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Christmas Survival Guide for Twitter

by Jon Bishop on December 9, 2009

in Twitter

Christmas on Twitter

So you would like to celebrate Christmas and the holidays on Twitter? Well so do I so I’m putting together this little post to gather my thoughts. Here are some things you can do to help get into the Christmas spirit with your Twitter account.
Decorate Your Twitter Photo
Turn your Twitter Photo into an elf or [...]

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Comparing Twitter Retweet Data Services

by Jon Bishop on December 9, 2009

in Twitter

Compare Retweet Tracking Services

I mainly use BackTweets but am always looking for better solutions. I actually switched from TweetMeme to BackTweets once I learned about BackTweet’s advanced functionality and Google Analytics integration. But now I feel it’s time to take a look back and see where the world of Retweet counts, buttons and stats are really at.

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Get More ReTweets Out Of Your ReTweet Button

by Jon Bishop on November 3, 2009

in Social Media

Using ReTweet Buttons

Most of the time when talking about RTs, we discuss the best times to post to Twitter and the number of characters you should be using and so on and so forth. But let’s step back a second and talk about how people RT from our blogs.
Do you know how many people are RTing your [...]

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WordPress As a CMS

by Jon Bishop on October 12, 2009

in Blogging, Web Development

WordPress CMS

Rather than reinvent the wheel here I’m going to share some articles I both agree with and have found helpful in the past. WordPress is extremely powerful in it’s simplicity but is made more powerful by it’s loyal users. The future of this platform is very exciting as we stretch the possibilities of traditional websites.

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Tailoring Your Blog To Your Readers

by Jon Bishop on October 7, 2009

in Blogging

Tailor Your Blog To Your Readers

Ever stop to think about who is reading your blog? No one knows your readers better than you, so what are you doing about it?
Your blog should really evolve right along side you. A few things to consider as you learn more about your readers are:

Is it easy for readers to contact you? Can you [...]

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Creating A Video Section On Your WordPress Blog

by Jon Bishop on October 5, 2009

in Blogging, How To

Adding Video To Your Sidebar

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 displayed and instead display my most recent video in the sidebar.
To do this, I would need to:

Suppress all video posts [...]

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Why Should College Students Care About Twitter?

by Jon Bishop on September 17, 2009

in Gen-Y, Twitter

Should College Students Use Twitter?

Facebook seems to be the king of social media for college students. One could easily argue that the demographics of the service support this. So why should they also care about Twitter?

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