Almost Savvy

JULY 11, 2009

Yeah, I don’t really know what you’re wearing, or not, when you’re actually tweeting, but please put some clothes on that avatar. You have the default Twitter avatar or are using a photo of your dog. You talk about yourself endlessly. You don’t get that authenticity is a key component of social media success.

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 17, 2010

In fact, the net result is that the business comes off looking disconnected and less interested in their community than they are in hawking their wares. It seems like the cool thing to do, sure, but does that make it smart? In short, no. Bad form all around. Spammy posts are all about them. No @ replies, no engagement. (Or

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Almost Savvy

JANUARY 12, 2009

Reply Irene Koehler says: January 12, 2009 at 6:13 pm Joy, Not sure this will be of any comfort to you, but I do not select the avatars. You gave me such an ugly face! Green and angry. They are randomly assigned by the software. I don’t think it looks angry at all; seems very determined to me.

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Almost Savvy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leaving the default avatar in place is the kiss of death in terms of getting people to follow you. Your Twitter Profile – Be you, the real you. This means a real photo of you; not a cartoon,? your dog or a logo (unless you are tweeting on behalf of a larger company). It tells people that you’re not even trying. -

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