How To Use Tweetdeck

TweetDeck

Never used TweetDeck before or new to TweetDeck? Check out this video.

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What the Heck is a Wiki?

Wiki

A Wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages. -Wikipedia

Many people have found using Wikis helpful in collaborating group work projects, group trips and anything where a number of peoples input is needed.

Here are a couple great articles on using Wikis for business. article1 article2

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Twitter Search Explained

twitter search

Twitter Search is a great tool to use. I use twitter search to find people talking about a certain topic at that moment in time. It’s powerful because you can get real time information instantly on a topic.

Tweet Grid is also an awesome resource as well. Tweet Grid let’s you set up multiple search topics and see who is tweeting about those specific topics in real time. I personally like to use the New Experimental Layout: 1×4 grid.

Hash tags are also used a lot in tweets and on twitter searches. For example, if I wanted to search the current tweets about soccer I would put #soccer in the twitter search box and a list of current tweets on the topic of soccer would show up. This happens because people talking about soccer in a tweets put #soccer somewhere in their tweet (usually at the end) so it’s easily searched and found for people looking for news and information on the topic of soccer. Hashtags are used for categorizing tweets…

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Even though this post doesn’t have information on social media I thought it was worth a post. Most of the information is on unique ways to direct market.

Eric Vogel, Bill Glazer

I got to meet Bill Glazer at the Kennedy/Glazer Insider Circle Event in Livonia, MI on 9/16/09.

Thank you @urvimehta and @janikmehta for the invite to the event

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How & Why To Create A Vision Board

A vision board is extremely important in creating the life you want. Keeping your visions and goals of what you want out of life right in-front of you on a vision board will help them come into fruition. This may seem cheesy to some but it really helps keep your focus on what really matters to you. So create one of your own and get going on your dreams and goals.

Selective Tweet Status Tutorial


This video will show you how to apply and use the Selective Tweet Status application within Facebook. This application implements your tweets from twitter to Facebook automatically to only the tweets that you place #fb after. Great to use if you don’t want all your tweets from Facebook going to twitter (which the basic twitter Facebook application does). The Selective Tweet Status application also adds your twitter handle under your status on Facebook so people can follow you on Twitter easily.

Social Media Revolution

Social Media A Fad? I think NOT! Watch this.

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Social Gadgets for iGoogle- Video

Create A Custom Twitter Background

Twitter Background

Creating a Background Image for your Twitter Profile

Another cool feature that Twitter offers is the ability for you to modify your Twitter background. For example, it allows you to incorporate your blog or website design into your Twitter background. Here are some design layout dimensions that you can work with to create a Twitter background image:

In Photoshop you want to set your dimensions as follows:

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Business Owner

Popular Social Media sites are hitting the mainstream.  You can’t listen to the radio or watch TV without hearing terms like Twitter, Facebook or Tweeting.  CNN, Ashton Kutcher, Ellen Degeneres and even Oprah are on and talking about them.  A recent episode of “My Boys” centered around the topic of Facebook.  Every character had a different opinion about the relevance of Facebook to his or her life or work.  And that really mirrors life.  In every circle there are people who love social media and there are those who just don’t get it.  There are some who would only use it for socializing while others are fully on board and utilizing it for their business.

As a Social Media Consultant, I spend hours researching and evaluating these sites and associated applications and am definitely of the mindset that every business should be utilizing these tools to create a presence online.

Let’s go over just three of the main reasons why businesses should use social media.

1. Branding

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