Twitter Obsession Continued… Andrea Kalli Demos How to Use Characters in Tweets
July 3, 2008
If you’re a fellow twitterholic and want to use those cute alternative characters, like suns and musical notes… check out Andrea Kalli’s thorough tutorials here… she needed two posts as there’s so many to list!
Twitter Special Characters - Part 1
Twitter Special Characters - Part 2
Thanks, Andrea - and happy 4th to all!!
A Thorough Checklist for Blogsite & Social Media Promotion
June 21, 2008
Social media marketing expert Chris Brogan posted a thorough to-do list for anyone who’s serious about promoting their business with their blogsite and on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.. Among the many useful suggestions include checking your site with diagnosis and search tools like WebsiteGrader.com or Summize - and simply posting on other blogs (a tried-and-true traffic building tactic).
Brogan also suggests old-fashioned good manners; avoiding blatant self-aggrandizement and promoting others as you promote yourself among the best ways to build goodwill (much like I’m doing here!). 
A terrific article!
100 Personal Branding Tactics Using Social Media
TweetBeep: A “Google Alert” Tool for Serious Twitterholics
June 12, 2008
A new gadget for the Twitterholic in your life (me). With TweetBeep, you can create email alerts when domains and phrases of your choosing are “tweeted”. Slick features include user filtering and can report on domains even if they are in a shortened URL, such as TinyURL or Snurl.
Thanks to Mari Smith for the tip!
Twitter Tip: How to Reply to Other Users
May 18, 2008
The Twitter Blog has a great explanation of the “@” reply feature. I had been using it, but it can be confusing, as it’s easy to assume that they go to the target user only. The thing to know is that “@replies” are visible to all, much like replying to one participant in a group conversation (the analogy used by the Twitter folks.
To reply ONLY to one user - you use the “direct” feature by starting your message with “d” - as in “d usernamehere”.
Marketing via Twitter
May 9, 2008
I’m fast developing a Twitter addiction - I’m just hooked on tweets!
Well - thanks to a tip on Nancy Marmolejo’s terrific Viva Visibility blog, I found a great post listing some handy strategies for using Twitter for marketing. Now Twittering counts as work!
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