Janet Fouts

AUGUST 3, 2011

Twitter chats, sometimes known as a Twitter party or a tweet chat, happen when a group of people all tweet about the same topic using a specific tag (#) called a hashtag that allows it to be followed on Twitter. Sign up for a free Twitter account. Finding Twitter chats. or Hashtags.org. or Hashtags.org.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 2, 2019

We met on Twitter and struck up some conversations. This was a very special episode with Non Wels, creator of the You, Me, Empathy podcast. Non hosted me on his podcast in October to talk about self-care for caregivers and a whole lot of other things. Non has a way with interviews that really draws out some unexpected insights.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 3, 2015

Twitter has been slowly improving their analytics features for profiles and ads and it’s been very interesting to see. The new analytics dashboard shares top tweets, mentions, Twitter cards and followers on a month by month basis. Thank you Twitter! Twitter cards. These things are effective!

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

I woke up this morning and reviewed some of my clients’ Twitter streams to find a few posts like this one. After all, sometimes it’s a colleague trying to DM something important or someone who really wants to converse. Sure you want to feel like you’re popular and you’ve got lots of Twitter followers.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 30, 2012

On the one hand it’s got the best features of Twitter like immediacy and fast moving conversations with the added plus of being able to direct conversations to channels (Circles) of people who are actually interested in that topic and exclude the ones who could care less. It’s Twitter on steroids. Beth Kanter.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 2, 2011

I’ve been gratified and a little puzzled by some of the people who follow me on Twitter (or any other social network for that matter). I did a little rough surveying of my Twitter friends and it seems there are really only a few ways people make the decision to follow or not follow on Twitter. Get to know them.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 1, 2012

This morning I had a conversation with a friend about Google+ and it’s a conversation I used to have about Twitter. I used to say this to people about Twitter, and now I find people have exactly the same issue with Google+. They expect to sign up and immediately be inundated with vibrant, intelligent conversation!

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 17, 2012

Twitter recently announced new rate limits on how many “hits” to the API it will allow. Twitter is changing the number of times the application can do that from 350 per hour to 60. In this diagram taken from the Twitter developer blog they break Twitter’s ecosystem up into 4 quadrants.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

If they are smart social users they will follow the person or brand on Twitter, join a group they’re in on Linkedin, follow the company, and engage in tangental conversations to become part of the person’s social network before they connect.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 4, 2011

I had a very interesting conversation with a Facebook application developer today. Do you see really engaged conversations or simply reactions to a post from the brand or other members? Twitter is like having a conversation while running a marathon. That’s generally the depth of the conversation.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The idea of meditating together with 10,000 people around the world is powerful, and I’ve struck up several conversations around these notifications on Twitter. There are some who feel that gamification diminishes the value of mindfulness or meditation practice, and I’ve had some fairly intense conversations about it.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I just listened to the live Ustream broadcast of Twitter’s big announcement thanks to @Scoble and Ustream. Since 90% of the content on Twitter is public it’s hard to find the specific information you’re interested in. Twitter mobile users are up 250% this year. There’s something on Twitter for everyone.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 30, 2015

Hangouts can be clunky for new users and 10 people in the hangout at once generally too many to have a deep conversation. Sure, there is conversation in the comment stream but frankly, in a buzy stream it can hard to respond and focus. This is a terriffic way to get real engagement and conversation with a large group.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 20, 2013

I have two blogs that I post on regularly, I’m active on Facebook as an individual, also on Twitter , Linkedin , Scoop.it , Slideshare and Google+. I have been populating the page with shared items from Scoop.it and through Buffer , but is there conversation? and that’s what I used the page for. At least for a while.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 11, 2011

People who want to use social media to advance their professional reputation, attract business or build a brand often struggle with deciding where the line is between personal conversations and professional ones. In addition posts to the trending topics attract more spam than almost anything else on Twitter. A butterfly!!!&#.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 17, 2011

The advancement of good listening tools allow a PR team to keep an ear to the ground for news about their clients and enable them to lend their voices to ongoing discussions, but it’s even better if you’re already in the conversation to start with. Bottom line? Contributors to this book include: Kimberley LeRiche. Michael Brito.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 11, 2011

On Twitter a Retweet can be a valuable way to share information with your network, build your following and pay homage to the person retweeted. If you are in a Twitter application there is likely a RT button. On Twitter if you click the retweet link under the post it will retweet it for you but will not allow you to edit.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I was part of a discussion on Twitter this morning around this post of George Snell’s.” Some are great conversation wranglers, s**t-disturbers even. Many have a passion for the topic of conversation central to the brand they manage. ” Community Management Isn’t Content Creation. (go

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 16, 2011

When you have a conversation with someone about something you are passionate about–whether it’s sports, business or your kids–it creates an affinity with that person. A few of these conversations adds up to a relationship. They share their interests freely, allowing you entrée to that first conversation quite easily.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

A quick look at his Twitter stream will demonstrate, it’s not just lip service, he’s actively engaged. The lesson is clear: CEO’s that are active in social media and content marketing efforts ignite conversation. While I think there’s truth to that, I’d also point out that Musk has 148,000 followers on Twitter.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 13, 2018

Twitter shares, by the way, jumped almost 5% on the announcement. The concept of a social network that is devoted to it’s users actually having conversations is appealing. It’s not just marketers who are panicking, Facebook stocks dropped nearly 9% on the announcement. What does it mean? Actually, nobody really knows yet.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 23, 2011

You might see it re-surface now and then and bring you some more Twitter love. That makes the $Billion question: “How do I build a following to drive traffic to my…blog, web site, Facebook page, Twitter page, etc, etc, etc.&#. Ask questions and have actual one on one conversations on social networks.

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 29, 2013

Jana Messerschmidt VP of Business Development & Platform Relations, Twitter. Everyone on the panel uses Twitter regularly. Using Twitter’s advanced search find people working in the places you want to be. Look for the rock stars here too, get to know them by starting a conversation. Erica Lockheimer Sr.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 8, 2011

Recently the topic of syndicating content came up in conversation. Unless you are setting up reminders and following the conversations on every site you are syndicated on. In fact, you can miss entire threads about what you wrote and the conversation passes you by, even though you were the one that started it. Share the love.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

You can import your customer database and then see what they’re talking about online, cross reference people you need to connect or talk to and prioritize conversations. For me this gets interesting because it takes it to the individual or small business level. Click here to join the private beta. Are you using a social CRM?

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Janet Fouts

JULY 2, 2010

Comment when it’s relevant, re-tweet them on Twitter and share links you think they will find useful. I’m a lot more likely to write about your product if I already know you and we’ve been in conversation already. Besides befriending a particular blogger, get to know their network. Make it personal.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 17, 2010

Think of your online conversations as an aggregate whole and not just one network at a time. New York , Philadelphia and several other city police departments are monitoring Twitter to watch for trouble before it starts. Tags: Social Media in Action Privacy Social Media Twitter.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

We all *think* we’re doing great when the Twitter alerts are rolling, Email’s pinging, Facebook is always open and your RSS feeds are pushing you new content to share. As a bonus, you’ll be more focused and engaged with the conversations you have on social networks, increasing your effectiveness. Efficient right?

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 14, 2011

But just posting a video, creating a Twitter account or a Facebook page will not bring droves to sit at your feet and learn from the master and it certainly won’t guarantee the success of your fundraising initiative. Twitter Efficiency – Janet Fouts ( Social Media Coach ). July 12 – 1 pm PT. Register Here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/730428078.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Both stations are active on Facebook, which seemed to be much more popular than Twitter with most of the stations I talked to at PRPD. As always, some of the most interesting conversations came from the Q&A session where we really got a chance to find out what people were there to learn and hear about what they were doing.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 16, 2010

What about pod casting, video blogging or becoming the curator of all things in your particular niche on Twitter? Listen to what other people in your niche are saying and support or respond to it on their blogs, Facebook pages, Linkedin groups, Twitter and forums. You’ve got opinions, everybody does. Share them and share links.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

We urge everyone who has participated in this conversation across the country over the last few days to help us move past this issue. While millions of people are watching the superbowl on Sunday, @KomenfortheCure has plans to use the tag #Supercure on Twitter during the event. Oh let’s just move on shall we?

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Someone with 100,000 followers on Twitter re-tweeted you or responded? Did they add value to the conversation or just re-tweet it because it mentioned them? It’s natural for you to get excited when somebody with a huge amount of perceived social capital responds to something you said.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

People are constantly dissing this particular network even though it really has more intelligent conversation going on than many other networks. I like to say Google+ combines the best of Twitter and Facebook on one network. you’ve got a better conversation. Google+ is worth the effort. The SEO card.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

Then, just in time for Social Media Marketing World in San Diego, Twitter re-launched Periscope , another real time video app that streams directly to Twitter which they just acquired. Here’s the gist of the conversation. Problem with the latter is people on Twitter just troll through streams.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

Then, just in time for Social Media Marketing World in San Diego, Twitter re-launched Periscope , another real time video app that streams directly to Twitter which they just acquired. Here’s the gist of the conversation. Problem with the latter is people on Twitter just troll through streams.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

I follow almost 4,000 people on Twitter , over 1500 on Linkedin , and more on Facebook , Google+ , blogs , forums, a zillion social networks, wikis and more. Turn off Twitter. Leaving Twitter open in your browser all day is distracting. Is your messaging getting derailed by cool cats and hip conversation? Get a plan.

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