Tag Archives: twitter
3 Sad Excuses You Don’t Have A Real Website [And Why You Need One]
There are times where I am searching for a business, band, restaurant, whatever, and the top result is a Google+ Place page, or a Yelp page. Or worse, a Facebook page. No real website. This usually happens with smaller or new businesses. Don’t get us wrong. Having a Facebook, Google+ Page, and Yelp pages are…
Twitter 101: How to Use Hashtags
Twitter is everywhere. Look on the news, you see the anchor’s name followed by their Twitter handle. Same on shows like American Idol and The X-Factor. Twitter is a huge driving force. You know this. But have you noticed another increasingly growing trend over the past year? Hashtags!
After Multiple Hacks, Twitter Needs Two-Step Verification
Earlier today, the official Twitter account of the Associate Press was hacked, and sent out tweets stating that there were explosions at the White House and that President Obama was injured. The report is not true, and the White House and President are fine. That tweet did more damage than falsely report a possible attack…
Don’t Be Like Burger King, Protect Your Online Identity From Hackers
A few months ago we blogged about passwords and security. It is such an important topic, that we posted a followup post a few days later. Well, it looks like the folks who run the Burger King Twitter account (caution, this link may contain profane language or images) missed that blog, because they got hacked yesterday at about…
Mr. Twitter Goes to Washington
As with anything else in the world right now, social media played a huge role in not only the campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, but in Americans watching the results on television. Last night, Twitter reported that they saw a surge of 327,452 tweets per minute when networks called the election for President…
Inbound Marketing Trends – The Monetization and Fall of Twitter?
A few weeks ago, Twitter announced changes coming in version 1.1 of their API. It’s a bit of an understatement to say that a lot has happened since that first tweet went out in March of 2006. Twitter’s user base has grown to somewhere in the ballpark of 500 million. They enjoyed a successful partnership with the 2012 Summer Olympics…
I’m probably not going to follow you back on Twitter.
Every day there are thousands of people on Twitter who follow others just in the hopes of being followed back. The questions become: why are you seeking out more followers? What do you have to offer someone who could follow you? On Twitter, most of the time, I will not follow you if you follow…
Best Practices for Establishing and Growing Your Twitter
Twitter has absolutely redefined how companies and organizations communicate with each other, and every individual has their own theory on best practices across this medium. Twitter is an important tool in any marketer’s toolbox, but just because you have a hammer and a saw, it doesn’t make you a carpenter. Or in this case, an…