If you cannot get into Twitter – Hootsuite just might change your mind!
So many people say “I do not get Twitter. Why do I care what someone had for lunch?” Once you get to know Twitter, it is so much more than that. When I first started using Twitter (in 2008) I must admit, I did not get it either. It was just a big stream of posts flying by. The tool that changed my life was Tweetdeck! So you are probably thinking, then why is this an article about Hootsuite? Well Tweetdeck was the first social media tool that tamed the Twitter stream, but they have been over shadowed by the tool Hootsuite. So I am not going to take the time here to go over the...
Read MoreTwitter and Facebook for business – What to Post?
Businesses love Twitter and Facebook. But what should you post? There are many articles on the subject and they all give different advice. One thing that they all agree on: do not just sell on social media sites. If you sell shiny apples: tell us how you get your seeds, tell us how you harvest your apples, educate us on what are the different kinds of apples are available and how to cook or eat them. You can also post about where you are going. For example you might post about going to the zoo, horseback riding, or running. Or maybe you are going to a Baseball game (GO TRIBE). We...
Read MoreTechnology: Serving Up Our Knick Knacks.
Back in the day, my mother would collect knick knacks. She would move them around, dust them and occasionally wash them. People would give them to her as a gift. If we went to a craft fair or a garage sale she would look for more. They did not cost much. It made her happy. She did not have as many as some people I knew. Some had shelves and shelves of them. They had them grouped in different categories like angels and teacups. When you go into homes these days, you generally do not see these knick knacks. If you do, it is their grandmothers or their mothers. What has replaced these? People...
Read MoreCan Social Media tools like Facebook and Twitter make you a better person?
You better think twice about “telling little white lies.”. Let me set the stage, you want to go camping with the guys but you promised that you would have dinner with your mother. You decide to call mom with a scratchy sounding voice. “Mom I’d better not come over, I am not feeling well. I will come over next Sunday. Love you – bye! cough cough” You and the guys take off for a camping trip, you have a good time. Pictures were taken. It is so easy today. Phones make it easy to take a picture or two. Post to Facebook, twitter about the fishing – easy as...
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