Twitter Lists – My initial thoughts
If you’re unaware, I co-tweet for Chicago Bites on Twitter. The conversation on the account centers on Chicago’s vibrant food scene, what people have for breakfast/lunch/dinner, and where they should eat. Over the last year and a half, I’ve worked to build a focused list of foodies, restaurants, PR folk, restaurateurs, chefs, concierges, cooks, bakers, cupcake fiends, critics, food bloggers and media people. A lot of time and energy has gone into finding and curating the list, and I feel it’s been integral to the success of … Read entire article »
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Love-Magic::Twitter-Mail
LordLucifer @Zesmerelda That’s the beauty of mail, you know. There’s more love magic in the postal system than in 100 gb of emails. … Read entire article »
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When did you join Twitter?
When did you join Twitter? Three years ago today, thank you very much. I joined because my friend Mark had signed up the previous week and he badgered me into it. Really, I think he wanted someone to talk to on the service. Twitter was pretty sparse in those days and I didn’t use it much. I had to strong-arm my friends to get accounts and it felt like a lot of … Read entire article »
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CPK Social Media Copywriting Mistake
It’s important to get social media reference correct. In this check insert example from California Pizza Kitchen, new Twitter users would get a failure message if they tried to go to twitter.com/@calpizzakitchen. People who’ve been on Twitter a while recognize the mistake and won’t follow @calpizzakitchen because they can’t be bothered to get the community’s patois right. The @ sign in front of the name means “reply”. Details matter, CPK. … Read entire article »
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Credibililty in Social Media
I’ve been bitching about Comcast on Twitter this week. My internet connection drops in the middle of day, greatly impacting my productivity. Plus, it’s irritating to pack up and head to my local coffee shop on a regular basis. Coffee shops say “free wifi”, but they want you buy something if you plan to sit at their tables for any length of time. Anyway, after a few tweets about my situation, I was … Read entire article »
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