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18 Tweetable Twitter Tips for Newbies

Waxing UnLyrical

They include tips on how to get set up with , and use smartly, a social network I still love. 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). < < tweet this > 2. (I < tweet this > 2.

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5 Must-Do Twitter Style Tips

Harp Interactive

Have a unique avatar, preferably one that is a photo of you. A default avatar on Twitter screams … “Don’t follow me! A default avatar on Twitter screams … “Don’t follow me!&#. Bonus tip: Use the same avatar to represent you or your business/brand across the social universe.

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Hootsuite Hacks: 19 Tricks and Features You Probably Didn’t Know About

Hootsuite

Polish your posts with vanity URLs. Hootsuite’s free link shortener, Owly , makes any URL you post look sweet, short, and a lot more trustworthy. Ok, I’ll bite: what are URL shorteners? ). That said, if you want to put in the elbow grease and level up your branding, Hootsuite also supports vanity URLs.

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How Not to Use Twitter for Business (FroYo Edition) | Almost Savvy

Almost Savvy

In fact, the shop is even leveraging social networking tools. Related articles which may interest you: Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends Helping Kids Stay Safe Online. OK, so it is wildly overpriced, but it’s there and that’s all that matters when I want a fix. It’s shiny new and modern.

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Micro Persuasion: Three Little Tips for Capturing Info Bits Quickly

Buzz Marketing for Technology

TrackBack URL for this entry: [link]. URL: Remember personal info? Avatar Marketing. Social Commerce. Social Networking. Posted at 05:15 PM in Gear , Handy Resources | Permalink. Technorati Tags : bookmarklets , Friendfeed , Google , Instapaper , LaterLoop , lifehacks , Readbag , tips. Post a comment.

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Lights, camera, Instagram TV: Everything you need to know about IGTV

Sprout Social

Instagram is now the third largest social network. ” When you’re ready to start posting videos, tap your avatar from the main IGTV page and click on the “+” in the right corner to select a video from your camera roll. Swipe up call-to-actions are available in videos. How to use Instagram TV.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

Most location-based services have a few basic social networking features like finding and adding friends, and communicating with friends via private messages. Brightkite automatically creates a short URL for every check-in and cross-posts to Twitter, Flickr and Facebook, though the Facebook implementation has had some issues.