Slideshare + SocialMediaToday + Twitter = Viral (rivaling YouTube in my books!)

When I think of viral, the first thing I think of is YouTube. In particular the WillItBlend videos. But YouTube isn’t for everyone. I have the capability to make live videos and screencasts, but umm I’m not compelled to do so. I’ll leave that to a master like Gary V.
Two days ago Slideshare sent me [...]

Twitter Resources Galore!

I know that some  of my readers are still learning about Twitter. So I have to share an excellent compendium of Twitter resources by my friend Paul Chaney:
Start here if Twitter is completely new to you
And this is part 3.5 in his series.
Follow me @cbensen & I’ll follow you back
Enjoy & don’t be shy about [...]

Making a Business Case for Twitter

I’m at the Social Media Strategies Conference in San Francisco. Yesterday Twitter was mentioned often so I offered to present some business cases for using it. You can watch the conference being live streamed.
Twitter has become a valuable tool for business use. There are so many opportunities to leverage it’s capabilities in a  way that [...]

Twitter 101

Twitter is a great tool. It has allowed me to develop relationships with people on a personal level. The power is that it’s a conversation that is only as disruptive as you allow it to be. And rich relationships can be fostered because Twitter allows a window into other people’s lives.
Ogilvy PR has two good [...]

Brands on Twitter & Dell rocks it!

Not too long ago I blogged about the Twitterpacks on a wiki where you can find Community Managers & Social Media people to follow.
Well Jonathan Kash has a similar project. He has a list of brands on Twitter. This includes non-profits so there’s something for everyone there. Between the two sources you can pretty [...]