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Reclaiming Twitter

Yesterday, I did something that runs counter to my standard recommendation for clients: I locked my Twitter updates. My move to privacy was one of desperation, not desire. Twitter has experienced phenomenal growth in recent months. Unfortunately, a large part of that growth is due to an influx of self-proclaimed social media gurus, affiliate marketers [...]

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Use Facebook Friend Lists to Create Custom News Feeds

I’ve recorded a short screencast (just under 3 minutes) to show how to create and use Friend Lists on Facebook. Each friend list you create has its own news feed, which allows you to keep up with people whose updates tend to get lost on your home page news feed. For example, I have 700+ [...]

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Twitter: Blogchat on Sunday nights

For a few weeks now, Mack Collier, author of one of my favorite marketing blogs, The Viral Garden, has been hosting a “chat” on Twitter using the hashtag #blogchat. My favorite way to follow the conversation is to use TweetChat, a tool developed by Brooks Bennett. TweetChat turns a hashtag into a chat room, separating [...]

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Twitter #FollowFriday – Give Us a Reason

For the past several months Friday has been a popular day for recommending people to add as new followers on Twitter. The idea was the brainchild of Micah Baldwin, and you can read the origins of Follow Friday on Mashable. Unforunately, like many Twitter memes, what started as a good idea has devolved into a [...]

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Wanda Jackson Makes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

My SXSW 2008 interview with Wanda Jackson was one of the most popular posts on EDC last year. I’m rerunning it today, following the announcement that Wanda will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (via NPR: Rockabilly’s Wanda Jackson Hits Hall Of Fame ) Congratulations, Wanda! This recognition is long [...]

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