Twitter 101
Everything you need to know about Twitter in as short of a post as possible. What is Twitter? Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send “updates” (or “tweets”;...
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Variable Video
I’ve talked about variable video and personalized video a little in the past. Now let’s look at some more examples and break down some of their components. Here are some examples: Inspiring Escapes...
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How To Change Your Twitter Name Without Losing Followers
I joined Twitter in October of 07 not really knowing what it had in store for me. Well one thing led to another and as I reached my 1000 follower milestone I began to regret my original naming...
View ArticleWhy Your Social Media Strategy Isn’t Working
Wondering why you’re not seeing any results from your marketing efforts in social media? Probably because you are doing it wrong. Here are a few things you can try doing differently. Twitter I feel...
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Getting Local With Twitter
I used to be a big fan of TwitterLocal until the landing page started displaying this message: Since Twitter cut off their Jabber feed from TwitterLocal, we had to rely purely on the XML API, which...
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How To Stop Receiving Auto DMs
Third party services that sent out automatic direct messages to new followers were all the rage a few months back. Even still it’s a popular solution for the “lazy twitterer” hoping to snag some extra...
View ArticleRules of the Retweet
The ReTweet plays a pivotal role in the viral capabilities of Twitter. I’m not going to get into all the viral sciences of Twitter because Dan Zarrella is already doing that. Instead I want to discuss...
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My TweetGrid
I love talking to people about the tools they are using to efficiently track conversations in social media. Everybody has there own methods they’ve developed over time and their own goals they wish to...
View ArticleWho Are You Following on Twitter?
I talked a little about my Twitter following strategy back in a previous post but I wanted to expand a bit. First you should know I am a very active follower. I take recommendations very seriously as...
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Using Custom Social Bookmark Icons With AddThis Analytics
(Note: This code is meant to be put in your WordPress Template. However, it should be easy to modify it for other uses.) Awhile back, I tweeted about how I wasn’t a huge fan of the AddThis button and I...
View ArticleHow To Speed Up Your WordPress Blog
A WordPress blog is an easy way to establish a dynamic online presence however it’s also very easy to get trigger happy with plugins and themes that ultimately slow down your websites loading time....
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Creating A Video Section On Your WordPress Blog
Awhile back I decided to start posting videos on my blog. Once I had a few videos up I began to rethink my approach. Ultimately I wanted to prevent videos from showing up where normal posts are...
View ArticleDoes Your Business Need A Website?
A couple years ago I would have said it depends. Now it is a necessity. It doesn’t matter how big your business is or how much money you bring in. If you exist, I want proof of it on Google. I can...
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How To Convert an XHTML Website Template into a WordPress Theme
So you have an XHTML valid website template and you would like to put it on top of WordPress. Whether you are starting from scratch or moving your existing website to WordPress as a CMS, this guide...
View ArticlePosting Attractive Blog Posts – Back To Basics
Most bloggers stick to paragraphs and an image or two when writing new posts. This is fine for some however you may want to broaden your horizons and learn more about the potential WordPress and its...
View ArticleGetting The Most Out Of Your RSS Reader: Full Posts Instead Of Summaries
Keeping up with all of your favorite blogs and news sites can be time-consuming. There are new blogs with amazing content popping up every day and it can get very hard to keep track of them all. Most...
View ArticleGetting The Most Out Of Your RSS Reader: Finding The Most Relevant Content
As I explained in my last post, I’ve got about an hour before I get to work where I need to consume as much content as possible. Ideally I would like to get to the good stuff as quick as I can. I’m...
View ArticleCreating Presentations With Custom Post Types
I wanted to come up with a cool way to showcase how powerful custom post types were for the Boston WordPress meetup. So I put together a quick little plugin that showcases: Creating custom post types...
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