@JesseStay has a great way of explaining the NO RULES philosophy:
I get so bugged when I see so many people trying to tell me how to write my Twitter stream. Some say I have to have multiple accounts to organize the data. Others say I can’t run ads and my content can’t be promotional in any way. Funny thing is most of those people are promoting something of their own, whether they admit it or not. Personally that doesn’t matter to me.
What matters to me is that I can use Twitter the way I want to. I can write everything in one stream if I want to
Business Day posted an article last week on a rising trend in social media: squatters. Seems that the latest Twitter trend is for squatters to snatch up trademark Twitter IDs. Nicole Kidman, Coca Cola, and Nike have all had their names snatched up by others. (You can read the full Squatters Creating Twittering Confusion article.)
Celebrities and major corporations aren’t the only victims. Some Internet Marketers who were late adopting Twitter had their names scooped up. @biz and @ev spoke about the trend on The View last week and outlined some of the verification strategies they will be putting in place to help prevent Twitter ID theft.
But what can you do in the meantime?
Join me this Thursday for a special LIVE broadcast where I’ll share some simple strategies to protect yourself from Cyber Squatters and what you can do if this happens to you. We’ll also share some Twitter Newbie Tips & what’s to come to help you use Twitter more effectively for your business.
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Someone once said: Change is inevitable. Any savvy online entrepreneur who wants to remain at the forefront understands that change requires surfing the bleeding edge of technology.
So the question in our minds must always be: “What’s on the horizon and how can I use that to get ahead of my competitors today?”
Thirty years ago, there was no internet. Five years ago YouTube was still just a dream. If you watched Biz Stone and Evan Williams on The View this morning, you’ll know that three years ago, Twitter didn’t tweet.
Today, we literally don’t have to leave our computers to book a flight, pay a bill, shop or even connect with a tribe of like minded individuals.
The Internet, YouTube and Twitter are part of our daily lives.
No one could predict the impact each development would have. In fact Bill Gates famously admitted:
“Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority. It wasn’t like somebody told me about it and I said, ‘I don’t know how to spell that.’ I said, ‘Yeah, I’ve got that on my list, so I’m okay.’ But there came a point when we realized it was happening faster and was a much deeper phenomenon than had been recognized in our strategy.”
Don’t get taken by surprise!
Join me this Thursday for a special Ustream LIVE broadcast where I’ll share The #1 Thing you MUST be focused on when creating your Web Presence. I’ll be streaming LIVE from Hawaii with the Reality Mastermind Guyz.
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If you’re not a member of this Tribal Seduction Tribe, you may have missed the LIVE show Coach Deb was on this week talking about Twitter and the controversial debates in the Twittosphere. But you can catch the first 30 minutes of the show right here:
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I don’t remember what life was like before Twitter but I’m starting to think about what life could be like after Twitter is gone. (Gasp! Did I just say that?! Twitter = Gone? Really?)
Now that Twitter has entered the mainstream, does it change the Twittersphere? Is it possible to engage when you have a million PLUS followers?
You betcha! As long as you focus on reaching people and engaging them with RELEVANT information, ENGAGING content or ENTERTAINING broadcasts.
Now that so many tweeters are using auto-follow robots to increase their followers on Twitter by 1,000 – 2,000 a day, is anyone really listening anymore? Has Twitter reached the tipping point of being irrelevant?
Should Twitter remove the follower count from profiles? These are the debates raging in the Twittersphere these days – ever since Ashton Kutcher and Evan Williams introduced Oprah to Twitter on her show.
One of the questions I’m asked most often is how to increase followers? But if you focus only on building your followers… your tweeps… you’re ignoring one of the key questions you should be asking yourself: where will I be if Twitter shuts down tomorrow?
Join me this Thursday for a special Ustream LIVE broadcast where I’ll my secrets for growing your list and attracting powerful influencers so you’ll know what to do when the Death of Twitter comes.
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When she asked me to come on an talk about Twitter, I wasn’t sure what to expect… but glad to talk about the basics of Twitter and share some tips for tweeps that are just getting started.
Turned out very well. Great questions from @KeystoClarity, and we had a very interesting discussion about how we approach Twitter for business.
I’m guessing that as an author of Twitter Revolution, I get this a bit more than most.. but my guess is that similar conversations are happening about a million times each day. That’s less than once per user per week.
Will they all follow the early adopters and start tweeting everyday. Maybe some.. but even with average use dropping with the people adopting Twitter… we are going to be mainstream pretty soon.
on the TwitCast, I’ve heard predictions as high as 50 million this year. I’m more conservative.. guessing closer to 30 million. Either way, the tweeps on up till now are early adopters.
We’re just getting started. Comment below on your thoughts about how the mass acceptance of Twitter will change how we communicate, market our businesses, and live our lives.
How many people did you tell Twitter about his week?
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It’s Questions and Answers night on the TwitCast. I’ve got a guest coming to tell you about a cool new tool for sharing books and promoting yourself.. then we take on your questions.
Submit your question as a comment below or Tweet me (be sure to include @WarrenWhitlock and #TCR so we all can see it)
I was asked by a Facebook friend why he should bother with Twitter.
Right away, I could tell he was in Stage 1.. so I wrote back:
I’d only recommend using Twitter if networking is important to you business. If you need to meet new people, build closer relationships with your network or keep in touch with a lot of people Twitter is the tool for you.
Most people go through 3 stages getting into Twitter.
It looks like a complete waste of time and “why would anyone want to know what people had for breakfast”
Friends say “use Twitter” and you get an account to secure your name while you can and still think it’s a waste of time
You get into a conversation with someone, pick up a new recruit, learn about some news and start saying “how did I live without this?”
Stage 1 is most of the world right now. I’ve seen people in stage 2 for over a year.
FYI, these same three stage occurred in other technologies. For instance, when telephones came out, most executives assigned someone to make calls (if they had a phone at all). The same thing happened with email, Facebook, etc.
If you don’t use Twitter, that’s ok too. Most of my friends are also in Stage 1. I even know a few that refuse to use a phone. No sense worrying about getting everybody to do things the same way.
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