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Get Twitter Followers: How to Become a Twitter Celebrity

Get Twitter Followers: How to Become a Twitter Celebrity

Jun 25, 2012

One of the first things users want to know about Twitter is how to get more followers. It’s a metric that new users view as the ultimate social proof, and it’s logical to assume that more followers equates to more influence. It’s a measure of influence and fame that average people have achieved.   The truth is that sheer volume doesn’t exactly equal...

9 Photo Filter & Effects Applications to Replace Instagram

9 Photo Filter & Effects Applications to Replace Instagram

Jun 22, 2012

Do you love the look that photo filters give Instagram photos, but don’t own a Smartphone that works with Instagram? Or maybe you do but you want to be able to get the same look on photos you didn’t take with your phone, such as professional photos or those you have saved on your computer’s hard drive. The good news is there are many great applications...

Facebook Scheduling Feature

Facebook Scheduling Feature

Jun 18, 2012

Now that Facebook scheduling has been out for a little while and most of the bugs have been worked out of it, I’ve been using it more and more often. Manually posting updates to Facebook seems to generate more impressions than using third-party software, so it is likely that Facebook’s own scheduling feature will enjoy the same Edge Rank benefits. So...

Twitter Content Strategy Guide

Twitter Content Strategy Guide

Jun 11, 2012

Twitter has quickly become a favorite part of content marketing strategies employed by most businesses. The 140 character limit means that it doesn’t take much work, users have little inhibition about following quality profiles and it’s already optimized for mobile. Curating a quality Twitter feed lends itself to an answer for so many marketing questions...

Instagram for Computer

Instagram for Computer

Jun 8, 2012

Instagram is possibly the most popular social network not available for computer. It started as an iPhone app that allows users to share photos via the Instagram platform as well as through their social media (Facebook and Twitter). Users can use cool, fun and funky filters to add a level of ambiance to their snapshots. Instagram was developed that way to mimic...

Twitter Marketing Made Easy with BufferApp

Twitter Marketing Made Easy with BufferApp

Apr 19, 2012

I have been marketing my articles on Twitter since July 03, 2008. In that time, I’ve gathered approximately 32,000 followers and I’ve Tweeted about business, sports, having babies, writing tips, social media, marketing, Twitter itself and loads of other things that are of special interest to both me and my followers.   I’ve also been managing Twitter...

Twitter Ethics: Lawsuits, Spam-Bots and You

Twitter Ethics: Lawsuits, Spam-Bots and You

Apr 13, 2012

Twitter announced last week that they planned to tighten restrictions on spamming and automation. Normally this is publicly considered good news by everyone affected, but there have been several bloggers and pundits denounce the move. Instead of increasing penalties or targeting the actual spammers, Twitter has filed lawsuits against five 3rd party developers...