Warning: The following post is a rant about human behaviour. You may be offended. Deal with it.
I use Twitter. I like Twitter. I dislike many Twitter users, and here is why.
When I follow someone, I often get a direct message (DM) automatically sent to me. It will often say something like “Thanks for following me, [...]
Posts under ‘Social Media’
No, I Will Not Sleep With You
The Fine Art of Getting People to Say Nice Things About You
Testimonials should be a significant part of your marketing plan. Social networking sites like LinkedIn have an area specifically for this. Leveraging social proof like testimonials can really give your marketing a boost. This is because anything you say about yourself is immediately suspect. However, anything a real person says (as long as it doesn’t [...]
How to Get Quality Twitter Followers Without Being a Douchebag
OK, so the discussion lately has been Twitter. What is it, and how do you use it?
I’m not going to go into the fundamental basics of Twitter, there is enough info out there on that to choke a sumo wrestler.
But one thing people often ask is “How do I get followers on Twitter?”
The real question [...]
Social Media 101
As I mentioned in my last posting, I was at an event recently that was all about social media. There was a very nice lady at the conference who was attending because she hoped she would get a good basic understanding of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, etc. Much to her [...]
Social Media is Alive and Well
So, yesterday, I went downtown for Ragan Communication’s “Social Media Un-Conference.” It was essentially just a gathering of hundreds of social media users, and the event was done as kind of an open forum where the moderators would present a topic and then people would chime in. There was some great advice and also some [...]
