Blogs About "twitter"

 

Below is a recap of a recent Twitter Chat with TheNextGreatGeneration.com (@NextGreatGen).

 

Thanks, TNGG for...

 

I participated in three panel sessions about social media as part of an AMEX/SCORE event geared to small business owners in Denver, CO. After spending the day talking to entrepreneurs about how to start and grow their business using social media, it became clear that many of the attendees are eager to use these new tools but are unsure of where to start.

There were some very specific concerns that are worth...

Cancer sure has become social since my mom’s breast cancer diagnosis,  mastectomy and treatment almost 30 years ago.  Mom never uttered the words “breast” or “cancer,” at least not around her children.  For mom’s generation, breast cancer was a very personal and private matter, one she discussed only with her doctors and my father.  Today, women are broadcasting their breast cancer experiences to the entire...

by Shimi Shah, Executive Director

I have now been in the investment business for over 15 years, and boy have I seen some shockers!  More about that subject another time. So when a friend of mine called me and said he was really excited about a brand new company that had developed an amazing product for...

People at work are often shocked to learn that I am on Twitter. They ask, "Why would you do that?" Or say, "Wow, that's a huge waste of time". Many of them do not realize how valuable Twitter can be from a business perspective, if used properly.

For me, Twitter is a fun and easy way to stay updated on trends and information in my field (I'm a marketer in...

This is a reprint of a blog Carol Fishman Cohen wrote on Yahoo Shine.

A typical weekend morning; I'm on Twitter for a bit.  I take a look at one of my favorite people to follow, @johnsonwhitney (Whitney Johnson, President, Rose Park Advisors, and HBR blogger), who always has something insightful to say.  One of her tweets leads me to @AnneDGallaher...

Step one: Create a Twitter account.

Step two: Add “Social Media Consultant” into the Bio line.

Step three: Let the clients roll in.

Seriously though, that’s pretty much all it takes to call yourself as a Social Media Expert these days. Even though most people in our office would consider themselves experts in the world of social media, it’s almost taboo to don the title because of this overpopulation of supposed experts and gurus...

I wasn’t able to join my intrepid colleagues who ventured to Austin for our annual digital innovation fix at South By Southwest. And while I’m missing the fabulous fete thrown by Frog design, morning muffins fresh from the hotel breakfast buffet, and jockeying for a seat at the keynote – I’ve got a front row, no carbon footprint seat to SXSWi content from the comfort of my New York City...

October 29th, 2009 | by Ben Parr
http://mashable.com/2009/10/29/entrepreneurs-twitter-follow/

Countless entrepreneurs have been drawn onto Twitter. Perhaps it’s because the platform has been a hotbed for innovation, or maybe it’s the millions of potential connections that has made it so enticing. Regardless, there are a lot of great entrepreneurs tweeting about their experiences. That’s why we wanted to build this list of essential entrepreneurs to follow – to help you discover and connect with...

Serendipity, Lost in the Digital Deluge

By DAMON DARLIN
Published: August 1, 2009

We've gained so much in the digital age. We get more entertainment choices, and finding what we’re looking for is certainly fast. Best of all, much of it is free.

But we’ve lost something as well: the fortunate discovery of something we never knew we wanted to find. In other words, the digital age is stamping out serendipity.

When we walk into other...