Archive for 'Twitter'
Social Media 101: How to Drive Traffic Using Twitter
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
Twitter is quickly becoming one of the most important and influential tools for online workers, marketers and companies. Because of social media, there’s now the option to communicate with thousands of potential customers without any additional cost. This gives tremendous power to marketers, but even greater power to consumers. While marketers start conversations, the thousands of consumers will power the discussion. This quick guide explains how to make sure that your brand’s conversation travels down the path that you want, and doesn’t become another social media runaway. (more…)
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Advertise on Twitter for Fun and Profit
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
Like a new dance club that just opened its doors, Twitter is the place to be in the social networking scene. Started in 2006 by the podcasting company Odeo, its relative simplicity and ease of use has caused it to quickly outpace its competitors and become the epicenter of the internet. From celebrities to businesses to everyday people, everyone, it seems, has become hooked on tweeting. (more…)
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Twitter: Friendsourcing
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
Twitter has taken on a life of its own, growing in leaps and bounds beyond belief. Its popularity has far outstretched original expectations. Perhaps one of the reasons behind this scenario is the simple fact that Twitter appeals to people of all ages and walks in life. Unlike other social networking sites such as Xanga that might hold an attraction primarily for the younger crowd, this particular website has drawn people from all age groups for more reasons than one. In fact, even those individuals with a limited knowledge of computers and a limited experience in browsing the Internet will discover Twitter easy to use. (more…)
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Reaching Your Customers On Twitter
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
Social media has been around for years. Programs like IRC and AOL chat have hosted many a conversation, facilitated thousands of people making contact with each other and are the grandparents of social media as we know it today. (more…)
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Separate the Tweets from the Twits with the New CrowdEye Search Engine
Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
The Web 2.0 revolution has changed everything, and the race is on to make sense of this new world of social networking. To the uninitiated the world of Twitter, Facebook and other such sites can seem both daunting and chaotic, and it can indeed be difficult to sort out useful information as all those tweets go flying by at a frantic pace. (more…)
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Creating Tweets with Microsoft Excel
Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
Every experience writer’s block when faced with a 140-character tweet? You know you need to tweet something but your brain just doesn’t want to cooperate. But what if you had a list of ready-to-go tweets? Spend a few minutes each week creating a list of tweets in Excel and keep your stream filled with relevant tweets day after day. (more…)
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Guide to Using Twitter for Marketing
Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
Twitter, a micro-blogging, social networking service, is a booming area for social media marketing. This service’s popularity continues to grow, and its ease of use makes it accessible to anyone, including companies with ideas, products, or services to promote. This guide shows how to get started using the Twitter service for marketing. (more…)
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How to Use Twitter to Drive Traffic to Your Website
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by Trond.
Like many other Social Media websites, there are effective ways to drive use Twitter and there are ineffective ways to use Twitter. Twitter is not a magic tool that will automatically create traffic and make your website a huge overnight success story. But it is a tool that, if used properly, can drive consistent traffic to your website, add to your online reputation, and even help you make sales and promote your business. (more…)
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How to Gain Real Followers on Twitter
Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by Trond.
If you have used Twitter for any length of time then you are most likely familiar with the following scenario. You sign up, you send out a few “tweets,” you follow a few people you are interested in, and then a funny thing happens. Your email inbox gets clogged up with notifications of several new people suddenly “following” you. (more…)
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The Surprising Age of the Average Twitter User
Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Trond.
Teenagers and young adults have historically dominated the social media landscape. These groups were the early adopters and they drove websites such as Facebook and MySpace to amazing heights. This is not the case with Twitter. The latest craze in social media attracts much older users. Twitter’s unusual demographics present both challenges and opportunities for companies that use the site for advertising and marketing. (more…)


