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Guest post: Identifying Key Influencers

13 January 2012

A few days ago, I guest-posted over at Comparz (new business owners/start-ups: tons of user reviews on software to aid in the decision-making process).  That post is titled “Identifying Your Business’s Key Influencers on Twitter – Should You Care?”  The central theme of the post is whether it’s a good idea to do so, and [...]

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Digital Detective: How to Get Smart on Practically Anything on the Internet

6 December 2011

We are awash in the biggest information deluges we’ve ever faced, and its showing no signs of letting up.  That’s both a blessing and a curse, because with loads of content, one needs context.  How can we mine that and make sense of it all for something useful?  This is what I will explain today. [...]

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The Anatomy of a Twitter Handle – Eight Common Styles

21 November 2011

What’s in a name?  Quite a bit. Especially when it’s the written word. Seeing a name for the first time is the modern-day first impression. When I get a new follower on Twitter, I go through a quick process to determine whether not I follow back.  And part of that process is looking at your [...]

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How to Pre-Populate A Twitter Status On The Web

14 October 2011

The Situation You may have come across a site like this before: you see a nice bit of text (a quote, a joke, something with a hashtag in it) that is shareable.  Next to that text is a Twitter icon.  You click it, and it bounces you to your browser, opens a new window, and [...]

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Review: Twiends – A Way to Get More Twitter Followers

19 September 2011

People join Twitter for lots of reasons… to share content, to promote a message, to find interesting things to read.  One thing is nearly universal, though: people want more followers.  I guess its because people presume that the more followers they have, the more eyes/ears they can reach.  Nevertheless, it’s a challenge when you first [...]

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New Guest Post: How To Use Twitter to Find New Business

1 September 2011

Short post today (just a teaser, actually).  Today, I started guest-posting over at Comparz.  Comparz provides in-depth user reviews and rankings of services for small and mid-sized businesses, from email marketing and lead management services to web conferencing and online data backup services, and are adding more categories as they grow.   On the Comparz [...]

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