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Fighting Street Harassment with Twitter

1 Comment 27 July 2009

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes Regardless of what city you live in or what types of clothes you wear, chances are that if you are a woman who has ever walked down the street for any reason, you have been the recipient of catcalls. Catcalling is a form of street harassment; it includes being [...]

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Twitter isn’t for Instant Gratification

1 Comment 17 July 2009

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes Every few days (or more, admittedly) I log into my Twitter account to check out who is new on my list of followers and who are worth following back. I have been getting about 5 to 8 new followers a day, yet maybe 1 or 2 of those followers [...]

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Avoiding Twitter Spammers

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Avoiding Twitter Spammers

8 Comments 01 July 2009

It is a well-known and much lamented fact that twitter attracts spammers. When I first joined twitter, it felt like a small town. Perhaps everyone didn't know everyone else, but at most people were one or two degrees removed.

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Dear Twitter, Please Fix Your @s

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Dear Twitter, Please Fix Your @s

8 Comments 25 June 2009

Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes Once upon a time, twitter had no @s. If you wanted someone in particular to see your tweet, you used their name and hoped they’d catch it. Then people started using @ in front of the name so others would know who the tweet was directed to. Twitter saw [...]

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Social Media Moms, Twitter

Thoughts on Attending the First Social Media Breakfast – Tech Valley

4 Comments 22 June 2009

There's something about matching a name to the actual person, shaking a hand, or giving a hug to a friend you've never met before that makes relationships Velveteen Rabbit real.

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Reach Beyond Email Marketing Using Social Media

4 Comments 12 June 2009

Reach is the number of people I can potentially reach out to on a site (not counting others sharing my info).

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