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5 metrics to track on Twitter

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Laser focused and sincere the question came: “How many followers should I have on Twitter?&# A prime example is this article on Aston Kutcher who is wildly admired for his Twitter fan base. Keep in mind, that a little over 95% of Twitter users have less than 500 followers and only.05% That’s the artform of Twitter.

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Why Buying Twitter Followers Is Damaging To Your Brand

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Does it matter who follows you on Twitter or Facebook?

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Talk about making Twitter Karma work for you! Interesting question, isn’t it? Generally speaking, I’d say the answer is yes, but the REASONS you should care might surprise you. Here’s some different ways of looking at it: The care and feeding of followers and fans. My question is “what can I do for them&#.

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Twitter-ups the future of events, sponsorship and event marketing

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Does anyone else think its interesting that Twitter, the hottest social media network today, is generating events? Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. Everyone is doing it. Social media has reached the masses.

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Socially Speaking What do YOU expect from brands and companies using social media?

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At what point do you get “brand fatigue&# in social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter? Also, on Twitter, I’m going to use the hashtag #sociallyspeaking to discuss this. Conversely, we all have our own expectations about what a brand/company does with their social media profiles. You sometimes agree with me.

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Tool Tuesday: SocialOomph

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All of these are things you can set on autopilot with the help of a 3rd party, but you can not do it directly from Twitter. All of these are things you can set on autopilot with the help of a 3rd party, but you can not do it directly from Twitter. Welcome Direct Messages are both a useful tool and the bane of the Twitter existence.

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What's your social currency?

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By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. 640 Million on Facebook. Million users on YouTube. Ever ask yourself why they are there?

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