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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.
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
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.
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. -
Buzz Marketing for Technology
JUNE 27, 2008
Its awesome to have a lot of friends, and even more so being active in the hottest blog communities. But with messages coming in from other MyBlogLog members & the communities you follow, on top of your many friend requests and updates, we understand that sometimes all those alerts can be a bit much. XOXO, Tilly. Comments (4). |.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
DECEMBER 22, 2009
And while you could keep those messages stored on Twitter’s server, it might be in your best interest to have them stored to a separate account in the event that Twitter goes down or for ease of searching. You might also want to see that they are future upstanding members of the community. between 40 and 40000). Age of account.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
APRIL 8, 2010
Thanks to books like The New Community Rules , written by yours truly, Engage , Social Media 101 , and others, social media marketing is, for the time being, going to still be on people’s minds as they discover this bright and sunny marketing opportunity. And get your account started and active immediately. At least not for me.
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