I love Twitter; in fact, you could probably consider me a bit of a “power user”, or at least an aspiring one. I use it to keep on top of all the latest trends and techniques in SEO, social media and real life. I find it an invaluable aid to actually doing certain elements of my job like finding new tools and acquiring links, but it’s also just plain fun. Anyone who uses Twitter … [Read more...] about Weapons Of Choice: My Top Five Twitter Tools
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Hootsuite vs Tweetdeck
As you might have guessed if you're a regular reader, I'm not someone who can ever stick with a piece of software or a gadget for too long. I get bored or frustrated with something it does/ doesn't do and go on the hunt for something else. That's what happened to me recently. I was using Tweetdeck on my Android phone, my home PC and my work machine; everything was nicely … [Read more...] about Hootsuite vs Tweetdeck
Noise to Signal: Tools to Organise Your Social Network News Feeds
If you’re anything like me, chances are that you don’t just use social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to show off pictures of your cats and insult your friends, they are a vital part of your industry research and a way for you to keep up with the world’s news. You follow all the big names from your industry with the best of intentions of reading their articles and … [Read more...] about Noise to Signal: Tools to Organise Your Social Network News Feeds
Google Social Network – Circles – Sets The Internet Abuzz
Much of the talk from today's South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW or #SXSW if you're as obsessed with Twitter as I am) has involved the possibility of a demonstration - or even release - of Google Circles, the search giant's new social network. Although rumours abound even now, a Google rep stated that the service will categorically not be launching today, but no mention was … [Read more...] about Google Social Network – Circles – Sets The Internet Abuzz
Google Profiles – My First Impressions
Either I’ve been less observant than usual over the last few months or Google Profiles snuck into the wild without a whole lot of fanfare. There’s been a lot of talk recently about the world’s favourite search engine building something to claim the internet back from Facebook but sadly, having played with it for a few minutes and building my profile, I don’t think Google … [Read more...] about Google Profiles – My First Impressions