Yes, you can track how many times people click on your shortened link. From the different choices out there I’ve only tried TweetBurner (www.twurl.com), the one I use, and www.bit.ly, another popular choice. Here’s how to set it up so you can track your shortened clicks usign twurl.com, regardless whether you shorten them at the […]
Vancouver Massive Tech Show – Photos and Thoughts
This year was my first year at the Vancouver Massive Technology Show. There was a lot of social media going on – courses on Twitter for business, the effect of social media on sales and marketing, BalckBerry tips, social media and corporate responsibility, and more. I keep hearing people say how different this show was […]
Is it Possible to Pursue Separate Goals with Social Media?
Here’s an interesting situation brought to me by my good friend, Jane Doe. She’s an academic pursuing a PhD in political philosophy by day and going after a dancing hobby by night. Jane wants to start using social media for both; (a) to follow other academics and help build his reputation as a political philosopher […]
Red Carded by a Vancouver Whitecaps Guerrilla Ref!
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Trust – Another Reason To Be Out There
Last night at Third Tuesday Vancouver Nate Elliot (http://nate-elliott.com), a market researcher and Principal Analyst at Forrester, gave a great presentation on social media and “influence”. He covered many interesting points, but the one thing that stood out above all others for me: “People trust other consumers more than they trust ads OR third party […]
Groups on TweetDeck – what are yours?
A common mistake most of us make when joining Twitter is using twitter.com. Then we discover applications like TweetDeck, go “aaaahhhh,” and start funneling tweets into groups. I’ve thought of a few ways to organize these groups – numbered (1,2,3,4); US threat-style colours (green, orange, red); descriptive (close friends, news, hot bloggers) – and wonder […]