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Top 10 Social Media Tools/Platforms

Published in May 30th, 2008
Posted by Connie in Social Media Tools
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I happened upon a meme-like post at social media snackers. And just yesterday someone asked about Evernote on Twitter so it must be time to talk about my favorite social media tools again.
My top 10 tools & platforms are:

Livewriter (am blogging in it as I type!) — update on Livewriter features
Evernote - the most awesome [...]

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Should you have a corporate presence on Twitter?

Published in April 6th, 2008
Posted by Connie in Social Media Tools, Twitter
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Listening is an integral part of monitoring the conversations. As a community manager I’m not only actively listening but also noticing how other companies are listening & participating. It’s exciting to to see more corporations using Twitter! How do I know that they are? Well, upon mention of a product or company within minutes the [...]

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eCommerce on Twitter

Published in November 25th, 2007
Posted by Connie in Social Media Tools, Twitter
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Twitter is a bird of many colors. I’ve seen it used in many creative ways:

Job vacancies are posted that I doubt ever hit traditional boards
requests for sightseeing & restaurant recommendations
tweet-ups (people meet at a certain place when attending an event)

Recently I had won an iPhone. AT&T doesn’t offer service in my area so I blogged [...]

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Introducing Utterz to DigiScrapInfo.com

Published in November 4th, 2007
Posted by Connie in Social Media Tools
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My introduction of Utterz at my other blog www.DigiScrapInfo.com

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Joining the MicroMedia Meetup

Published in November 1st, 2007
Posted by Connie in Social Media Tools
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I saw Chris Brogan testing Utterz just before PodCamp 2 in Boston. Then I read Jeremiah’s instructions & thought - ok, I can do this!
Well with that kind of peer pressure…(can you feel the magnet of social media pulling me in?) I saw the note about the MicroMedia Meetup?! Now I don’t do any [...]

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Twitter as a networking tool

Published in September 24th, 2007
Posted by Connie in Social Media Tools, Twitter
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The value of Twitter has been debated by many. Their opinion seems to reflect the amount of time they’ve used it. I wonder if people who are the most critical have fully experienced it & given it a chance?
I’ve been encouraging some to try it, but it’s difficult to explain. I’d like to share my [...]

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Learn about Social Media with Librarians

Published in September 15th, 2007
Posted by Connie in Social Media Tools
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I have worked in public libraries for 8 years. My role for the past 7 years has been to provide training, leadership & strategic planning in the tech. area. Attending national conferences has also provided a great overview of how libraries are shifting to adopt new technologies in order to stay relevant & appeal to [...]

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