Here are the key issues you’re facing: The market’s looking for user growth where there just isn’t any – Twitter’s barely seen any growth in its US audience for the past six quarters (even a slight decline in the latest numbers), while its international user base has only grown by 40m in the last seven quarters going back to Q2 …
The Women of Social Media: 12 Gurus to Follow on Twitter
Looking to launch your career in social media, or want to keep up on the best marketing practices for your own company? We know the best way to get inspiration is to head straight to the source, so we’ve pulled together a list of 12 smart, savvy social media women you should be following on Twitter. Take a look, then …
Everything You Need To Know About The Google-Twitter Partnership
Google and Twitter are back together (again). In early February, the news broke that Google and Twitter had reached an agreement that will provide Google full access to Twitter’s stream. Although we don’t know all the details, we can make a few clear statements plus some assumptions about what’s ahead for the world of search and social. What Does Google …
Your Social Media Success Toolkit: 10 Must-Have Resources
“A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.” ~Robert Hughes Hughes is right on the money. Sometimes I feel like we rely too heavily on tools and technologies to do the work for us, when the real truth about social media is that it’s …
How to Get More Retweets on Twitter
Twitter is about making news, information and content flow across the social web. It is loved by politicians, often used badly by celebrities and is a bloggers best friend. Twitter is often misunderstood as it has a funny name, can be seen as trivial (only 140 characters) and available in boring mono-media (text only). Scratch its surface and start to …