I’ve been using JustRetweet to drive extra traffic to my blogs for a couple of months now. So far I’ve used it as a free participant, meaning I haven’t paid for credits or extra exposure. You earn credits by retweeting, liking and +ing content you believe your social circle would appreciate and then spend credits [...]

There are so many social media networks these days it is beginning to be really hard to choose. Some of my friends love Facebook. It’s OK, despite all the redesigning, I still find it difficult to navigate. Also, because of privacy settings. I am not able to reach or tap into the crowd like you [...]

Did you know that it’s possible to see what people are saying about you on the internet?  There are a number of automated tools that will allow you to monitor your name, your company, and other words related to your brand. If you are in sales or you own a business, monitoring your reputation is [...]

This morning I asked my Twitter peeps to tell me what they love about Social Media and what it is doing for their businesses.  I’m sharing their tweets with you here and recommending them for #followfriday since they’ve proved themselves to be responsive! (How much do you hate it when you ask a question on [...]

Are you a business owner trying to figure out how your profiles on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are going to create buzz for your business? Or, more importantly, are they going to create buzz that will lead to more business? Social media is not a silver bullet no more than newspaper ads are or the [...]

Ever since I got my dual monitor set up a couple of weeks ago, Tweetdeck is almost my constant companion here to the right of my main monitor.  I love that I can casually monitor activity this way – just like I might vaguely listen in to chatter around me if I were working in [...]

This week I’m recommending a few of my favorite Tweets – if you like these Tweets, you’ll probably love following the Tweeters   They all made me smile today. @JessicaGottlieb -  Makes me wonder if I owe anybody any money and would a #followfriday settle the debt? LOL! @iszuddin – Great attitude! @andrewwee – Love [...]