Tweeting and Marketing


According to a Pew Research Center study released yesterday (Wednesday – June 1st 2011) – 13% of online Americans use Twitter.  That doesn’t seem like much, but that’s a 5% increase from November 2010.  And, the demographics that pushed this up is younger adults (ages 25 – 34). If this trend continues, basically, every 7 [...]

Buzzing About The Buzz


Many of you use Gmail – and you’re in the majority if you do.  You may notice a small change on your Gmail panel.  Right under “Inbox” in the left column you may notice the word “Buzz” – if it’s there, then you have been Buzzed.  You are now able to use Google’s latest social [...]

Twitter Personality Types vs. Facebook Personality Types


This is just a short article cause I had a PC meltdown yesterday (I love the Internet – I just hate computers!) anyway, I was thinking about the people I meet and how some LOVE Twitter and others LOVE Facebook.  It got me thinking about the two types of personalities these two groups must be.  [...]

Are You Twitter Phobic?


I’ve had multiple conversations with business owners lately about Twitter.  The general “gist” of the conversations usually revolve around them asking me what is Twitter and how can they use it?  I give them some ideas and I’m sad to say that I’m just not getting through.  Maybe I’m not explaining it well, I don’t [...]

Understanding Your Internet Audience


Okay, maybe I’m in the minority but I’m sick of hearing about Michael Jackson’s death and life and accomplishments and legacy, etc.  It’s as if Jesus Christ himself had just died for heaven’s sake! But, having vented those sentiments, I have to acknowledge that apparently there are many more people out there who ARE interested [...]

Finding and Using Trends from Twitter


Many businesses are busy with the process of selling their products or services but something that they sometimes forget to do (and this is so true of small businesses) is that they forget to find out what their audience needs. No point in building a rack or pages on your website to sell red shoes [...]

Twitter and Google


Found a really great tool that works on Firefox browsers.  If you haven’t yet begun to use Firefox, I have no idea what you’re waiting for.  I couldn’t possibly do my SEO work without some of the great extensions that Firefox offers. Anyway, Mani Karthik wrote a great little script that you can install onto [...]

Twitter, Social Media and Liberation


Just this past weekend I spent some time with some friends and as has been happening for quite some time now, they asked me about Twitter.  They asked me “…what is it?” and “…what does it do?” and “…why should I use it?”, etc.  In the midst of my explanation the inevitable comment came… “…I [...]

Twitter Fever


Seems the world has been abuzz about Twitter for months now.  It’s not only on blogs and forums, but on “regular” media as well.  CNN was (I think) the first to introduce Twitter Tweets in their newscast.  I remember watching Rick Sanchez giving a report and in the midst of his report he checked his [...]

Twitter Has Become My Newspaper


So, who watches the news anymore?  I mean, what demographics? Folks over 50?  Over 60?  Over 70?  I’m just guessing here. I’m 50 and I rarely watch tv news anymore.  It doesn’t matter if it’s local or national or international.  I’m tired of wasting my time listening to what the news department at that particular [...]