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11 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter

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Yeah, I don’t really know what you’re wearing, or not, when you’re actually tweeting, but please put some clothes on that avatar. You have the default Twitter avatar or are using a photo of your dog. You talk about yourself endlessly. You don’t get that authenticity is a key component of social media success.

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How Not to Use Twitter for Business (FroYo Edition) | Almost Savvy

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In fact, the net result is that the business comes off looking disconnected and less interested in their community than they are in hawking their wares. It seems like the cool thing to do, sure, but does that make it smart? In short, no. Bad form all around. Spammy posts are all about them. No @ replies, no engagement. (Or

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match

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Reply Irene Koehler says: January 12, 2009 at 6:13 pm Joy, Not sure this will be of any comfort to you, but I do not select the avatars. Find me a find. You gave me such an ugly face! Green and angry. They are randomly assigned by the software. I don’t think it looks angry at all; seems very determined to me.

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11 Tips To Thrive on Twitter | Almost Savvy

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Leaving the default avatar in place is the kiss of death in terms of getting people to follow you. Your Twitter Profile – Be you, the real you. This means a real photo of you; not a cartoon,? your dog or a logo (unless you are tweeting on behalf of a larger company). It tells people that you’re not even trying. -

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tools to develop professional learning communities for international school teachers, at an introductory level. Create a free edublog to get your own comment avatar (and more!). Lijit Search. School Community. Information. Date : 2 April 2008. 10 responses to “First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator&#.

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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

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I needed to differentiate Digg from social media because they actually are part of a distinctive community (and as you know, I’m very passionate about Digg so it really did deserve its own category). I get fixated on one community and ditch the last, yet I still have my profiles on them and they usually get outdated within minutes.

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