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I feel like the universe is out of alignment when a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask me this question. Someone I look up to a lot, asked for personal examples of successes on Twitter in his Linkedin group discussion board (Marketing Partners Memos, look it up!). So, for all to read, here is my answer [...]

Lately, a lot of clients and people at my presentations have been asking about spammers on Twitter. Yes, there are tons of spammers on Twitter these days as the site gets closer to the number of members that make a site “mainstream”. If we’re all there, so are the spammers. But don’t get discouraged- more [...]

I‘ve been a big fan of the Tweetdeck desktop application for Mac for awhile now. It’s a RAM hog, but what power tool isn’t. It has become my default Twitter tool for personal and client accounts, for engagement, monitoring, and research. On iPhone I’ve been favoring Tweetie. I’ve long argued that a marriage if their [...]

The idea that Twitter is a conversation isn’t accurate.
Oh, there’s no doubt that people “connect” on Twitter – scheduling, chatting, etc.  But truly comprehensive conversations?  Not really.
Why?  Because conversations aren’t just about communicating back and forth.  A conversation involves body language, facial expressions, tone, hand and eye gestures, pauses and moments of silence and even [...]

Social media can be overwhelming. You want to promote your business (in a socially acceptable manner) on all of the sites, and you also want to read content from customers and key thought leaders in your industry, but logging into each site to promote and read could take hours per day. Fortunately, FriendFeed streamlines the process [...]