Get Your Hands Dirty

June 9, 2009

Sometimes you have to go beyond your normal limits and explore unknown social media territory.

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6 ReTweet Monitoring Tools

June 9, 2009
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Retweeting has become a great way to find quality information through Twitter. New, more advanced, Twitter monitoring tools have made it easier to drown out a lot of the noise and focus on the quality posts being shared. It’s not fool proof as popularity and quality battle for the number one spots. You’ll almost always [...]

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16 Useful Blogs for Web Design and Inspiration

June 8, 2009

Part of keeping up to date with industry trends is knowing where to look for good quality web resources. Some sites stick out in this category more than others. I thought it would be nice to share a list of the sites I frequent the most often when in need of inspiration or web design [...]

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Why Do You Use Social Media?

May 14, 2009
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I set up my Facebook account in September of 2004. I remember everyone was talking about it. The timing was perfect as it was my first time out on my own and I was desperate to meet people. It instantly became the go to solution to find out who that cute girl in my math [...]

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Twitter’s Reply Changes, Not A Big Deal

May 13, 2009
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Funny how everyone is all up in arms about Twitter’s most recent changes.
Small Settings Update
We’ve updated the Notices section of Settings to better reflect how folks are using Twitter regarding replies. Based on usage patterns and feedback, we’ve learned most people want to see when someone they follow replies to another person they follow—it’s a [...]

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What We Can Learn From Drive-Through Menus

May 13, 2009
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I’m always interested in how companies position themselves and go about their business. I find myself analyzing the most mundane things like the importance of brand names on trucks and even the song selections in the background of TV commercials. I believe there are lessons to be learned everywhere in life depending on whether or [...]

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Using Custom Social Bookmark Icons With AddThis Analytics

May 12, 2009

(Note: This code is meant to be put in your Wordpress Template. However, it should be easy to modify it for other uses.)
Awhile back, I tweeted about how I wasn’t a huge fan of the AddThis button and I felt the need for more actionable social sharing buttons. That led to a few conversations with [...]

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