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Is the Twitter RT irrelevant?

Socialized

MARCH 24, 2011

Do we still need to extend the quaint courtesy of letting people know where we found a link from another Twitter user? I think the retweet, aka RT (in both its informal and official forms), has run its course. There are now over 200 million Twitter accounts (not all active), with.

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Twitter Rules vs. Community Values

Socialized

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

I recently posted my Brief List of 53 Twitter Rules , guidelines for how I choose to use Twitter. I got a great response, and one person commented they liked Twitter “because there weren’t rules.&# In addition to the TOS, there are also The Twitter Rules. Rules have numerous origins. But there are penalties.

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Harmless Twitter Prank or Malicious Act?

Socialized

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I was reviewing my Twitter follower list this morning and came across a potentially disturbing account tweeting what appears to be someone’s private information. I reported this account by sending a Direct Message to @spam on Twitter. If it’s for real, I hope Twitter shuts it down soon.

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Students Failing English Due to Twitter, Facebook

Socialized

JANUARY 31, 2010

The free-form writing style of social networks like Twitter and Facebook is changing the way people communicate, and causing students to fail English. That’s the claim of a piece out this afternoon from the Canadian Press. And academicians are, in part, blaming social networking.

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My Brief List of 54 Twitter Rules (Did I Miss Any?)

Socialized

OCTOBER 26, 2009

I also have a lot of rules for how I use Twitter, so I thought I would share them. I was very deliberate when I wrote “rules for how I use Twitter.” I wouldn’t presume to tell you how to use Twitter. Block people who tweet your Twitter name in connection with marketing and follower scams. Be relevant 90% of the time.

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Social Media as an Investigative Tool

Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Secura Insurance Companies is recruiting for a Social Media Claims Investigation Intern, whose basic responsibilities include: Utilize various social sites including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and MySpace to gather information for potential claims cases. Monitor any online activity pertaining to specific.

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7 Questions to Ask Before Connecting With Your Audience on Social Media

Socialized

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You can place your marketing messages with this information. Alternatively, create a profile on Twitter or LinkedIn if you’re going to curate whitepapers and thrilling company updates. You can use the right mentions on your Twitter profile to enhance your brand authority. How to Differentiate Your Brand and Other Brand?

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Debunking Five Social Media Myths

Socialized

JANUARY 22, 2010

It’s hip and cool to say Facebook, Twitter, and text messaging have replaced e-mail, and “anything worth saying can be said in 140 characters,” but it isn’t true. Had I sent it to her via Twitter, it would have required 60 separate messages. Social Media Communication Is Informal. The CEO Needs to Blog.

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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

Socialized

JULY 3, 2009

On the other hand, the art of critical commentary goes back to at least Shakespeare’s time, so it’s definitely established both in common practice and in the law that reproducing information, even copyrighted information, is acceptable under certain circumstances. Some may, some may not.

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Every word matters

Socialized

JUNE 13, 2011

Whether you're writing to persuade, to inform, or entertain, nearly every word choice affects the meaning of your message. This is especially important in today's foreshortened communications environments like Twitter, Web banners, SMS, and advertising taglines. Every word matters.

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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Augmented Reality (AR) is the ability to place computer-generated information, such as text and labels, on top of live real world data, such as video from a smart phone. Twitter recently rolled out its Geotagging capability on a limited basis. Here are my five social media predictions for 2010.

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Five Things to Do About Facebook Privacy Other Than Closing Your Account

Socialized

MAY 14, 2010

Follow the Electronic Frontier Foundation , the ACLU , and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Twitter. I have also created a Twitter list of Internet law and privacy experts. Sure it has some corporate bias, but it’s a good source of information. Inform Your Friends. Know Your Rights as a Consumer. Share a link.

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Six Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

DECEMBER 14, 2009

They search social network profiles on Facebook, Twitter, etc.; read blog content; and generally look at every available piece of candidate information found online.

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Social Media Isn’t Conversation, It’s Publication

Socialized

MARCH 15, 2010

The idea that social media allows us to engage in online conversations is getting people into all kinds of trouble, because what we’re doing when we click “Tweet&# on Twitter or “Share&# on Facebook isn’t conversation — it’s publication. Imagine you’re chatting with a real friend in a real cafe.

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Trying Out Twitter’s New Retweet Feature

Socialized

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

More and more users are getting Twitter’s new Retweet feature. When a user clicks “Retweet,&# all formatting is handled by Twitter, and the Retweet is published without opportunity for editing. Tags: Social Media retweet Twitter twitter. This was previously a big problem.

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More on Social Media and Language Skills

Socialized

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

The title of the Canadian Press article was Students failing because of Twitter, texting and no grammar teaching , but I don’t necessarily agree with that. Academics don’t want to see informal language showing up in term papers. Rather, I think what we have is the clash of two worlds and two kinds of language.

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Social Media Marketing For Businesses

Socialized

AUGUST 26, 2017

The most effective way to get goodwill is to have high quality, informative content that demonstrates expertise. YouTube, Twitter, and others closely follow it. Remember to post regularly and use social media best practices. Best social media platform. Facebook leads as the most popular social networking site as of July 2017.

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Third Grade Show and Tell: Online Privacy

Socialized

MARCH 12, 2010

A few were familiar with Twitter. I emphasized that this information was nobody’s business and should never be shared with strangers, whether on the computer or off. Who is asking them for this information, and why? It’s no surprise marketers want our children’s information. These are eight- and nine-year-olds.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Location-based services — applications that “know” where you are and can use that information to connect you with people, places and things — are one of the hot new classes of social media applications. Basically, a location-based application allows you to check in almost anywhere on the planet and broadcast that information.

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Switching to Impulse: Social Media Gets Faster

Socialized

JULY 7, 2009

We’ve recently had an obsession with brevity in the form of Twitter, and shortened URLs for example. Yesterday afternoon I was having trouble with my Flip video, which I haven’t used in a long time, and complaining about it on Twitter. The longer it takes me to share that information, the less interesting it becomes.

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How Transparent is Too Transparent?

Socialized

JANUARY 21, 2010

When, what information, and in what format an officer of a publicly held company can disclose information is all strictly regulated. Comments about the company’s finances are regulated by FASB and the SEC. Comparisons to competitors are regulated by the FTC.

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The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

Socialized

MAY 19, 2010

Any serious adult user of Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace knows these sites are both social and anti-social. Facebook, the world’s leading social network, trampled the privacy rights of well informed technically literate adults. Really, have we forgotten the lessons from earlier this month?

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McLuhan, Socrates and Edith Wharton On Social Media

Socialized

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

But I’m not talking about social media gurus or mavens, or people with 20,000 followers on Twitter. McLuhan clearly foresaw the whole phenomenon of blogging, Twitter and Facebook status updates. McLuhan clearly foresaw the whole phenomenon of blogging, Twitter and Facebook status updates. How much information is too much?

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Tips for Using Facebook Fan Pages

Socialized

OCTOBER 24, 2009

In fact, when I made informal inquiries into what companies had the best Facebook pages, large retail brands were most often cited. On the home page of its regular web site is a link titled Community Hub , which leads to the company’s blog as well as providing links to its Facebook , Twitter and YouTube accounts.

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At 10,000 Followers, Rethinking the Follower Thing

Socialized

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When I first joined Twitter, I could not imagine what it would be like to have 10,000 followers, or as I prefer to describe it, to have 10,000 people subscribe to my updates. Twitter users have subscribers. When I signed up in June, 2007, Twitter, launched publicly in July, 2006, was less than a year old. Jesus had followers.

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What Do They Mean by Social Any Way?

Socialized

MARCH 3, 2010

Facebook offers status updates 420 characters in length, easy sharing of links, videos and images; commenting, tagging, a one-click “Like” button, blog networking to display personal and business blog updates on Facebook, connections to Twitter and other social networks, and so on. Its informational value is questionable.

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Is That DM Link Safe?

Socialized

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Twitter Direct Messages are now a primary carrier of phishing attacks and spam. With Twitter’s 140-character limit, which generally forces shortened URLs, it is impossible to tell at a glance if a link is safe. Twitter, with its 140-character limit, created an entire industry dedicated to URL shortening.

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Comments Were Meant to Be Deleted

Socialized

JULY 25, 2016

Not true on twitter. ” The whole idea of a feed can even be sinister and Orwellian, implying information that is fed to us, and which we receive passively and compliantly. In more practical terms, if we follow someone on Twitter, you could call that subscribing to their feed (and people commonly do).

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Baskin Robbins Sells 31-Cent Scoops With Smart Social Media

Socialized

MAY 21, 2010

Below the two girls is a link to a Facebook page, and to the right, links to Facebook and Twitter. It was all over Twitter and Facebook. So it went to all my Twitter followers and then over to FriendFeed and Facebook. Twitter users can @reply the handle or retweet a post at the click of a button. And I mean all over.

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Is the Twitter RT irrelevant?

Twitter Rules vs. Community Values

Trending Sources

Harmless Twitter Prank or Malicious Act?

Students Failing English Due to Twitter, Facebook

My Brief List of 54 Twitter Rules (Did I Miss Any?)

Social Media as an Investigative Tool

7 Questions to Ask Before Connecting With Your Audience on Social Media

Debunking Five Social Media Myths

Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

Every word matters

Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Five Things to Do About Facebook Privacy Other Than Closing Your Account

Six Social Media Predictions for 2010

Social Media Isn’t Conversation, It’s Publication

Trying Out Twitter’s New Retweet Feature

More on Social Media and Language Skills

Social Media Marketing For Businesses

Third Grade Show and Tell: Online Privacy

Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Switching to Impulse: Social Media Gets Faster

How Transparent is Too Transparent?

The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

McLuhan, Socrates and Edith Wharton On Social Media

Tips for Using Facebook Fan Pages

At 10,000 Followers, Rethinking the Follower Thing

What Do They Mean by Social Any Way?

Is That DM Link Safe?

Comments Were Meant to Be Deleted

Baskin Robbins Sells 31-Cent Scoops With Smart Social Media

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