How to manage the noise
I did a workshop on April 17 in Richmond called Art at Work. One of the themes that kept coming up about social media, and Twitter specifically, was how “noisy” it is. For the beginning user, Twitter can be overwhelming. […]
Facebook and Twitter Updates
If you’ve been on Facebook this week, you might have noticed this: If you have a fan page, this change will affect you. Fan pages, in essence, don’t really exist any more. They’ll just be called “pages.” What’s the difference […]
Using a calendar to plan your social media
Last month I wrote a post where I encouraged you to commit to a blogging schedule and I promised that it would pay off. Today, I want to share with you how I help people to plan thier social media […]
Free Beginner’s Guide to Twitter
I was watching the news this morning, and caught two interesting pieces. First, there was the story about this gal, Sarah Killen, whom Conan O’Brian chose at random to be the one person he follows. Overnight, this 19-year-old from Michigan […]
Creating a custom Twitter Background
A few weeks back, I promised you this, so here it is! To create your own custom Twitter Background, you’ll need access to some kind of digital photo-manipulation program. If you don’t have Photoshop, you can use Gimp for Mac […]
Are You Connected? Pt 2
Last week I wrote a post on how important it is to make sure that your website and all your social media are connected to each other. I had a few questions after I posted it, mostly along the lines […]
What the TwitCleaner can teach you about being a better Twitterer
There’s been a big buzz lately about this new service, The TwitCleaner, so last week, I decided to try it for myself. Basically, it is a service that looks at the people you are following, and grades them, and puts […]
Should you auto-post?
If you’re on Facebook, you might have noticed Facebook asking if you wanted to connect your Facebook Fan Page automatically to your Twitter account. Here’s how it works: every time you post a status update on your Fan page, that […]
YFrog
If you are an avid Twitterer, you probably have been know to post photos sometimes. I use Seesmic for my Twitter client, and it allows me to post photos simply. It will also connect to my webcam, so I can […]
What are people saying about you?
I just turned 40. I’m told that one of the best things about being 40 is that you stop caring about what other people think about you, and making decisions based on that. While that might be true for my […]