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Social Media Twitter

How I Get The Most Out Of TweetDeck

As soon as the first Twitter clients allowed for multiple column views I was on board. I bounced between Seesmic, TweetDeck and HootSuite but always came back to TweetDeck. So while these clients can achieve similar functionality I will be talking about how I specifically use TweetDeck. Managing Multiple Accounts The main reason I started using TweetDeck […]

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New To Twitter? Learn Who To Follow

My girlfriend just joined Twitter and I find myself trying to explain how to get Twitter followers. When I joined Twitter a few years ago everybody followed pretty much everyone who followed them.

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Christmas Survival Guide for Twitter

So you would like to celebrate Christmas and the holidays on X (Twitter)? Well so do I so I’m putting together this little post to gather my thoughts. Here are some things you can do to help get into the Christmas spirit with your X account.

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Comparing Twitter Retweet Data Services

I mainly use BackTweets but am always looking for better solutions. I actually switched from TweetMeme to BackTweets once I learned about BackTweet’s advanced functionality and Google Analytics integration. But now I feel it’s time to take a look back and see where the world of Retweet counts, buttons and stats are really at.

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Gen-Y Twitter

Why Should College Students Care About Twitter?

Facebook seems to be the king of social media for college students. One could easily argue that the demographics of the service support this. So why should they also care about Twitter?

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Battle of the ReTweet Buttons

ReTweet buttons have taken social media by storm and are an easy way to encourage the sharing of your content on Twitter. There are dozens of solutions similar to the 3 buttons listed below, but these seem to be the most promising and include a “Tweet Count” on the buttons themselves.

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Everything You Need To Know About Twitter Replies and Mentions

The ability to reply is one of the cornerstones of communication on X (Twitter). It’s how we engage with others, form connections, and keep conversations alive in real-time. Whether we’re reconnecting with old friends or sparking new discussions, replies and mentions shape the social fabric of the platform. Over the years, Twitter and then eventually […]

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Tools and Tips for Answering Questions on Twitter

Probably one of the easiest ways to network on Twitter is to answer questions asked by your followers. It is also a great way to find new people to follow as well. There is a solid list of sites that help facilitate Q&A on Twitter outside of who you are following. By reaching outside your […]

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16 Twitter Analogies To Help You Explain Twitter

I seem to find myself digging for great Twitter analogies when faced with the paradox of explaining Twitter to a friend. You would think that something so simple would be easy to explain, yet somehow people are still dumbfounded by its purpose.

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6 ReTweet Monitoring Tools

Retweeting has become a great way to find quality information through Twitter. New, more advanced, Twitter monitoring tools have made it easier to drown out a lot of the noise and focus on the quality posts being shared. It’s not fool proof as popularity and quality battle for the number one spots. You’ll almost always […]