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7 Great Ways to Use Twitter "Lists"

As Twitter continues to roll its new "list" feature, they're quickly becoming a popular tool for users. Not only can you create your own lists to help you keep track of groups of people you follow (although your lists can include Twitter users you don't follow too), you can also follow the lists that others create. For example:

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Posted by Summer Huggins on November 17, 2009 12:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

A Wiki Obsession

If you've been around Rex, you know he's obsessed with wikis. Actually, we don't say he's obsessed -- he says he's obsessed. Perhaps that comes from spending a couple of years developing something like SmallBusiness.com, one of the largest business-oriented wikis and the largest user-generated, wiki-model small business resource on the web.

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Posted by Summer Huggins on October 21, 2009 8:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Using Bookmarking Tools to Connect Online

I just added a link to Hammock's list of articles related to social media, magazines and everything that we love about what we do. We do this every day as a way to share articles that we think are interesting, important, informative or sometimes just plain funny as they relate to our work. It's called bookmarking, and it's quickly becoming a popular way to share, interact and drive traffic to your website.

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Posted by Summer Huggins on October 12, 2009 11:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

The Four C's of Social Media

Call it a diamond in the rough. You have a Twitter account and a Facebook account -- and that's a great start -- but now what? What are you going to do with those tools to really make your social media efforts shine and meet your business goals? We've got four ideas to keep in mind as you continue to build and use social media as a star in your marketing arsenal.

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Posted by Summer Huggins on September 16, 2009 9:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) |

6 Ways for Magazines to Use Twitter

Your magazine -- whether it is a custom magazine, member magazine, consumer magazine or b2b publication -- is on Twitter. So now what? Here are six ways that you can utilize Twitter as an integral part of your magazine's web presence:

Share articles. When you post new articles to your magazine's website or find those related to your magazine and the passions of your readers, share them with your followers. A URL shortener (like bit.ly, urlzen or tinyurl) will help you share the URL and still be able to make the most of the 140 characters that Twitter allows.

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Posted by Summer Huggins on August 19, 2009 3:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

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	Blogs November 17, 2009 7 Great Ways to Use Twitter "Lists" As Twitter continues to roll its new "list" feature, they're quickly becoming a popular tool for users. Not only can you create your own lists to help you keep track of groups of people you follow (although your lists can include Twitter users you don't follow too), you can also follow the lists that others create. For example: Continue reading "7 Great Ways to Use Twitter "Lists"" » Posted by Summer Huggins on November 17, 2009 12:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0) \| October 21, 2009 A Wiki Obsession If you've been around Rex, you know he's obsessed with wikis. Actually, we don't say he's obsessed -- he says he's obsessed. Perhaps that comes from spending a couple of years developing something like SmallBusiness.com, one of the largest business-oriented wikis and the largest user-generated, wiki-model small business resource on the web. Continue reading "A Wiki Obsession" » Posted by Summer Huggins on October 21, 2009 8:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (0) \| October 12, 2009 Using Bookmarking Tools to Connect Online I just added a link to Hammock's list of articles related to social media, magazines and everything that we love about what we do. We do this every day as a way to share articles that we think are interesting, important, informative or sometimes just plain funny as they relate to our work. It's called bookmarking, and it's quickly becoming a popular way to share, interact and drive traffic to your website. Continue reading "Using Bookmarking Tools to Connect Online" » Posted by Summer Huggins on October 12, 2009 11:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (0) \| September 16, 2009 The Four C's of Social Media Call it a diamond in the rough. You have a Twitter account and a Facebook account -- and that's a great start -- but now what? What are you going to do with those tools to really make your social media efforts shine and meet your business goals? We've got four ideas to keep in mind as you continue to build and use social media as a star in your marketing arsenal. Continue reading "The Four C's of Social Media" » Posted by Summer Huggins on September 16, 2009 9:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (1) \| August 19, 2009 6 Ways for Magazines to Use Twitter Your magazine -- whether it is a custom magazine, member magazine, consumer magazine or b2b publication -- is on Twitter. So now what? Here are six ways that you can utilize Twitter as an integral part of your magazine's web presence: Share articles. When you post new articles to your magazine's website or find those related to your magazine and the passions of your readers, share them with your followers. A URL shortener (like bit.ly, urlzen or tinyurl) will help you share the URL and still be able to make the most of the 140 characters that Twitter allows. Continue reading "6 Ways for Magazines to Use Twitter" » Posted by Summer Huggins on August 19, 2009 3:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0) \|	Conversational Media Blog Observations and insights on the effective use of social media marketing from Hammock Inc. Recent Posts 7 Great Ways to Use Twitter "Lists" A Wiki Obsession Using Bookmarking Tools to Connect Online The Four C's of Social Media 6 Ways for Magazines to Use Twitter Cultivating Stories With Social Media Dealing With Negative Blog Comments Finding Folks to Follow Using Real-Time Social Media to Promote Events A Twitter Glossary of Terms Categories Links to Smart Ideas real-time social media social media Twitter blogs bookmarking wikis social media strategy video youtube Archives November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008

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