Steven Colbert forced former President Bill Clinton Last night. When asked why Bill hadn’t joined Twitter before, he said ”sort of insecure.” This was filmed at the Clinton Global Initiative University. Now that I’m no longer president I have been downgraded to Air Force Seven. #notColbertpretendingtobeme — Billy Jeff Clinton (@PrezBillyJeff) April 9, 2013 There [...]
I found myself in a conversation at my 9-5 yesterday defending Twitter. I was explaining to some co-workers, who don’t really get “The Twitter.” I can go on for hours about why I use Twitter, but I’m looking to my readers to see what you think. How the conversation started… As a disclaimer, these co-workers [...]
Are you addicted to social media like I am? This infographic from mylife.com shows what people think of their social media, how they consume it, how they share it and what they’re willing to do instead of giving it up. Soon to be Featured Fan Joel A. posted this on Twitter via Flipboard. Social Network Overload flip.it/yAf30 — Joel [...]
Adam from SociallyGold really has a gift for impeccable timing. Just this week he tweeted a solution to a problem I was having just as it was at the forefront of my mind. You see, I am helping a friend who is a public speaker consolidate Facebook fan pages that were created for him [...]
I’ll be honest, I work really hard at getting people to subscribe to my blog, but I rarely subscribe to others. I don’t have a connection with them when they auto send me their most recent blog post, which I am also guilty of. I can’t remember where I read this, but the tip said [...]
This past weekend, Mashable teamed up with NowThisNews to run a contest for entrepreneurs to submit ideas for businesses using Vine. They encouraged submissions to use the hashtag #6secondpitch. My idea is to create a media company that can give social media resources to non-profits for cheap. They were going to pick winners that were the most [...]
In this post I’ll share 10 Twitter Fun Facts that you didn’t know. You can watch the Ted Talk yourself, or if you want the quick and easy version, scroll down to my list. I have been obsessed with watching Ted Talks recently and today was the first time I typed in Twitter just for [...]
Mashable and NowThisNews are giving a chance for entrepreneurs to use Vine for a #6secondpitch to turn their big idea into a reality. They are choosing winners by RT amount. You can learn more about the contest here. Please RT this and share it with others! Please RT to help me win the [...]
Twitter prevents you from seeing @replies from others in your feed unless you use this trick. Using Twitter isn’t hard, but this tutorial will make it easier.
Iv’e decided to implement a form of the scientific method with my social media strategy. I love writing in my blog and I have seen an upward trend in visitors from month to month, but only a slight increase. I want to keep this upward trend going and going, but I also want to test [...]
While scanning through my Twitter feed today, I noticed that the Miami Dolphins used a Twitter Polling service called PopTip. I get a lot of my social media ideas from big brands, but this is the first time a sports team gave me an idea. Which aspect of the off-season are you most excited about? [...]
How could you not want more retweets. Quick Sprout put together this handy infographic on how to do just that. A RT will get your tweets shared to the networks of their followers. Make sure to thank them for a Retweet and they’ll be likely to do it again. I found this infographic from Timothy Carter’s [...]
Guest Post By: Jacob Rosen Social media is one my favorite things about 2013. Whether it’s just passing lots and lots of time on Facebook or tweeting with fellow bloggers, I consider myself to be a bit knowledgeable about the subject – although not quite a guru. But still, many things tick me off in [...]
This past weekend I went to Texas Hillel and gave a social media training session for their Israel Advocacy Team. My two hour session starts with an introduction to Twitter and Facebook as well as social media secrets. Take a look at the Prezi and you may even learn something new Social media articles [...]
Why Twitter? Defending Twitter and it’s greatness is one of my favorite hobbies. It gets a bad wrap from users who aren’t using it intellectually. I don’t mind that you are posting what you had for dinner, it just isn’t why I’m on Twitter. I get the majority of my social media and worldly news by reading Tweets [...]
You can find more details about Twitter and American Express’ new Relationship here. You can now sync your American Express with Twitter. I have bought items online based on friends recommendations, but this is taking it to a new whole level. This also makes it really easy to buy something, which can hurt my wallet. I [...]
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How to Run a Pinterest Contest
In this article i’ll share a case study on how to run a Pinterest Contest. Facebook Promotion Guidelines do not allow you to use its functionality to run a contest, so I resorted to Pinterest instead. This contest called out for the residents of the apartment management company I work with to submit their home work [...]
How to Increase Facebook Reach
In this post I’ll show you an example of how to increase your Facebook Reach. Facebook reach is defined as “the number of unique people who have seen your post. Figures are for the first 28 days after a posts’ publication only.” Facebook insights gives you a fabulous amount of information, but it is only as good [...]
Crowdfunding is a relatively new term that refers to the act of raising money by asking a crowd for money to fund your idea, project or to help you reach your goal to produce something. In this post I’ll share more details about crowdfunding, why it does and doesn’t work and I’ll ask for your [...]
Social Media Campaign Case Study
What better way to teach you about social media strategy then to show you? In this post I’ll showcase a social media campaign and what you can learn from it. The apartment management company I work with has a community in Atlanta that is hosting a Grand Opening on May 3rd. Our goal is to [...]
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