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Top 5 Useful Twitter Applications

May 11, 2010 1 Comment

The thing that makes Twitter so amazing isn’t Twitter itself, but the users. It is the users of Twitter that have made up many of the rules and multitude of applications. Here are my top five applications: Tweetdeck As a friend of mine put it, ‘So that’s what Twitter should look like’. It enables you ... Bookmark to:

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How to improve engagement on Twitter

March 11, 2010 No Comments

With any social networking you’re doing it isn’t enough to just talk at your followers and fans. They’ll quickly turn off to your incessent stream of links. The reason people join social networks is to talk to their friends and make new ones, so the most effective social media strategy will look for ways to ... Bookmark to:

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Building your brand using social media

February 19, 2010 No Comments

Build a relationship with your customers If you walk into a shop and the shopkeeper sits you down, makes you a nice cup of tea and discusses exactly what product is best for you, you are more likely to return. By speaking with your fans and not just at them you can create the same ... Bookmark to:

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Retweeting made easy

January 19, 2010 1 Comment

Ever wondered about retweeting? Are you new to Twitter and can’t decipher the strange codes people talk in. Here is my three point guide to retweeting: An example of a retweet is: RT @tashaharrison This is a great article http://bit.ly/45t783 You can comment on a retweet like this: RT @tashaharrison This is a great article ... Bookmark to:

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Facebook just got harder

December 1, 2009 2 Comments

Facebook is a lot more difficult than people anticipate for marketing. There seems to be a myth that you can simply create a fan page and people will come. The problem is that often there is no reason to become a fan. The page is never updated and once you’ve become a fan you never ... Bookmark to:

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