I'm quoted in the July issue of Cleveland Business Connects magazine, explaining why I'm in love with Twitter, the free micro-blogging tool. ("It takes far less time than many other social networking tools and can produce incredibly powerful results.") Publicity Hound [Read more...]
Add social media links to your EzineArticles.com profile
It's difficult enough keeping up with all the updates, profiles, friending, etc. at social networking sites. So thanks to Chris Knight of EzineArticles.com for reminding us to cross-promote … [Read more...]
Use LinkedIn to promote–ethically and powerfully
Some people collect LinkedIn connections like they collect pennies in a big, empty mayonnaise jar. They add them one … [Read more...]
Best Twitter tools and resources
Savvy Publicity Hounds are already using Twitter for business and publicity. Twitter has become so popular, in fact, that almost daily, people are creating a variety of tools and widgets to help you Twitter faster and more effectively, … [Read more...]
New social networking site for New Age, spiritual communities
New Age Directories---sort of a MySpace or Facebook of the New Age, spiritual and alternative communities--- has just gone live.
"Create your own online world and promote yourself, your ideas, your dreams; share your thoughts, expertise … [Read more...]
Why few journalists comment at blogs and in forums
Journalists have traditionally been slow to embrace online tools that will make their jobs easier. Some of them are finally using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to find sources or look for story ideas. One area where you … [Read more...]
How long before criminals start monitoring Twitter?
Maybe it's just me. But I fear that one day soon, criminals will discover that Twitter is one of the best places to find empty houses vulnerable to a break-in, or Twitterers who make it easy for them to commit far more serious crimes. I expect to see lots of details in tweets about what people are doing in their jobs because [Read more...]
More tips, ideas on how to use Twitter
Since finishing my special report two days ago on how to use Twitter for business, I came across several other interesting items related to Twitter: --Earlier today, when content strategist and blogger Amy Gahran was working in her home office in Boulder, Colorado, she learned about an … [Read more...]
Google Friend Connect brings social media to any website
If you own a website, you'll be able to turn it into a social network soon, thanks to Google Friend Connect.
By adding a snippet of code to your site, you'll be able to get social features up and … [Read more...]
A Wikipedia listing isn’t easy, but here are 6 tips
Convincing Wikipedia, the largest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet, to include a page about your company can be one of the best ways to become well-regarded, credibile in the eyes of the search engines and generate tons of traffic. Yet a listing on Wikipedia is very … [Read more...]