How to Influence People on Twitter
Are you looking to find some good resources for attracting and influencing people on Twitter? Derek Halpern has created a twitter resource which brings together some really good articles on doing just that. It goes from tips to getting started on Twitter all the way to Twitter case studies on how others are using it [...]
Why Social Media Marketers Are Here to Stay
According to Jim Tobin of Marketing Pilgrim, the social media genie isn’t going back in the bottle. Jim points out how people who specialize in social media marketing will always be in demand.
He noted that “historically, the specialists stick around.”
1996: “Once advertising agencies figure out HTML, they’ll do all the web development. These interactive [...]
A Look At Good and Bad Marketing in Social Media
Chris Brogan took a look at some of the social media marketing campaigns on twitter who had been targeting him. After looking at the following screenshots, you can see how overusing automated scripts can be bad for your brand image.
If 100,000 People Follow Me, I Will Legally Change My Middle Name to Twitter
Yes, you did read that correctly. I started working with websites in the late 90’s back when I was around 13 years old. I did some design work a few of my dad’s friends and co-workers at the local University where he was a director. Those were the days when Photoshop 4 was cutting edge, [...]
Fake Social Network Profiles: A New Identity Theft Threat This Year
There is a new form of identity theft emerging in 2009. People who do not have profiles at social network sites could have their online identities stolen. An annual threat report by Aladdin, an online security firm, indicates that if you do not have profiles at certain social networks you could be at risk. Someone [...]
How to Be Productive If You Are Addicted to Twitter
I am sure many of you can relate to spending more time on Twitter than you probably think you should. Who would have thought answering the question of “what are you doing?” could be this addictive. No matter how much time you spend on Twitter, there are many ways you can make sure your tweet [...]
MrBabyMan: Not Only the King of Digg, but All Social Media?
Chances are that if you spent a few minutes browsing Digg, you would probably read a story submitted by Andrew Sorcini, aka MrBabyMan. He has submitted over 12,200 stories and dugg over 128,000 stories. 28% of his submissions have went popular, being featured on the Digg front page.
Digg can get about 20,000 submissions in one [...]
RWW: 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009
Ravit Lichtenberg wrote a great article discussing the ways that social media is expected to change this year. The article discusses how social media is evolving, and how there are now hundreds of piggy back applications and tools built around the multitude of existing social networks.
1. Its All About People
We’re moving away from “users,” “customers,” [...]
The “25 Things About Me” Meme is a Viral Success for FaceBook
The “25 Things About Me” meme has been a huge success for FaceBook. 25 Things About Me is basically a chain letter which makes use of FaceBook Notes and tagging. The way it works is pretty simple. Someone writes 25 things about themselves and and then they tag you and 24 other friends. You then [...]