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13 Tutorials & Resources for a Perfect Twitter Background. Twitter is probably the most hyped social network out there, all the mainstream medias are talking about it and a lot of celebrities are using the service. The popularity of the website means that you get to connect with tons of other users, but it also means that you’ll have to stand out to do so. For that, having a great Twitter background is recommended to make a great first impression. Learn how to do this with the following collection of tutorials. Twitter background guidelines Technical information regarding the file dimensions for a Twitter background, its positioning and some recommended tools. How to brand yourself with a Twitter background Introduction to Twitter branding by Calvin Lee of Mayhem Studios. How to design the perfect Twitter background An overview of various types of Twitter background, good read to make the right decision about how you will design your own background. How to make a Twitter background picture Twitter Background using Adobe Illustrator Peekr Twitterbacks.

30-Minute Brand Building for Twitter. We all know that in order to use Twitter as an effective branding tool for yourself or your company, you must“engage the community” and “join the conversation.” But when you’re learning how to use a new technology platform, it’s probably not clear how exactly to go about “engaging” people. Here’s a 5-step guide that walks you through exactly what you need to do – spending 30 minutes or less per day branding yourself on Twitter. Tweet useful information (time spent per day: 5 minutes) By far, the best way to engage your Twitter audience is by sharing fun, useful, or witty advice that will help them solve their problems. To keep the process simple, batch your tips and advice. Answer questions (time spent per day: 5 minutes) I use Twitter’s search engine to find questions in my area of expertise.

You can subscribe to any search terms you want via RSS by using “Feed for this Query” on the right sidebar. Share relevant links (time spent per day: 10 minutes) I respond to just about everything. How To Boost Search Engine Rankings Using Twitter. As Twitter results become increasingly commonplace on search engine result pages, there’s no time like the present for in-house marketers to help spice up unpaid search efforts with some Twitter action. As brand names are quickly claimed, the marketer who hesitates may be lost.

There are lots of wonderful branding and customer communication benefits to Twitter that make it a worthwhile addition to any marketer’s efforts, but here the focus is on the greatest benefit Twitter can bring to unpaid search efforts — to capture more real estate on the search engine results page. Increasingly, Twitter results are popping up in several forms on Google and Yahoo, making it essential for marketers to start tweeting to claim this valuable top of the page space. Brand name as a Twitter username Key to appearing in search engines as a Twitter result is to make sure the Twitter name matches the brand name being searched. Beyond Twitter.com The future of Twitter results in search. Twitter Influence Graders: Behind the Green Curtain. Listorious: Twitter people search and lists directory.

Twitter Grader | Get Your Twitter Ranking. Klout - Twitter Analytics - Measuring Influence Across The Socia. Zen and the Art of Twitter: 4 Tips for Productive Tweeting. Soren Gordhamer is the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conference, which brings together staff from tech companies with neuroscientists, Zen teachers, and others to explore living wisely in our modern age. Mashable readers can use code 'Mashable' for a discount when registering. Tweeting is easy. Tweeting and using social media with balance and effectiveness — not so easy.

Zen teachings have much to offer those of us who wish to make our time on social networks more rewarding and productive. We all have days when we engage social media with a focus and sense of direction that enriches our work and life. Below are the top four Zen lessons to help you get the most positivity and productivity out of your social media experience. 1. “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert's, there are few.” – Zen Master Suzuki Roshi It seems that more and more people are claiming to be experts of one kind or another, and many of them are using social media. 2. 3. 4. Conclusion. 20 Ways to Build Trust and Leads in Social Media | Kyle Lacy, So. In the new economy there is one major truth that stands above the rest. Trust equals revenue. If you are a small to mid-sized business it is the amount of trust you can build between clients that strengthens your brand. With trust comes happy clients and with happy clients come referrals.

Trust is a fundamental block of building business. Marketing is built under the assumption that stories can create an emotional bond between a consumer and a brand… a client and a service. Can you tell a story… create a service and en experience that builds trust? Social media can help you build that trust. 1. Content is the number one way you can build trust with potential clients. 2. The stories surrounding your company are the only thing that creates differences between the competition. 3. This can also pertain to content or how you use a specific social network. 4. When you are using social networks make sure you put up pictures of your daily life. 5. Use your real picture. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 5 Case Studies Of Social Media’s Viral Power « Jeffbullas's Blog. When I first experienced social media what started to become very apparent was its power to influence through its inherent features and design.

The ability to be able to create an impression and influence many people from just one post, whether that be on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube was obvious but not seen by all and to many is still a mystery. Seth Godin in his book “Tribes” says “Welcome to the age of leverage…. the new leverage available to everyone is means that the status quo is threatened more than ever..” and some of the status quo is the publishing industry, newspapers and mass media as we know it. The platforms (software) and channels (social media environments like Myspace and LinkedIn) are free, all we need is some imagination and creativity and your social media technology, marketing and sociology experiment can commence.

Social media is the crossroads of these three different but now intertwined disciplines. 5 Case Studies On Social Media’s Viral Power and Influence 1. 2. 3. Twitter Power Poll: What Makes A Brand or Person Influential on. Lists and real-time journalism. Mashable's Pete Cashmore says there's money to be made with Twitter lists. Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore: There's money to be made on Twitter listsA new feature allows Twitter users to create lists of people to followThe micro-blogging site is buzzing about this additionCashmore: Lists help cut the noise out of Twitter; and list curators add value Editor's note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable, a popular blog about social media.

He is writing a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com. London, England (CNN) -- The Twitter community is abuzz this week about the site's new "Lists" feature, which allows users to create collections of interesting people to follow on the micro-messaging service. From lists of sports stars to comedians to political pundits, Twitter has provided its members with the tools required to splice a torrent of updates into a series of relevant, topic-based streams. Drowning in data The friend filter From personal to professional.