Will tweet for food (and business).

Tons of tweets and blog entries lately on how to use twitter and search.twitter.com for business.

50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business

Though the tips aren’t shocking to those already on Twitter, they’re good reminders. For example:

• When you DO talk about your stuff, make it useful. Give advice, blog posts, pictures, etc.
• When promoting a blog post, ask a question or explain what’s coming next, instead of just dumping a link.
• Don’t get stuck in the apology loop. Be helpful instead.

The good, the bad and the ugly of brands on Twitter

Oh, wow. This entry on AgencyTool.com is a little harsh. Thank goodness BM’s page on Twitter is branded. Please check out the good, the bad and the ugly. Some examples:

Good:

 

Ugly:

 

Finding the pain points and How to listen for opportunities on Twitter

These entries from EngageInPR.com and ChrisBrogan.com, respectively, are about listening to the folks on Twitter, and addressing their concerns or finding ways to participate in the conversations. Yea, yea, yea, we’ve heard that before. (For example, we’ve discussed @comcastcares). So, what’s new here? For efficiency, these entries suggest setting up RSS feeds to cover Twitter search strings. I set up a few that search for our company, a few clients and competitors.

I think that’s enough about Twitter and Business for now.

Link Time!

We spoke about these during our last meeting:

‘Conversation Prism’ helps corporations visualize social media strategies (ZDNet)

- What I’d like to see is people use it not just as a demonstration of how big this landscape is but use it to help people understand how to bridge what they already do to what this map represents. This can’t just be a demonstration of how large the landscape is and why people need to get involved, period. Consultants and their clients need to go through and listen to each of the networks and see if there is value there; see if they can find the places where they should fit within each of the respective communities. 

 

NewsCred (Beta)

This site claims to host the entire world’s credible news, in one place.

You can personalize your newspaper by selecting your favorite sources for each category.

Credibility is determined the community of users. You may be wondering how this site is different from Digg. Well, NewsCred says: “NewsCred selects quality, while Digg presents popularity.” There you have it.

Just for Fun

Truemors delivers an interesting mix of stories — news, rumors, celebrities, science, tips, and more.

On your marks, get set, Lego! - Legos depicting the Olympic games.

Volleyball

Swimming Pool

Today’s Big Thing  - A heartwarming and funny video from Improv Everywhere. 4 minutes – but it’s worth it!

A little league baseball game is turned into a major league event. IE worked with the league commissioner to get the kids’ names and access to the field to setup our equipment the morning of the game. NBC Sports provided the jumbotron and the blimp.

Posted by Bri on Tuesday, Aug. 26