Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter.
Microsoft to buy Nokia’s phone business for $7.2 billion
Microsoft announced late Monday night that it will buy Nokia’s mobile phone business — a momentous deal that pits Microsoft squarely against Apple and Google in the hotly contested smartphone arena.
How to make sense of Twitter by uncluttering your feed
Twitter can be a mysterious beast for even seasoned vets at time. The site is quick, loaded with information and so fast-paced there is simply no way you could read every single tweet from every single user you want to follow. This is why it’s important to find tools and tricks to help you make sense of it all.
Google Images: How to Add Great Images to Business Blogs
Business blogs are better when they lead with a spectacular eye-catching image. But are you bored like I am with the standard business photos offered on free photo sites? There’s a new toy: Google Images.
NEW! Facebook Promotions Right On Your Fan Page Timeline
Ever wanted to run Facebook promotions, but found using third-party apps too costly or confusing? As of August 27, that requirement was axed. Now you can run promotions right on your Facebook Fan Page wall! Now, promotions may be administered on Page Timelines and in apps on Facebook.
Six Social Media Tips: The Truth About Brand Voice, Polls, Hashtags and More
How important is “voice” in social media? How do you find yours? Do questions hurt retweets or shares? How short is too short? Do hashtags help or hinder leads? A few answers and insights for strengthening your social media engagement and results follow, all provided by PRU university panelists past and present:
What Fears Have You Overcome as a Blogger?
Many times when I speak to new bloggers (or Pre-Bloggers) and ask them what might be holding them back from taking their blogs to the next level (or holding them back from starting blogging) the response I get is around ‘fear’.
5 Steps to Get Unstuck and Make a Change
It has been a hard year for a lot of us as we experience loss, grief, health issues and radical change, both personally and globally. Although you may not be able to make all the changes you want now, you can start to mentally and emotionally make changes for how you want your life to be.
6 easy ways to find book reviewers, editors on LinkedIn
One of the biggest changes in the world of promotion is the ease with which you can contact journalists, bloggers or writers on social media sites and see a quick response. Many of these same people would let an email pitch languish in their Inboxes forever, unanswered.
7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Bloggers. Are you one of these?
Having one or two bad habits is normal. Nobody’s perfect. But the following list contains seven bad habits of ineffective bloggers. Take a look at this list and if you see yourself in more than two or three you might be headed for trouble.
6 Reasons to Link Away from your Blog.
Linking away from your blog can increase the value of your own content; help build real relationships with other bloggers; and in many cases it’s just the right thing to do (a bit like when you use someone else’s images).