Posted on May 17, 2013
With an invitation to tell the world what you are doing with only 140 characters at your disposal, Twitter quietly launched on the web in March 2006. Since that time... Continue Reading
Posted on April 23, 2013
I remember around the year 2000 when The Mining Company (now known as About.com) launched one of the earliest contextual advertising services on the web. It was called Sprinks, and... Continue Reading
Posted on May 26, 2010
I've spent the last few days in Manhattan for the annual Book Expo America (BEA). My publisher, John Wiley & Sons, invited me to do a book signing at their... Continue Reading
Posted on April 12, 2010
Wow, time really flies. I can't believe it has been over a year since the release of Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time. When... Continue Reading
Posted on March 8, 2010
Social media has changed everything. When the Web first took off, it wasn't clear how anyone could make money by putting words on a Web page. Then Google brought out... Continue Reading
Posted on February 25, 2010
As Twitter continues to mature, so does my usage of it. I'm rapidly approaching my ten thousandth tweet (yes, that's 10,000) and I've had a lot of time to determine... Continue Reading
Posted on February 22, 2010
It's great to see how Twitter has grown in the time I've been using it. But what's really impressive is the way that people are using it. Sure, there are... Continue Reading
Posted on January 15, 2010
So you have signed up with Twitter account and uploaded your profile picture. You've even tweeted your first tweet. Pretty soon you'll be hooked. Or maybe you are a Twitter... Continue Reading
Posted on January 3, 2010
There's a sign of success on Twitter that's very easy to spot. If you have many more followers than the number of people you're following then you're doing something right... Continue Reading
Posted on December 24, 2009
I've had the privilege of authoring three books which have done quite well in the marketplace. The first one, The AdSense Code, came out in 2006 and went on to... Continue Reading
Posted on November 30, 2009
Twitter is simple stuff. It's powerful stuff, but it's not complicated. Just tell people what you're doing or thinking, keep them informed and a part of your life and your... Continue Reading
Posted on November 25, 2009
I've now been on Twitter since May 2007. When I wrote Twitter power, I had about 5000 followers. Fast forward to late 2009. I hit 83,000 followers, but that's nothing... Continue Reading
Posted on November 16, 2009
We knew it would happen. It always happens. Not long after Twitter's popularity hit the stratosphere, the spammers began swarming. Now direct messages boxes are packed with Mafia invitations, follower... Continue Reading
Posted on November 4, 2009
I offer a lot of different products. Some of those products I create myself. Others have been created by people I know. All of them, I firmly believe, can bring... Continue Reading
Posted on October 9, 2009
Everyone and their grandmother is calling themselves a Social Media EXPERT these days. I'm not sure what the term really means any more. While I still use the term from... Continue Reading
Posted on October 9, 2009
Twitter isn't the only microblogging service on the Web. It's not even the best microblogging service on the Web. In Twitter Power, I describe a number of sites that also... Continue Reading
Posted on September 27, 2009
A few months back, Twitter announced their Verified accounts program. Essentially, they would put a "Verified" badge on accounts that were deemed to be genuine. This is especially important for... Continue Reading
Posted on September 3, 2009
Twitter looks so easy, doesn't it? You don't have to plan and research like you do when you're writing a blog post. You can write whatever's on your mind and... Continue Reading
Posted on August 5, 2009
Twitter divides people into two camps. To those who use it, it's a whole new Internet. There's the Web of pages and content, and there's the Twitter of people and... Continue Reading
Posted on July 18, 2009
One of the most exciting developments that has occurred on Twitter in the months since I put together Twitter Power has been the release of all sorts of statistics about... Continue Reading
Posted on July 13, 2009
I love meeting new Internet entrepreneurs. I love seeing the sparkle in their eyes, the passion for their new businesses and their drive to succeed. I think it's great that... Continue Reading
Posted on June 25, 2009
Apart from Twitter's own terms of service which prohibit obvious things like harassment, transmitting viruses and spamming other members, there really aren't many rules to the site. You can essentially... Continue Reading
Posted on June 17, 2009
I love it when academics launch studies of the entrepreneurial world. Sometimes, they come up with truly valuable and fascinating information. I can't think of any off-hand, but I'm sure... Continue Reading
Posted on June 7, 2009
There's a rumor going around. It's growing. It's dangerous. And I think I may have encouraged it. People are starting to believe that Twitter is a sales tool. They see... Continue Reading
Posted on May 17, 2009
I'm not much of a celebrity-watcher. I don't read tabloids and I couldn't care less who's dating whom in Hollywoodland. But I'm still pleased to see that so many celebrities... Continue Reading
Posted on May 13, 2009
I've been doing a lot of traveling lately. I've been from California to New York, to Utah and Seattle, and to Denver more times than I can count. In theory... Continue Reading
Posted on May 7, 2009
In my book, Twitter Power, I describe a number of different kinds of tweets that twitterers are posting on the site. I talk about news tweets and customer service tweets... Continue Reading
Posted on May 1, 2009
I have a hard time keeping up with my tweets. I just get so many each day. I have an ever harder time keeping up with Direct Messages on Twitter... Continue Reading
Posted on April 23, 2009
A recent question in USA Today by Steve Strauss in the "Ask the Expert" column asked the question, "Should Entrepreneur's Twitter?" Mr. Strauss answered the question with a definitive "No... Continue Reading
Posted on April 16, 2009
Twitter has experienced massive growth in the past year, with the number of people signing up each month accelerating. It has also become the media darling of the day. It... Continue Reading
Posted on April 16, 2009
With Twitter becoming such a powerful force on the social media scene, there are those who get it and those who don't get it. There's a certain number of the... Continue Reading
Posted on April 11, 2009
Now that my book, Twitter Power, is moving up the charts (#15 on Bookscan last week!), I have a lot of people asking me how effective Twitter actually is for... Continue Reading
Posted on April 5, 2009
This week, I had the pleasure of being asked to speak to Microsoft employees on the subject of Twitter. Eckhart Boehme invited me to talk about how businesses are using... Continue Reading
Posted on March 27, 2009
I love coming up with new ways to demonstrate the power of Twitter. With such a massive network of users, it's fun the push the boundaries and see what is... Continue Reading
Posted on March 10, 2009
Whenever I sit down to write a book or prepare a talk, I always have one goal in mind. I want to make it easier for other people to achieve... Continue Reading
Posted on March 8, 2009
The Flip Mino HD video camera is one of the coolest gadgets I have purchased in the past year. It's powerful, it's portable and it's fun. I'm going to give... Continue Reading
Posted on March 4, 2009
It's a national holiday! I know, it's not on the calendar. But I am declaring a national holiday. In fact, I am calling it a GLOBAL holiday! What's the special... Continue Reading
Posted on March 3, 2009
I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Denver Morning Show today. The show broadcasts on Channel 2 out of Englewood, CO and is anchored by Tom Green... Continue Reading
Posted on February 21, 2009
Twitter Power is quickly moving up the charts, entering Bookscan at #45 in its first week! The first book on Twitter to receive mainstream distribution (it's at your local bookstore... Continue Reading
Posted on February 17, 2009
I wish I hadn't done it. And I wish I could tell you all the things that I wish I hadn't done but there are too many incidents to remember... Continue Reading
Posted on February 13, 2009
I use Twitter very naturally. I rarely schedule a tweet. If I have something to say, I say it. If I feel the notion to reply to an @joelcomm tweet... Continue Reading
Posted on February 9, 2009
When John Wiley & Sons asked me to write the definitive guide on using Twitter for business, I knew we would have a best-seller on our hands. The pre-orders on... Continue Reading
Posted on December 29, 2008
You know what I like best about Twitter? It isn't the fact that it's easy to use and a ton of fun (although those are important). It isn't the fact... Continue Reading
Posted on December 24, 2008
'Twas the night before Christmas and all across Twitter Tweeples eyes were lit, they were all a-glitter. The tweets they were flying with speed and delight as each one made... Continue Reading
Posted on December 17, 2008
How many people REALLY use Twitter? And what percentage of people account for most of the activity on Twitter? These are questions I posed on Twitter today. I asked "Would... Continue Reading
Posted on December 5, 2008
On September 11th, 2008, I received an email from Matt Holt at John Wiley and Sons Publishing. Matt asked me if I would write the definitive guide on Twitter for... Continue Reading
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