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New Research Shows Twitter Boosts TV Ratings (sometimes)

Convince & Convert

I’ve been a skeptic of the relationship between Twitter chatter and TV ratings for a long time. Comprehensive new research from Nielsen found that in 29% of the cases, Twitter chatter actually caused increased viewership. Tweets cause viewership 29% of the time, and viewership causes Twitter chatter nearly half the time (48%).

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How To Drive Social Interaction At Your Virtual Event

WebInKnow

Twitter and other networks are an ideal back channel for people to communicate before, during and after a virtual event. As companies have pivoted from in-person events to virtual events in 2020, one of the most common questions I’m asked is how to drive social media engagement.

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Twitter Best in Events and Emergencies

Net-Savvy Executive

On an average day, I don't spend much time with Twitter. To me, it's the unusual days that really prove Twitter's value. I recently experienced two events—one good, one bad—that show Twitter at its best. I recently experienced two events—one good, one bad—that show Twitter at its best.

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Social Media is the Back Channel for Teen Angst

Direct Marketing Observations

Initially I thought it was amusing to see how middle school and high school students use Twitter and Instagram. What happens in school is now being played out on Twitter and a myriad of other social sites. For some time now I have been reading the tweets and Instagram posts of my children and the kids I coach. It resonates.

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Friday Fun: Top 13 Reasons to Halloween "Toilet Paper" A Social Media Strategy

Diva Marketing Blog

The trick is on the Twitter automatic followers. Barbs on the "Back Channel" that don't help move the conversation along in a win-win for the audience and speaker is a clue that you want all the candy for yourself. Nondisclosure of paid posts or reviews of comp'ed products services comes with tricks of its own.

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Decompressing Defrag

Net-Savvy Executive

The Twitter back channel ( #defragcon ) went nearly silent as a roomful of bright people struggled to keep up with a firehose of big ideas. The thing is, disagreement at Defrag is a catalyst—it really gets discussions going. The high point this year had to be Jeff Jonas on the new physics of big data.

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Who Owns Social Media? Everyone and No One | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Everything will be done in the open, encouraging participation, contribution, and truthfulness and discouraging passive-aggressive behavior, back channel discussions, and hidden agendas. link] BrittHaaland (Britt Haaland) Twitter Comment RT @jacquebrown: Who Owns Social Media? Reinvent the organization as we know it?