Follow Friday to Stronger Relationships

Follow Friday to Stronger Relationships

Follow Friday, along with the hashtag #ff, is one of the most widely used practices for building relationships on Twitter. On Fridays, you have the chance to give a shout out to people you respect, admire, or appreciate. Depending on how much time you want to spend,...
Are your Circles Organized

Are your Circles Organized

When I joined Google+, I fully intended to add people to circles in a organized and orderly way, so I would be able to communicate with them easily about pertinent topics and filter my stream effectively to read updates by topic. It worked at first. I diligently spent...
Filtering Out Facebook Noise

Filtering Out Facebook Noise

If you are overwhelmed by a steady stream of information about your friends’ activities related to Facebook games (Farmville, anyone?) or by multiple updates from friends you don’t know well, this tip may be very helpful to you. I hesitate to give detailed...
A Week of Organizing Online Contacts

A Week of Organizing Online Contacts

Not long ago, my friend Thabo asked me to write a post about using lists effectively on Twitter. As you grow your following and build more connections online, you have likely wondered: How can I keep up with all these connections? How do I read all these updates? How...