by Becky Robinson | Oct 16, 2009 | Social Media
The internet and social media sites offer ways for people to connect in unprecedented ways: sharing knowledge, ideas, insights, and opinions with one another at a pace that can be dizzying at times. In today’s world, people who want to make a difference and...
by Becky Robinson | Aug 12, 2009 | Social Media
This is my fifth post about Twitter for beginners. You can read the rest here, here, here, and here. Mashable reports that 60% of Twitter users quit in the first month. My sense is that people will return to something if they see its value in their life or business....
by Becky Robinson | Jul 22, 2009 | Social Media
You’ve taken care of the basics, right? You’ve: signed up for a Twitter account. dowloaded TweetDeck or another application. started to follow people in your field or area of interest. What next? In short, start tweeting. In my last post, I recommended...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 20, 2009 | Social Media
Now that you have a Twitter account, what should you do next? Who to Follow Chances are, you have some friends or colleagues on Twitter already. Ask around the office or your neighborhood, or post on Facebook to let your friends know that you are tweeting. You can...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 16, 2009 | Social Media
Not long ago I helped lead a webinar about Twitter for Mountain State University’s recruiters. As Twitter gains popularity — some estimates from last year say 10,000 new users per day — we as a university community are exploring how we can use this new tool to...