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July24th

Twitter 101 for Business Guide

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Twitter has finally came out with an official Twitter 101 for Business Guide. The announcement was made on the Twitter blog:

We coordinated with business students and writers to surface some interesting findings, best practices, steps for getting started, and case studies. The results demonstrate how customers are getting value out of Twitter and suggest techniques businesses can employ to enhance that value. While this work was envisioned for businesses, it’s also useful for anyone using Twitter so have a look if you like.

Although the guides arrival is a little late as there are tons of guides, blog posts, presentations, and books already out on Twitter but having a Twitter guide being released from Twitter itself will make the guide more credible and allow regular folks to get a sense of how Twitter can help their business.

The Twitter 101 for Business Guide consists of the following:
Find it all here – Twitter 101 for Business Guide.

You can also check out the overview Twitter 101 presentation below:

Twitter 101 for Business by Twitter

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July20th

Twitter Updates on Facebook

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Let’s be honest, majority of people do not use or understand Twitter. Facebook is a more evolved social media tool that has been more or less accepted by our society and it is greater understood than Twitter. I still remember the days when people would ask “What is Facebook?” and even when they had a general idea, they would just bash the concept and say “I would never join Facebook”. Couple of months later, a friend request pops up.

I personally use both social networks and love each of their unique features and benefits. However, being on multiple social networks can take up lots of time. This is why I love the Twitter application on Facebook which allows me to synchronize whatever I post on twitter to appear as my status update on Facebook.

But you have to be very careful as you can piss off your network of friends with your constant twitter feed. I personally had mixed reviews with my twitter updates on Facebook and my main motive for this post is to find out true feelings on updating your status via Twitter.

So how do you feel about people syncing their Twitter updates with Facebook? Leave a comment below.

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July11th

Social Media Case Study for Small Businesses

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Many small businesses want to know how they can use social media in order to drive business. At the same time, many are skeptical whether social media can actually work for their business. Well today I have a case study from my personal experience and some quick social media tips on how small businesses can use social media tools to market themselves.

Social Media Case Study: Independent Tuning

Finding a mechanic can be a daunting task as I have personally been on a long search for a great Audi mechanic offering affordable rates as Audi dealership labour pricing is a little too steep for my taste. However, the search doesn’t come without a price as I have been ripped off many times for horrible service and at times wished I just settled by going to the Audi dealership. But my persistence paid off as I have found what I was looking for; great mechanic at an affordable rate.

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July8th

Learning How to Ride a Bike

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Yesterday I had an amazing experience- I taught my fiancée, Mimi, how to ride a bike. At first I thought it would be a challenge. After all, teaching a grown up how to balance on two wheels isn’t a walk in the park.

It is much easier teaching children, as they are not afraid to fail. They try and fall and try again until they are able to ride flawlessly. As we grow older, our parents, schools, and society teach us to be careful, not to hurt ourselves, and to always watch out for something bad that can happen. Don’t get me wrong, these are excellent lessons, but this also leads to being afraid of taking risks and doing something that will bring lots of joy to their lives – like riding a bike.

When teaching Mimi how to ride a bike it really got me thinking of putting this blog in motion. I have known for a while that I have to start this blog to share my thoughts and knowledge on certain interesting topics (e.g. Biking, New Media, Advertising). However, I kept procrastinating as well as being afraid of the risks and the work that entails to actually produce a great blog. And how does learning to ride a bike relate to all this?

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