Clients occasionally ask me what the deal is with Twitter, and I’ve found it’s best to answer in analogy form. Here’s what I tell people, when they ask if there’s any value to using it. Twitter: Bellying Up to the Bar The best Twitter analogy I’ve come up with, so far, is that it’s like…
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Hashtags – What the heck?
Hashtags: What Are They? Hashtags are clickable bits of text that allow you to run an instant search for related content within a website. They begin with a hash symbol, #, and end with a tag–which is basically a way of adding extra data, or metadata, to your content. Huh? What is metadata? Think of…
Following a Conversation on Twitter
Earlier this week I found an excellent article from Senior Planet – it covers ways in which you can follow a conversation or event on Twitter. A lot of new Twitter users complain that they just don’t “get” this unique social network. On Facebook, you can share photos and interact with friends. But Twitter’s rapid-fire…