66580/?lang=en&countrycode=ZA

I've saved the best for last.  Now we all know that the BlackBerry has a great battery right!
Right?  That's a whole other discussion for another blog post.

Anyway, Blackberry are aware of the issues and even have their own App for Battery Savings.
However at the moment I am testing this one.  I must say I am pleasantly surprised.  If you don't mind
the odd Ad everytime it pops up, it really is useful.  From graphs, to info to friendly reminders when
you are reaching low levels.  It can even give you an estimate on how much talk time, stand by time
and music time is left.

These Apps were tested on the Blackberry Curve 9320 with 7.1 OS


Some Useful Links For You:

Crackberry - http://crackberry.com/

Blackberry South Africa - http://za.blackberry.com/

Blackberry On Twitter For South Africa - @Blackberry_ZA
Blackberry Help On Twitter - @BlackberryHelp
Blackberry On Google Plus  - +BlackBerry
Blackberry On Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/BlackBerryZA

What are your favourite Blackberry Apps?
Send me your comments or Tweet me @fredfelton

Yours in Social

Fred Felton
Digital & Social Media Strategist
Falconscove
email - falconscove@gmail.com

Social Media Strategy, Consulting, Management & Training.

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5 Social Media Goals For 2013

Here are 5 Social Media Goals to make 2013 your best one yet.

Which social media channel is for you?

Think about this carefully as not every social media channel could be for you.

If you like short, sharp burst of info then Twitter is perfect for you. If you are
after business connections then Linkedin is for you.
If you are looking to build a community of fans then have a look at Facebook
or the community pages of Google Plus.
Perhaps you prefer pictures then you should look at Instagram or Pinterest.

Time for that blog

Have you been thinking long and hard about setting up a blog for your company.

Well instead of thinking about it, just do it.  Set it up and start blogging.
Tell people about your company, what you do, your success, your failure, who
works for you, pictures from inside your company.  Have fun with it and experiment.
See what works and what doesn't.  Pretty soon you will have a following and then
you might just get some business from it.

Make connections

Time to stop hiding.  If you are on Twitter then get out there and start tweeting.

Chat to people and start following more people.  Find out who lives in your city.
Use the power of the #hashtag.  Search on twitter and you will be amazed at what you find.

Learn 

Start learning some more about social media.  Whether it is reading some good articles

on the net or reading a book or going on a social media course.  Do some learning
and expand your knowledge.  You can then use that knowledge in your social media
marketing.

Explore podcasts

Make this year the year that you start listening to podcasts.  The beauty of them is that 

you can take them anywhere.  In your car, on the plane, waiting at airports, waiting for
meetings or even going for a walk.  Pop in those headphones and listen to some great
interviews.   There are so many shows out there.
Many can be downloaded from the iTunes or from Blackberry AppWorld.


Make this the year you take control of your social media.

What social media goals do you have for 2013? Please comment here or tweet me
what your goals will be for 2013?

Happy Surfing.

Yours in social


Fred Felton
Digital & Social Media Strategist
Falconscove
email: falconscove@gmail.com
twitter: @fredfelton 

Now taking bookings for social media strategy for your business.
You can also book me to talk about social media at your next conference.

Happy Holidays Everyone some Holiday goodies on the blog today for You

Greetings Dear Readers

Wish you all Happy Holidays at this time of the year and wish you a successful 2013.

Here are some gifts and links to sites and videos guaranteed to put a smile on your dial.

1.  A Free Bloggers Editorial Calendar Courtesy of Hubspot

If you are a blogger you will love this free editorial calendar for all your blogs.
Follow the link, fill in your details and download your calendar.

http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33911/The-Business-Blog-Editorial-Calendar-Every-Marketer-Needs-Free-Template.aspx

2.  A Great Comedy Video

Watch this hysterical video with comedian Anne Hirsch and Locnville

3.  Leaked texts from Santa's Cellphone


Some funny texts that were leaked from Santa's cellphone.   Enjoy.

http://mashable.com/2012/12/23/texts-to-santa/


4.  A Youtube highlight reel of all the great music videos of 2012

See if you can spot all the stars

5.  A Great Music Video by Lonehill Estate 

Happy Holidays Everyone



Fred Felton
Digital & Social Strategist & Trainer
Falconscove
A Digital Media Agency
email falconscove@gmail.com

email to book Fred for a talk, workshop or strategy session.

5 Ways To Build Your Speaking Business Using Social Media

Greetings Dear Readers

A couple of weeks back I received an email from someone asking about the speaking business
and asking for some advice on how to start and how to use social media for it.

The advice I sent him has led to this blog post.  I thought I would share these tips with you.
So if you are thinking of becoming a public speaker, here are 5 ways you can use social media
to build your speaking business:

1.  Join a speaking organisation like PSASA in South Africa. 

Not only will this help you learn all about speaking but you will learn from some master speakers
and you can also then tweet them and the other speakers and work as a team to build your speaking businesses.

2.  Make sure you have setup profiles on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Google Plus.

Post updates on them about where next you are speaking with the hashtag #speaker.  You never know who might be listening.  You might just get your next gig via Social Media.

3.  Make sure your social media profiles are on your business card.

Check when you do the design of your business card that you have all your social media profiles on there as well or if you don't have much space just choose your most popular profile.

4.  Setup events for your next talk and invite people to it.

Setup a event for each of your speaking events and invite a select few people to come.  You never know they might just like what they hear and book you for their next company meeting.

5.  Use Twitter to find speaking gigs. 

Use the power of Twitter to search #speaking or #speakers to see what is on offer in your area or in your country.  You never know you might just find someone who is looking for a speaker for their next big conference.  Don't be shy either.  Tweet some people and start looking for business.  No harm in asking.


Have a wonderful week ahead.


Yours in Social

Fred Felton
Digital & Social Media Strategist & Trainer
Falconscove
A Digital Media Agency

Book Fred for a talk, conference or social media strategy & training email him falconscove@gmail.com

5 Tips To Get You Started In Social Media

Greetings Dear Readers

So you have heard about Social Media and want to get on the Bus.   It's a bit late
but I'm sure there is a spot for you.

Here are 5 simple tips to get you started on the Social Media Highway:

1.  Open a Twitter Account

Pop on over to www.twitter.com and open a account for yourself.
It's a very easy to use site where you have 140 characters to express yourself.
Settle in and scope out the environment.  It's full of wonderful people and a great place
to network, find idea's and meet new people.

2.  Open a Facebook Account

Yes you have heard of it and it works, really it does.  Pop by www.facebook.com
and open an account for yourself.  Examine the network and add new friends, old friends
and even school buddies and work mates.  If you have a business this is the perfect spot
to open a Facebook Page for your business and network to get more work.  

3.  Open a Linkedin Account

Pop by www.linkedin.com and open an account for yourself.  This is the place for business
people.  Perfect for entrepreneurs, people looking for jobs, business people looking for
connections.  If you are into networking this is the place for you.  You can also set up
a page for your company here as well.

4.  Open a Youtube account

Hey if it works for Psy, it will work for you.  If you can make fun, viral video's this place is
for you. Set up a simple page on www.youtube.com  add to your profile and start
publishing a video or two.  Who knows you might end up on MTV.

5.  Start a blog 

If you like writing, set up a blog for yourself.  Now this is a powerful vehicle for you
or your business and you can do so much with a blog.  Tell people about what you do,
vent, inspire people, you decide, it's a great way to get your name out there.
Pop by www.blogger.com to set one up.


Well there are 5 simple steps to get you on the Social Media Highway.  Hope to see
you passing by.


Yours in social

Fred Felton
Digital & Social Media Strategist & Trainer
Falconscove
A Digital Media Agency
email - falconscove@gmail.com

email to book Fred for a talk or strategy session.

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That Moment!

Greetings Dear Readers.

Today I thought I would share with you that moment.  What moment am I talking about?
Well we have all done it and every time it happens we normally run for the nearest exit.
In the past at networking meetings or at a conference I used to notice someone of influence,
someone who could help my business big time.  What did I do?  Well normally I ran
for the nearest door, running and screaming to scared to approach them.

That was the old me.  The new me looks for the opportunity constantly.  If I happen
to bump into someone influential or a big businessperson I will introduce myself
and make sure we exchange business cards and follow up.  It has led to many good deals.

It's amazing what goes through your mind.  If you see someone who can help you, your
thoughts start going to the fact that this person could possibly help you out.
So the next time you are in a elevator and Richard Branson walks in, you will know what to do.

Let me tell you, it is indeed worth it and remember it is a two-way street and when you are
big and successful do not forget to help that person out who comes up to you and asks
for help or advice.

Have a great week ahead.

Yours in social

Fred Felton
Digital & Social Media Strategist & Trainer
Falconscove
A Digital Media Agency
email: falconscove@gmail.com
twitter: @fredfelton

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