Namecheap Got it Right Today

March 31, 2011

We LOVE animals, big and small. Help save the elephants. Every $4.99 transfer includes a $1 donation to @ste_kenya http://ow.ly/4qvtQThu Mar 31 22:30:14 via HootSuiteNamecheap.comNamecheap The Right Thing: They are donating to elephant rescue. It’s ethical & very savvy marketing. The Right Time: They blogged their response. Even in 2011 many businesses don’t see the [...]

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The Case for Checking in

March 31, 2011

Lately I’ve been having frequent conversations with “normal” people about check-in services like Gowalla and Foursquare (GeoSocial for short) and it seems like many have the same question, I don’t get the whole check-in thing, why do you use it? Normally its asked by someone that has seen friends check-in and is slightly interested but [...]

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Shorten and Share Links on the Go

March 22, 2011
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I wanted to share a great tip to extend your ability to shorten and share web pages from your iPhone using bit.ly. If you are new to URL shortening here’s why I use bit.ly Simple way to track clicks Automatically share to Twitter and Facebook Bookmarklets & API keys extend bit.ly to almost every platform [...]

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The 5 most important tweets of the past 5 years

March 21, 2011

This list may be controversial due to the tweets I omitted but you’ll find no celebrities or politicians included here. The story of twitter is that it handed everyday people the power to reach millions. These 5 tweets are watermarks of the tidal wave that is Twitter. They are the 5 most important tweets of [...]

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Network Weaving and Discovery with Hashable

March 9, 2011
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I keep having backchannel conversations about this app so I figured it’s time to share some insight into why I really dig Hashable.  What is it? Why do you care? Where is it going? What is Hashable? Hashable bills itself as a service to track relationships. In its most basic form you post updates about [...]

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2 New Features of Facebook Pages You Should Take Advantage of Immediately

February 10, 2011
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Facebook has released a major upgrade to Facebook Pages and there are a couple ew features that you should take advantage of right away. Use Facebook as “page” The importance of this feature is not to be underestimated because it finally allows you to use Facebook as your business or brand. Once you upgrade your [...]

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Podcasting Made Easy

February 4, 2011
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I’ve always wanted to host my own podcast but it producing it seemed to difficult or expensive so I kept postponing the idea. As part of my renewed focus this year I was determined to finally launch a podcast. Why is Podcasting important to me? Audio creates a very intimate experience Speaking comes naturally to [...]

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How to follow the #Egypt events on Twitter

January 30, 2011
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History is playing out live online but how can we cut through the noise and find high quality, accurate, and relevant tweets. NPR posted an excellent “Primer on Following Egyptian Protests on Twitter” by @acarvin. Their list of suggested users is very useful but here are some additional tips for listening better and finding quality [...]

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