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Twitter101: be yourself, don’t be your brand

alan jones (@bigyahu) 27/05/10 4:47 PM Hey, sorry for the extra step but click the link and I’ll know you aren’t a bot. Please follow this link to validate your profile. http://truetwit.com/vy30301516 Thanks MobileMojo (@phonesandplans) 27/05/10 10:57 PM Thanks for the follow. For free unbiased comparison of over 100 phones and 300 plans from 13 carriers... read more

My hunch says: don’t block people who follow you on Twitter

If you use Twitter as part of your personal or company marketing, Frances over at Edublog asks interesting questions: when potential contacts are researching you on Twitter, will they judge you by the people who follow you? Should you therefore invest time in checking your follower lists and blocking the spammers, scammers and pornbots following you? Does it reflect poorly on you if they are there? First,... read more

Twitter is: a sushi train where we are both customer and chef

Years after becoming a Twitter user, I find I’m still explaining it to people, and my explanation continues to evolve. Often, technology is best explained through analogy, by relating the technology to something non-technical your audience knows from the ‘real’ world. The challenge is finding an analogy that will be familiar enough to make sense to your audience, while at the same time,... read more

New on the Doingwords Store: “I Twitter and I vote”

Just in time for all those social media industry xmas parties, we give you this “I Twitter and I vote” range of clothing, merchandise, stickers and badges. Go nuts. 100% sale proceeds during December ’08 will be donated to supporting future WebJam events in .AU.   read more

Twittering the Melbourne Cup

twittering melbourne cup Originally uploaded by thatjonesboy. Next to HG and Roy calling the Melbourne Cup, my next favourite way to consume the Race That Stops The Nation would have to be Ben Barren, in the Bridge Hotel in Mordialloc, via Twitter. I can practically smell... read more

Twittering the Melbourne Cup

twittering melbourne cup Originally uploaded by thatjonesboy. Next to HG and Roy calling the Melbourne Cup, my next favourite way to consume the Race That Stops The Nation would have to be Ben Barren, in the Bridge Hotel in Mordialloc, via Twitter. I can practically smell... read more

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