Mark Traphagen

About Mark Traphagen

Mark Traphagen is an expert on Google Plus. Mark is Director of Social Media Marketing for Virante. A former teacher, Mark has worked directly in Internet marketing since 2005, but has been involved in social media and online community formation since the mid 1990s. When not helping Virante clients improve their online presence, Mark participates in competitive storytelling, plays with a Dixieland street band, and (surprise) spends more time on the web.

Google Plus New +1 Recommendations: What They Are and How to Use Them

In early July Google+ rolled out the most significant change to it’s signature +1 since it was introduced over two years ago. Now “plussing” a post on Google+ can result in it becoming a “recommended” post that might be shown to selected people who follow you on the network. As you can see in…

Google Plus SEO: Everybody Talks About It – How Do You DO It?

Not too long ago I was looking at at thread in a popular LinkedIn group. Someone had asked whether Google+ has any relevancy for business. Many people tried to answer, but the following two were pretty typical of the positive answers given: Do you notice a commonality in these answers? It’s what I see time…

Neal Schaffer is a leader in helping educate executives and professionals on social media as well as in implementing successful social media strategies for businesses. CEO of the social media agency PDCA Social, social media educator at Rutgers University and the Irish Management Institute, social media keynote speaker who has spoken at hundreds of events on four continents, and author of three social media books, Neal is a true innovator and influencer in the growing world of social media for business.