The day is fast approaching for the current social networking darlings, Twitter especially but also Facebook, to continue their transformation into media properties. The name of the game is making money while keeping their user base largely happy and mitigating risk that would put the business in jeopardy. Here are some of the recent changes which you should know about: FACEBOOK SWEEPSTAKES Facebook, while never being particularly friendly about sweepstakes and giveways, is now downright read more...
Shel Israel is Coming to Houston on Twitterville Tour and to a City Near You?
I am very excited to announce that Shel Israel will be coming to Houston October 20-21, 2009, as part of his book launch tour for Twitterville that will start this weekend in San Francisco with his Twitterville Bash (TBash) read more...
Building Buzz with Social Media Using Swarming and BEES
Many companies now have developed a number of social media properties. Even the skeptical seem to have at least a blogspot blog, a Facebook page, a YouTube channel (if they have anything even remotely visual) and of course the requisite Twitter account - though some are just reserved with no profile picture to ensure no one hijacks the name. With the "land read more...
5 Best Practices to Maximize Your Participation in a Twitter Chat
It seems that there is a Twitter chat for everything these days. The problem, of course, is that the Twitter platform is terrible for having a coherent exchange of ideas. However, once you get used to it, you often get a lot out of the chats. If nothing else you meet some great new contacts on Twitter. But you still may be wondering how to participate in a Twitter chat. (If you are a pro skip to the 5 Best Practices). In order to participate you need read more...
Fun Friday: Twitter Goes Mainstream, Early Adopters Worry About Change
Sometimes we forget, in the midst of celebrity showdowns and concern over changes in the community, that Twitter (and other services like it) are just tools. Some companies will use them to build bridges with their customers and some will use them to push out information. It's the same with non-commercial users, some are using Twitter as an entertaining pastime, some are interested in networking and still others are read more...
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