Articles in the Social Networking Category

Is there a right or wrong way in social networking?
Posted in Social Networking on 2 January 2009

There is a lot of talk this past week on Twitter about what is right and wrong in social networking. More specifically the social networking done on Twitter.
It would seem that some people have a problem with some of the ways that people tweet, or use twitter in their business. I wouldn’t be posting [...]

How does blogging fit in with social media?
Posted in Blogging, Headline, Social Networking on 15 November 2008

Before there was MySpace or Facebook there was social media. It wasn’t exactly called social media, but the concept was there.
Blogging.
Blogging can be called social media, or social networking, because it enables the owner of the blog to do a few things. Connect with readers in a more personal way, socialize through [...]

Make money on Twitter with Magpie
Posted in Applications, Social Networking on 1 November 2008

It was only a matter of time before it had to happen.
A way to monetize with Twitter has been developed by a European company called Magpie. The idea is much like that of ads showing up in blog posts. You give permission to Magpie to gain access to your Twitter account and they in [...]

10 Social Media Marketing “Do’s”
Posted in Headline, Social Media Examples, Social Networking on 1 November 2008

In the realm of social media marketing there are certain things you absolutely must do. You can’t get away with cutting corners and leaving anything out. Kind of like breathing… you have to do it. If you don’t, you die.
Social media marketing is, of course, more important than breathing.
Seriously, in today’s online marketing [...]

The Habits of Highly Successful Twitterers
Posted in Social Networking on 24 October 2008

Wanted to pass on a quick post that I just read at JeffWoelker.com. It seems that Jeff was doing a little bit of thinking and wanted to write down what the 7 Habits of Highly Successful Twitterers.
The 7 Habits that Jeff touches on are great examples of why Twitter is so powerful. Go [...]

Do you know Twitter speak?
Posted in Social Networking on 1 October 2008

How is your Twitter language?
Can you tweet it up in Twitter’s very own language? Or do you just sound like some old guy who’s trying to be hip?
Do you know what a ‘dweet‘ is? Or how about ‘twadd‘? Do you have a ‘twaggle‘? Have you ever felt ‘tweepish‘? Do you have any idea of [...]

TweetLater lets you tweet later.
Posted in Social Networking on 22 September 2008

This is interesting.
I’ve just signed up for an account at TweetLater.com. TweetLater.com is a web-based service that allows you to actually schedule tweets (or updates) for all, or any, of your Twitter accounts.
I have to say this upfront… I don’t know if this is a good thing or not. I am trying it out [...]

FriendFeed goes live with new design.
Posted in Social Networking on 18 September 2008

The social media aggregator FriendFeed has just gone live with its new design.

As you can see it is completely rearranged from what it was. The column is now on the left instead of the right and there is a little splash of color. It looks for functional and with just a cursory use it seems [...]

Social Media Kit
Posted in Social Networking on 18 September 2008

Fellow Twitterer Joselin Mane has made available an impressive Social Media Kit that gives a great overview of social media and how you can leverage it for amazing success.
The aspect of this kit that I love the most is the amazing screenshots and information included in them. I learned a lot just following along with [...]

New Micro Blog Fidj.it
Posted in Social Networking on 18 September 2008

Yes, there’s a new micro blog website in town. And it’s called Fidj.it.
I kind of like that name as I believe it fits the micro blog scene and what it makes people do. You fidjit.
Anyway, it looks just like any of the other ones out there and the design is somewhat blah. But, it’s [...]