From Twitter to Blog – #FollowFriday Vol. 1

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Last week, I wrote about why I was moving my #FollowFriday recommendations from Twitter to my blog. I suggested why it should be more than just a name and a link on Twitter. So, here are my recommendations for this week. I hope you check them out – they’re more than worth getting to know.… [Continue Reading]

Is #Journchat Losing Its Fizz?

Back in November last year, #Journchat was launched by PR maven Sarah Evans. Its aim was simple – use Twitter to bring journalists, PR professionals and bloggers together on Twitter in a weekly chat format. Since then, #Journchat has gone from strength to strength and brought in special guests from CNN as well as regularly… [Continue Reading]

Because #FollowFriday Isn’t Just for Twitter

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A few months ago, #FollowFriday was introduced to Twitter. It was a great concept – recommend people you’re connected with to others. It led to new discoveries, new friends, and quickly made #FollowFriday a Twitter mainstay. Lately, though, #FollowFriday seems to have just become an endless amount of names and no more. While the idea… [Continue Reading]

Better Twitter (and ROI) with Topify, Seesmic Desktop and bit.ly

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People talk about Twitter and ROI (return on investment) and how there’s no real definable way to measure success or use the tools to your best advantage. At least, not unless you put a whole load of time into it. While that can be true depending on your needs, there are also plenty of ways… [Continue Reading]

A Tale of Two Twitters

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It’s been quite a few days for social networking site Twitter. Many users are up in arms about a recent change that Twitter implemented regarding replies to other users. I’ll be the first to admit that, originally, I thought it was a major overreaction on the part of the users who were complaining the loudest.… [Continue Reading]

Talking Twitter with CityNews Toronto

One of the cool things about Twitter is the connections that you make. People you’d possibly otherwise miss or never know can become either friends or close contacts. Two people I’ve come to know over the last 6-8 months are Kris Reyes and Dave Fleet. Kris is a news reporter for CityTV in Toronto, and… [Continue Reading]

Does Twitter Monitor Its Brand? Fake-Twitter.com Suggests No

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Do you monitor your brand and what’s being said about you? I’m guessing that you do – after all, you need to know what’s being said in your name, particularly in our fast-paced connected worlds. I’m beginning to wonder about Twitter, though. The micro-blogging company isn’t having a great time of things at the minute.… [Continue Reading]

Would You Trust Google With Twitter?

From Techcrunch to the Washington Post and beyond, the rumours/semi-rumours of Google buying micro-blogging site Twitter continue. There’s enough already being written on the subject, so I’ll keep this brief. Two words – Gmail and Feedburner. One is Google’s email program and the other’s a blog analytical  tool for stats, readers, clickthroughs, etc. But here’s… [Continue Reading]

The Twitter Rulebook

There’s a lot of talk on Twitter as to how it should be used – Twitter rules and etiquette, if you like. Some of the talk stems from suggestions of how individuals use their accounts and how it might benefit you. Other talk comes from people who say, “You should do this and you shouldn’t… [Continue Reading]

Communication + Unity = Community

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Yesterday on Twitter I made the comment that communication + unity = community. A simple play on words, it seemed to hit the target with a lot of people. This guest post from Cathy Browne, a Canadian PR professional currently based in the US, takes that sentiment further and looks at how we can all… [Continue Reading]