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Now comes the hard part: What kind of Twitter user are you? To make Twitter an effective tool, you need to be a Brand, Maven, or Mensch. To go even further, you need to be able to adopt the roles of Brand, Maven, Mensch, and a touch of the Smore, and that is truly an art. For all my Twitter tips in one place, go here .
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Recently, I noticed a friend of mine following a food truck company on Twitter. Call me old-fashioned, but I didn't even know food trucks were still around — let alone had Twitter accounts! Food vendors always reminded me of a place where starved businessmen would run to grab a quick bite in TV sitcoms.
Dell Twitter Sales Double in Six Months
Social networking is very popular among online users, and many businesses are using these same social networks to interact with customers and potential employees. With the poor global economy, Dell is looking for any and all methods that can be used to increase the sales of its computers. In June of 2009, Dell announced that it had racked up $3 million in sales that its internal tracking software directly attributed to its Twitter use. Dell sends out special deals over its Twitter channels in many different countries.
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Smaller companies tend to spend more time managing day-to-day operations, so Heidi Cohen offers nine questions these firms should consider to develop an effective social-media plan. Does your business show off what it does online, extend expertise to broader audiences or provide reasons for people to connect? "This may drive additional revenues," she writes, recommending that companies create content that possible clients will find useful. ClickZ | 12/14 This story published in SmartBrief on Social Media on 12/14/2009
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Twittercal — tweet your google calendar
It's a free service that connects your Twitter account to your Google Calendar . Add events in a snap from your favorite Twitter client. Follow the 5 steps procedure to get started.Twitter's new Contributors feature is a building block for its forthcoming premium business accounts, Tameka Kee writes, reporting that the tool lets users tell apart multiple individuals who use the same account. The move may be to compete with third-party applications built with Twitter's API, Kee notes. "The more premium features [Twitter] rolls out on its own, the fewer reasons companies will have to spend money on those alternative services in the long run." PaidContent.org | 12/14 This story published in SmartBrief on Social Media on 12/15/2009
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