I love talking to people about the tools they are using to efficiently track conversations in social media. Everybody has there own methods they’ve developed over time and their own goals they wish to achieve.
Category: Social Media
I’ve become a huge social media geek throughout the years so you might have seen me at a local meetup or taking your spot as mayor of your favorite coffee shop.
Twitter Metrics

Twitter is a fast-moving platform, but measuring your success on it can sometimes feel like trying to catch smoke. Luckily, there are clear metrics you can track to gauge how well you’re doing and understand how your content resonates with your audience. By focusing on the right data points, you can fine-tune your strategy, improve […]
Introducing Commentwitter
The other day I was thinking that it would be great if Twitter could be used as a communications platform for discussions around blog posts. I mean we already do this but lack organization. We all know organization isn’t Twitter’s strong suit.
Rules of the Retweet
The ReTweet plays a pivotal role in the viral capabilities of Twitter. I’m not going to get into all the viral sciences of Twitter because Dan Zarrella is already doing that. Instead I want to discuss some basic simple rules that can encourage the ReTweeting of your Tweets.
How To Stop Receiving Auto DMs

Once a common annoyance, automated direct messages or auto DMs, used to flood Twitter inboxes thanks to third-party tools like SocialToo and TweetLater. These services allowed users to automatically message new followers, often with links or promotions. Thankfully, this is mostly a thing of the past. Why You See Fewer Auto DMs Today Twitter (now […]
I think one of the things holding back Twitter from going “mainstream” is the fact that it’s so open and public. I was browsing through some blogs the other day and found a comment that read: … Twitter is like a crowded room where everyone is yelling over each other …
Getting Local With Twitter
I used to be a big fan of TwitterLocal until the landing page started displaying this message:

Wondering why you’re not seeing any results from your marketing efforts in social media? Probably because you are doing it wrong. Here are a few things you can try doing differently.
You hear a lot about how to get new followers and become part of the conversation on Twitter. I want to focus a little on some ways you can go above and beyond your normal tweeting routine.
I’m looking to get some video responses to this question so please go to Seesmic, YouTube or Viddler to respond.