Saturday, September 3, 2011
Uniting the Wakefield online community, one Facebook or Twitter page at a time.
Welcome to Social Media Saturday, your guide to what you may have missed in the social media world, and our recommendations to help guide you through cyberspace. Want to get featured in this column? It's simple - just comment/interact with Wakefield Patch on Twitter and Facebook. I'll pick the best moments each week. Favorite Facebook Moment of the Week: Was when I decided to stir things up between Wakefield and Melrose. Noticting that Wakefield Patch had 700 fans and Melrose Patch only had 692, I posted on Melrose Patch's Facebook wall to inform the Melrose editor. Before I knew it, we had staged an all-out social media battle on both Facebook and Twitter, with both communities joining in. As the fight continued, the Melrose Public …
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Uniting the Wakefield online community, one Facebook or Twitter page at a time.
Welcome to Social Media Saturday, your guide to what you may have missed in the social media world, and our recommendations to help guide you through cyberspace. Want to get featured in this column? It's simple - just comment/interact with Wakefield Patch on Twitter and Facebook. I'll pick the best moments each week. Favorite Facebook Moment of the Week: Was the lively discussion on Tuesday afternoon about where people were at the time of the earthquake, and whether they felt it or not. I was working from Malden at 1:51 p.m. on August 23, the time of the shaking and didn't feel a thing. I'm even a few miles closer to DC than Wakefield...weird! In other Facebook happenings: Favorite Twitter Moment of the Week: Although not tweeted directly …
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Uniting the Wakefield online community, one Facebook or Twitter page at a time.
Welcome to Social Media Saturday, your guide to what you may have missed in the social media world, and our recommendations to help guide you through cyberspace. Want to get featured in this column? It's simple - just comment/interact with Wakefield Patch on Twitter and Facebook. I'll pick the best moments each week. Favorite Facebook Moment of the Week: Was when I posted the link to this week's Then and Now Photo Challenge, Facebook fan Lindsay Govostes said: "I can't wait for my turn!" Confused, I wrote back: "What do you mean, Lindsay? You can guess anytime.. just leave a comment on the Patch article!" And she responded: "Sorry- wrong post!" This made me laugh. Lindsay wins this week's confusion contest... sorry, there's no prize for …
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Uniting the Wakefield online community, one Facebook or Twitter page at a time.
Welcome to Social Media Saturday, your guide to what you may have missed in the social media world, and our recommendations to help guide you through cyberspace. Want to get featured in this column? It's simple - just comment/interact with Wakefield Patch on Twitter and Facebook. I'll pick the best moments each week. Favorite Facebook Moment of the Week: Was when I posted this call to action for vendors at this Saturday's Italian Festival, with a link detailing how to post: "If you're a vendor/participant at this weekend's upcoming Italian Festival, why not post an announcement on Patch of what you've got planned for the weekend? How are you representing your business or your region of Italy? Costumes? Games? Prizes? Just log on then head …
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Uniting the Wakefield online community, one Facebook or Twitter page at a time.
Welcome to Social Media Saturday, your guide to what you may have missed in the social media world, and our recommendations to help guide you through cyberspace. Want to get featured in this column? It's simple - just comment/interact with Wakefield Patch on Twitter and Facebook. I'll pick the best moments each week. Favorite Facebook Moment of the Week: Was the responses to this one I posted, about being back on the job after vacation. "Hello Wakefield!! It's your editor, Sara Jacobi. I'm back on the job after a wonderful vacation in Paris, France. So basically, your window of opportunity talk trash about me on Facebook is over :)" Facebook fans Rada Frolichstein and Tasha Schlake Festel jumped right on it. "I wish I knew you were gone! I…
Saturday, July 9, 2011
The Internet can be a scary place. Let Wakefield Patch guide you to the best Facebook and Twitter Pages to follow.
Are you on Facebook or Twitter? So are a lot of restaurants, non-profits, and even government entities. You can now not only connect in real life, but also connect in the online world, too. Each week, we'll feature five Facebook or Twitter Pages to which you can connect with just a few clicks of the mouse. CND's Barbeque Grill: This Wakefield smokehouse uses its Facebook page to highlight its down home cookin'. Check out tons of photos of glorious, lip smacking meats, southern BBQ sauce and happy customers. The comments section is filled with the owner's remarks about specials and unique offerings and you can see what locals think of this joint. Wakefield World War II Memorial: This community organization uses their site to raise …
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The Internet can be a scary place. Let Wakefield Patch guide you to the best Facebook and Twitter Pages to follow.
Are you on Facebook or Twitter? So are a lot of restaurants, non-profits, and even government entities. You can now not only connect in real life, but also connect in the online world, too. Each week, we'll feature five Facebook or Twitter Pages to which you can connect with just a few clicks of the mouse. This week in Social Media, Wakefield Patch takes a look at some of the yummiest Facebook pages in Wakefield - that's right, restaurants! Cafe La Diva -If you're looking for mouth-watering, you're in the right place. Cafe La Diva, a coffee and pastry shop on Albion Street in Wakefield, uses its Facebook page to post tantalizing images of the store's latest goodies, like Bruins-shaped half-moons. It also publicizes specials and events …
Daniel DeMaina
4:07 pm on Saturday, September 3, 2011
Still leaving out our Twitter followers. IT'S ON! more ›