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Kristin is a UX Designer living in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband and two boys.
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Facebook Launches Share Buttons for Publishers
Sharing content on Facebook hasn’t generally been as easy as it has been on Twitter. Part of Twitter’s advantage is just how easy it is to share from blogs and other websites. A lot of this has to do with…
Record Photos and Videos from Your Webcam for Twitter Sharing With yFrog
DailyBooth is a photo sharing site that has been growing in popularity, as it easily lets you capture a photo of yourself via webcam and share it on Twitter. Now, one of the largest photo sharing services for Twitter –…
HOW TO: Create a Branded Version of TwitPic
More and more brands are starting to use Twitter, whether it’s to promote new products or connect with customers. The only problem that some brand marketers have with using Twitter is that it can be difficult to have a conversation…
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Friday FavoriteNot since the Cola Wars or the Cold War have we seen a battle as fierce as The Twitter App Wars. Like salmon swimming upstream, each little app is fighting to gain your affection.…
What Click-Through Rate Can You Expect From Twitter?
Darren Barefoot is the co-founder of Capulet Communications, a web marketing firm specializing in high-tech and sustainability clients. Darren is co-author of a forthcoming book about social media marketing, “Friends with Benefits,” writes a blog at DarrenBarefoot.com, and is on…
WordPress: Tweet shortened URL of current page to Twitter
One of the most requested pieces of code from the current iteration of 5thirtyone.com are the share links accompanying each article. Each link automatically grabs the current URL & title (if applicable) for the post or page and broadcasts it…
6 Twitter Games To Make Tweeting Fun
There are endless ways to use Twitter: from posting what you’re doing, to sharing links, to organizing fundraising drives. But did you know there are also a growing number of games you can play on Twitter? Although many of the…
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Beta BeatIn the history of marketing battles, The Cola Wars have nothing on the Twitter App War that's currently raging online. Twitterrific, TweetDeck and others are waging the ground battle, while Twitterrific (mobile), Tweetie and…
Twitmatic Lets You Channel Surf Videos From Twitter
Just because it is shared on Twitter doesn’t make it good. Nevertheless, ffwd, the video-surfing recommendation site that borrows from StumbleVideo, has launched Twitmatic, a video site that plays only videos being shared on Twitter. (The name TwitterTV was already…
Sarah Evans is the director of communications at Elgin Community College (ECC) in Elgin, Illinois. She also authors a PR and social media blog and is the founder of #journchat. Tough economic times call for innovative approaches. An estimated 51…
The Amount And Value Of Twitter Traffic
Much is being written today about the value of a large following on Twitter. Jason Calacanis wants to pay $125,000 a year to have Twitter recommend him to other users, for example. He thinks that over time accounts with massive…
How Much Is A Suggested Slot On Twitter Worth? Jason Calacanis Offers $250,000.
When newbies sign up to Twitter now, they are presented with a list of 100 suggested users to start following. Simply being on that list can boost your followers well above 100,000. Several people and organizations on the list (such…
1. Small Feature Set 2. Good API 3. Profit!
I start my work days by checking out the Mashable inbox. In the last couple of months, I can easily divide the news into two parts: news about Twitter, and everything else. And the first part is almost as big…
Finding the Right “Brand Voice” on Twitter
Kai Turner is head of Information Architecture at Agency.com – London. You can follow him on Twitter. When businesses open an account on Twitter, they must consider the right “Brand Voice.” One that is appropriate for what they want to…
Maggiano’s Gives Away Food to Gain Twitter Followers
Here’s a social media promotion that will likely be effective, but not nearly as edgy as what Skittles is doing: free food. Maggiano’s, the Italian restaurant chain, is offering up a $100 gift card if you simply tweet “Follow @Maggianos…
It’s Time To Start Thinking Of Twitter As A Search Engine
At a dinner tonight with a friend the conversation turned to Twitter. He just didn’t get it, and he’s certainly not the first person to tell me that. Specifically, my friend didn’t understand the massive valuation ($250 million or more)…
Find Out the Most Influential Users on Twitter with the ReTweetability Index
Dan Zarrella, Mashable contributor and self-proclaimed viral marketing scientist, is applying his science of retweets to a newly launched site, the ReTweetability Index. The ReTweetability Index isn’t just a list showing the top Twitterers or the ones with the most…
Twitter CEO Evan Williams Interviewed on Charlie Rose [Video]
Twitter CEO Evan Williams let us know last week that he was making an appearance on Charlie Rose, and today, the video is online. In the interview, which lasts about 20 minutes, Williams explains the Twitter phenomenon, some of the…
Skittles - Teeth-Rotting Evil Or Savvy Marketing? They Don’t Care So Long As We Tweet About Them
Whoever is running the digital marketing for the Skittles candy brand has a strong constitution. They are clearly not afraid of the Wildean maxim “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” Today, the Mars-owned…
Social Media for Business: The Dos & Don’ts of Sharing
Sarah Evans is the director of communications at Elgin Community College (ECC) in Elgin, Illinois. She also authors a PR and social media blog and is the founder of #journchat. It doesn’t matter if you’re on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr;…