Using Social media, like any other business tool, requires a strategy. You’ve posted thousands of updates, tweets, photos and videos in order to build your personal brand and also grow your social network so why jeopardize your “friendships” and alienate your followers? There’s no doubt that almost everyone has posted a tweet, photo, or facebook […]
Vizify – Create an animated portrait of your Best Activity on Twitter from 2013
Ok Tweeters, here’s an awesome tool to help you create a fabulous recap of the BEST of your Twitter activity from 2013. Vizify munches and crunches your data producing a nice mashup of tweets, photos, and stats that you can then share with the World as we steamroll into 2014. Happy Tweeting and Happy New […]
Photos are King for Marketing! The best social media service for businesses is Instagram
Looks like some research analysts are hot on Instagram for business… really hot! Research from SumAll reveals that the best social media platform for marketers is Instagram – Indeed a picture may be worth a thousand words, or more!
Top 10 Tips For Socializing an Event from @guykawasaki
I’ve been a pretty decent fan of Guy Kawasaki for some time now… it likely goes back about 10 or 12 years when I met him at an event in Vancouver. I had a chat with him, exchanged contact info and we kept up periodic exchanges for a short time. I learned lots from his […]
Twitter Rolls Out Twitter SMS Alerts for Emergency Notification
Something new and of interest from Twitter this week as the company has now rolled out the Twitter Alert notification service. Twitter Alerts are an opt-in service where users can elect to receive “breaking” news and announcements from emergency notification services and accounts like FEMA, the USGS and other government agencies – I’m looking forward […]
GeoSocial Web Service Identifies and Maps Your Geolocated Tweets
Have you ever wondered just how many of your tweets have been geolocated, either on purpose or by accident? An interesting effort indeed as I’m sure this is a much larger issue than what you may have first thought. There’s no doubt that many people are accidentally providing geopositioning in their tweets and may not […]
Social Media EDU – 5 must have social media white papers
I frequently get asked for tips and tricks by folks who want to know more about running and managing social media resources for their company. To stay informed I read articles, blogs, and white papers (sure Mashable is great, but there’s also loads of other fab resources out there). A couple of my favorite […]
Social Tip – Add an Instagram Competition to Your Event Plans
Instagram is huge, there’s no question about that. Instagram is also very social and it’s a great way to engage your friends, customers and others. People really enjoy sharing moments they capture and Instagram also has a pretty nice user engagement level so it’s a very worthwhile use of your time. To date I haven’t […]
Social Media Tip – Don't Miss that Important Tweet Again
Here’s something that I’m sure almost everyone can relate to. There’s a periodic meetup in your neighborhood or community, however, the schedule isn’t fixed to any regular pattern. You try to subscribe to important mailing lists, RSS feeds, facebook pages, Twitter accounts, you load your Google calendar with feeds but you seem to still miss […]
8 Mistakes You’re Making on LinkedIn
An interesting piece of advice comes via an article on the popular LinkedIn World website… 8 mistakes you make on LinkedIn. These are valuable tips and really, when you think about it, these rules can be applied to most of your professional social networks. LinkedIn can be a very valuable professional networking tool (remember the […]