by Irene Koehler | Nov 25, 2009 | Networking, Social Media, Twitter
I didn’t know what to expect. The guy was a complete stranger, yet here we were having a delightful and very natural conversation. We talked about our kids, observations about life and social media. A few days prior to our meeting, I saw a tweet from this guy...
by Irene Koehler | Nov 1, 2009 | Networking, Social Media, Twitter
If you believe Twitter is a place where only trivial information is shared, I invite you to read the “tweets” posted by Apple engineer, Mike Lee (@bmf) today. Read from the bottom up. Mike’s friend, Vinay Venkatesh (@djgraphite) died today as a...
by Irene Koehler | Sep 30, 2009 | Business, Social Media, Twitter
Twitter can be confusing, especially when you’re just getting started. The Twitter website itself is fairly simple. It allows you to post messages (or “tweets”), view tweets from people you’re following and run a search on everyone’s...
by Irene Koehler | Sep 9, 2009 | Business, Networking, Social Media, Tips, Twitter
After my post on 11 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter, many asked that I put together some tips highlighting the best way to get started on Twitter. I’m very happy to oblige. How you set-up and manage your Twitter account has a huge impact on...
by Irene Koehler | Jul 23, 2009 | Twitter
Note: This was written prior to Twitter’s purge of spam accounts this evening. One can only hope this is a sign that Twitter will be managing this problem more aggressively, possibly eliminating the need for tools such as TrueTwit. Until that happens, though, we...