I’ve been interviewed at least a dozen times about how social media people are covering the Olympics in Vancouver. However, I think an equally interesting… Read More »Mainstream Goes Social for Vancouver 2010
To help aid the abundance of folks who are finding their way to Twitter, the one element that I find to be poorly used is the way people share URL’s in their tweets. I know that sounds very picky, but there are more effective ways to do this so you maximize the overall reach of what you are trying to share with your Twitter followers.
So why is this a big deal? Why can’t you copy and paste any URL from your browser and post it to Twitter?
Well, the answer is that you can. There is nothing to stop you from doing that, and if that is the way you want to do things, then keep doing what you are doing. However, if you want to be sure that people follow through on viewing that link, you might want to think a little differently as to how you do this because not everyone uses Twitter the same way.
Read More »Twitter Tip: A more effective way of tweeting links and URL’s
With all the social networks that are out there these days, it’s so common to get into conversations and have someone ask you, “Hey, are you on (insert the name of specific network here)?”
More often than none, you want to say that you are, following that up with an easy way for that person you just met at some great networking event to remember how to find you on that specific website. Be it Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, or LinkedIn, there are multiple sites that all have different ways for you to be found on their service. It could be a search based on a name or email address, but how could you simplify this process that makes it easy for this person to find you?
These following is going to get quite technical, so if you’re uncomfortable with the following directions or just don’t like dealing with the settings on your web server or getting into code in general, don’t let this overwhelm you. Look over the idea and consider using this with your web presence. After that, consider finding someone with the skills to get this implemented.
Read More »Using your domain as your brand with social networks
I heard this story on the radio this morning, and it got me thinking. Why are there not more city services, such as those run… Read More »Using Social Media to Bridge the Public With Local Government and City Services
Expanding on my Twitter for Business post from last fall, I was giving the opportunity to speak for the IABC’s local chapter this afternoon. It… Read More »Twitter for Business: Part Two
Last month I wrote about using Twitter for Business and it was the most popular post we’ve had on sixty4media to date. Tech Crunch just… Read More »Twitter is on the up and up
As a blogger (on my personal site) who is sometimes approached by other businesses, PR firms or marketers, the one thing that makes me click… Read More »Business Blogging Tip: Don’t be a Robot
The first thing we did when launching sixty4media was pick a domain name, from there we were able to register everything we needed and get… Read More »Twitter for Business