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Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone Becomes AOL's. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone can add a new job title to his long list of professional accomplishments: strategic advisor for social impact at AOL. The new role for Stone (who will be keeping his day job at Twitter) coincides with a "30-Day Service Challenge" that Arianna Huffington is kicking off Monday. Biz Stone announced his new role in a post on his personal blog. Stone, who has always been Twitter's socially conscious voice, will advise AOL (specifically its new Huffington Post Media Group) on cause-based initiatives and best corporate practices for philanthropy and corporate responsibility. In a related blog post, Huffington announced AOL's new social challenge. "Starting today and throughout the month, AOLers and HuffPosters (who are now AOLers!) Will be volunteering in their local communities ... in addition, today on every section of HuffPost we're featuring stories about organizations and individuals who are taking action to help others," Huffington wrote.

Startup Gives Twitter a Private Message Option. This post is part of Mashable's Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Umagram Quick Pitch: Umagram lets you tweet private message links to people who don't follow you. Genius Idea: We've all done the Twitter direct message dance. We look up people we're trying to get in touch with on Google and find their Twitter handles. We send a message asking them to DM us. Umagram aims to help its users skip this tedious process and instead cut straight to the private, unrestricted conversation.

Here's how it works: A user logs in with a Twitter account. The conversation looks like a commenting platform, has no character limits, and allows users to attach documents. Another app, Privately, is working on a similar idea, but is still in private beta. Sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark. Tweeting for a Job. <br/><a href=" US News</a> | <a href=" Business News</a> Copy Like her fellow graduating seniors, Alison Morris needed a job. The 2010 graduate of Boston University had begun the job hunting process months before finishing school, but nothing seemed to be panning out. So the 22-year-old public relations major turned to Twitter. She was already following many of Boston's public relations professionals. One of them was Ben Hendricks, with the CHT Group. "Because we had been in contact, he sent me an e-mail saying, 'I wanted to let you know we're hiring entry level, so if you don't have a job yet – shoot me your resume,'" Morris told ABCNews.com.

With a national unemployment rate of 9.0 percent in January 2011, individuals are turning to Twitter. Building Relationships. What do I tweet about? 30 tweet ideas « Silicon Beach Training B. One question I’m often asked by those who are starting to tweet is ‘What do I tweet about?’ So I have written 30 Tweeting Top Tips. Even the most experienced tweeters get twitter block sometimes. Here are a few ideas to keep you going. Incidentally many of these suggestions make good blog ideas too. If you are new to Twitter and are only just finding out about Social Media and what it can do for your business, why not book onto one of our Social Networking Training in Brighton, Sussex. 1.

At least half of your tweets should be an answer, a response, or some kind of communication or dialogue. 2. Let everyone know what you are writing about, and make the tag line snappy. 3. Every time you read something you think is interesting, useful or fascinating – tweet it. 4. Often people let you know if they are having a bad day, say something supportive or cheering. 5. What do people want to read about? 6. 7. Re-tweet the best jokes and write your own but be careful, it has to be funny! 8. 9. 10. 11. Public Relations professionals unite on Twitter to help job seek.

On Friday, February 19th from 11 am - 3 pm ET public realtions professionals from around the country will be donating their time and talents to help fellow PR pros connect with employers as part of the first ever "Help a PR Pro Out" day. Those seeking a job in the field off public relations should prepare a creative blog post, pitching themselves to prospective employers and share it via Twitter during the event using the hashtag #HAPPO.Employers are encouraged to follow the hashtag and share their openings as well.Everyone in the PR industry can help make a difference by sharing the #HAPPO tweets with your individual networks and leand your support to those Those employers or candidates who wish to be more discrete about their job search, may contact one of the local HAPPO champions who have agreed to serve as local champions for the event, helping to facilitate appropriate introductions:

What do I tweet about? 30 tweet ideas « Silicon Beach Training B. Even Experts Underestimate the Power of Twitter « She-conomy. The power of Web 2.0 continues to grow daily. Both good and bad. While you still might not be that familiar with Twitter, a mini blog of sorts…unfortunately, the Global PR firm, Ketchum has recently had a quick study on what NOT to do with it. Let’s all try to learn something here, because it could easily have happened to anyone who still does not appreciate the clout of social media. The irony in what happened here could not have been fabricated any more fascinating. Recently, James Andrews, an account executive/vice president with Ketchum a global public relations agency had just landed in Memphis to meet with one of their noted clients, FedEx.

“True confession but I’m in one of those towns where I scratch my head and say, ‘I would die if I had to live here.’” Obviously someone had already done a pretty good job of making their client at least privy to the concept of social networking and specifically Twitter. “Additionally Mr. How did I find out about it? Like this: Like Loading... Untitled. Getting Intimate On Twitter? « Jeffbullas's Blog. I have enjoyed and toyed with Twitter since I first signed up in December 2008, not expecting the journey to be so transformational. For the first few months I sent the occasional tweet and connected with a few friends and watched the stream pass by.

In March 2009 I started my blog inspired by the content, search engine optimisation, social media inspiration and evangelism provided by Hubspot. I then waded in a bit deeper and started to use tools and apps like TweetDeck and Bit.ly, Social Oomph, Hootsuite and Ping.fm to integrate with Twitter. I discovered Guy Kawasaki and Alltop. I played with Klout and Mentionmap and started to think that Twitter was the best marketing tool for a global domination since the Beatles. Twitter has connected and communicated my content to people from places as diverse as New York, Memphis, Miami and Lithuania. I have had face to face meetings initiated by a Tweet. Next a meeting could be set up by telephone or email, followed by a face to face meeting. Mark Zuckerberg Says He 'Paid Too Much Attention' To Twitter.

Twitter Made Me Hate You. Some people on Twitter helpfully post links, all day, to the things on the Internet I need to know. Some people make me laugh. Some people I follow because they're famous, particularly if they are train wrecks and/or cast members of Jersey Shore. But there are others — people I once looked up to, and thought were interesting and smart — who I have been forced to unfollow with extreme prejudice, because Twitter made me hate them. What Twitter has laid bare in a rather uncomfortable way is that people you may like and admire in real life can be total idiots when they are allowed to write anything, anytime in 140 characters or less. The ambiguous status of the Twitter relationship among people I know in real life — a mix of not-quite-BFFs, slightly more-than-professional relationships, and people who I sometimes get drunk with — makes it a bit awkward to sever things completely. Or the acquaintance who is constantly at-replying to celebrities she doesn't know.