Social Media
Are Marketers Ruining Twitter?
There has absolutely been a rapid increase in spam on Twitter lately.
It was a problem beforehand. But, then some celebrities brought more attention to Twitter and, all of a sudden, the rest of the world is catching onto Twitter. And where the people are, marketers follow.
Is it a bad thing? What should be done about [...]
Twitter Suspensions Show Need For Social Redundancy
It might go without saying, but I’m going to say it anyway: You don’t actually own your social media profiles. So, don’t depend on them.
Last week, a couple of friends of mine got suspended on Twitter. Neither one of them did anything shady in the slightest. My guess is that Twitter will eventually reinstate their [...]
The Social Media Give-and-Take
This is a guest post by Lisa Morosky, whom many of my readers probably know as my virtual assistant.
A few weeks ago, I spoke to some of the senior staff at a company where I used to work (I only work for myself and my clients nowadays, with much thanks to Dave for [...]
The Big Secret To Lots of Followers on Twitter Is…
Follow lots of people.
Seriously. Oh, you want more? Ok…
Book Review: Twitter Revolution
When I was both in Las Vegas and here in Tampa recently, I had an opportunity to meet and talk to Warren Whitlock. Warren is an author and speaker. He is also a player in the social media space. He and Deborah Micek (also known as CoachDeb) cowrote Twitter Revolution. Warren sent me a copy [...]
The Case Against Auto-DM’s On Twitter
The Twitter footprint into our society has been growing like crazy. Celebrities and news organizations are now parading the word “Twitter” around as part of our normal lexicon. Of course, this means Twitter is a huge communication platform now…for everybody….not just for the early adopters.
How Many Twitter Accounts Should You Have?
You scream Twitter. I scream Twitter. We all scream for Twitter. Cool. So, here’s a question for us: How many Twitter accounts should we have?
Sell Premium Tweets With TwitPub – Say What?
Anybody that uses Twitter knows that it is like a big river of information. The flow of the river is pretty substantial and that can lead to a lot of fluff. One company has developed a potential solution to this. They are launching today. It is called TwitPub.
TwitPub is a marketplace for “premium tweets”. [...]
Twitter Marketing: Insider Tip
Chances are that you’ve heard about the potential of using Twitter to develop your brand. It works wonders if you use it correctly. You can also find clients using Twitter. The trick (if you really want to call it that) is to find people in their moment of need.
Is Twitter Useless and Over-Hyped?
Is there any doubt today that Twitter is worth using? I mean, I constantly tell people how valuable Twitter is. But, the answer to the question is: YES. There are still a LOT of people out there who think Twitter is a complete waste of time. Do they have a point?
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