Social Media

Social media articles focused on popular sites like Twitter, Google Buzz and YouTube.

Update Your Settings on Tweet Old Post

I’m a Twitter-holic and last week I noticed a few tweets going out from my friends that were very strange. The tweets included nothing more that a link – without a description or any additional text to indicate where the link was going. Typically when I see a link like this on Twitter it looks very spammy and I would block anyone doing this. Imagine how I felt when I saw this type of link going out from my very own Twitter account!! Initially, I thought my account was hacked 🙁 I was quickly able to determine that was not the case and figure out that the real culprit was the Tweet Old Post Plugin for WordPress.…continue reading…

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Why I’m Loving Google+

When you write a post on Google+ and get a great response, you could assign the people who commented to a temporary circle, and share a resource you know will interest them with them alone. You could host a weekly Hangout (a video and IM chat with up to 10 people) and discuss the top content on your blog, the social media issues of the day, the ebook you’re about to release, or answer your readers’ top questions about your niche. That personal touch is a powerful way of deepening your connection with your audience.…continue reading…

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Twylah – Fan Pages for your Twitter Stream

Using Twylah is as simple as signing in via Twitter and waiting for your page to generate. It features your top 10 Twitter topics, along with the latest tweets you sent on them. Click on a tweet to see a page dedicated to that sub-topic with a longer list of tweets. Click on a tweet with a link to see a brief preview of the content you are linking to as well as replies to your tweets.

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