Social Media Marketing
Why Do I Have To Give My Name To Use Social Media For My Business?
Tweet Ok, folks, I’ve finally heard it enough that I needed to share it. Yet, again, I was requested by a client to help them “use social media to get more customers”. I explained how the process of reaching out with Social Media works and the fact that you really don’t sell, but simply make connections with people. The relationship is more important than a one... More...
Is Automating Twitter Worth It?
Tweet Are you better off having 2% of 1,000 people respond to you in Twitter or having 20% of 100? I just started leaning into Twitter and I just reached 50 followers. Wow, that’s really unimpressive. The thing I really like, though, is that when I Tweet a link, I get a 50% response rate. As I follow people and more people follow me, can I maintain this ratio? Bragging about how... More...
Are Automated Twitter Accounts Valuable
Tweet I just ran across these two accounts on twitter: The first one only has a single tweet, and its a sales pitch, yet 431 accounts are followers. The second account has 3 tweets. At first, I felt like I was really missing something. I have 39 followers (oh wait, now its up to 42). I asked @CharlesMcKeever how you would get that many people to follow you without offering anything of... More...
Crack Babies on Twitter
Tweet Note: This post should have been published a week ago, but I’ve been absolutely buried creating video lessons for the membership so this article was overlooked. You should probably read the last post on the topic of Twitter if you haven’t already. So, here we go… Like donuts, Twitter can make your stomach churn like the cheap glazing that envelopes it. I jumped... More...
Twitter Clowns
Tweet FULL DISCLOSURE: I’m new to Twitter. Really, really new. I’m not using any of the automatic tools. Some of the things I am noticing are not impressive. Twitter isn’t bad itself, but how people are using it begs the question, “are you joking?”. For instance, today I searched for a topic I was interested in learning about. I saw 3 people with good comments,... More...
Audio: Community Building Using Social Media
Tweet Is social media all about connecting online or can it be used to keep people connected to what’s happening in their local community? I say it can do both, and here’s my story to back it up. Our small East Texas town of Sulphur Springs is running a campaign to revitalize our historic downtown area. Last year our Main Street was been repaved with beautiful red brick and... More...
How Social Media Helps A School In Africa
Tweet If social media has become the driving force behind the people driven economy, then how exactly does that make a difference in the world? To answer that question, you have to look around and see what people are doing with their time to benefit others. Take for example what Stacey Monk is doing with TweetsGiving, a movement to improve the lives of children in Tanzania by giving them... More...
Top 10 Social Media Promotion Hacks
Tweet Giovanni Gallucci spoke at WordCamp Dallas 2009 on using social media for online promotion. As with most multi-speaker events, there was not enough time for Giovanni to finish his presentation at WordCamp. So, Tony Cecala offered up the Dallas WordPress Meetup group as a space to finish his talk. This months meeting was held at the Art Institute of Dallas on the 8th floor, complete... More...
Using A Social Browser For Social Networking
Tweet I have a new social media friend and no, I’m not talking about the tons of random friends requests you get on a daily basis. I’m talking about a piece of social networking software that can help you get your arms around the online social scene. I’m talking about Flock, the web browser that’s based off the Mozilla project. I know what your thinking. Who needs... More...
Social Networking For The Bottom Billion
Tweet Recently Paul Collier, author of “The Bottom Billion”, gave a talk on Ted.com where he outlined a high level plan to improve the lives of what he calls the “Bottom Billion” of people who live in developing countries and are unable to affect change to improve their situation given the current political and economic systems. What Mr. Collier discusses is fascinating... More...
Thank You For The BrightKite Invite
Tweet Well, it’s been four days since I posted about BrightKite and now I’m in. Someone was kind enough to send me an invite. I’d like to give a big thanks to whoever it was. The invite didn’t tell me so unless you speak up, it will just have to be your secret. I’m looking forward to exploring BrightKite and reporting back what I find. One thing I can already... More...
BrightKite Improves On Twitter Style Social Networking
Tweet Online social networking is still a very young industry and because of that there is still a ton of room for new ideas that can stretch and grow the current social landscape. BrightKite is a new social networking player that’s bringing fresh ideas to the table. BrightKite combines a Twitter like social update service with mobile technologies to create a better networking experience. Through... More...
What Is Social Media
Tweet The term social media can mean different things depending on who you listen to. Some say it involves user generated content (UGC). Some say it’s all about social bookmarking. Some view social media as a maturing of the internet. Some say it is a waste of time. In the next few articles we will look at some of the top social media sites like Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, Twitter,... More...
