July 2nd, 2009

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Twitter’s New User Interface

Many of you have probably noticed the new Twitter User Interface released a couple of days ago with changes to ‘following’ and ‘followers’.  It’s pretty cool, I love that they are working toward making things better.
It looks like this:

I’ve heard a couple of moans and groans saying that they wish Twitter would have spent that [...]

June 24th, 2009

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LinkedIn Introduces Sub-Groups

I know, I know.  I haven’t updated lately! So much going on!  But that’s a great thing!  Social Media business is going well, I have JV partnerships lined up, a video course coming soon, a new website in development, and I’m working on a deal with a couple of companies.
(and yes, I know, the site [...]

May 3rd, 2009

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Twitter Personality Profile (Reading)

Corporate Personality Profiler, Michael Spremulli, will tell you!  He profiles potential employees for companies and helps them hire only the top performers, saving them time and money by reducing employee turnover.
I met Michael on Twitter.  He said he liked my Twitter background.  And, of course, because I’m all about relationship building, his compliment drew my [...]

May 2nd, 2009

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Why Social Media is So Effective

Simply put, because it’s Social.  I’ve talked about this a bit in my last Twitter post but let’s look at why it works as a whole.
Let’s take a look at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:

You will notice that after the first 2 levels of basic needs (safety & physiological needs -sex) are met, the following 3 [...]

April 25th, 2009

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Twitter Relationship Tips - Marketing on Twitter

As I trapse around the net, I see that tons of people don’t think there is any value in Twitter and I see that many of those who do see the value think it’s all about jumping in and mass following people to get thousands of people following them.
There is value in Twitter, for practically [...]

April 22nd, 2009

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Make It Simple for Visitors to Tweet Your Content to Twitter

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Web cruisers are pretty ADD.  We don’t like sites that are complicated to navigate and we like things that make our time online simple.
Making it simple for your site visitors to Tweet your content will increase the likelihood of them sharing your information via Twitter; and, giving them a “hey, Twitter me please” reminder in [...]

April 21st, 2009

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Social Media and Business

When Social Media first jumped on the scene it was primarily used for personal purposes.  But it has since gained tremendous momentum for businesses of all types.
Below is an excerpt of a conversation I had with someone earlier today (details omitted for privacy purposes):
Social Media is rapidly developing and many people think it’s just having [...]

April 19th, 2009

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Twitter Tip to Create Viral Effect

I’m not going to talk about how big Twitter is and how much potential it holds.  We already know this.
I want to talk about a tactic to help you get more followers & attention, and make some people happy - which also has the potential to create an evangelist out of them.
Twitter Contests.
How It [...]

April 19th, 2009

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Where is your Twitter ID and Why Is It Important?

Where is your Twitter ID?
Is it in your email signature?  It should be.  Just like your website should be in your signature, so should your Twitter link.
Is it on your blogs and websites?  Hello visibility.
Is it on your other social platforms?
If you do hard copy advertising, is it on your ads, brochures, fliers, even your [...]

April 17th, 2009

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New Social Sharing Site (Invites here)

There’s a new social sharing site on the Social Media map, currently in closed beta, and I’ve jumped on board.  The site, Likaholix, is a site where you share the things you like - from websites, to blogs, to coffee, to videos, people, chocolate and everything else in between.
It reminds me of the Facebook feed.  [...]

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