Freelance Social Media - Latest Comments

Re: Google Wave: Thoughts after an hour of testing

jamesradford — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:54 -0000

Thanks for the article. I have a growing list of tutorials on Google Wave gadgets available if anyone's interested.
I have invites if anyone doesn't have an account yet.
Thanks,

Re: Tips on how to use Twitter if you’re a business

Justin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:31 -0000

Honestly one of the things to get on when you get started with Twitter is relentless promotion. You need to make aware that you're a brand, you've got a product to sell and you need to make other users aware of this.
If a customer/prospective client has a question, answer them professionally on Twitter, if you cannot communicate within the character limit, request to send them an email by message. Display your company phone number if you have one as well.

Treat your twitter sort of as an "external" customer service section to your website, say in case someone needs anything.

Re: Social Media Trends in 2010

Justin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:19:14 -0000

Just on point six, I believe that social media and email are now very distant. If you can corretly target users with both email and social media options, then you will have success in both.

Email marketing is as strong as ever though, the move away from spamming email to spamming social networks will unclog the tubes a little. (You can't get rid of the evil, sadly)

Re: Updates Working in Uncharted 2

DevilDogBrew — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:29:15 -0000

Always exploring uncharted territory eh?

Re: Great American Beer Festival and Twitter

DevilDogBrew — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:13:37 -0000

Well articulated summation of leveraging Twitter or social mediums for that matter applied against real time events. I can see where Twitter has the potential of being the modern CB'ers chat. What a great tool when there's too much ground to cover... the Vendor advantage is to leave bread crumbs to follow or special offerings to the hash mark followers.

i.e. #GABF Devil Dog Brew is giving away free t-shirts for the ten twitters to stop by Both #1775

I see a bit of a correlation on the gaming side of the house where an alert can be sent out regarding the next online event...

Great write-up Jesse, did you bring me back any brew?

p.s. If you haven't tried Tank-7, catch me Friday and we'll grab some on tap at a local haunt. Boulevard really hit a homerun with this unique farmer's ale.

Semper Fi, Hank

Re: Google Wave for the Virtual Office

phildunn — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:15:04 -0000

Thanks for this... I've been digesting 3rd pty impressions of Wave today - bc I didn't get the invite. Sounds like they've hit a sweet spot with collaboration. Would love hear more about how you're using this for CRM. I've been tinkering with the new Salesforce low-end solution for small biz and Batchbook. Neither of which I can get to work the way I'd like. Wave could be a seamless integration of gmail contacts and CRM.

Re: Google Wave for the Virtual Office

Bill4Time — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:25:33 -0000

I'm not so sure how appealing it would be for the freelancer to have their client watch the billable hours go by on the feed, but I could be wrong.

Re: Google Wave for the Virtual Office

facebook-1287799633 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:23:15 -0000

The two of you along with Robert Scoble and Louis Gray have done an excellent job informing the public in a manner that Google simply did not succeed at. Kudos.

Next post, if you can, please take on the issue of spammers possibly crashing their waves on everyone's beach.

While the CRM aspect can heavily reduce Email overload because client waves would be ranked in priority (my company's virtual VIP folders don't yet group automatically by contact but rather by Email), I wouldn't want multiple people or even one person hanging on real time IM replies from me.

I have always disliked IM because the other person tends to get insulted if you don't answer back ASAP. Multiple open IMs sounds like Dante's vision of Hades...but it might work as long as one can pretend not to be at one's desk.

Re: Google Wave: Thoughts after an hour of testing

borjanoise — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:10:54 -0000

It looks great!

Would you be so king of sending me an invitation?

borjanoise at gmail dot com

Thank you very much.

Re: Google Wave: Thoughts after an hour of testing

amitabh1 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:14:26 -0000

man!! i gotta check this out. someone invite me lol

Re: Google Wave: Thoughts after an hour of testing

Dave — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:22:03 -0000

I've been hearing all good things about Google Wave since morning but I haven't had the chance to check it out yet :(

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Hope to receive an invite soon.

Re: Social Media and Videogames

mikejones222 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:57:13 -0000

Saweet. I need to check that out when I get home. Playing Uncharted right now.

Re: Sports Teams: Times Have Changed, Adapt!

jlangford — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:11:47 -0000

Pete, thanks for the comment! The players are not the ones being left behind. I'm talking about the administration not understanding social media. Choosing to ignore it all together will be a problem. Twitter and Facebook have hundreds of millions of members combined, it's not a fad. Texas Tech's problems on the field go way beyond Twitter.

As for the image, I like it. The designer did a great job.

P.S. Texas Tech should have kicked that field goal against Houston.

Re: Sports Teams: Times Have Changed, Adapt!

Pete H. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:23:54 -0000

I'm really confused here!? how will they be "left behind" by not allowing the players to tweet during the season!? And try NOT to think like a marketer for a change, and try NOT to use your buzz words and tautologies... It occurs to me that the easiest way for any team to get left behind is to start losing games because the coaches and players are preoccupied with the newest inane social media tool.

By the way, your image for this post sums it up perfectly... it is just a bandwagon, the sooner you realize the better, then we can move along with the important work of 'choosing' the best tool for a given context!

Re: Sports Teams: Times Have Changed, Adapt!

jlangford — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:48:25 -0000

Bear - Thanks, it's very disappointing.

Nathan - Existing codes of conduct should apply, but the way people conduct themselves is different. One person could think they're conducting themselves appropriately, but could be seen as inappropriate by others or an institution.

Also, it isn't necessarily considered public by most people, at least not in the same light as a media interview. You typically have to be a friend or follower. I think that the differences between the two mediums certainly would benefit from further clarification that includes specific social media guidelines. Being specific is always better than general, especially when so much is at stake (scholarships etc)

Re: Sports Teams: Times Have Changed, Adapt!

Nathan Borror — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:35 -0000

Wouldn't existing codes of conduct already apply to social media? Why would the public online medium be considered any different than the public physical medium?

Re: Sports Teams: Times Have Changed, Adapt!

BearGoodell — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:20:29 -0000

Very timely post, Jacinta. The news out of Lubbock is disappointing. Rarely are reactionary decisions the correct ones.

Re: Ideas for a Social Media Policy at KU

mack collier — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:12:01 -0000

I think this is a good idea simply to let student-athletes know that there ARE guidelines and that fans are going to pay CLOSE attention to how they are using social media. I am constantly seeing fans on message boards referring to a student-athlete or even high school recruits' Facebook status, and trying to infer what it means.

Better to have some guidelines in place than none at all, methinks.

Re: Twitter Hashtags in Advertisements

Clay W. — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:09:04 -0000

Great post, more businesses should start using hashtags
#trends #advertising #socialmedia #twitter

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Re: Social Networking Online and Non-Profit Organizations

Interactive Marketing Agency — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:20:36 -0000

I think as time progresses and social media becomes more and more popular, all facets of business will find ways to use it to their advantage. I think non-profits definitely have an advantage because they are not "selling" anything. Their efforts are for good causes which definitely fit well into the social realm of things.

Re: Article Distribution Sites with a PR 3 or Higher

jackie69 — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:16:18 -0000

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Re: Article Distribution Sites with a PR 3 or Higher

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Re: Article Distribution Sites with a PR 3 or Higher

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