by John Newman on June 15, 2009
Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in… to Twitter, that is. After a few months of sabbatical from the popular social networking engine I have found myself once again inextricably bound to the Twittersphere.
It’s just in time too because Twitter is starting to get some really serious air play. As such it so happens that a friend of mine has finally submitted to the pressure and set up his very own account. After one or two tweets and not many followers he sent me the following direct message:
Hey bro, got some advice on how to get this started?
In fact, I do have some advice. It’s one thing to become an expert marketer or social media guru, and it’s another thing to just get going in the first place. When a new user goes exploring the vast universe of Twitter Elites with their tens of thousands of followers it can be a bit disconcerting to return “home” to a number of followers in the single digits. So how should you go about getting into the groove?
Here’s a list of six essential DO’s and DON’Ts for anyone new to the service. Of course, seasoned tweeters have all heard this a million times before but today our focus is on the beginners. [click to continue…]
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by John Newman on May 3, 2009
Greetings, fellow tag surfers! It’s been a while since either Nate or myself have posted on the blog and I wanted to let everyone in on what’s been going on behind the scenes.
First and foremost of the things that have been slowing down the blog posting was a big combo of finals, graduations, and job applications. Luckily most of that’s over with now so we ought to be able to pick things up a bit around here. Second, Nate and I have been working on a bit more fine tuning of the podcast. The new tweaks will be implemented shortly.
Also, we’ve started putting an experimental idea together that you may be interested in. Nate and I have been working on a band concept that we think may be the way of the future for the music industry. We have a plan to drop all the old school music business models and see how well a band can do utilizing some of the new options and techniques available for other businesses. We’ll let you know when the first album drops.
Other than that, we’ve got a ton of side projects we’ve been working on, all of which will be delivered to you the tag surfers before they are debuted anywhere else. Everything from forming an alliance with the Final Hero Design Co. to writing a feature film screenplay (current title: Rescue Cody).
This is a place for entrepreneurs, my friends! But since entrepreneurship involves ironing out the kinks, it may be a little while before we start throwing up daily posts. Until then catch a tag, ride the wave! Later on.
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by Ethan Clark on April 2, 2009
This is not for the faint of heart. Read on if, and only if, you want to know a million little details about the new 3.0 software that will be released nationwide for iPhones (free) and iPod Touches ($9.95) this upcoming June. So read on for a very in depth look at what’ll make your iPhone/iPod tick in the upcoming months! [click to continue…]
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by John Newman on March 13, 2009
There are so many ridiculous things people say to us. Some are on a daily basis and others are a bit farther between. This is a list of 6 of the most annoying ones that, for some reason, we just keep putting up with. [click to continue…]
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