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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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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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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

by Jon Bishop on August 27, 2009

in Internet Marketing, Social Media

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

You can save me 200 bucks? Prove it.
You can design awesome WordPress themes? Where’s your portfolio?
You know a lot about social media? Who have you helped?
It’s not about what you say you can do, it’s about doing it. Stop saying you can help people with their problems and start helping them. There are people begging [...]

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Battle of the ReTweet Buttons

by Jon Bishop on August 25, 2009

in Twitter

ReTweet Buttons for a blog

ReTweet buttons have taken social media by storm and are an easy way to encourage the sharing of your content on Twitter. There are dozens of solutions similar to the 3 buttons listed below, but these seem to be the most promising and include a “Tweet Count” on the buttons themselves.
I’m often surprised at how [...]

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Learn to Reply on Twitter

Replies set the cornerstone of Twitter’s communication capabilities. We use them every day in hopes of making new friends or keeping up with old ones.
A few months ago, Twitter made some changes to their @reply system that prevented people from seeing conversations out of context. Everyone freaked out and Twitter clarified on their changes. I [...]

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Q&A on Twitter

Probably one of the easiest ways to network on Twitter is to answer questions asked by your followers. It is also a great way to find new people to follow as well. There is a solid list of sites that help facilitate Q&A on Twitter outside of who you are following. By reaching outside your [...]

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