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Quick Tutorial: Make Your Facebook Page Update Twitter
Facebook recently released a new feature that allows Facebook Pages (not profiles) post updates directly to Twitter. So if you have a page on Facebook and a Twitter account, watch the 2 minute video below for a quick demonstration.
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Here are the basic steps:
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Drinking from the Fire Hydrant
Social networks can devour your day before you realize it. I’ve heard from some people that they need to, “catch up on all of the Facebook posts,” or “read all of the latest tweets on Twitter.”
No wonder they feel overwhelmed. Here are two quick tips to make this simpler.
Don’t Try to Drink from the Fire [...]
Automating Your Status, Or Not.
A common question I hear is, “How do I make Twitter update Facebook, or vice versa?”
My short answer: don’t do it.
If is not that you can’t, but the two are for different purposes, at least in my view.
Consider Lifestreaming
Lifestreaming from Wikipedia:
Lifestreaming is the practice of collecting an online user’s disjointed online presence in one central [...]
Facing Roger Clemens
When I was a kid, I dreamed of playing baseball professionally. We all ran through that moment in the World Series where it was the bottom of the ninth and the game was on your shoulders. At the mound, the Rocket, Roger Clemens. Sure enough, you hit it out of the park to win the [...]
Twitter as your Blog?
Thinking back to my audio interview with Lisa Dilg (@pprlisa), she talked about how Twitter was like her blog. What would she say that she hadn’t already posted on Twitter?
And she has a good point.
For businesses that are short on time, perhaps focusing on conversations on Twitter is more valuable than developing readership on a [...]
We Should Be Sword Fighters!
Jumping on the latest social media trend is about as absurd as a law firm declaring, “We should be sword fighters!”
Just because you can join Facebook or Twitter, doesn’t mean that it is appropriate for your business.
Instead of the typical bandwagon approach, take two steps back and gain some perspective.
Who are your customers?
What are the [...]
Waving Hello
This evening, my daughter saw the Twitter screen open and asked what I was going to write in the box.
“I’m not sure yet. What should I write?”
She answered, “I don’t know, but tell them I said hello.”
And that prompted a quick experiment on Twitter…
And within a few minutes, a bunch of people waved.
@pprlisa (a.k.a. Lisa Dilg of PerkettPR) on Twitter
Real conversations happen on Twitter constantly. And I had the opportunity to extend my conversation with Lisa Dilg of PerkettPR who shared some of her expertise, both professional and personal, about Twitter.
Download the full Interview with Lisa Dilg
Tips from Lisa Dilg, PerkettPR
@pprlisa – http://twitter.com/pprlisa
Find people that you respect and see who they follow. Click on [...]
Why Should I Follow You?
Beth Harte (@BethHarte) from The Harte of Marketing brings us the following post about the culture of Twitter:
Who are you? And why should I follow you?
In a nutshell, she wants you to be real. She believes that social networks should be based on human responses to human conversations. Just because you are typing on a [...]
Save the Date: Social Networks for Busy Professionals