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How to tweet for business
August 24, 2010 - 9:41 pm
Tags: biz, business, personality, tweets, twitter
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After commenting on my recent ‘What’s in a Twitter name?‘ post, I asked a follower of mine CoreStrenghtUK what type of blog posts on Twitter she’d like to see. Her response was ‘how to tweet for my business’, so here we are…
A lot of businesses make a very simple mistake as soon as they get [...]
A one-way Twitter account can backfire
August 24, 2010 - 12:35 pm
Tags: bristol, communications, hippodrome, one way, twitter
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Twitter is a conversation.
Whether it be for personal or business use, it is fantastic tool to communicate with others. Twitter’s own ‘About Us‘ page says that the service helps “businesses and organizations of all shapes and sizes” to “stay connected to their customers.”
However, some businesses very much ‘get’ Twitter, successfully engaging with their audience, [...]
What were you thinking?
August 18, 2010 - 4:24 pm
Tags: art, crowd sourcing, food, twitter, words
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Last night I asked my Twitter followers to do something for me:
Tweet me a word. Any word. First one that pops into your head…
And they did. I wanted to see what was on the mind of my followers on one specific day.
I got an interesting range of words – and here they are:
An odd concentration [...]
Vintage ads for Social Media
August 17, 2010 - 4:10 pm
Tags: advertising, facebook, mama propaganda, retro, skype, social media, twitter, youtube
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Today, social media plays a large part in our lives. The likes of Twitter, Facebook, Skype and Youtube make communication and the sharing of infomation instant and almost effortless. When we think of these giants of the internet, we consider them to be at the cutting edge of technology, leading us into the future.
However, a [...]
The Times Online paywall appears to work…
August 17, 2010 - 12:37 pm
Tags: analytics, comscore, paywall, rupert murdoch, the times
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In March the BBC announced that, from June, Rupert Murdoch’s News International company would start charging for access to its Times and Sunday Times websites.
They believed, with newspaper sales nosediving, that they should be able to charge £1 per day or £2 per week for the information they provide. An OK theory, but with hundreds [...]
What’s in a Twitter name?
August 16, 2010 - 4:04 pm
Tags: branding, marketing, name, twitter, username
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To steal a quote from the great Bard’s classic Romeo & Juliet:
What’s in a name?
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
Great words, great play. But, poor Shakey, I’m afraid those don’t ring true in the world of marketing and Twitter.
Your name, on Twitter, is your brand. Although I [...]
Follow Friday – 13th August 2010
Another Friday, another round of recommendations.
First up is @stillawake. I’ve recommended Joanna many a time and, while I try and steer clear of repetition, she always manages to comes up with a new reason to be included. This week: her ace snap of poppies outside the Bristol Council House.
Second up is my Gradwell workmate @Chutzpah84. [...]
Writing: Drip
August 12, 2010 - 12:45 pm
Tags: creative, drip, short story, writing
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After the long hard day, I settle. Deep in the snugness of my quilt; the cold kept a bay by the heavy blanket. All is well for the wonderful nights sleep I so drastically crave.
All is silent.
My mind switches down a gear.
Into shutdown.
I drift.
Silence.
DRIP!
My eyes open in a flash. My brain thrown into third gear. [...]
Missed the start of a film? Twitter can help
August 10, 2010 - 12:43 pm
Tags: catch up, film, film4, help, the sentinel, twitter
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Recently my post ‘What do you use Twitter for?’ stated that I use Twitter for friendly updates, brand monitoring and nabbing freebies, but on Saturday night Twitter threw up another use out of the blue.
I settled down wih my wife to watch The Sentienl on Film4. As with many things, I updated Twitter with my [...]
Music Monday #1: Amos Lee – Amos Lee
In the first of (what I hope to be) a regular series of music recommendations, we take a look at Amos Lee’s self-titled debut album from 2005.
Picture the scene. It is October. It is raining. It is cold. You’ve got nothing to do but stick on a jumper, grab a big cup of tea and [...]