Sharisax Is Out There,Social Media Strategy,Twitter,Twitter Basics         2 comments

“What to Tweet” articles have been among the most popular on my blog. That’s why I suggested the topic to Michael Cohn, founder and CTO of CompuKol Communications — when he asked me to write a guest post for his very popular social media for business blog.
I’d been reading …

 Guest Post,Social Media Marketing,Twitter         3 comments

Twitter Power for Business is an awesome LinkedIn group if you want to hobnob with folks who understand and use the power of  the ultra-popular microblogging site to (a) listen, (b) converse, (c) promote, and (d) build profits.
This blog recently featured “What to Tweet to Stand out from the …

 Featured,Social Media Strategy,Twitter,Twitter Basics         8 comments

Now that 106 million Twitter accounts have been set up, it’s a great time to distinguish yourself from the rank & file. Building an online presence — whatever the platform — is, in fact, under your control.  People using the “Global Whiteboard,” i.e. the Internet, must keep in mind that …

 Blogging,Facebook,Getting Started,LinkedIn,Sharisax Is Out There,Social Media Basics,Social Media Strategy,Twitter         28 comments

My Laney College students are participating in social media to build writing and reading skills. For many of them, however, this is a significantly new experience, i.e., creating blogs and signing up for Twitter.

What is Social Media and why is it important?

and . . . here are many of their …

 Social Media Strategy,Twitter         4 comments

Sharing is cool, especially when people share your Tweets. Did you realize that the WORDS YOU USE can help — or hinder — your Tweets from being Retweeted?
It’s scientific. Dan Zarrella reported his research in a slideshare presentation:

The Science Of ReTweets
View more presentations from Dan Zarrella.

Most Retweeted words …

 Best of 2009,Blogging,Facebook,Getting Started,LinkedIn,Social Media Strategy,Twitter         8 comments

CHART YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRESS:
Want to manage your social media sites? Yesterday’s post reviewed Chris Brogan‘s 19 tips: Resolve to Manage your Online Presence.
Today you’ll find a handy spreadsheet to use for weekly check-offs. And there’s space to add other tasks . . .  like writing your blog post

Now …

 Best of 2009,Blogging,Facebook,Getting Started,Social Media Basics,Twitter         14 comments

“Social Media: Step-by-step”

The End of The Year is made for reflection, clean up, and planning for the future.
Six months ago, social media luminary Chris Brogan published 19 tips to manage your SM online  presence.
And I most likely did what a lot of my friends might have done, i.e. …

 Best of 2009,Featured,Getting Started,Twitter,Twitter Basics         25 comments

Today ten new Tweeple will be fluttering around the Twittersphere — at least that’s my hope.
In the next few days, you’ll read about some of the things they learned, but a few people left without their “cheat sheet,” so I’m posting it below . . . as well as the …

 Personal Branding,Social Media Strategy,Twitter         2 comments

What a great read! — Twitterville by Shel Israel

This is likely to be a “Labor of Love” i.e., chatting with you about all the cool things I learned from this very personal, highly researched, inspirational Social Media MUST READ.
A friend just told me that her secret to reading loads of …

 Getting Started,Social Media Marketing,Twitter         No comments

I love Twitter Search!
Because I use Tweetdeck . . . and because I’m interested in the
Future of Advertising,
Twitter for Business,

Twitter Lists,
Facebook for Business,
and the Future of Newspapers,
I can have a constant stream of TWEETS about all of those subjects.
Today, in my Twitter for Business column …

 Facebook,Getting Started,LinkedIn,Social Media Basics,Social Media Strategy,Twitter         7 comments

It almost doesn’t make a difference where you are on the Social Media learning curve, there’s always more to discover and integrate into your strategy . . . even if you are just getting started.
"I am always doing that which I do not know how to do in order …

 Getting Started,Social Media Basics,Social Media Strategy,Twitter,Twitter Basics         4 comments

I’m planning a Twitter workshop for some of my BabyBoomer friends, who are finally getting the idea that Twitter isn’t going away — and maybe they ought to jump aboard sooner rather than later.
There’s a whole lot of confusion out there: note the “Digital Divide” that Janis Johnson and …