List Posts: the Good, the Bad and the Irony.

Posted by on Feb 25, 2011 | No Comments
List Posts: the Good, the Bad and the Irony.

Or maybe I should call this “1 thing I noticed that made me laugh about list posts since mostly they’re overused except for David Letterman and what you should do instead.” I noticed this article in my Daily Smart Brief for Social Media email today about the over use of the List Post format in ...

Configured Twitter :)

Posted by on Nov 5, 2010 | No Comments

Configured Twitter

Funny Tweet Order

Posted by on Sep 13, 2010 | No Comments
Funny Tweet Order

This one’s a bit ironic considering they’re probably very different audiences…

My take at a Blog Strategy

Posted by on Aug 31, 2010 | 2 Comments
My take at a Blog Strategy

Recently, I created a blog strategy for a client that I thought was really pretty good.  Maybe a bit aggressive, but after reading Justin Kownacki’s post on “What I’ve Learned From Blogging Weekly Instead of Daily,” I thought that this strategy was pretty close to getting the sort of website traffic that I thought was ...

One of the Strangest Twitter Follow Notifications Ever

Posted by on Aug 14, 2010 | No Comments
One of the Strangest Twitter Follow Notifications Ever

A short bit ago, I received the typical twitter email announcing that someone had followed me.  It was quite strange as you can see… Fortunately, Someone I work with, @paulknipe, translated this for me: “Have you heard the news that I have a Twitter page? I highly encourage you to follow me right away. Click ...

Watch Out for Twitter Spam!

Posted by on Jun 6, 2010 | No Comments
Watch Out for Twitter Spam!

This is an interesting spam email I received yesterday that looked like it was from Twitter. But, upon further examination, and something everyone should do BEFORE you click a link, is to hover over the link and see what appears.  You just might learn something the easy way. Remember, always be careful what links you ...

2 ways to know that affiliate marketers really don’t care about you.

Posted by on Sep 1, 2009 | No Comments

I was recently followed by an affiliate marketer from Australia claiming that she could “guarantee 25,000 followers in 90 days.”  There are 2 things wrong with this statement. First, why do you want 25,000 followers?  Seriously, do you think they all really care what you have to say?   There is so much twitter spam out ...

Some useful twitter tools

Posted by on Jun 5, 2009 | No Comments

Been looking for a few Twitter tools and found a few that are pretty interesting. First, in reference to Twitter Quitters, There’s a service that will alert you when someone quits following your Twitter account.   It’s called Qwitter, and I’ve signed up but, fortunately, haven’t seen anyone stop following me.  Without Qwitter, when you start ...

14 tips for writing your tweets or blogs.

Posted by on Jun 1, 2009 | No Comments

Like many people, sometimes I get writer’s block.  But it’s odd, because I’m not really a writer, I just sometimes have lots to say but not always sure how to go about it. Recently, I came across this interesting article with 13 Tips for Actually Getting Some Writing Done. The article is technically for people ...

Is Nielsen data on “Twitter Quitters” wrong?

Posted by on May 19, 2009 | No Comments

A week ago, I twittered about the “Twitter Quitters,” people who signed up for Twitter and left within a month.   It’s an interesting study, but here’s a follow up from VentureBeat that says that their study is probably wrong for a variety of reasons: Their report states that 40 percent of users fail to return ...