Twitter Tweets During Jon and Kate Plus 8

Verizon Fios Twitter Widget Displays Tweets on TV During Shows

This is a picture of my TV with the Fios Twitter Widget on during Jon and Kate plus 8.

Notice the Tweets on the right.  I assume the names to the right of the profile images are twitter account names.

The idea of Twitter on Your TV

“will be able to see tweets from the entire Twitter community based on either a category or topic they’ve selected or based upon what they’re currently watching on TV” Read the full story.

Lizzar

The first Twitter account in the picture above looks like @Lizzar

Here is a screen shot from @Lizzar

natura

The second Twitter account in the picture above looks like @natura

Here is a screen shot from @natura

shelle

The third Twitter account in the picture above looks like @shelle

Here is a screen shot from @shelle

Why are these Twitter Accounts so different?

Is there more than one Twitter?

Are the Verizon Fios Twitter Widget Tweets Fake?

Maybe the widget tweets are just a “proof of concept”.

I am kind of slow at understanding some things.  Can you explain?

Tags: Social Media, Twitter

Happy Fav Five Friday!

The Experience

Have you ever found yourself in a check-out line reading those paper and magazine covers?

I try to fight the magnetic attraction of these short phrases, but how can I resist headlines like these:

• 10 days to a BETTER YOU
• A Diet Plan That Works
• Woman gives birth to Alien Baby
• 6 Secrets to improve Your Sex Life
• These Tax Tips put Cash In Your Pocket

I was happy about the person in front of me demanding a “price check” while forcing expired coupons on the frustrated cashier.  The magnetic attraction over powered me and I found myself reading all about the “Alien Baby”.  I also purchased a magazine that included tips on 30 minute meals, Rachael Ray is awesome!  This experience got me thinking.

Why Should I Care About Headlines In My Social Media Posts?

• Connecting to your audience is important
• Headlines are important
• People are busy
• Attention spans are getting shorter

Competition for attention is increasing every day.  People and technology are getting better at filtering data.  Do you want to be filtered?  Connecting with your target audience will help prevent you from being filtered. I know my inbox, RSS reader, Twitter stream, and search results contain lots of important information, but some things get filtered out.

Do any of these social media posts from Twitter stand out?

Which post stood out to you?  I liked “Things To Think About To Create A Successful Social Media Campaign“.  I continued the conversation by reaching out and now I am connected and will continue building a deeper relationship with @mrktgeek. I found a lot of very interesting information about social media in her Twitter Stream and her tweets are very well written, which makes it easy for me to understand what her content is about.  I like easy!

Building Relationships With Effective Communications

Twitter Fans To Twitter Followers

Take a look at this Twitter Stream from a writer that knows how to communicate with his target audience.  Do you see a difference in the writing style?  Do any of these posts stand out?

Which post stood out to you?  All of them stood out to me.  These tweets are from Pete Cashmore (Mashable), he has over 600,000 followers.  These tweets are some of the most retweeted tweets on Twitter.  A “retweet” is the action of other people sharing your tweets on twitter.  I recommend following these tweets at @mashable Do you think you could benefit from having a million or so people helping you with your ideas?

How are these Social Media Posts Different?

• Well formed and to the point
• Magnetic Attraction
• Uses question style well
• Uses announcement style well
• Great use of trigger words

Crafting A Headline For A Social Media Post

I am not a great writer, but I wanted to share some information from a very intelligent person that I believe my target audience would find very interesting.  I carefully chose the right words to create a headline for my target audience and submitted a quick post to Twitter.  The target article received over 90 extra views in the matter of a few minutes.  You can review the article for yourself at http://bit.ly/ukZLt

5 + 2 Tips On How To Improve Your Social Media Post

• Think about your target audience
• Create a strong headline
• Include reader trigger words in headline
• Read your headline out-loud
• Update your headline
• Communicate directly to your reader in your headline
• Create a relationship early in your copy

What is your advice for improving social media posts?

What is your best tip for creating an effective headline?

Please share your tips in the comment section here.

Tags: Blogging, Social Media, strategy, Twitter, WordPress

Is Meeting in Second Life Necessary?

Fav Five Friday: 5 Tips on Social Media Tools for Virtual Meetings

Do you remember all the hype about virtual meetings in Second Life?  Second Life is a free online virtual world.  There still seems to be a little buzz about using Second Life for virtual meetings.  I don’t see massive benefits of using this space.  Seems like others are over the hype.

• The Reuters Second Life bureau is now closed
• The Second Life Hype Has Fizzled Is Twitter Next?
• The End of Second Life

How Presenters Can Take Advantage of Social Media Tools

Connecting Attendees With Your Presentation By Using Twitter

Twitter is a micro-blogging tool more attendees are using these days during meetings to post tweets, small messages.  There are plenty of twitter tools and applications for mobile devices too.  The presenter at the meeting can announce the hash tag for twitter users.  A hash tag is a method of connecting tweets to your presentation by adding # (the pound symbol) to a key word. Attendees of Web 2.0 Expo used #w2e. The hash tag can also be used on other social media web sites to connect images, videos, slides, & conversations on Google’s YouTube, Yahoo’s Flkr, SlideShare, & Blogs.

Presenters can stay connected with their colleagues and get instant assistance for those difficult questions.

Presenters can harness the power of Collective Intelligence by capturing input, questions, answers, & comments with Twitter.

There is plenty of information available on the web on how presenters can take advantage of Twitter.

• How to Present While People are Twittering

Blogging During Meetings

Presenters should be aware that more attendees are using social media tools like blogs to capture meeting information.  Presenters can also harness the power of social media by using their own blog to connect with people and share information.

Presenters should remember to include links in their presentations.  Bloggers could include links to your presentation, LinkedIn profile, Facebook profile, Twitter account, blog, web site, and more.  If the presentation is available online, then give that link early to give bloggers and other attendees enough time to access it so they can follow along.  Twitter users love to tweet links too.

Some attendees are required to submit a report about attending your meeting.  It’s easier and the report is more detailed when it can be created closer to real time.  A blog seems to be the social media tool of choice for this task.  Blogging about a presentation or during a meeting also creates a collaborative space for other to share relative information.  Blogging has many more benefits than writing up some email or word document that may be read once or twice before it’s filled in the black hole.  Presenters, please be kind to your bloggers and give them space, power, and connections to get online.

• How Conference Organizers Can Use Blogs

Sharing Your Presentation on SlideShare

Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations and Word documents on SlideShare. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to make a webinar.  SlideShrare also has a simple API to allow users to embed presentations into Facebook, Blogs, and web sites. Learn more at SlideShare.

Running an Effective Teleconference or Virtual Meeting

Virtual teams are becoming commonplace, but the old rules for running a meeting don’t necessarily apply. Managers need to learn new skills to keep people engaged and to use the time (and technology) effectively. These tips will make your next remote meeting a success. Learn more here.

Using Bar Camp Event and Content Management System

Barcamp Event and Content Management System: This is a web-based-wordpress-powered system aimed at helping people running unconferences manage their event’s content in a more organized manner. Learn more here.

• What Social Media Tools do you use during meeting?
• What is your favorite Video Conference Service?

Tags: Social Media, Social Media Software, Twitter, Web Strategy