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Can Twitter, Facebook, MySpace become addicting?
Can Twitter, Facebook, MySpace become addicting?
Hey Guy’s and Gal’s,
Do you spend alot of time on social networking sites? Well, Ben Alexander thought so, when he recently admitted himself into ReStart. Who or what is ReStart? well after doing a little digging I found an article, on Fox News in my local area where Nicholas K. Gerands from the Associated Press writes:
The center, called ReSTART, is somewhat ironically located near Redmond, headquarters of Microsoft and a world center of the computer industry. It opened in July and for $14,000 offers a 45-day program intended to help people wean themselves from pathological computer use, which can include obsessive use of video games, texting, Facebook, eBay, Twitter and any other time-killers brought courtesy of technology.
You can read the whole story here.
So, before we close, I’d like to know, how much time do you devote to social media, and how can you tell the difference between it becoming an addiction, or just a part of your marketing plan.
Until next time, be on guard with Twitterwatchdog.
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Do you Tweet Your Life on Twitter?
Do you Tweet Your Life on Twitter?
- by Timothy Caron
Many people on Twitter talk about everything under the sun, from there day at work, to their personal lives, but is it really safe in regards to the onslaught of identity theft?
In trying to build relationships on Twitter, we can, if not careful drop the ball, whereby someone can take advantage of a seamlessly innocent situation. Read the rest of this entry »
What is Your Social Media Plan?
What Is Your Social Plan of Attack?
When working with businesses on putting together a social media campaign, I often find that the number one issue that they face is simply just being too “confused.”
What I mean by that is, many of these businesses have the intelligence, determination, money, employees and plan of action to bring together a strong social media campaign. However, what they all seem to lack is a solid plan on who actually is going to what, and when they are going to roll out their campaign. Read the rest of this entry »
How To Throw A Killer TweetUp
How To Throw A Killer TweetUp
Have you ever wondered what your Tweeps are like in real life (IRL)? Ever wondered if they really look like their avatars? Why not host a TweetUp! No matter where you live or what you do there are others on Twitter nearby and there’s nothing quite like meeting your favorite Tweeps in real life (IRL). Just ask @RobinWalker or @MisterNoodle…I hugged them when I met them at a TweetUp. Besides hugs you may also find job leads, sales leads, new connections, and folks with whom you can barter entrepreneurial services…I know I did. So what’s stopping you?
Here are 7 tips for hosting a successful TweetUp in your neck of the woods:
1. Select the Venue - Choose a location that’s central and easy to navigate. Find a spot with plenty of standing room as well as seating for those with “barking dogs”. Convenient parking and/or public transportation is key. Free WiFi is a consideration if the event is in the morning or midday when Tweeps are tethered to their laptops. Be sure to talk to the owner/manager of the establishment prior to the event for their blessing and possible sponsorship. Make sure you visit the venue before publicizing the event.
2. Choose the Date - These days it seems there are local social media events every night of the week. Try your best to avoid scheduling conflicts. Run some dates by a few of your local Tweeps before committing.
3. Tweet it Up -Spread the word via Twitter. Invite local celebs, Twitter Elite, bloggers, entrepreneurs. Use www.twtvite.com or www.meetup.com to collect RSVPs and share more details than a single tweet allows.
4. Invite the Media – Contact your community newspapers, business mags, etc via phone, email, or Twitter. Tweet your local TV anchors and invite them to attend. You may be pleasantly surprised at the attention you receive.
5. Feed the Tweeps - Find a Sponsor or see if your venue will “throw in” some food for your hungry mob. Even if Tweeps have to pay for food individually make sure it’s available. If it’s an after-work event no-one’s probably eaten since lunch. Fed Tweeps are happy Tweeps!
6. Wear Nametags - Not everyone is great at remembering names. Providing nametags will save Tweeps from possible discomfort and/or embarrassment. Be sure to use 3M nametags (Yes splurge. The adhesive will stick to all fabrics and the backing comes off easily). Consider bringing sharpies in various colors, pens, a sign-in book (notebook, guestbook, sheets of paper, etc), a fishbowl for biz cards, and a stack of your own cards.
7. Have Fun! - No matter how many or how few, how hot or how rainy, enjoy yourself and your TweetUp guests. Expect hugs!
So start planning your next TweetUp today…your future awaits!
Additional Tips or Questions? Please Comment below.
Thanks to Flickr and RevMike88 for the use of the photo.
Thanks to Al and Skeeter.
An EXTRA SPECIAL thanks goes to my Napertweetup co-host @foiledcupcakes !
Follower Counts Reduced
by Skeeter Hansen and Al Ferretti
Twitter Cleans House of followers, Spammers Purged
Did you notice a drop in your twitter followers and following in recent hours?
“For some time, the follower and following counts we display have been incorrect for some folks. We’re soon to push a change that will address this issue. This means that the count you see in your sidebar should match what you see on your follower and following pages.”
“However, a consequence of this change is that follower counts will drop for some people. In particular, those with large followings may see significant changes as we correct for spam accounts and data inconsistencies. No legitimate followings should be affected—we’re just cleaning up artifacts in the system.”
If you’ve been the target of spam followers, you might notice a reduction with both your follower and following counts on twitter. Please leave us a comment, whether you have or have not lost followers.
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Twitter Tools Part 1
by Al Ferretti and Skeeter Hansen
Twitter Tools (part 1 of 6): “For Fun and More”
Earlier this year, Evan Williams CEO and Co Founder of Twitter reported that there are about 2,000 3rd party tools and apps for twitter. Wow~ Did he say 2,000? That’s a lot of options.
To keep things simple we’re sharing a tidbit with a link to some of the more popular twitter tools in use today. This is part 1 of 6 and we are beginning with twitter tools and apps “For Fun and More”
Crowd Status Crowd Status- View the status of your friends on Twitter in a start-up page style.
Bkkeepr Bkkeepr – With this service, you can track the books you are reading on Twitter.
CommuterFeed CommuterFeed– You can share your traffic report on Commuterfeed using Twitter.
Foamee Foamee – This is a fun site that allows you to track people who owes you beer or coffee using your Twitter account.
FoodFeed FoodFeed – is a micro blogging site that you can use to post about your food habits through Twitter.
InnerTwitter InnerTwitter– Meditate by receiving chimes at regular intervals from InnerTwitter.
Notches Notches – Allows you to write reviews of certain items on Twitter.
Hahlo Hahlo – if you are not satisfied with your Twitter interface, you can check out Hahlo to manage your Twitter account. It gives you a separate profile page and the rest of the Twitter features in a new look.
My Tweeple My Tweeple – Manage your friends and followers in Twitter on a single web page.
Post Like a Pirate Post Like a Pirate – This tool allow you to convert your post into pirate-speak before posting it to Twitter. I, however, don’t need it, because I already speak like a pirate. Yarr!
Quitter Quitter will help you how to use Twitter to quit smoking. Bonus points for cool name.
Roll The Dice Roll the dice – You can use this service to do all the silly things on Twitter like roll a dice, flip a coin, deal cards, or generate a random number.
StrawPoll Straw Poll – Sends out polls on Twitter that you can participate on. As they say, you can never have too many polls.
TrackThis Track This – This is an useful service to get updates of your shipment using Twitter. It supports FedEx, UPS, USPS and DHL tracking codes.
Twee60 Twee60 – You can tweet your Xbox live status with Twee60 automatically.
TwitResponse TwitResponse – Set up your Twitter posts for the future.
TwittEarth TwitEarth – This is a 3D model of the earth displaying the latest updates on Twitter across the globe. You can download the tool as a screensaver.
Twitterfeed – Posts your blog posts automatically to Twitter.
TwitterMeThis TwitterMeThis– When you follow TwitterMeThis, it will send you a question randomly. If you are the first to answer that question, then you get $5.
TwitterSpy TwitterSpy provides you a Google map on its site. when you hover your mouse above certain locations on that map, you get to see the latest public posts from that area. Strangely addicting.
Tweetclouds Tweetclouds – Create a word cloud from a public Twitter stream using this service.
Tweetgift – Remember Facebook where you can poke, throw a sheep, or hug a friend? Tweetgift enables you to do the same on Twitter.
Twaction – Another service that lets you do Facebook-style pokes and slaps at friends.
Twistori – Based on Summize, this service collects Twitter messages with words such as love, hate, think, believe, wish, and feel and displays them on its site with automatic updates.
Twitpoll Twitpoll– You can participate on polls using Twitter through Twitpoll.
Tweetshots Tweetshots– this service allows you to take your Twitter posts to Tumblr, embed in websites, or send over email.
TwitterAnswers TwitterAnswers combines Twitter and Mosio, so that you can send questions over Twitter and have them answered by other people.
Twitter Karma Twitter Karma – This tool fetches your Twitter friends and followers and displays them for you, letting you paginate through them in a nicer way than you would on Twitter.
TwitterNotes TwitterNotes – You can create notes on TwitterNotes using Twitter and tagging your notes.
TwitterPoster TwitterPoster– This site generates a mosaic of user icons of those with a large number of followers on Twitter.
TwitterSnooze TwitterSnooze– If you have friends on Twitter who are updating every 10 seconds and are irritating the hell out of you, you can simply now snooze them away using this tool.
TwitterSpectrum TwitterSpectrum– Based on Summize, this tool show you the associated words of two pair of words or names in a nice spectrum layout.
Xpenser Xpenser– Record your expenses using Twitter. You can also use other mediums like email, SMS, IM, voice, etc.
Who Should I follow Who Should I follow – Find interesting people to follow on Twitter using this tool.
Look for Twitter Tools (part 2 of 6): “WordPress Plugins for your blog”
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