From the monthly archives:

November 2011

How To Animate Your Twitter Avatar

November 27, 2011

Just a personal note before we begin: I think most animated avatars are not a good idea. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should How to do it Officially, Twitter does NOT support animated avatars. If you try to upload one it may or may not succeed. Some people are successful only after many [...]

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Infographic: LinkedIn Training For The Personal Marketer

November 21, 2011

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The Simplest Way To Get Better At Social Media

November 17, 2011

To use Twitter or any social media site well, you need to do two things: engage with people and keep learning. Did you ever realize that one simple tip can achieve both goals for you? Here it is: Ask your questions about social media ON social media. Why not learn and engage at the same time?

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Infographic: Small Businesses Now More Willing to Use Social Media

November 17, 2011

Infographic by Constant Contact

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New Twitter Spam Network Driving People Nuts

November 16, 2011

There has been a new wave of spam these last few days, so I thought I’d again talk a bit about the tactics spammers use on Twitter. Why is that many Twitter users see lots of spam come in over 3-7 days or longer and then mostly disappear? This is because spammers try to send [...]

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Infochart: Why Americans Use Social Media

November 16, 2011

The survey was conducted Apr. 26-May 22, 2011. Read the full report for more details, including differences among age and ethnic groups when it comes to what they value most in social media, or go here for a summary.

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The one simple thing businesses must know about using Twitter

November 15, 2011

You wouldn’t go to a party and ask people to leave with you to go to your store, right? Yet I see businesses join Twitter all the time and do nothing but promote their business. Yes, you CAN use things like contests, specials, exclusive content (particularly effective on Twitter), events, etc. to drive people to [...]

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Is Twitter Unfollowing People On Your Account?

November 9, 2011

UPDATE: Some users are reporting they are being blocked inappropriately from following others. Test show repeated tries will sometimes succeed though. No word from Twitter yet. Maybe. Most likely Twitter has screwed up only the listing of who you follow, and will fix it shortly. Twitter has done this before, where you can still DM [...]

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Social Media Safety Infographic: Don’t Compromise Your Home

November 1, 2011

Social Media Safety Infographic provided by CreditSesame.com an online credit and debt management company.

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