Thursday, September 9, 2010

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Social Media Tips and Tricks

The difference between being ON a social network and being ENGAGED

December 13, 2009

Many people seem to think if they have a big ‘ol following on their favorite social media networks they’ve attained a level of social media success. While it may get you some search engine love and people may click on the links you send out, if you’re not actually engaging other users in conversation it’s [...]

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Twitter- Where’s the conversation?

September 13, 2009

It’s funny how the questions I get from my network seem to come in waves. This week I got a load of people asking me what had happened to the “old” Twitter where we bantered with our friends, made new ones and had back and forth conversations as in a typical face to face. The [...]

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Delicious is not dead

August 31, 2009

In fact, Delicious just got some new bells and whistles that take it beyond being the social media bookmarking site where you keep your bookmarks and pin your SEO dreams on. Delicious just go real time. Yahoo (Delicious’s parent co) added Fresh Bookmarks to the site. Now when you visit Delicious bookmarks the first page [...]

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6 Ways to Attract Twitter Followers

August 25, 2009

No it’s not another Twitter pyramid scheme. This is about attracting real, useful followers to your Twitter network. Be interesting and unique Share your own perspective on news or new information you find. Do you scan a pile of blogs for information? Share it, but look for things that aren’t mainstream. I mean, I love [...]

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7 Reasons NOT to Engage in Social Media

August 23, 2009

I run into people almost every day who are  not ready or willing to jump into the social media pool. Some of them are just plain scared of new technology, but others have more focused reasons for not engaging. Here are the top 7.  Add yours in the comments and how you resolve them! And [...]

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SXSW Panel Voting Has Begun

August 18, 2009

SXSWi was a huge focus for social media people of all kinds last year and I attended virtually over Twitter and live blogs. That is SO not gonna happen again. There are over 2000 presentations and panels proposed and so many I want to hear I’m like a kid in a candy store trying to [...]

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Social Media-Listen Before You Leap!

August 14, 2009

Before you dive into social media for any reason, listening should be your first step. What are people talking about and where are they doing it? Is there buzz out there about you or your product that you didn’t know about? Who should you be connecting to? Has there been a recent event you want [...]

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Women Presenters on Social Media

August 12, 2009

When The Speakers Group recently posted a Top 10 list of social media speakers they really put their foot in it. Not only were there no women listed, they were accused of moderating out comments critical of the list. NOT mind you, that the list didn’t have some amazing speakers on it, or that women [...]

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Is Your Lifestream Backed Up?

August 7, 2009

Yesterday’s big noise was all about the Denial of Service attack on Twitter and several other social media networks, and it’s likely not over yet. Cnet reported that the attack was probably targeted at one blogger, and the story is a good read if you’re interested in the details of how these kinds of attacks [...]

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Roll up your sleeves and come to social media bootcamp!

August 3, 2009

Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and figure out your social media strategy? Join us next Monday, August 17, 2009 in Sunnyvale for Social Media Bootcamp and get the guidance you need to launch an effective social media engagement strategy. We’ve got 5 great speakers who are all focused on helping you understand [...]

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