Twitter conversations worth documenting.
Was going to ask about where #TravelTuesday came from on my Quora page, but was satisfied with the article I found from my Google Search!
Not sure which I’m more excited about
how I learned Watson killed it on Jeopardy!
or
how I learned he’s got a Twitter feed @IBMWatson…
“Next up for Twitter: making the startup a profitable company.”
59 of the Fortune 100 companies have at least one employee who works full time in social media, and that job postings directly related to social media have soared 600% in the last five years.
I found this article thought-provoking. I’d guesstimate that the role will evolve, but remain constant for years to come.
ATTN: Youngin’s (and skeptics alike), I’d love to hear your thoughts on this article in the comments!
3 ways to meet new people (on Twitter)
When I first saw chat’s popping up in my twitter stream I thought they were a bizarre concept. They reminded me of the a/s/l type stuff I used to see in AOL chat rooms back when I was “MegKidCool@aol.com”
Then I started checking out #journchat’s and realized they were far from stupid.
By participating in Twitter chat’s you can hone in on the type of people you want to connect with on Twitter. (This obviously doesn’t take the place of having actual conversations, but it does help you to make connections.)
Here are three different chats I’ve check out (and learned from) on Twitter:
#journchat: A weekly conversation between journalists, bloggers and PR folks every from Mon 7-10pm CST (more info here)
#blogchat: A weekly conversation that takes place every Sunday night at 8pm CST (more info here)
#cmgrchat A weekly conversation that serves as a community for Community Managers every Wednesday from 2-3pm EST (more info here)
(*Image in this post is via this site)
“What happens when a Post staffer uses the official Twitter account to lash out at a critic? A memo.”
#messedup.
“…this is bad news for companies that are building their versions of Twitter analytics tools – some that come to mind are Klout, Omniture and Twitalyzer. It is possible to compete with Twitter at their own turf – just check out third-party apps such as TweetDeck — but these companies will now have to try twice as hard to reach customers.”
I knew I wanted to change my Twitter photo this weekend so I re-sized some contenders and uploaded them. I just wanted to test out how they would look with my new “Jersey Shore Droid picture” background.
Well, I didn’t expect this to happen. I fear that now it just looks like I’m having an identity crisis….
#willtherealmeganconley_pleasestandup?
Spotted: Tweets in the Tabloids
I figured out two earth-shattering facts this weekend while in a Queens nail salon.
The first, is that New Jersey nail salons have been robbing me for the past 22 years. I uncovered (from Tori & Amy) that you can get a mani/pedi for $13 in Oscar Nail and Spa. I generally spend between $30 and $40 dollars on the same thing in NJ.
#rude.
The second, is that Star Magazine is featuring tweets in their latest print issue to advertise for the new ABC show My Generation. This was the first time I’d seen tweets used in print ads. I grasp the concept behind Promoted Tweets, but was intrigued by the fact that Star was featuring “actual tweets” (shown below) for an ABC show in their magazine.
To investigate the printed tweet mystery I contacted randp@amilink.com, letters@starmagazine.com, & STAcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com. I received this e-mail back from Star:
Hi Megan,
Thank you so much for your email. We’re glad you liked the ad campaign featured in Star this week. However, these are simply advertising units developed by ABC Networks in conjunction with Twitter. It is not Star-owned or generated content, but owned and generated by ABC Network. If you are interested in writing something about this sort of ad campaign or exploring this sort of marketing further, ABC Networks would be the company to get in touch with.
Best,
Cara Sprunk
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Cara Sprunk
Assistant to the Editor-in-chief
Star Magazine
Spotting the tweets in the tabloids left me wondering if my tweets could ever show up in more respected magazines as ads. Was this printed with Twitters permission, or with the permission of the Tweeters themselves? Is using my tweets without my permission legal?
What do you think?
SM Sidenote: *I noticed that both @saumirah & @kirstinbenson are bloggers, and that Kirstin works for The Hollywood Life…
UPDATE My friend Amy provided me with this link to a Trident Layers tweet ad & let me know that the tweeters for this particular ad were compensated.
Media on Twitter is an extremely exciting find for me (I don’t know how else to phrase it other than by describing how when I found the site on PRSarahEvans.com’s Blogroll, I said to myself “woah, this is exciting”)
Check it out for an organized list of big names in Media on Twitter.
I am Ron Burgandy?
I don’t understand the @njbusinesses Twitter account.
I think the Web 2.0 company behind the account seems pretty legitimate, but the tweets they send out really just confuse me.
After seeing a couple of these tweets:
I finally decided to respond.
But the response I got only further confused me.
Unless you’re quoting Anchorman, I really don’t think these sort of tweets are effective.
