Tag: Social network
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Twitter Is Not A Private Phonecall
Companies have embraced Twitter (or at least tried to). You’ll find companies of all shapes and sizes attempting to get to grips with the new medium. Unfortunately not all interactions will work out well for people, but they can always try again. But one thing people need to remember is that Twitter is very public.…
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Hype Gone Mad – Facebook Custom URL Madness
Image via CrunchBase Earlier today Facebook launched their latest “service” – custom URLs for your profile or page. Talk about hype gone mad! While a lot of the other social media hubs have offered people the opportunity to use a short and memorable URL to reach their profile page for ages and done it as…
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Don’t Annoy Your Followers
Image via CrunchBase Remember all the “wonderful” messages you used to get on Facebook? “You’ve been bitten by a vampire” etc., etc., They may have been fun if you were a twelve year old, but if you spend any length of time online these kind of interruptions just become annoying. Now over on Twitter the…
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How To (Ab)use Twitter
So you heard on the “grapevine” that lots of business were using Twitter to promote themselves. You read a couple of articles on well known sites or maybe in your favourite newspaper. Armed with your new knowledge you signed up for a Twitter account. 30 seconds later you entered the fray. You had a “Twitter…
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Sick Of SnakeOil Salesmen? Self-appointed Experts?
The internet is a wonderful thing. It’s a great leveller. The CEO of a multinational corporation can “talk” to a startup and vice-versa.. Unfortunately it’s also far too easy for people to take advantage of others. The “web” is full of self-appointed “experts” and “gurus” who charge stupid amounts of money. Enough already! Just because…