Was it something I said? We all lose followers from time to time. Then again, we all unfollow from time to time as well. Nevertheless, here are a few apps that will alert you when someone unfollows you.
Ode to Twitter
Let me come clean about my Twitter adoption “arc:”
“The wise student hears of the Twitter & practices it diligently. The average student hears of the Twitter & gives it thought now & again. The foolish student hears of the Twitter and laughs aloud. If there were no laughter, the Twitter would not be what it is. -Lao Tzu (well, sorta)”
oneforty Improves Search and Browsing [SCREENCAST]
Check out my screencast of the improved search and browsing experience over at oneforty.com. This means that finding your favorite Twitter apps is a lot more fun and a lot easier. PS: If you want to make a great, free screencast that is upload-able to YouTube and shareable on Twitter, be sure to check out [...]
Featured Tweets: Mike Petroff Uses Hootsuite to Manage Emerson College Social Presence
This is a guest post by Mike Petroff. A “web guy in higher ed,” @MikePetroff caught my attention during his presentation at Social Media Day on social media for higher education. Petroff writes for doteduGuru.com, a blog about internet marketing and web development for higher education. He even created his own app, Newborn Tweets which is listed on oneforty. To learn more about what apps he uses to, check out his Higher Education Social Media Management Toolkit.
How To Deal With Twitter Fatigue
The Business Insider recently re-posted an article written by someone who was reflecting on the freedom she felt a few days after having deleted Twitter (apps) and Tumblr off of her smart phone. With poetic fluidity and refreshing honesty she writes: “I did it for the sake of my own brain and for the sake of the people I pit against the internet every single time I check my phone while in their company. Nothing new here. But it also feels surprisingly good to witness the evolution of thoughts and feelings for the first time in what seems like forever; I had forgotten that thoughts and feelings actually grow more complex if you just stop documenting their earliest iterations.”
Look, everyone needs a break. The writer’s situation is more about removing the temptation to Tweet and blog in-the-moment, on-the-go, about every single thought that comes to her mind and the moment it arrives. That I get. I also think this piece touches on a larger issue, something I’m reading between the lines that a lot of people feel but not many people fess up to: Twitter Fatigue.
Featured Tweets: @LawsComm Advises Law Enforcement on Twitter
Lauri Stevens, @lawscomm is an interactive media professional and founder of Laws Communications, a consultancy that specializes in advising law enforcement agencies on how to use social media. Through Twitter training, Lauri helps these agencies achieve heightened transparency and improved communication with citizens.
#ZyncMTVTJ Contest Uses TweetLevel to Judge Influence
At age 23 I date myself with this opener and ask: Do you remember that Wanna Be a VJ contest on MTV? You know, with that grungy Jesse Camp guy who beat out Dave Holmes for the TRL gig? Well, MTV is at it again, this time searching for Carson 2.0, a social media saavy “Twitter jockey” to move to NYC and work at MTV for $100k, sponsored by American Express’ Zync card.
Featured Tweets: Using Twitter as a Reporter, @RachBarnhart
I recently sat down for a phone interview with Rachel Barnhart, anchor and reporter for 13-WHAM in Rochester, N.Y. Using a combination of Tweetdeck, UberTwitter and Bit.ly, @RachBarnhart offers her audience a blend of professional and personal Tweets. She delivers the news, but shows her human side as well. With 12 years of journalism experience, [...]
Top 10 Twitter Tutorials on YouTube
This is a re-post from Pam Dyer’s blog, Pamorama. The Seattle-based marketing professional is @Pam Dyer on Twitter, and she created an excellent compilation of Twitter how-to videos. Her Twitter is an informative stream of news on how brands are using social media. She’s worth a follow for sure. Here is Pam’s post: We all [...]
TweetWall Pro Free for all #SMDay Meetups
Check out TweetWall Pro today for free! TweetWall Pro is a Twitter visualization tool. At an event? Generate #buzz by having Tweets with a particular #hashtag appear on a screen in a visually compelling layout.
