Winner of TwitterThoughts' Early Adopter Award!
on Nov 12, 2009 in awards friend connect google Woo hoo! Steve Joyce wins our Early Adopter Award for being the first to join TwitterThoughts Google Friend Connect. Okay, so it’s a bit tongue in cheek, but seriously, thank you Steve! Steve is CEO of EldercareABC, an organization dedicated to...

10 steps to becoming a Twitter power user with Hootsuite #9
on Nov 12, 2009 in Hootsuite Twitter enhance hints and tips improve integrate tools Here is the ninth of 10 blog posts on using Hootsuite to become a Twitter power user. For details about Hootsuite, including a screenshot of the dashboard, see the introductory post. Here’s today’s recommended step: 9. Use RSS feeds to po...

4 essential raw materials for businesses to succeed in social media
on Nov 11, 2009 in business flickr graphics images social media Social media is a complicated enterprise and there are no formulas to success in social media. But with a systematic approach, and four essential raw materials, you can expect positive outcomes.  The Social Media Factory captures the exciting po...

10 great sites to look for a job in social media
on Nov 11, 2009 in News careers google hints and tips jobs links social media Social media is one of the hot spots for job seekers in an otherwise lackluster employment market. There are a lot of resources out there, but they’re scattered and of varying quality. Soooo… I created a new page for TwitterThoughts: Soci...

Posting tweets to your LinkedIn profile
on Nov 10, 2009 in News Twitter linkedin tools LinkedIn is the premier professional networking site. It’s invaluable for building professional connections, establishing yourself as a leader in your field and for getting answers to business-related questions.

Launching your business into social media space
on Nov 9, 2009 in business hints and tips presentation slideshare social media Anyone running a business these days is either engaging in social media, or they are pondering the possibility. But there’s a lot at stake. You hear about the risks of getting wrong, the difficulty of evaluating ROI and the complexity of the sp...

10 steps to becoming a Twitter power user with Hootsuite #8
on Nov 4, 2009 in Hootsuite Twitter enhance hints and tips improve integrate tools Here is the eighth of 10 blog posts on using Hootsuite to become a Twitter power user.   For details about Hootsuite, including a screenshot of the dashboard, see the introductory post. Here’s today’s recommended step: 8. Manage...

10 steps to becoming a Twitter power user with Hootsuite #7
on Oct 27, 2009 in Hootsuite Twitter enhance hints and tips improve integrate tools Here is the seventh of 10 blog posts on using Hootsuite to become a Twitter power user.For details about Hootsuite, including a screenshot of the dashboard, see the introductory post. Here’s today’s recommended step: Step 7. Embed co...

A paradigm shift in search: Google meets Twitter
on Oct 23, 2009 in Google News Twitter google panconsciousness real-time search social media technology trending topics trends There’s been a lot of buzz recently about deals between Twitter and big name search companies including Google and Microsoft. So what’s the deal? Why are the big boys so interested in small fry Twitter? Real-time search. That’s why.

Should you use Twitter for focus groups?
on Oct 23, 2009 in Twitter business caveats focus groups hints and tips marketing recommendations trends A blog post on Twittown today recommended  Five Wickedly Clever Ways to Use Twitter. These are useful tips but I want to add a note of caution to Rob’s fifth recommendation to use Twitter for focus groups. For one thing, it’s unlikel...