The document discusses various aspects of social media including demographics of social media users, the growth of Twitter, how to increase followers on Twitter, and what RSS and blogs are. It provides links to videos and articles on these topics. It also includes tips on using hashtags and engaging with followers to grow a Twitter presence.
28. Is Social Media A Fad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmfs3z8esI&feature=related http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/social-media-a-fad-amazing-stats-reveal-answer/
37. Fastest Growing Demographic on Facebook : Women Over 55 http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/02/02/fastest-growing-demographic-on-facebook-women-over-55
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39. Only 2 years ago, employers spent about $30 billion on advertising, career fairs, and headhunters with about $8.5 billion of that spent on newspaper, job board, and other forms of recruitment advertising.
40. As the recession hit in 2008 and 2009, the total spending on recruitment advertising dropped by about two-thirds to about $3.5 billion:
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43. What is Twitter? “ Twitter is instant messaging made available to the public” Hugh Hewitt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
44. How to create a bio http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/18-sources-of-personal-branding-credibility/
47. Twitter mark each tweet with a hashtag (#) denoting that you are associating it with that chat or topic. Why Tweet? Be seen as an expert Connect with other experts and resources Do real time research Nurture relationships with other industry leaders Own your niche -Maria Elena Duron
48. Twitter data: 105M reg user, 180M unique visitors/mo, but 75% traffic outside of twitter.com > those are beautiful stats!
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51. Twitter is fast becoming a ‘search engine for conversations’ Penny Power
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55. Text Messaging and Chat Abbreviations A Guide to Understanding Text Messages, Chat Acronyms, and Twitter Messages http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp
56. Twitter trumps New York Times, Wall Street Journal In April, according to Compete, Twitter drew 19.4 million unique visitors NYTimes.com drew 15.6 million WSJ.com drew 12.2 million
57. Twitter Short List Who should we follow www.twellow.com http://listorious.com/ Making long URLs usable! TinyURL.com Set up Twitter on a schedule www.Tweetlater.com I’m searching for information www.twendz.com Create a Custom Background http://www.mytweetspace.com/
58. Twitter Giving away access to information rewards the giver by building followers.
59. The more followers, the more information comes to the giver to distribute which in turn builds more followers Rosabeth Moss Kanter
60. Ways to Increase your Twitter Followers Target Power Tweeters Tweet o Clock lets you know the best time to contact a particular Tweeter and displays their most active timeframes – http:// tweetoclock.com Utilise Good Karma Tweet Deck allows you to create and manage Twitter lists. You can easily create a list of people who you want to monitor that week in order to reply to any cries for help – http:// www.tweetdeck.com Tweet During Rush Hour However, the most active hour for people engaging in the twittersphere is between 1pm and 2pm every day
61. Follow Other People Who Should I Follow analyses your Twitter profile based on Bio, existing friends and Tweets and then generates a list of recommended people you should follow. You can alter the list based on location and popularity – http:// www.whoshouldifollow.com Interact with your Followers Tweet Beep is a very effective tool that sends you alerts for a range of specified keywords. This will ensure you never miss an opportunity to join or reply to a conversation - http:// tweetbeep.com / Be a Resource Twit Doc allows you to upload a document, image or video and share it across Twitter – http:// www.twitdoc.com / Follow other People with the same Interest Twitterrel allows you to find people who have a similar interest as you – http:// www.twitterel.com Make people Aware Put links to your Twitter profile everywhere. Link it on your blog, Facebook Fan Page, email signature, and everywhere else you have a presence online.
62. Utilise the Hash Tag Twit Scoop displays in real-time the words which are buzzing right now on twitter so take advantage and utilise the hash key for relevant trending topics – http:// www.twitscoop.com / Get Retweeted ReTweet Radar puts together a cloud of terms that are currently being retweeted, ranks most retweeted users of Twitter and ranks the links that are being retweeted. If a topic close to your industry is a tending topic to retweet, get involved in the action – http:// www.retweetradar.com /