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KenaSiu says...
Nov 16, 2009

Twitter Tools for Event Planners

Twitter the microblogging tool has become a macro-tool for events since event planners need to be up to date with trends, audience needs and feedback, buzz and much more. So here we go with a list of twitter tools planners may use pre, during and post events.

To Manage accounts

  1. tweetdeck TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more.
  2. twhirl Connects you to different accounts such as twitter, friendfeed; it has a cross-post function to Facebook and LinkedIn.
  3. HootSuite It's a complete and excellent tool to manage different twitter accounts, track statistics, brand monitoring, schedule tweets and more.
  4. Socialoomph Used to be tweetlater.com now with a new name and much more services.
  5. Seesmic  A desktop client to manage your lifestream from Facebook & multiple Twitter accounts.


To Plan

  1. Twitter hawk Is a real time targeting marketing engine that will find people talking on twitter now by your chosen topic and location.
  2. Micro.vois.com Are you looking for freelance services like web developers, graphics, writers, etc. to help you with your event? This can help.
  3. Xobni twitter in outlook saves you time finding e-mails, conversations, contact info & attachments. It also has e-mail analytics and soon you'll be able to use it in your mobile.
  4. TwitterCal This is the Twitter tool that enables users to add events to their Google calendar directly from Twitter. 
  5. Taweet Love this tool, it's a beta and a free Twitter application and social calendar that allows people and businesses to streamline promotional scheduling for events, product launches, life casting and more! 
  6. Polls.tw The easiest way to make polls for twitter, need any feedback from your audience?

  7. TweetTeleVision (TTV) Are you really busy doing some stuff for your event away from the computer, but reachable to watch and don't want to miss a thing? Just clap!

  8. Amap.to Show a map and give directions to your events with a link. 
  9. tweetmypc Lets you shutdown, restart, Log off and do lots more on your windows PC. All remotely via Twitter!
  10. tweetmymac Lets you get screenshots, iSight snapshots, and your IP address from your Mac just by sending a direct message to your specially setup Mac controlling account. You can start torrents remotely, shutdown your Mac and more.
  11. tweet.IM  Are all your e-mail accounts in Gmail? This tool enables you to use micro-blogging platforms like Twitter from Google talk or Jabber.
  12. Schmap.it Is a platform to share events on Twitter.
  13. It's on  Spread the word about your event or find events.

  14. Tweet Scenes Is a Twitter tool that creates customized backgrounds for your company/brand (not free).

  15. TwitMesh Features different tools like Twitter Groups, Twitter Invitations, Twitter IM and Twitter Search.

  16. Tweetvite Makes it easy to create invitations for events you're hosting or to find local Tweetups.
  17. TweetMeUp The easiest way to organize Tweetups!
  18. Twtvite Is an event management tool that helps you organize Tweetups and make meaningful connections through social media.
  19. Twibbon Is the easiest way to promote awareness about your cause through Twitter. 
  20. TwitCause Helps nonprofits to get discovered on Twitter and enables passionate people to support causes they care about.
  21. TwitComings  Provides you with real-time information about your favorite events: Concerts & Live Music, Conferences, Festivals, Technology and more.
  22. Twaller To share ideas and tips while traveling.
  23. TwitDone Personal twitter space for getting things done.
  24. twtTRIP Are you having an event out of town, want to share your travel plans and meet other travelers? This can make your travel an adventure.
  25. Xpenser Expense tracking and management for any device. Send a tweet so you don't miss a bill.

 

Photo by Kengo via flickr.


Monitoring Tools

  1. tweetbeep Keep track of conversations that mention you, your products, your company, anything, with hourly updates! You can even keep track of who's tweeting your website or blog, even if they use a shortened URL.

  2. Tweet Scan Get an email when your keywords are mentioned on Twitter.

  3. Convo Monitor Convo Monitor is a dashboard view that allows you to track your brand on Twitter. You also can track Twitter conversations about any topic, word, phrase, idea, or person.
  4. TidyTwwet TidyTweet helps keep your Twitter feed free from inappropriate language, users and content.


During/After the Event

  1. twebevent An excellent collaborative tool for your event. Live streaming and twitter chat.
  2. TwitterGram Send your Flickr pix to Twitter and show people what you're up to.
  3. Wiffiti It is a media application designed to show content streams online either lean back or lean forward. It creates interactive displays during events.
  4. TwitCam Live streaming on twitter.
  5. Tvider Share your pictures, videos and audio on twitter
  6. Tweetmojo Allows you to share your videos, photos, and documents on Twitter easily.
  7. twitCharts Is a simple web wizard for Google graph charts that let’s you share charts to your Twitter stream.
  8. Camtweet Lets you share live video on Twitter.
  9. Twitpic Let you share photos in twitter.
  10. Julius Solaris at the Event Manager Blog show us "5 ways to visualize twitter at events"and how twitter entered presentations through Keynotetweet.

I guess you heard about most of these applications and used some of them already, if I am missing something you think it's relevant feel free to add it in our comments.

 

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Oct 06, 2009

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Nov 11, 2009

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Nov 06, 2009

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ClickDocuments says...
Oct 26, 2009

Great Content Marketing & Social Media Marketing Quotes 2009 Part 1

As 2009 draws to an end, I will be pulling together some great social media marketing and content marketing quotes.

First installment of social media marketing and content marketing quotes:

ClickDocuments: Great Content Marketing & Social Media Marketing Quotes 2009 Part1

Ardath Albee
Social media can provide a conversational extension to a B2B company’s nurturing programs. Social media gives us the opportunity to humanize our communications and make our companies more approachable.
marketinginteractions.com
@Ardath421

Adam Ostrow
As opposed to trying to attract millions of eyeballs and monetize them with ads, branded social networks are less about profitability and more about creating loyal and engaged customers that will ultimately create revenue in more conventional ways.
mashable.com
@adamostrow

Amber Naslund
Social media is, ultimately, an endeavor that a business must take responsibility for on its own. It can't successfully be outsourced long term if the company is to truly and authentically steward its own brand.
altitudebranding.com
radian6.com
@AmberCadabra

Ann Handley
One of the tenets of social psychology research is the prevalence of reciprocity: that people try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided.
marketingprofs.com
@MarketingProfs

Beth Harte
Social media is networking online vs. offline. It takes time whether it's online or offline…Do NOTHING without a plan. Otherwise you are spinning wheels, wasting time & resources. Social Media Return on Investment is doable.
theharteofmarketing.com
marketingprofs.com
@Bethharte

Ben Parr
If a potential customer comes to your company’s website and sees an active blog with insightful posts on how your company’s product helps customers, reads detailed posts demonstrating your company’s knowledge, and comes across a few case studies, they’re going to be far more inclined to come to you for their needs.
benparr.com
mashable.com
@BenParr

Bob Gilbreath
Marketing with Meaning is less about "context" -or finding the best time to get in front of a consumer's eyeballs -and more about "content" -or creating something that people find valuable in itself.
marketingwithmeaning.com
@Mktgwithmeaning

Brian J Carroll
Social media can be a bit like a bunch of people with megaphones blurting out their messages one-way. People will cover their ears (unsubscribe) and tune that out. Use social media to ‘listen’ to and learn more about your audience.
startwithalead.com
@BrianJCarroll

Brian Solis
Social media ―is only going to become more pervasive and as such, become a critical factor in the success or failure of any organization.
briansolis.com
@briansolis

Bryan Weiner
Social marketing eliminates the middlemen, providing brands the unique opportunity to have a direct relationship with their customers.
360i.com
@bwiener

Casey Hibbard
Now, so much of what we do happens online and we are less likely to see the customers face to face. It's a lot more global. It's more competitive. And people are more skeptical of marketing messages.
storiesthatsellguide.com
@casey_hibbard

Thanx to Prashant and Roshini(Kashwork) for helping me pull these quotes together.

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ClickDocuments says...
Oct 28, 2009

Great Content Marketing & Social Media Marketing Quotes 2009 Part 2

As 2009 draws to an end, I will be pulling together some great social media marketing and content marketing quotes.

Second installment of social media marketing and content marketing quotes:

C.C. Chapman
Social Media to be successful for any of those things has to be integrated into every level of the customer life cycle.
cc-chapman.com
@cc_chapman

Charlene Li
The social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions like corporations.
www.altimetergroup.com
@charleneli

Chris Brogan
My interpretation is that Twitter (and a few other services) have become as important as dialtone to business and communication in general.
chrisbrogan.com
@chrisbrogan

Chris Garrett
The term ―Social Media‖ describes tools, websites and software that allows people to connect and share…. Social Media Marketing is all about gaining that Social Media exposure in a tactical way, all why carefully avoiding getting blocked or banned
chrisg.com
@chrisgarrett

Darren Rowse
Most bloggers who rise above the clutter are quite often prolific –they work hard, not just writing content but networking, engaging in social media and more.
problogger.net
@problogger

Dave Rosenberg
Social media is becoming part of every company's marketing strategy. There is a great deal of measurable value from these tools provided you have established a baseline of what you hope to achieve.
news.cnet.com
@daveofdoom

Dave Saunders
You can't tiptoe into social media. You have to jump into the pool. People have a natural fear of it. But the scary part is not being there. Your customer is already there.
madisonmain.com
@madmain

Dave Fleet
Social media can, and frequently can be, the canary in the goldmine. If you see a steady trickle of people complaining about something over a period of time, you should pay attention.
davefleet.com
@davefleet

David Alston
Social media is not a media. [The key is to listen, engage, and build relationships.]
radian6.com
@davidalston

David Armano
In its purest form, Social Business Design is a shift in thinking—less about media and more about tapping the benefits of being a social business in a purposeful way.
darmano.typepad.com
@Armano

David Meerman Scott
Social media is a cocktail party. Viewing the Web as a sprawling city with social media as the cocktail parties helps to make sense of the best ways for marketers to use the tools of social media.
WebInkNow.com
@dmscott

First installment of social media marketing and content marketing quotes can be found here:

Great Content Marketing & Social Media Marketing Quotes 2009 Part 1

Thanx to Prashant and Roshini(Kashwork) for helping me pull these quotes together.

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scobleizer says...
Oct 18, 2009

Twitter Lists; Limitations, bugs, impact, and brilliance

First off, I +love+ the new list feature that's coming to Twitter. Last week more than 1,000 people were randomly added to a beta of the new feature. What does it do? It does a few things (TechCrunch wrote an article about the new feature and has screen shots which show what it looks like):

  1. It lets you put the people you are following into lists. (I have several lists, for instance, one for photographers, another for tech executives, another for my most favorited Twitterers, and another for programmers).
  2. It lets you see a feed for each list. The feed is made up of only the people on that list.
  3. If you are the person who made the list you can delete or add people to the list.
  4. You can block the user of any list.
  5. You can subscribe to any list, which will add it to your home page and other places.
  6. You can later delete any list.
  7. You can later rename any list (that's pretty cool, although renaming does change the URL of the list).
On your home page you'll see a few changes:

  1. You'll see a new "listed" item. That tells you how many lists you have been added to.
  2. You'll see a new "Lists" area on the right side of your page which shows you which lists you've made and which ones you've followed (up to a maximum of 20).
  3. If you click on a list name, you'll see the timeline for just that list and you'll also see "view list page." If you click on that you'll see the people that the list is following and who is following the list. You'll also see you can edit or delete the list there.
I've used this feature extensively now and I've found several limitations:

  1. You can only add 20 lists to one Twitter account.
  2. Each list can only have 500 members.
  3. Your sidebar can only display 20 lists. First it will display your lists, then others but you won't be able to control the order or really anything about the list. I even tried changing the spelling on the lists.
  4. If you click on "listed" on your home page, you'll see a list of the lists that have added you. Unfortunately only the last 20 will be listed and you can't see others. I already have more than 200 lists following me and I can't see most of those.
  5. There is a tab that shows you the lists you follow. However, in my case, it only is showing 39 lists. I know I'm actually following about double that amount already. And of course you can't scroll the list or anything like that. I believe these last two limitations are actually bugs or poor design decisions.
What will the impact be of this new feature?

  1. You'll follow a lot more people. Why? Because you'll find someone who has done a really great list, say, of programmers, and you'll add the whole list. I've already done this a LOT and found that Twitter has gotten way more interesting because of it.
  2. You will spend a lot of time managing lists, at least at first. I went through that over on FriendFeed, which has a similar feature (Twitter's implementation is better, by the way).
  3. I can see a raft of new searching and discovery mechanisms. Already I've been invited to the beta test of a new directory service. Which brings me to the next point.
  4. Directories based on numbers of followers are dead. Yes, Wefollow, I'm looking at you.
  5. Anything to do with numbers of followers is now dead. WHAT KIND OF LISTS you are on will be far more important. Who cares if someone has 145,000 followers if no one will put him on a list because they don't like his Tweet style?
  6. Follow Friday is dead. Lists are FAR superior.
  7. Twitter will have scaling problems almost immediately due to these lists because lots of people will start using Twitter more again.

I'm hitting a variety of bugs, too.

  1. First the technology is very slow. It sometimes takes up to a minute after I click to add someone to a list before it releases the UI and shows that that person has been added to the list (if you visit your "following" list you can click a drop-down menu and then you'll be able to click to add that person to one or more of your lists. Sometimes this is very fast, othertimes it's dreadfully slow).
  2. Sometimes I click to add someone to a list and it doesn't add them. 

While I'm here, I do have one feature request. I'd like to add all the people on someone else's list to mine. For instance, I've found a couple of lists of Rackspace employees already. Why can't I visit those lists and say "add all the list members to one of my own lists?" That would be very useful. Or have a way to add groups of people from your following list instead of forcing us to add people one-by-one. 

Anyway, if you are playing with the new list feature, how do you like it? What bugs are you hitting? Are you hitting any limitations?

Oh, and if you don't like it that I have access to this new feature, sorry, but lets meet after you get it and see if you agree or disagree with me on this.

I say that this is all brilliant because it instantly made Twitter much more usable and interesting again. It will be fun to watch when everyone gets to see this new feature and try it for themselves. I think it'll be VERY popular.

UPDATE: If you have an account that is "list enabled" you can check out my lists on my Twitter account. They are going to need a lot more work, but already you can see the direction I'm heading in with them.

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Oct 10, 2009

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Megan says...
Aug 15, 2009

Creativity in Business

I was talking with my cousin last night about the effects on math and science of the scaling back of the arts in schools. My background being in business and hers in the arts (piano performance and pedagogy…super amazing piano teacher), our conversations always meander down some interesting paths.

As we talked, I began to realize the role that fostering creativity in general plays in the progression of the field of business. It gets renamed as “innovation”, but whatever you call it, it takes a mind that’s willing to expand and reach beyond convention and facts to push the boundaries of any field. You remove creativity and you’re left with measurement and problem solving…immeasurably important unto themselves, but left alone, they become agents of stagnation and complacency.

There is a quality of ease of experimentation and expansion that is simply more readily accessed while sitting at a piano keyboard than there is working even the simplest algebraic formulas. It’s also a much more personal experience. You pluck a string, you make a sound. You make a mistake, and you hear something new, beautiful, repulsive, strange or fun. Of course, business is well marked with failed plans that became successes, but those mistakes are generally relegated to history books and some of the highest levels of study and practice.

The very nature of business calls for structure and standardization in the early years of education, but there is boundless opportunity in developing learners as complete participants in the field.

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Aug 21, 2009

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