Archive for the ‘twitter’ Category

We’ve blogged before on How to create a Business Page on Facebook but now you can hear it straight from the horses mouth. Facebook has recently launched the “Facebook for Business” website which is aimed at providing a step-by-step guide to help small businesses use and make the most of the social networking site. If you’re struggling [...]

This morning shocking footage was broadcast into my cereal bowl as Channel Nine’s Today Show reported a school yard bullying incident in Melbourne [click to view video]. Reading further into the story online, journalists at Herald Sun started to place the blame on social media, particularly Facebook. This is of course not the first time [...]

A newbie to the nest I know it’s important not to measure one’s worth in followers. But after a fortnight of being on Twitter, I’ve amassed (yes) nine followers. One-third of these are related to me. As you can see from Angus Russell’s post about Twitter last week, he is beating me by 220 followers. [...]

Facebook’s ‘Like Box’ We’ve all seen a Facebook ‘Like Box’ before, even though some of us may not have know what it was called. The Facebook Like Box has a couple of advantages over a simple link to your Facebook page: The user can like your page without having to leave your website, and It [...]

If you’re looking for legal advice about social media then Vivienne Storey, General Manager at Blands Law, is a great person to ask. Why? She uses it. (The first time I met her she confessed she was a twitter addict! You can follow her on twitter @mysocialpolicy or read her blog: My Social Media Lawyer.) Particularly when trying [...]

Thanks to the great people at Hubspot, I was excited to discover the 20 most retweeted words on Twitter. It was pleasing to see that the Top 20 words included ‘calls to action’ (eg. please, retweet, check out & help) and words that indicated new and remarkable information (eg. blog, post, how to, top & great). Equally pleasing was [...]

It sometimes surprises me how approachable people are online & Aussie blogger Jeff Bullas was no exception! It was one of Jeff’s posts about 37 Signals monetising their blog that caught my attention, so I dug around to find out a bit more about him.  I discovered that Jeff writes fascinating blog posts every day, is [...]

Tweet! If you’re not convinced your business needs to have a twitter account, continue reading. I’d like to share a story about a recent interaction I’ve had that might help to see the value you can add to your customers. I’m off to Japan snowboarding next week (yes that’s me rubbing it in!) and needed [...]

Twitter is abuzz today with the news of the Queensland floods (#qldfloods), this post looks at how it is being used by various different types of twitter users to make announcements, share photos, gather information, raise awareness and encourage donations. Right now on twitter if you search for #qldfloods, you only need to wait 5-10 [...]

Social Media Marketing 101: In-House Team, Agency or Consultant? – Mashable Sadly there’s no magic rubric for deciding whether an in-house social media workforce, a social media consultant, or an agency will best be able to meet your particular business needs. Like almost every business decision, it depends on your business’s goals, budget and particular [...]