He bruised your brand. She played with your customers’ hearts. They busted the lip on your smiling community. The pen is mightier than the sword but it felt like one. I’m talking about negative comments. Whether they appear on your Facebook page, blog or a cursing reply on Twitter they can hurt and confuse…
There’s clearly not a standard set for Twitter netiquette of who you “should” follow back. I hear the debate going to this day and we’ve now hit its 5 year anniversary. Whooo congrats Twitter! #youvechangedtheworld I personally do not subscribe to the rule that I should follow back everyone that follows me. This lends to…
If you’re like me and rarely visit the .com you may not have noticed the ‘new’ Twitter roll out over the past few days. A new logo, new guidelines on use of their brand, and parameters about how other users’ public information can be used. I personally like the new logo. The idea that Twitter…
Well maybe, depending on the accuracy of the movie. The fail whale came to mind as I was watching The Social Network over the weekend. In the movie Mark Zuckerberg accuses Eduardo Saverin (original co-founder and CFO) of jeopardizing the social network by cutting off finances and subsequently almost taking down the servers. The fail…
The PsyBlog article Twitter: 10 Psychological Insights provides a view into why people are using Twitter. The findings are not so surprising if you’ve been riding the Twitter train, believe me you’ll relate. Here are three the findings I found most interesting as a user and a marketer. “Most tweets are babble…What they call ‘pointless…
Here are five quick and easy ways to promote your Twitter profile. 1. Include your twitter handle in your email signature (Twitter: @name). 2. And on your business card and online profiles. 3. Add yourself to the local Twitter directory. There are many, I like Local Tweeps because they don’t ask for account access. 4.…
Twitter has a unique set of words that only people using Twitter use with each other. Here’s a fun list of definitions from the Twitter community. Twitter: by definition is a microblog. Tweet or Twit: a post or the act of posting. Tweet Stream: a single profile, multiple profiles you are following or hash tag…
Help I need input from real live tweeters so I can educate others. Many contemplate Twitter’s utility has evolved beyond its original purpose of “What are you doing”, so please comment and tell me what are you doing with it? (connecting to friends, customers, getting news, etc etc) Thank you for participating and happy tweeting.
