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Twitter Focused Blogging

Rage — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:42:41 +0000

Lately I am noticing a trend where it relates to the “Tweeted” Twitter content affects on a Blog. Recently I decided to Tweet various content types as they relate to Rageburner. Since the concept of Rageburner covers several topics I wanted to supplement Blog content with articles on Twitter via links or “tweets”. By supplement I mean distribute content on Twitter that could potentially have been promoted as an article on Rageburner.

It worked by increasing Twitter followers but not site traffic on Rageburner. Sure new followers visit Rageburner, but do they come back consistently to see what Today’s “Rant or Rage” might be? Rageburner’s presence on Twitter far exceeds its Blog readers which leads us to question the priority of each. Do you tweet to increase followers or promote a Blog on Twitter to increase subscribers?

At one point I heavily promoted Rageburner content on Twitter and received alot of negative email and DM responses. Rightfully so I felt it became a self promotion rather than social focus. Twitter is about sharing, assisting others and building relationships. Therefore I only publish a couple Rageburner articles daily and tweet content received daily by Rageburner subscribers.

The result showed that relationships and connections on Twitter far exceed your blog’s need for promotion. Staying current and focused on your Twitter content provides one of many legs for blog traffic but should not be considered its primary source. If an author or subscriber disagrees, please provide data or comment otherwise.

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Twitter Sociology by Liz Pullen

Rage — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:19:46 +0000

The following video research by Sociologist Liz Pullen strikes up great conversation and socialistic viewpoints on a wide variety of Twitter Users. 500 Twitter user rankings were used based on “following” counts in determing the top user involvement in the video. Liz Pullen analyzed behaviors of new users and twitter usage from personnel to business practicalities. It creates an inciteful world of understanding while exploring the vast realm of Twitter.

1) Do new users understand how powerfule Twitter really is?
2) Do users think of Twitter as a only a social space?
3) Should new users use the suggested user list?
4) Should Twitter be used as a social, information networking or micro-blogging medium?

Pullen’s topics covered include Professional, Race & Age categories in these top usage accounts. Her accreditations alone provide a welcome explanation for non-technical users and the early adoption of Twitter.

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Twitmatic with Twitter

Rage — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:16:39 +0000

Twitmatic is simply one of the best twitter apps I have found to date and left me absolutely satisfied following a simple search query. I often like to research and develop my blog posts by looking and listening to video and trending discussions from Twitter. I often find it hard to search conversations and tweets from thousands of followers and require organization. Quite simply Twitmatic gives me what I need, when I need it most. Thousands of video links provided via tweets, playable within a simple interface and easily managed.

Below is a quick search I use daily for tracking the latest iPhone and Twitter Tweets including a general News category.

What I found fascinating is that clicking through several links takes a minimal amount of time and all from within the same screen. You will also find a real-time stat tally at the top of screen indicating new video links since your last search. Its great to search a current topic or late breaking story within moments vs. scanning multiple online news channels. I found it to be very fast and efficient with ongoing timely improvements. Finally, be sure and click through some of the Top Trending tags found to the left as demonstrated above.

New features are listed below found in the most recent release version 2 of Twitmatic:

Users can now login to Twitmatic with their Twitter credentials, allowing them to follow/unfollow people without leaving Twitmatic, as well as Favorite a Tweet/video and access it from the Twitter Favorites list later.
Users can now input a search term into Twitmatic, which pulls all back videos for them based on the search. One of the best things about Twitmatic is that the more people search, the better the index will be and the faster the results.
If logged into Twitmatic with their Twitter credentials, users can save their searches as channels on a new left-hand navigation pane and come back to them in the future.
Twitmatic constantly checks for new video results based on the channel the users is viewing; when new results come in, the user is notified via a message on the page and can simply refresh to see the new videos.
A Video View and a List View, giving the user choice in how they want to see and respond to incoming tweets. And yes, users can now Reply to tweets in Twitmatic.
Twitmatic now has a Back button that allows users to review videos they’ve already seen in the current session.

Be sure and follow Twitmatic on Twitter for the latest comments and updates.

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Twitter for Business

Rage — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:22:30 +0000

When I first heard about Twitter “The Microblogging phenomena that everyone seems to be talking about at the moment I really did wonder what the fuss was about. I thought it was interesting but it did not initially grab me.

Why would other people care about what I had for lunch, or who was at the airport and why someone was sad? And why would a business become involved in this, what possible purpose could it serve? Then I thought maybe it is about the cult of personality maybe it is about micro-fame and perceived short attention spans, I mean 140 characters did not seem like much.

What I have come to realize though is that, at its heart, Twitter is just a communication tool. Like the Web, and the phone and the telegram before it, it’s just a tool to let one person connect with another.

How Does Twitter Work?
Users have 140 characters to answer the question, What are you doing?” If you join Twitter you can follow” others, allowing their updates to appear on your home page. They can follow you, with the same result or you can also direct message them, but always in 140 characters or less.

Twitter communications can be viewed and updated on the Web, through desktop apps, and on mobile devices. My two personal favorites being tweetie and Tweetdeck, both of which allow me to interact easily whether at my desk or on the road.

Tweets (recent 140 character posts) tell you what people are having for breakfast, that they are worried about how their job interview went or that they are planning a romantic dinner with their partners. These can sometimes be very weird indeed if you spend time looking at the public twitter time line rather than just your followers.

How Does Twitter Help You Work?
A growing number of people are beginning to using Twitter for business. And as I have said in pervious posts I am not talking about the internet marketers trying solely to increase their traffic. Instead more and more professional are using Twitter as a communications tool.

Here are some things that you might want to think about:

Follow industry leaders who post links to important resources and influence conversations
Post questions for quick answers and answer others’ questions to establish your credibility and expertise
Create links to your Web site or blog (don’t over do it!)
Keep up on the buzz in your industry
Network with like-minded people.

How to Find (The Right) People on Twitter:

You can use Twitter search to look for subject that interest you and follow the people talking most about them. You can use third party sites and tools like Mr Tweet. Mr Tweet finds and suggests like-minded people based on your tweets.
Twellow: Searches based on location,categories and keywords.

How to Get People to Follow You:
The more people who follow you on Twitter, the more influence and networking opportunities you have. It makes sense therefore to try and build a following. Here are some ideas on getting others to follow you.

Follow them. Most people follow people who follow them as long as they are not just trying simply to increase followers for its own sake.
Be discriminating with whom you follow. I find that if someone follows me and they only tweet about how hungry or tired they are, I don’t follow them back. The same goes for people who haven’t tweeted in a while.
Complete your Profile. People rarely follow strangers, so complete your one-line bio and include a URL in the More Info URL section of your profile. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve not bothered to follow someone because I didn’t know a thing about them.
Add your Twitter feed to your blog or to other social media profiles. Having my Twitter feed linked to facebook and Friend has increase the number of people that I know who now use Twitter itself.
Reply to people you are following, especially if they’re not yet following you. That’s a good way to engage someone and get them to follow you, even if they didn’t follow you immediately. Remember, though, some people have thousands of followers, and may not be able to respond to every reply.

Getting the Most Out of Twitter:
While the guidelines of Twitter etiquette are still evolving, guidelines from other social media sites can used:

Treat others with respect
Participate
Don’t just try and sell something.

See my previous post “50 Of The Best Twitter Guides & Tips On The Internet” for additional information.

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Twitter “follower” SPAM

Rage — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:19:22 +0000

As of late I have been bombarded with “Thanks for following, to get more (or if not receiving enough) followers click here.” I say enough as Twitter is becoming the next pit stop for SPAM. One of my recent tweets requested that “Any Follower requesting to get me more followers, stop following.” I knew that requesting this type of action publicly would bring forth even more DM (Direct Message) activity. However, I feel it important for new twitsters to know and understand you can still stand up for yourself on Twitter without being bullied. As a result I had several followers (presumably marketers) stop following which proves action can add to result.

SPAM in any form in unavoidable but control is possible. To report SPAM directly to Twitter sent a tweet to @spam to follow Twitter’s spam profile & report Twitter spam via direct message.

A recent Twitter article written by Mashable “FOLLOW FAIL: The Top 10 Reasons I Will Not Follow You in Return on Twitter” in tip 8 clearly states these types of twitter approaches to gain followers fail.

8. Your most recent updates or DM’s make references to any need to achieve “more Twitter followers”

…or “enough new followers to reach 10,000 followers by midnight!”

For me, Twitter is not a shallow popularity contest, it is about forging interesting connections and conversations with other people. My Twitter followers are far more to me than a simple follower count: they are friends, they are colleagues, they are collaborators, they are peers, and they are sources. To follow someone in return whose only intent is clearly to acquire more followers would be to devalue the esteem with which I hold my other followers.

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OnStar’s Twitter Integration ?

Rage — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:36:50 +0000

Voice activated Twitter from your GM vehicle?

Recent OnStar surveys confirmed that Twitter Voice activated text messaging updates are soon to become a reality. Those seeking a greater social advantage over others may enjoy the feature or see it as an inconvenience.

Below is the reported OnStar survey heard by motorists while seeking favorite restaurant information or waiting for an OnStar operator:

“While in your vehicle, you can use OnStar to submit and retrieve tweets (messages) via your Twitter account. Using OnStar’s Voice-Activated Hands-Free Calling system, and having your voice converted into text, you can provide updates which would appear in the “What are you doing?” section of your Twitter homepage. It is also possible to listen to a tweet that was sent to you by someone else after it has been converted into voice. You can send and receive tweets without having to type or read anything.”

I see a multitude of uses. For example, simply saying “New Blog Idea” with an “@ link” reference could update thousands of twitter followers immediately. Major benefits related to company and news organizations vying for the top spot to report an immediate tweet of breaking news. Simple tasks could include “headed to the fork river for a picnic” or notifying a fellow follower of a important event. In return OnStar can return the twitter text @reply into voice to listen to the response.

Although reasoning allows us to see the advantage of OnStar Twittering, what reality will push us to see the benefit? If costs in addition to OnStar feed the equation I see people grabbing an iPhone, in car phone or other cellular device to provide an update.

No previous statement from OnStar regarding release is known at this point.

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50 Of The Best Twitter Guides & Tips On The Internet

Rage — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Twitter has been the choice of communication for many Bloggers and Businesses to deliver their messages across this network chain where users are able to follow daily tweeting on your twitter board.

How do you get your twitter tweeting and receive responses from the crowd? First you need to introduce yourself into the big arena. New to twitter? You need double the amount of effort to increase the level of followers who will then follow what you have to say. Looks for friends and family first followed by searches on youy last name or closer by region using your city, state and local colleges. If you already command a certain authority in a targeted niche, you probably already have a large fan base waiting to follow what you have to ‘Say.

Twitter has became so popular that everyone is talking and buzzing about how you can use twitter to improve your business and network. Here are 50 of the best twitter guides and tips at your disposal from the internet.

Guides To Use Twitter Better

How to Use Twitter – Tips for Bloggers – Problogger
Newbie’s guide to Twitter – WebWare
The Big Juicy Twitter Guide – Caroline Middlebrook
How to Use Twitter For Networking – Twitworking! – Betterforbusiness
Guide to Twitter as a Tool for Marketing and PR – TopRankBlog
How We Use Twitter for Journalism – ReadWriteWeb
Your Guide to Micro-Blogging and Twitter - PBS
Twitter: A Guide for Beginners, Marketers and Business Owners – DoshDosh

Features and Benefits You can Optimize Using Twitter

How to Get More Twitter Followers: Some Methods That Work – DoshDosh
101 Must See Twitter Resources – Askowlbert
TWITTER TOOLBOX: 60+ Twitter Tools – Mashable
Ultimate guide to Twitter tools and resources for journalists – NewMediaBytes
Posting And Replying With Images and Links With Twitter – Etienne Teo
Optimize Your Direct Messaging on Twitter – Ajvaynerchuk
10 Best Twitter Tools for WordPress Blogs – QuickOnlineTips
Tools, Apps and Bots to Improve your Twitter Experience – Makeuseof
Twitter Tools, Tweaks and Theories – Typepadhacks
Twitter Tweet Cheat Sheet – Jasontheodor
17 Twitter Hacks for better Tweeting – Renjus
The 4 Types of Tweets – SearchEngineLand
Five Twitter Tools We Love – Gigaom
Tips to Increase your follower numbers on Twitter – Thegies
Advanced Twitter: Don’t Tweet Like A n00b – Brianoberkirch
3 Tips to Get Twitter on Your Cellphone for Free – WebWorkerDaily
Twitter first impressions, use cases, and tips – Simslearningconnections
How to make custom Twitter groups – Christopherspeen
The Golden Rule of Twitter Marketing – TechnoSailor
Five Twitter Imperatives – Mediaphyter
5 Tips for Deciding Whose Tweets You Should Follow – Ext337
The Several Habits of Wildly Successful Twitter Users – Slackermanager
Three Ways to Maximize Your Twitter Time for Networking, Marketing and Fun – CopyBlogger
Twitter for Traffic and Talk: Who is Using Twitter and How? – Chrisg

Tips, Tips and More Tips On Tweeting

Twitter 101: Clarifying The Rules For Newbies – Shegeeks
200+ Internet Marketing Gurus on Twitter – Marketingpilgrim
The Top 5 Ways Smart People Use Twitter – 901am
5 Tips to Grow Your Twitter Presence – Problogger
5 Tips to Make You a Better Twitter User – NickWisldon
7 Tips to a Good Twitter Experience – Meryl
Top 10 Twitter Hacks – Prblog
10 Twitter tips that can save your life! – Geek-hot
26 Reasons Why I Love Twitter – SocialDesire
Twitter is Paying My Rent – Marshallk
How to Integrate Twitter into Your Online Marketing Strategy – BoldInteractive
50 Ways for Businesses to Benefit from Twitter – Cfostrategist
How To Fight Twitter Spam - OpenSourceMarketer
5 Ways to Use Twitter on your iPhone – iphonehacks
How-To: Using Twitter to Build Brand Integrity – MarketingVox
How To Use Twitter Packs — And Twitter — Successfully – DaveFleet
The Elevator Pitch Hits Twitter – ReadWriteWeb
Twitter: Why It’s So Great And How To Effectively Use It – Lostartofblogging

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