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18 Tweetable Twitter Tips for Newbies

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Use a real photo of yourself for your avatar. (I Make sure your avatar is “SFW” (safe for work… and yes, you’d be surprised again). < area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. < tweet this > 2.

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When Social Media Freed the Inadvertent Bigot

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But one answer in particular made me look twice: I’ve obscured the person’s name and avatar for reasons you will understand shortly. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. When I saw this, I asked in response, “Are you serious?”

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Uncovering The Remarkable In Your Social Networks

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We talk often – myself included – about using it to build relationships , about getting to know one’s community, about deepening human interaction. Yet how much do we really know about the people behind the avatars? Because when you know what makes your community tick, you know what will move them.

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Online Chemistry

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Building a community is one thing, but the one-on-one relationships take considerable time and one-to-one interaction. Meanwhile, we’re having these conversations in split seconds with Twitter handles and tiny avatars. I say this because our networks make huge demands on us, and it gets to a point where we need to prioritize.

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Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media

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Turning to the man So I decided to turn to the man himself – Andre Francis, who’s the face (or avatar) of Pepco’s social media. .&# All well and good but I didn’t feel they provided me with anything other than company-approved messaging. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb.

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Etsy's PR Nightmare: Greeting Cards Making Light Of Rape

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This includes your username, Public Profile , item titles, tags, avatar, banner, and/or shop sections.” Join the Grymm & Epic community for creative entrepreneurs, or read her heavy metal blog on Steff Metal. “Use of mature, profane and/or racist language or images in the public areas of your Etsy shop is not permitted.

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Color Clash: Pink or Purple?

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Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Color Clash: Pink or Purple? October 25th, 2010 Tweet A couple of weeks ago, I noticed my friend Kim Wells was sporting a purple ribbon on her Twitter avatar. Ever-curious, I asked why.

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