Tweetboard – Twitter conversations
If you use Twitter, you might have noticed that Tweetboard Alpha has been a (possibly rather annoying) trending topic of late. The developer has been using Twitter to get peopel to sign up for the alpha testing program. I’m not sure I like that kind of marketing, but it does seem to have worked – the developer 140ware has been overwelmed with requests try out the application. Tweetboard is actually a pretty clever idea, one I was tempted... [Read More...]
Mixero – another Twitter desktop app
Wow, there are starting to get to be a lot of desktop applications for Twitter. I’ve already written about two of the ones I use, Tweetdeck and Seesmic Desktop. Recently the Mashable guys compared 19 different apps – all designed be an improvement on using the actual Twitter website. I had never imagined there were so many of these. Anyway, the other day I noticed a suggestion from David Teicher in a blog comment to try out an application... [Read More...]
Twitter Desktop Apps
If you use Twitter to any extent you will have noticed that the Twitter website is not really that good at managing your activities. This is especially true if you follow a lot of people or want to get involved in any of the #chats. Fortunately, when there is a problem a solution is often forthcoming and this is no exception. There are several desktop application designed to help improve the Twitter experience and the two most popular are Tweetdeck... [Read More...]
David’s Twitter Newbie Tip II
Congratulations – you’ve gotten the job to deal with Social Media at your company – a license to play around in Twitter and Facebook while everyone is working! On Twitter, all you need to do is get some followers and you are away. Here’s a thought though – a small thing but important to me: I hang out on Twitter whenever I have some time and I love to communicate with people. That’s the key word – PEOPLE!... [Read More...]
One Small Tweet For a Man
Twitter has been in the news a lot of late. What with unparalleled grown, the first person to get a million followers (I still have no idea who this guy even is), the arrival of Oprah and the 300,000 people who came with her (most of whom will have left just as quickly), there have been a lot of milestones reached. For me though, the most significant Twitter news happened to day – Tuesday May, 12 2009. This was the day day that Mike Massimino,... [Read More...]
David’s Twitter Newbie Tip
Getting some followers. If you are just discovering Twitter (as I was a short time ago – I’m still basically a newbie!) you’ve probably found that it gets much more interesting when you build up a group of followers. There are a lot of strategies around for doing this, including many schemes that offer to get you thousands of followers in a very short time. If you want to do this – go for it. Personally, I think it is better... [Read More...]
David’s Quick Marketing Tip
Want to keep up with what’s hot and exciting in the world of media and PR? If you use Twitter (of course you do!), it’s easy. Just do a search on #journchat and follow the conversation. #journchat takes place each Monday evening 8 – 11 PM Eastern. There is more information to be found here. It is very interesting to see how people in the PR business are getting to grips with social media and other changes. It seems to me that the... [Read More...]
