There’s always a huge debate going on about the value vs. authenticity of automation in Internet marketing, but some strategies are considered ok when others are considered an absolute evil. But are they really that different? A few weeks ago, I asked fans on my fanpage (mostly bloggers) about automated messages, particularly Twitter direct messages …
Twitter is incredible for so many reasons. For some, Twitter is a platform for promotion. For others, it’s a market research tool. The great thing about Twitter is you can use it however you want. However, what many businesses don’t address is the impact Twitter can have on search results. Learning how to share and …
I have once shared a few ways to check Twitter comments about any page but what if we need to keep an eye on all Tweets around some domain? All the three tools listed here have three things in common: (1) They will list all the aggregated Twitter updates related to the domain (home page …
When I am training people in how to use Twitter, the question asked most often is “How do you get Twitter followers?” When you are just starting out, you may not know any people that are on Twitter and don’t have any idea of where to start. Get Twitter followers automatically with Tweet Addr If …
Putting together a decent, well informed look at what’s currently trending can be a cumbersome and irritating task. For many online marketers or webmasters who want to jump on the “what’s popular” bandwagon, it means a lot of time consumed investigating. You have to do a lot of surfing to discover what sites are visited …
The following conversation is happening in at least 25 offices right now: Executive: “We need more fans and followers!” Social Media Person: “Ok, let’s run a contest.” Executive: “What should we give away?” Social Media Person: “How about an iPad?” Executive: “Awesome! Let’s do it!” Please stop. Why iPads Are a Bad Giveaway Item The …
When it comes to social networking sites, there’s really nothing quite like Twitter. The simplistic design and layout belies it as a basic program, when it’s really just the opposite. It’s actually extremely complex, using a number of incredible and unique coding designs, trackers and searches. Entering the world of Twitter is like entering an …
Through its power to connect people on a massive level – Twitter has essentially become the center of the online universe. If it were an atom, it would be the nucleus. If it were a town, it would be Main Street. Basically, it’s a central communications hub for people all over the world. And ever …
This is by definition a controversial post and a bit of a rant. So I want to be clear what I’m saying, and who towards – and who I’m not talking about. I’m not saying all PR people are destroying Social Media. I consider a number of Social Media experts with PR backgrounds to be …
Social search has been a hot topic for quite some time but seldom we come across a really great search start-up. The problem with social updates is that they are too messy and hard to make sense of. Therefore social media search engines are far from being perfect. PostPo.st is a new promising tool that …
