Category Archives: Social Networks

Deleting a Connection – LinkedIn

Let’s face it, sometimes social media connections aren’t forever.  Life changes and at times we would prefer not to let someone we are no longer “connected” to be privy to our information.
When this happens it’s easy enough to go into the social media sites and disconnect!  It does take some looking around though.  Connecting tends [...]

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TrendsSpotting’s 2010 Social Media Influencers

As we end yet another interesting year of experiencing social media it is fun to review the predictions of others on what the future will bring.  I found this excellent SlideShare featuring Twitter-style micro-blogging predictions.
TrendsSpotting’s 2010 Social Media Influencers – Trend Predictions in 140 Characters

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REBarCamp San Francisco

It’s been only one year since the beginning of the Real Estate Bar Camp phenomenon.  It’s a movement of sharing knowledge on a peer to peer basis.  The camp is free or relatively inexpensive to attend, thanks to the generosity of sponsors.  Thought leaders, accomplished, and conscience competents stand up to lead a group on [...]

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Tweet Week – Learn Twitter on Twitter

This post is in a series about understanding the basics of Twitter.
Today there will be no pretty Twitter bird graphics or any graphics at all. I am posting to this WordPress blog from my iPhone while sitting in Fresno, California. Flights to San Francisco my final destination have been delayed.
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Followers, Friends and Freaks

As Tweet Week continues  here on KrisTalks we need to learn about Twitter Followers, in particular how do you know who is following you?
Typically all you need to do is click on the “followers” list on your Twitter page.  For some reason that is not  working for me at the moment.  No surprise here, one [...]

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Tweet Week Focuses on Hash Tags

As we dig into learning the ropes on Twitter this week, it is important to know about Hash Tags. You have probably noticed, or maybe it went over your head so far (I know I saw a few flying over mine in the beginning) people using # in their comments.
Typically the #sign is bunched with [...]

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Tweet Week ~ Talking Back on Twitter

This post is the third in a series.  Here’s the last post on Growing Your Twitter Followers.
Tweeting is much more fun when you get a conversation going.  Even better when you have multiple people conversing.
That’s how friends are made, which is actually the point!
Trouble is unless you are sitting in front of your computer watching [...]

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Tweet Week Continues – Growing Your Followers

This post is the second in a series.  Here’s the first post on All About Tweets.
The secret of using Twitter is to create an interesting group of people and enterprises with whom you can enjoy communicating.  Twitter offers many benefits to those who choose to participate in a civil, social way.
After all, Twitter is one [...]

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All About Tweets It Is Twitter Week!

Twitter is the most misunderstood social media application.  At first glance most people think it is really dumb.  I know I did!
Just the same I joined it anyway.  I followed a few friends made a few Tweets, then promptly forgot about it for 6 months or so. Then when it came time to gather at [...]

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Branding Yourself Without the Pain!

Branding yourself in business is a matter of picking a name/logo and consistently exposing it to your consumers as much as possible.  When it comes to branding yourself on social media all of a sudden road blocks get thrown you your way.
The shear number of social media groups is overwhelming and more hit the market [...]

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