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

Almost Savvy

Home About Testimonials Events Services Webinars Twitter Getting Started on Twitter Webinar Twitter Webinar: Tools and Tips (Intermediate Level) LinkedIn LinkedIn 1 – Getting Started LinkedIn 2 – Building and Leveraging Your Network Ask Calendar Contact Blogging Branding Business Career Facebook LinkedIn Networking Social Media Tips Twitter Lijit Search 11 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter Posted by Irene Koehler in Business , Social Media , Twitter on July 11, 2009

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10 Benefits of Twitter for Businesses

Harp Interactive

The uses and benefits of Twitter are growing and expanding everyday. Below I’ve listed some of the top 10 reasons why all businesses, no matter how big or small, no matter what your industry, should be on Twitter. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) The real name of a Twitter account is indexed by Google, along with each tweet. Your bio should be rich with keywords as it is also indexed.

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What Does Your Twitter Avatar Say About You?

Socialized

Tweets are short at 140 characters, but a Twitter avatar must visually represent a user in just 2304 pixels. Choosing the right avatar can affect the way people see you online. Here are some of the most popular avatar types and what they say about the user: Standard head shot : Head and shoulders, framed squarely, professional in appearance, though perhaps a little formal.

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9 Ways Twitter Can Actually Be Useful

Jason Yormark

jasonyormark.com Home About Me My Videos My Resume Contact Me Browse > Home / Digital Marketing , Social Media / 9 Ways Twitter Can Actually Be Useful | Subcribe via RSS 9 Ways Twitter Can Actually Be Useful July 20th, 2009 Posted in Digital Marketing , Social Media Tweet Share Twitter is certainly an interesting phenomenon. On one hand, it’s all the rage these days and what practically everyone is talking about.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Changing your Twitter Username: A quick guide to keep you in the.

Josh S Peters

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Guide , Social Media , twitter » Changing your Twitter Username: A quick guide to keep you in the conversation Changing your Twitter Username: A quick guide to keep you in the conversation Written on July 13, 2009 by Josh Peters in Guide , Social Media , twitter 2 Comments - Leave a comment!

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A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Business , Marketing , Social Media > A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web by Tamar Weinberg on July 15, 2009 Share After years of trial and error and months of writing, The New Community Rules ( O’Reilly link | Amazon link ) has been released, and I wanted to dive into some of

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10 Benefits of Twitter for Businesses

Harp Interactive

The uses and benefits of Twitter are growing and expanding everyday. Below I’ve listed some of the top 10 reasons why all businesses, no matter how big or small, no matter what your industry, should be on Twitter. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) The real name of a Twitter account is indexed by Google, along with each tweet. Your bio should be rich with keywords as it is also indexed.

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Who Are Your Twitter Fab Five?

Socialized

In response to the madness of Twitter Follow Friday, I’m going to try something new that I call my “Fab Five to Follow Post.” Instead of tweeting dozens of random Twitter IDs with no context or explanation, I’ve decided to pick five of my favorite Twitter people and explain why I follow them, and why you might want to as well. Vruz is my good friend Horacio from Uruguay.

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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

jasonyormark.com Home About Me My Videos My Resume Contact Me Browse > Home / Community / Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community On A Budget | Subcribe via RSS Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community On A Budget July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Community Tweet Share Having a thriving community where your users or customers frequently visit, interact, provide feedback and evangelize your products/services is an extremely valuable scenario.

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Sleep is Forbidden | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Sleep is Forbidden Written on July 4, 2009 by Justin Levy in hustle , motivation , personal , video 24 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. Thanks for taking time out of your day to come hang out here!

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on July 21, 2009 Share If you’re reading this article, it should be clear to you that people use social media — like this very blog post — as a way to broadcast their thoughts and feelings, be them

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Dear Ex-Facebook Friend… | Almost Savvy

Almost Savvy

Home About Testimonials Events Services Webinars Twitter Getting Started on Twitter Webinar Twitter Webinar: Tools and Tips (Intermediate Level) LinkedIn LinkedIn 1 – Getting Started LinkedIn 2 – Building and Leveraging Your Network Ask Calendar Contact Blogging Branding Business Career Facebook LinkedIn Networking Social Media Tips Twitter Lijit Search Dear Ex-Facebook Friend… Posted by Irene Koehler in Business , Facebook , Networking , Social Media on July 26, 2009 | 11 resp

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10 Reasons Your Business should be on Facebook

Harp Interactive

Strategy is Key While it is free, and relatively easy to build your Facebook public page, attention to detail in set up, naming and business apps are important. There are certain apps to avoid that will end up weighing down your page and creating long download times. And once you have your page up, you’ll need time to invest in updates, social ads, event ideation and page growth.

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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

Socialized

You’re at a conference, the wifi is good, and you’re excited about live tweeting the next speaker. But have you ever wondered whether it’s “OK” to copy and publish someone else’s words and ideas? If you were at the movie theater, neither the studio nor the theater operator would permit you to videotape portions of the movie to post on your blog. 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 i

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Integrating Social Media in Email Marketing Campaigns | Freelance.

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Integrating Social Media in Email Marketing Campaigns by Meghan on July 9, 2009 Online marketers are increasingly seeing the benefits of integrating social media into their e-mail marketing campaigns, a recent study by StrongMail Systems Inc. demonstrates.

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Why you need to build your Social Capital?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

So over the last few blog posts we have looked at ways in which websites will provide you with a very different web experience today and over the next 24 months. A web that brings your search results based on what your friends clicked on and a buying experience based on what others in your social network (like Facebook) have bought. A web where users can update their status, post photos, and play games with friends directly within web enabled appliances like Xbox Live!

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Being the Chief of Stuff

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Being the Chief of Stuff Written on July 12, 2009 by Justin Levy in chrisbrogan , motivation , new marketing labs , operations , organization , presidentobama , productivity , video 11 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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The Most Buried News Sites on Digg

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Buried News Sites on Digg by Adam Sherk on July 23, 2009 It’s no secret that mainstream news sites are experiencing increased exposure on social news sites like Digg. Back in March Soshable noted that 46% of the Digg front page is controlled by 50 websites. Major news sites have seen strong increases in social media referral traffic over the past couple years, and Digg continues to be among the top referrers.

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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10 Reasons Your Business should be on Facebook

Harp Interactive

Strategy is Key While it is free, and relatively easy to build your Facebook public page, attention to detail in set up, naming and business apps are important. There are certain apps to avoid that will end up weighing down your page and creating long download times. And once you have your page up, you’ll need time to invest in updates, social ads, event ideation and page growth.

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United Breaks Guitars: Case Study in Old Media Failure

Socialized

A YouTube video by a musician upset at United Airlines for breaking one of its instruments has reached nearly 3 million views in just a few days, and is creating a lot of buzz in social media circles. United Airlines led the musician on a year-long goose chase for reimbursement, and finally told him “no.&# The airline reversed its decision and said it had resolved the issue, according to Times Online , last week, “one week and 2 million views&# after the posting of the video.

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Traditional Media Meets Twitter

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Traditional Media Meets Twitter by cinta5 on July 16, 2009 Every year on the third Thursday in July, 5000+ people flock to downtown Lawrence, KS for the annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale. As a way to keep track of deals happening at the event the hashtag #swsale was created.

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Time to Replace your Online News Room with Facebook!

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Back in October of 2007 at a MarketingProfs conference I remember listening to a panel on how someone used a blog as their online news room. The panel was run by David Armano and featured Todd Andrilik the director of marketing and PR, for Leopardo Construction, who was using WordPress as a online news room. It was one of those marketing ideas that I walked away from it thinking – Damn I wish I thought of that!

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Hunting for Social Media at the OSRM09 (Outdoor Retailer Summer.

Josh S Peters

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » Hunting for Social Media at the OSRM09 (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market) Hunting for Social Media at the OSRM09 (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market) Written on July 22, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 1 Comment - Leave a comment!

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Twitter Homepage Refresh | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Twitter Homepage Refresh Written on July 28, 2009 by Justin Levy in social media , twitter 17 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. Thanks for taking time out of your day to come hang out here!

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Social Media…for Small Businesses too!

Harp Interactive

You may be familiar with Dell, Starbucks and Jet Blue…a few well-known brands that have been trumpeted for their brilliant use of social media. But what about lesser known and smaller businesses? Does social media marketing “work” for them too? A general misconception out there today is that social media, especially Facebook and Twitter are for large consumer brands.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel on FriendFeed - Newspaper of the Future?

Socialized

This morning, looking at what the Santa Cruz Sentinel is doing on FriendFeed , it occurred to me that I might be looking at the newspaper of the future, here today. FriendFeed gives the Sentinel all of the functionality a Web 2.0 enabled newsroom needs. The paper (how’s that for a term describing an online news outlet?) can quickly post a steady stream of news items and photos.

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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Employers Use Twitter to Find Potential Employees

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Employers Use Twitter to Find Potential Employees by cinta5 on July 24, 2009 For awhile now Twitter has been one of the top networks to search for jobs. If you are looking to hire or get hired try using the following hashtags: #jobs #hiring #tweetmyjobs You should also include the city or state you are searching and a hashtag of the industry i.e. accounting, journalism, etc.

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Videos in Press Releases are Cool – When They Provide Meaningful.

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Videos in Press Releases are Cool – If They Provide Meaningful Content by Adam Sherk on July 30, 2009 Executive quotes in press releases are notorious for lacking any kind of substantial information. It’s the most common place to find fluff in a release, and they tend to be largely ignored.

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How to Evaluate an Expired Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

A friend recently asked me about a domain name he was thinking of buying. He mentioned that one of the websites he owns and has developed is the name of a city: and he noticed that there is a ‘related’ domain name that is for sale. It used to be on the same topic of the website that he owns, and he wanted to know if he should purchase it and redirect it to his current website.

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How I Use Delicious | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking How I Use Delicious Written on July 28, 2009 by Justin Levy in delicious , social bookmarking , social media 9 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. Thanks for taking time out of your day to come hang out here!

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Social Media…for Small Businesses too!

Harp Interactive

You may be familiar with Dell, Starbucks and Jet Blue…a few well-known brands that have been trumpeted for their brilliant use of social media. But what about lesser known and smaller businesses? Does social media marketing “work” for them too? A general misconception out there today is that social media, especially Facebook and Twitter are for large consumer brands.