Archive for the ‘Twitter’ Category
7 Free Twitter Backgrounds For Your Profiles
Twitter profiles are a dime a dozen. Anyone can sign up and start tweeting. Because Twitter locks down a lot of the customization options, it’s a bit harder to stand out from the crowd. The default backgrounds you find in your settings tab are nice, but they’re default! Everyone has access to them. Why settle for the standard background when you can do so much more. Read More »
7 Ways Twitter Tips For Collage Students
When it comes to social media sites, Facebook rules. Founded in 2004 by a Harvard University student, the mega media site now boasts more than 300 million users worldwide, exceeding the population of the United States and on track to consume the entire world within, oh, the next seven years. Just kidding. Sort of. While Facebook remains the top choice for most college students, Twitter is beginning to catch on with the academic crowd, a proven way to send out short, quick updates while following the latest trends. Someday, Twitter could be incorporated with Facebook as it is now with LinkedIn, but until then you will need to maintain separate accounts to make both sites work for you. Read More »
5 Twitter Tools Help You Tweet from Desktop
Does anyone even go to the Twitter homepage anymore? It seems like more and more users are changing the origin of their tweets as Twitter desktop clients are becoming more mainstream. There are literally dozens of desktop clients available for download… but which are the best? To assist you in your Twittering efforts I’ve put together a list of 5 great desktop Twitter clients to help you Tweet from your desktop. If you know of a better one or don’t agree with one of my selections, leave a comment with a description and a link.
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Twitter Launch User To Created Follow Lists
One of the challenges that new Twitter users face is finding interesting users to follow. There are several third-party tools to help you do it (like Lunch and TweepML), but we’d love for Twitter lists to come from the source — Twitter itself. And soon they will. Twitter is about to rollout Lists, a feature currently in testing, that will allow you to create your own custom lists of Twitter users that others can then follow with one click.
10 Ways To Create A Community Around Your Tweetup
Regularly attend tweetupmellers. At first I assumed that all tweetups and get togethers have the same sense of community, but I soon learnt that there was something different. I quickly learnt that this was due to the organizers efforts to ensure people felt like they were part of a larger community.
10 Steps And Tips For Twitter Beginners
So you just signed up for Twitter. You make your first tweet and you realize you don’t have any followers. “What a dumb idea!” You say. “Who the hell would be interested in what I’m doing anyway?” Don’t worry. You’re normal. That is a sign that you are a Twitter beginner. A lot of us Twitter users (or addicts) went through the same questioning routine. And look at us now. We’re geeks who are on Twitter all day and night and we can’t stop tweeting.
10 Ways To Avoid Being Sued On Twitter
Let me cut to the chase. You DO NOT want to be sued on Twitter. Being sued already stinks enough. Trust me. I know all about this because I’m a lawyer and I sue people for a living (don’t hold it against me).
But being sued for a tweet is even worse.
First off, think of what your friends will say. “Hi John, have you seen Bill lately?” “No, he was drunk-tweeting so he got sued.” Imagine the harassment you’d experience at the hands of your buddies. I shudder to even think about it!
Second, imagine what your customers will say when they read about it online and the headline reads, “Drunk Twit Gets Sued For Tweets.” Think they’re going to hire you again? Probably not.