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| Page 1 of 6 | Previous | Next | SPIN SUCKS JUNE 14, 2011  Three Reasons Twitter Is Beginning to Suck Most recently, the winds of change are touching a place that I’ve held quite dear… Twitter. m beginning to come to terms with the reality that, perhaps for me, Twitter just isn’t ever going to be what it used to be. Following are the top three reasons (I think) Twitter is beginning to suck. She can be reached via email or well, still on Twitter. Times change. Lately? | SPIN SUCKS MARCH 22, 2011  Fifteen Ways to Use Twitter to Build an Army of Adoring Journalists spent 10 years as a reporter in the BT (Before Twitter) era. Now as a social media strategist and public relations professional, I’ve found Twitter to be my primary and most successful method of building and maintaining relationships with reporters. One public relations agency I work with even grew out of a connection made on Twitter. How to Find Journalists on Twitter. | | | | | |
| SPIN SUCKS NOVEMBER 22, 2010  Twitter: 15 Ways to Stay Interesting If you’ve been on Twitter a while, you’re probably stuck in a rut. If you want to spice up your Twitter feed, here are 15 ideas to get you going. Twitpic something – Photos of you and other Twitter friends, a painting you like, almost anything will do. picture is worth a thousand words, or in Twitter’s case, 140 characters. What else is there? Meet up! | SPIN SUCKS OCTOBER 17, 2012  Using Twitter to Disseminate News Without a News Release That’s why I was so interested to read Peter Himler’s , “ Can Twitter Displace the News Release? The spate of #DREAMeconomy tweets — organized by the Center for American Progress to promote their study out this morning — were a notable example of what is fast becoming the new press release for a media and political class that lives on Twitter. million followers). | SPIN SUCKS NOVEMBER 28, 2011  Using Twitter for Effective Media Relations Over the past year or so I have been using Twitter to contact journalists. The worlds of the media and PR agencies are both fast paced so the immediacy of Twitter enables both parties to take advantage of reacting to trends and breaking news – stories can be imagined, written and published within an hour if it’s a hot topic. Do you already use Twitter for PR? Pitch. Alert. | SPIN SUCKS NOVEMBER 14, 2011  Twitter Lists: List Me Baby One More Time The first thing to look at when making a snap judgement about someone on Twitter is how many lists they are on. Twitter introduced lists two years ago and their effective use separates amateurs from the pros. Most spammer-type “social media experts” on Twitter don’t bother with lists, which are significantly more work to game than follower counts. | | | | | | | |
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SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010  Eight Tips to Pitch Media Better on Twitter
These days, the media are flocking to Twitter in droves, and the platform presents a new opportunity for PR pros to connect with journalists and bloggers. Following are my tips on how to successfully pitch media on Twitter. Twitter is a place to engage and converse. There are a few good resources for finding media, such as MediaOnTwitter , and more publications are listing their staff’s Twitter handles in the publication. Twitter lists are another good resource for finding media. It helps if the client you are pitching is on Twitter, too. MORE >> -
SPIN SUCKS | SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011  Does Twitter Have a New Spam Policy?
While I can’t find anything about this on the Twitter blog , rumor around the blogosphere is that they have a new spam policy to prevent you from tweeting a bunch of @ names and a link. They’re annoying, but it sounds like Twitter is taking action against them. According to the blogosphere, even though it doesn’t include a link, it soon will be banned from Twitter. And yet others do it straight on Twitter with a “#FF @johnfalchetto because he’s living the dream in France that we all wish we had (and he’s smart, too)!&#. Finally. MORE >> -
SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012  As Twitter Locks Out Developers, a New Site Welcomes Them
It won’t come to a surprise to many of you that I love Twitter. I’ve always contended Twitter wouldn’t last forever. Until now, Twitter has been an open platform and it’s part of the reason the social network has grown as quickly as it has. What that means is, any developer who created something genius to help Twitter grow no longer has access to their coding, which allows them to increase the features and benefits of their services. The latest in the death of being able to use Twitter? As they should. IFTTT. So What? Imagine that. MORE >> -
SPIN SUCKS | SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011  Get Twitter Follow and Google +1
And Twitter is trying to figure out how to monetize. And it’s been a big week for both with Google +1 and Twitter follow launching. The thing I like about both is you don’t have to direct people to leave your site in order to follow you on Twitter. Hence, Twitter follow and +1. Twitter Follow. Get Twitter Follow and Google +1 originally appeared on Spin Sucks on June 5, 2011. Social Media Trends google +1 twitter followIt may not come as a big surprise to you that Google is trying to beat Facebook. It’s here now! Viola! MORE >> -
SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011  Eight Tools for Social Media Listening
It measures Twitter, specifically, on positive, neutral, or negative tweets. Twitter Search. There is nothing better for real-time search than Twitter. Even if you don’t have a Twitter account, you can still use their search application to find conversations.While we believe everyone should have a Twitter account in order to funny understand and take advantage of their wide range of services, you can subscribe to the RSS feed without an account. They are listen, assess, engage, measure, and refine/improve. The Art and Science of Listening. MORE >> -
- Twitter Chats: A Doorway Between You and Your Community SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
- Twitter Brand Pages are Pointless SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
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- On Twitter? Change Your Settings SPIN SUCKS | SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2011
- 10 Things to Consider As You Move to Google+ SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011
- Seven Ways Social Media is Changing PR SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- Social Media Success In Five Steps SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
- How to Pitch a Story Like a Pro and Get Results Every Time SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012
- Five Step Process for Using the Social Web SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
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- 50 Tips to Make Your Company’s Blog Rock SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012
- How a Single Professional Female Practices Safe Social Media SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011
- Beware the Google+ Experts SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- 7 Ways to Turn Employees into Brand Ambassadors SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
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- How to Make Social Media Less of a Time Suck SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
- Five Things Bacon Can Teach Us About Content Marketing SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
- Owned vs. Earned Media: Measuring the ROI SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
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- Five Ways To Freshen Up Your Tweets SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
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- How Social Media Has Changed the Hotel Business SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
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- Is Blogging Dead or Are Companies Not Trying Hard Enough? SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
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- How to Emulate the World’s Powerful Brands Using Social Media SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
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- 12 Reasons You Should Use Twitter for Business SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010
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- Crisis Management: Six Keys to a Great Apology SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011
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- Should I Have Multiple Twitter Accounts? SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- Seven Great Questions on Blogging SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011
- Media Relations Without the News Release SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
- Small Businesses Have a Unique Opportunity in Social Media SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012
- PR Crisis for Skittles In Wake of Controversial Teen Shooting SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Six Verbs You Need to Understand for the New Web SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011
- How a Non-Writer Cranks Out Content SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
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- The 10 Commandments of Online Etiquette SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
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- Learn How to Measure What Matters SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
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- Your Business Logo: Does it Really Matter? SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
- Seven Tips for Gaining Business from Speaking Engagements SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
- What the Heck Is Google+? SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, JULY 4, 2011
- Defining the True Elements of Brand SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012
- Reconsider Fashion PR SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012
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- How Successful People Spend the First Hour of their Day SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012
- The Pinterest Debate Between Two Friends SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
- Four Step Process to Create an Integrated Marketing Campaign SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012
- LinkedIn: Don’t Overlook The Social Media Underdog SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- Three Critical Traits Of a Social Media Grown-Up SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012
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- 5 Things the Air Force Knows About Social Media That You Should. SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
- Know Thy Enemy: How to Work with Tough Reporters SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012
- The Nips and Tucks Happening at LinkedIn SPIN SUCKS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
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- Four Common Online Reputation Problems SPIN SUCKS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
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- Reporter’s Twitter Account Suspended for Critiquing Olympics Coverage SPIN SUCKS | TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012
- Communicate the Value of Social Media to the C-Suite SPIN SUCKS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012
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