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Social Media

Ebook: The Beginner’s Guide To Twitter.

by Gordie
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Not long ago Mike Cliffe-Jones from MikesLife.org released a great little ebook called “The Beginner’s Guide to Twitter” (aff). I have finally had a chance to read it and found it to be surprisingly comprehensive and yet simply explained. I have no problem recommending it to anyone out there who wants to master Twitter quickly.

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What Do I Tweet About?

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This is a guest post written by Mike Cliffe-Jones.

It’s a common question from people new to Twitter, and not knowing the answer often leads to long bouts of Twitter silence.

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Restructure Your Tweets To Prevent Broken Links.

by Gordie
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As a blogger on Twitter, I like to promote my latest posts. However, every now and again I notice that something happens making that precious tweet ineffective when retweeted. When retweeted the link is sometimes broken. How does this happen? It happens because even though you construct a tweet within the 140 character limit that Twitter allows, the tweet automatically becomes longer by when retweeted.

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10 Ways To Improve The Twitter Experience For You And Everyone Else.

by Gordie
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In my previous post, “Why I’ll Only Follow 500 People On Twitter”, I mentioned how I believe that Twitter is devolving from a social network into direct marketing machine of behemoth proportions.

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Why I’ll Only Follow 500 People On Twitter.

by Gordie
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I know I’m going against the trend by limiting myself to only following 500 people on Twitter, but there is a method to my madness. Hear me out.

I believe Twitter is devolving from a social network into a direct marketing channel. You have many bloggers out there repeating each other by saying that in order to get a lot of followers, you’ll need to follow as many people as possible (within reason of course).

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10 Interesting Articles On Twitter And How To Use It.

by Gordie

Here are 10 interesting articles that will help you understand Twitter and how to use it.

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