The Evolving Internet Marketer

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-29

Most Interesting Twitter Posts from Last Week

• Just got my FREE subscription to http://www.websitemagazine.com/subscribe/4.asp – The Indisputable Leading Print Magazine on Web Business #
• In tough times & to reduce t/o, @eric_chester provides good advice for employers to coach young staff on money mgmt. http://cli.gs/Avn2zm #
• RT @tweetmeme 14 Alternative Browsers That Are Not Internet Explorer 6 http://bit.ly/W60MW #
• Email marketing still works when you “…provide value, think about relevance and pay attention…” http://cli.gs/3XAXR2 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-22

Best of Tom’s Tweets for the Week

• Love that @chrisbrogan only gave his new book, Trust Agents – http://cli.gs/TQSyZm – 4 stars at BN .. I have a feeling we can trust him #
• RT @David365 RT @SelfGrowthNow: An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it. – Jef Mallett #
• Want 2 give some unsolicited twitter luv 2 @mequoda – they publish a value-packed ezine & blog on internet mrktg – http://cli.gs/s3DJJJ #
• RT @mosterman The Secret Sauce of Twitter – 8 Lessons Learned from Being a Publisher on Twitter http://is.gd/2gepH #
• Local business? Here’s a local keyword generator that matches your terms with local geotags http://cli.gs/XN1aPm #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-15

• @jillwhalen HI Roosters bowled me over 2. Original populations escaped in tropical storm and have been multiplying ever since. in reply to jillwhalen #
• Top concerns 4 marketrs re: newr media platfrms r lack of ROI (45%) & metrics 2 allocate mix of trad & digi media (43%) http://cli.gs/PVa2Le #
• Marketers using social media use Facebook (74%), YouTube (65%), Twitter (63%), Linkedin (60%) – http://cli.gs/PVa2Le #
• How did Romania (RU country domain) become the king of blog spam? #
• Dell makes good notebooks but their batteries suck. I've never had one that lasted more thn 2 hrs & my vostros doesn't make it 20 minutes #
• Hanging out with @coreyperlman at #sessj – great internet marketing resource looking forward to his session on advanced keyword techniques #
• Attended @HeatherLutze SEM/SEO session at #SESSJ yesterday. Heather rocks, Hi energy, hi content, enthusiastic, accessible. #
• According to MarketingSherpa, "Generating High-Quality Leads is B2B Marketer's #1 Challenge." My response? "Doh!" #
• @MarvinTowler No, but it looked threatening <grin> in reply to MarvinTowler #
• Need a reason to blog? @martydickinson gives 35 great ones in, what else, his latest blog post…. http://cli.gs/0qR4Tz #
• Looking forward to #ses – arriving tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing @coreyperlman and @heatherlutze presentations #
• Website usability is so important 2 web success but often overlooked. 10 Experts 2 follow on Twitter http://cli.gs/vNDvQb thx @NealSchaffer #
• Don Nicholas of Mequoda found a jaded vibe around social media @ this year's boston #podcamp, read it at http://cli.gs/PpP5Uj #
• Couldn't get my older ipod to unfreeze. Followed the commentor's "whack it against ur knee" advice; it worked http://cli.gs/8Ms01n #
• Where to start with local search? Start with a listing in http://listings.local.yahoo.com/ and http://local.google.com/ #
• Found out which Social Media Blogs Larry Chase recommends in his most recent Web Digest for Marketers post http://cli.gs/491zAD #
• http://twitpic.com/de9tx – Website Owner Tip #101 – Check your website at least once a day. Why? See for yourself… #
• @dickssportcmo The Garmin Etrex H GPS Unit to track my trail treks in the Colorado Rockies in reply to dickssportcmo #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-08

• This is cool – there IS a diff between Bing & Google search results. Compare w this side-by-side mashup: http://cli.gs/b1LG3E #
• Flip the funnel: up-sell and cross sell to your new and existing customers .. via @clatemask #
• Via @markshaw Excellent Info: Twitter has a whole section now devoted to Twitter for Business: http://cli.gs/Z82BgQ #
• @netmillionaire and what time is the wine tasting? in reply to netmillionaire #
• The target of the Twitter DOS attack – one Georgian blogger – http://cli.gs/aWQH50 – if he wasn't read b4, he will b now! #
• Great interview w Bob Garfield on his new bk, The Chaos Scenario-re death of mass media & what's 2 come http://cli.gs/7tGBjA #
• RT @kgreenstreet @coachdebbi Today's Powerful Question – what is 1 thing u can do .. right now 2 move towards ur goals? #
• Radio station abandons The Truth 4 The Pole. Great debate on what's appropriate on air http://cli.gs/a6zD70 frm @ericchester #
• Young people abandoning Facebook/MySpace as older crowd adopts .. http://cli.gs/fB .. Grandma only joined FB 2 chill w/u Timmy #
• Murdoch says newscorp to charge for content beginning next year … http://cli.gs/8DbUL4 Right decision for ind'y about 7 yrs 2 late. #
• If a primary purpose of a website is to motivate people to contact you or your business, how come so many omit or hide a phone number? #
• @3keyscoach – I like your new bio, "The Entrepreneur's Coach who measures." Nice tagline. in reply to 3keyscoach #
• Full page, 4 color ad in denver yellowbook close to $3k/month. Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin Account? Free. #localsearch #
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #localsearch #internetmarketing #socialmedia #
• Re: Social Media & SEO, @novowriting, at it's heart the real value of Twitter is as discovery engine powered by its users. #
• 27 million small business; only 44% have websites. How many of those are active? #
• @timacummins Yeah, but good thing about being top of food chain, fewer can eat you. Would you rather be the whale or the plankton? in reply to timacummins #
• As a local business do you realize what makes you unique. Not understanding this can cost u more than u know. http://cli.gs/hNAaHv #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-01

• @AntiAgingLife Average life span of eagles = 15-20 but 30-40 years not unheard of .. oldest in captivity = 48 http://cli.gs/Uerv5B in reply to AntiAgingLife #
• @Keltetechnik I'm a procrastinator too but listening to The Now Habit by Neil Fiore is providing some great insight… in reply to Keltetechnik #
• @michaelbenidt I am enjoyg Free * I do disagre w/ his basic premise but think he's wrttn wrth-readg bk. Free is a construct, always a price. in reply to michaelbenidt #
• @michaelbenidt downloaded Free & listening it to on trip to Pueblo today… in reply to michaelbenidt #