Twitter Stuff

How to use Twitter for client prospecting in 10 seconds or less

Posted by admin on August 18, 2010 at 3:27 pm

What’s the No. 1 best-kept secret of Twitter? That it’s a client prospecting tool and market intelligence tool. All rolled into one.
Using just a few easy methods (detailed below), you can be typing in key words and searching Twitter for mentions of competitors in your geographic area — sometimes down to within 1 mile of [...]

Found Friday: 3 posts on how to use social media for branding

Posted by admin on August 13, 2010 at 10:23 am

This Friday’s “Found Friday” items are a grab bag in three areas, but they all deal with using social media to get real-world results for your company, your brand, yourself (or all three). Enjoy
9 Tips For Building, Branding and Maximizing Your Profile And Exposure on LinkedIn
This post from Stephanie Frasco on Social Media Examiner is [...]

Twitter’s official Tweet Button video on YouTube

Posted by admin on August 13, 2010 at 9:58 am

Here’s the official video of the Twitter’s new Tweet Button.  On Wordpress I used the plugin named “WP Tweet Button,” which could not be simpler. Just plugin, choose your style and you’re up and running. And yes it accurately reported my tweet count from the old green-and-white Tweetmeme button.
This video was embedded using the YouTuber [...]

The 3 big lessons of tech blogs that succeed

Posted by admin on August 6, 2010 at 11:39 am

Earlier this week I saw this post from Techcrunch that’s really kind of a bummer: Is anybody out there? Tech companies #fail at social media, says study by Steve O’Hear. The post mentions a “self-serving” report by a PR company that had some findings pointing to poor social media habits of UK tech companies. Among [...]

The Boston Seaport Hotel: An example of easy social media marketing

Posted by admin on August 4, 2010 at 11:27 am

A couple of months ago I attended one of Mashable’s Social Media Day tweetups as the Boston Seaport Hotel. It was the first time I’d attended an event there and after I got there I realized why the social media savvy types chose that hotel. The function room was beautiful with a panoramic view of [...]