Twitter Observations
When I first signed up for Twitter on April 25th, 2007 I was curious what it what all about. I had been reading a lot about Twitter on blogs followed through its usage at the SXSW conference in Austin...
View ArticleTwitter as a News Source (RSS)
Twitter is one of the most misunderstood new technologies to emerge and therefore a common refrain I hear from friends, family and colleagues is, “I don’t get it.” So I decided to do a primer with...
View ArticleTwitter is IM (and Why the Limit is 140 characters)
This is the second posting in a series I’m calling Twitter 101 for all those that say “I don’t get it?” The first post is here and if you want to see the outline it’s here. In the first post I talked...
View ArticleHow to Get (the Right) People to Follow You on Twitter
This is the third posting in a series I’m calling Twitter 101 for all those that say “I don’t get it?” The Twitter 101 outline it’s here. In the first post I talked about how beginning users can just...
View ArticleThe Real Power of Twitter is Link Sharing
This is the fourth posting in a series I’m calling Twitter 101 for all those that say “I don’t get it?” The Twitter 101 outline it’s here. In the second post I talked about Twitter being like Instant...
View ArticleBusinesses Must Manage the Twitter Conversation
This post is part of my ongoing series Twitter 101 for all those that still “don’t get” Twitter. I’m now moving from the 101 basics into the business applications. I think we all know by now that a...
View ArticleDid Twitter Kill the Blogger Star?
When Twitter first became popular with niche crowds in 2007 it seemed to take hold initially with bloggers. People had been steadily blogging for 2-3 years and this crowd seemed to bifurcate. On the...
View Article6 Tips for Using the @ Sign in Twitter
There is much confusion on how to use the Twitter @ sign – even amongst daily Twitter users. So as part of my ongoing series Twitter Insights, I wanted to cover how the @ actually works (even...
View Article1 Twitter Tip You Can Fix Straight Away
How do your friends, colleagues or admirers find you on Twitter? One of the obvious ways is to click on “Find People” on Twitter and search for your name. But one of the oversights for many people is...
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