There may sometimes be gaps in our postings when business is particularly good, as it has been these past several months. But we always try to look for lessons in our work that we can share. For example: I’ve been doing marketing support for a major technology company. This generally means I do whatever needs […]
Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’
Why does it have to be ‘fine print’? Make it big!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: advertising, customer advocate, customer perspective, fineprint, legalese, Marketing, marketing campaign, PR, social media, Twitter
Do hoaxes and fear tactics have a place in social media?
Filed under: Community, Customer Focus, Marketing, Social Networking, Twitter | Tags: Community, customer experience, gaming, Marketing, publicity stunts, Social Networking, Twitter
We follow game communities and social media closely – it’s our area of greatest passion and expertise. So when GOG.com (aka Good Old Games) hinted that they were closing their virtual doors, we – along with many others we follow who have bought classic PC games from them – lamented the apparent loss. But it […]
Community manager and social media lessons from PAX Prime 2010
Filed under: Community, Customer Focus, Marketing, Social Networking, Twitter | Tags: Activision, Community, EA, Facebook, gaming, Marketing, Microsoft, PR, social media, Sony, Twitter, Xbox 360
As a content creator/consultant who works in social media and is trying to get back into gaming community work, I attended two panels at Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime 2010 with great interest. The lessons shared from these panels transcend the gaming industry, which is leading the charge in both of these spaces – but other […]
The strange appeal of Flipboard, a social media ‘magazine’ for iPad
Filed under: Facebook, Social Networking, Twitter, Uncategorized | Tags: Facebook, iPad, Social Networking, Twitter
The buzz surrounding Flipboard for iPad hit suddenly. One minute I’d never heard of it and then the next my Twitter timeline was drowning in posts about it. I downloaded it just in time… to be blocked by everyone else trying to get in! The next day, Flipboard’s creators announced an invite system where you’d be queue’d […]
Plaxo tapped Facebook to help me get linked in and invaded my personal space in the process
Filed under: Community, Facebook, Plaxo, Social Networking, Twitter, Uncategorized, Work Tools | Tags: Facebook, Plaxo, privacy, social media, Social Networking, Twitter
The number of social networking sites has exploded in the past few years, with truly social outlets such as Facebook learning to share MySpace with people who want to get LinkedIn on Plaxo. I constantly get invites from former colleagues, family and friends to join them online at one network or another. The latest social […]
A modest proposal for social media: Cross the streams!
Filed under: Facebook, Social Networking, Twitter | Tags: API, ATT, Facebook, Farmville, feeds, filters, foursquare, gain, iPhone, social media, theme, TweetDeck, Twittelator, Twitter, WordPress
I’ve given this a lot of thought, and the problem with social media isn’t all of the noise. Sure, there are a lot of things that you could care less about passing through your Facebook wall and Twitter timeline – but one person’s noise is another’s signal, right? I actually enjoy picking up bonuses in […]
Social media and travel: How to protect your privacy
Filed under: Blogging, Facebook, iPhone, Social Networking, Twitter | Tags: blogs, Facebook, iPhone, privacy settings, Social Networking, Twitter
When you post details of your day-to-date life on social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook, you run the risk of exposing too much information. For instance, sharing your travel plans could provide a thief with the ideal timing to break into your home and clean you out. By default, Twitter posts are viewable […]
TweetDeck gets all iPhone-y (and adds multiple accounts!)
Filed under: Community, iPhone, Social Networking, Twitter | Tags: Community, iPhone, Social Networking, TweetDeck, Twinkle, Twitter, Twitterfon, Twitterific
Back in April, I deconstructed what I thought was wrong with TweetDeck. Now I only do this sort of exercise with products I think show real potential. I did the same on BusyGamerNation.com for the Nintendo Wii user interface and twice for the Xbox 360 (but never got around to the PS3). I critique because I […]
WordPress Plug-in Watch: iPhone theme, sharing, auto-Twitter and not-so-Simple Tags
Filed under: Blogging, Community, iPhone, Social Networking, Twitter | Tags: iPhone, Plug-in, sharing, theme, Twitter, WordPress
After years grappling with Movable Type for our gaming site blog, I’ve recently come to really embrace WordPress’s simplicity and extensibility. One of the things that makes it so great these days is the ease with which you can add and update plug-ins used to improve the features of your blog. In most cases, you […]
Social Media Trend Watch: Facebook and Twitter go to the gamers
Filed under: Community, Facebook, Games, Social Networking, Twitter | Tags: Community, entertainment, Facebook, facebookonxbox, gaming, integration, Nintendo, trend, Twitter, Xbox
Normally I wouldn’t post gaming news to this site (that’s what BusyGamerNation.com is for) but the news flash that Facebook and Twitter are going to launch on Xbox 360 consoles this fall should interest everyone who works in social media and community. The game is about to change (again). It’s one thing to tweet and […]