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Ann Smarty

5 Screenshot Tools to Aid Your Visual Tweets

There’s no single opinion as to whether visual Tweets (i.e. Tweets that have an uploaded image that go with them) are good or bad. Some people claim they are annoying and people unfollow you because of them. Others say they see many more interactions with tweets that are accompanied by an appealing image (Stats seem…


Mike Allton

How To Build A Large, Engaged Twitter Following

….Or, How I Grew My Twitter Following By 53% In 90 Days “If I told you that my global audience has shot up 100% in the last six months, what would you say? If you were to say, “So you went from one reader to two readers?” you’d be absolutely correct. And after I had…


Matt Banner

Your Guide to Being a Social Media Rock Star (updated)

How To Become a Social Media Rock Star

My first encounter with social media was a long time ago. My first account wasn’t on Facebook or Twitter…it was on Myspace, and this was long before it became a music platform. When Facebook first showed up on the scene I laughed. This site will never take off, I thought. Well, as you can plainly see,…


Nicholas Scalice

5 Ways to Leverage Twitter in a Post-Twitter World

Social media has become an inseparable part of our lives. We share our stories and photos, eager to get likes and shares. Today, social media is one of the most important components of a digital marketing strategy for any organization or brand. Few would argue with this. However, in recent months, some marketers would say that Twitter…


Susan Gilbert

Twitter to Expand 140 Character Limit

If your business is looking to attract more followers on Twitter and then a new development may help. As the social network aims to make the platform more attractive the mainstay 140 character limit could soon expand. Quick tweets, retweets, and replies are attractive to users on Twitter, which allows them to creatively use hashtags,…


Bryan Goodwin

Ready, Set, Stream!!!

Streaming is the latest for community building

Look anywhere online and you are seeing something about streaming. At first the buzz was Meerkat at SxSW and you were seeing all of the notifications filling up your twitter stream that somebody just went live on Meerkat. Then we had a little drama as Twitter bought their own streaming app and released it, and…


Rebekah Radice

Your Essential Cheat Sheet for Social Media Image Sizes

Every so often, popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus change the format, layout, and style of their networks. Just when you feel comfortable with the most recent updates, along comes a whole new round. One area that continues to evolve is social media images. From cover photos to the exact right dimensions for posts,…


Jan Gordon

Social Platforms Move at Warp Speed – How to Get Heard

By Lee Traupel No business can grow in today’s always on Digital Eco System unless you are a social platform competent brand. Marshall McCluhan was prescient beyond his years when he published: “Understanding Media: The Extension of Man.”  Platform and message are symbiotic. Your brand story has to be optimized for each platform, with visuals…


Anders Orsander

Why You Need To Be On Google Plus

Every time Google announce a change to Google Plus, there are big headlines announcing the imminent death of Google Plus. The irony is that when Facebook split Messenger from the Facebook app no one announced the death of Facebook. I often encounter a very negative attitude towards Google Plus. That’s why I call Google Plus…


Susan Gilbert

Get More Exposure for Your Business with Live Streaming

Live Streaming on Twitter Can Increase Visibility Would you like to go beyond tweets and images? Want to take advantage of a growing live stream network? Since the popularity of Meerkat began to really take off in March, Twitter came up with their newly released app, Periscope. The basic concept is to be able to…


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